As 2011 draws to a close, we look back at the year's top lesbian stories.

The body of a missing woman was found decomposing in a bin near her South African home, last September. Twenty one year-old Nontsikelelo Tyatyeka, who was openly gay, was reported missing from her family home in Nyanga, Cape Town, last year.

Also this month the airline at the centre of a public row with actress Leisha Hailey said she was removed for her use of profane language - not for kissing another woman.
As reported on DIVA, the furore erupted via micro-blogging site Twitter after Hailey accused the company - Southwest Airlines - of banning her from the flight after publicly kissing her female partner. It later transpired that the female partner in question is fellow Uh Huh Her bandmate Camila Grey.

In other news, Jane Lynch (pictured) hosted America's Primetime Emmy Awards in September, opening the show with a skit that saw her flirting with a Mad Men cast member. Lynch professed her love for the small screen in the form of a song entitled 'TV Is A Vast Wonderland'.