Kurt Hummel
General Information
Gender:	Male
Age:	18
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Glasz
Birthday:	May 27, 1993
Height:	5'11"
Address:	415 Whitman Avenue Lima, Ohio 45802
Occupation(s):	students
Aliases:	Lady (Azimio, Sue) Lance Bass (Puck) Lady Hummel (Jacob Ben Israel) New Kid, Dummy, Baby, The Person I Love, The Love Of My Life (Blaine) My Best Gay, Glinda (Rachel) Fancy, Homo, Ladyboy (Karofsky) The Queen Freak (Azimio) (Sweet) Porcelain, Gay Kid, Yasser, Eddie Munster, Gelfling, Tickle-Me-Dough-Face, Lady Face, Lady Trousers, Son of Burt 'Baboon Heart' Hummel, Porcelina (Sue) My Happy Happy Unicorn (Brittany) The Mayor of Gaytown (Mercedes) Lady Lips, Teen Gay, Grandma, Prancy Smurf, Wonder Twin, Pretty Pony, Richard Simmons, Gay Winklevii Twin (Santana) Lady Fabulous (Tina) Chazz Dolaldsworth (Fake ID) Old Betty White, Gay Cyclops (Sebastian Smythe) The Pasty Faced Ghost Boy (Jesse St. James) Gay Hutch (Burt) Young Man (Carmen Tibideaux)
Family & Friends
Family:	Burt Hummel (father) Mrs. Hummel (mother; deceased) Carole Hummel (stepmother) Finn Hudson (stepbrother)
Relationships:	Blaine Anderson (boyfriend; in love with, sexual) Chandler (crusher, exchanged flirty texts) Brittany Pierce (ex-beard) Tina Cohen-Chang (told his father he was dating her to hide his sexuality) Finn Hudson (ex-crush) Sam Evans (ex-crush) David Karofsky (crusher, kissed involuntarily) Mercedes Jones (former crusher)
Friends:	Blaine Anderson Rachel Berry Finn Hudson Mercedes Jones Tina Cohen-Chang Sam Evans Quinn Fabray Santana Lopez Artie Abrams Mike Chang Noah Puckerman Brittany Pierce Rory Flanagan Lauren Zizes
Pet(s):	Pavarotti (canary; deceased)
Enemies:	Sebastian Smythe Harmony
Other Information
Interests:	Blaine Anderson Fashion Music Broadway
Clique:	New Directions
Education:	William McKinley High School
Talent:	Fashion, Football, Piano
Vulnerabilities:	Makeovers
Strengths:	Vocal range, flexibility, eye for fashion, keeping secrets
Awards:	2011 WMHS Prom Queen
Series Information
First appearance:	Pilot
Portrayer:	Chris Colfer Cory Monteith (Tina's Dream)

Kurt Hummel is a character on Glee. He is the first openly senior gay student at William McKinley High School, a member of New Directions and a former member of the Dalton Academy Warblers, the McKinley Titans, and the Cheerios. He currently lives with his father Burt, stepmother Carole, and stepbrother Finn Hudson. Before Season Two, he was living alone with his father, as Kurt's biological mother died when he was eight.

In Season 2, Kurt transfers to Dalton Academy due to being bullied for being openly gay by Dave Karofsky, who is struggling coming to terms with his own sexuality. However, he later returns to McKinley in the episode Born This Way. Kurt is currently in a relationship with Blaine Anderson.

Kurt is portrayed by two-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner, Chris Colfer.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Season One 1.2 Season Two 1.3 Season Three 2 Friends and Enemies 2.1 Mercedes Jones 2.2 Quinn Fabray 2.3 Rachel Berry 3 Appearance 4 Personality 5 Relationships 5.1 Mercedes Jones 5.2 Finn Hudson 5.3 Blaine Anderson 5.4 Chandler Kiehl 6 Quotations 7 Songs 7.1 Solos 7.2 Duets 7.3 Solos (In A Group Number) 7.4 Back Up 7.5 Unreleased Songs 7.6 Piano Playing 8 Trivia 9 Gallery 10 Videos 11 Comments

BiographyEdit

Season OneEdit

In Season One, Kurt is introduced in Pilot as an independent, stylish student at McKinley who always gets thrown into the dumpster. He auditions for the glee club with Mr. Cellophane after Mr. Schuester signs on as the new director. He then sings Don't Stop Believin' with the other members.

In Showmance, Kurt is first seen in the choir room practicing Freak Out with the rest of the glee club and calls the song "really gay." He is later seen when Rachel calls together the club to plan another number for the assembly, and sarcastically remarks that the school wants blood instead of the number that Mr. Schue wanted them to perform. He performs Push It with the club.

In Acafellas, Kurt and Mercedes Jones form an odd friendship out of their fashion rivalry. Mercedes also develops a crush on Kurt. Kurt sees that Mercedes is lonely and he offers to cheer her up by taking her out shopping. The cheerleaders, driven to stir up some petty drama for the Glee Club, manipulate Mercedes into thinking that Kurt is straight and has feelings for her. When she confronts him about their relationship, Kurt, still closeted, lies to Mercedes and tells her that he has feelings for Rachel, although his real crush is Finn. Jealous and embarrassed, Mercedes throws a rock through the windshield of his car. When Kurt eventually tells her that he is gay, she asks why he wasn't honest with her. Kurt admits that he is afraid and does not want anyone other than her to know the truth of his sexuality.

In Preggers, when Burt walks in on Kurt dancing to Single Ladies with Brittany Pierce and Tina Cohen-Chang, Kurt attempts to hide his sexuality by claiming that he has joined the football team and that he is dating Tina. Desperate to gain his father's approval, Kurt actually "auditions" for the team. Much to the surprise of Coach Tanaka, his father and his teammates, Kurt turns out to be a spectacular place kicker and he scores the final point to win the first game of the season. The players lift Kurt onto their shoulders after the winning kick; he looks to the stands where his father is proudly shouting that Kurt is his son. After the game, Kurt nervously admits to his dad that he is gay. Burt reveals that he has known since Kurt was three and asked for a pair of "sensible heels" for his birthday. Even though he's not entirely comfortable with the situation, Burt reminds his son that he loves Kurt no matter what: that he will always support and be proud of him.

In The Rhodes Not Taken, when former Glee club member April Rhodes joins the Glee club, Kurt is initially reluctant to accept her into the club but is moved to the point of tears after she performs Maybe This Time. April attempts to get him fully on her side by sneaking him alcohol (which he dislikes at first but accepts after she tells him it will give him courage) and male muscle magazines, which he happily accepts. Emma Pillsbury, the school guidance counselor, eventually sees a haggard-looking Kurt walking through the hallway, drunk. Kurt mistakes her for Bambi and vomits on her shoes.

In Vitamin D, during a mash-off between the boys and the girls, Kurt tries to work with the girls, only for Mr. Schuester to make him cross back over. When the boys perform their mash-up rather enthusiastically, Kurt reveals to the girls that, still technically with them, that all the boys took pseudoephedrine tablets to enhance their performance.

In Wheels, Mr. Schuester decides that one of the possible song selections for Sectionals will be Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked. Kurt is overjoyed at the idea of getting the chance to sing the song, but his hopes are dashed when Mr. Schuester immediately awards the solo to Rachel Berry. Kurt relays his disappointment to his father and a furious Burt storms down to the school, demanding his son be given the chance to at least audition for the part. Will agrees that it was unfair of him to ignore Kurt's interest in the piece and agrees to let both Rachel and Kurt audition for the solo. It is decided that the club members will vote for the winner, which worries Rachel because she knows that the rest of the students like Kurt better.

Kurt, however, asks that the kids choose fairly on the merits of their musical talent, despite him being more popular and a better dresser. Before the competition takes place, Burt receives an anonymous phone call at work calling Kurt a fag. Kurt has intercepted similar calls for some time and is more disturbed at how badly his father takes the incident. Kurt, not wanting to give his father more grief by singing a girl's song in public, throws the high note during the audition. Burt is disappointed that his son took a dive for his sake but is touched by his actions, calling Kurt "strong" like his mother had been. Kurt responds by saying that his father is more important than stardom.

In Ballad, when the Glee group is split into pairs and asked to sing ballads to their partners, Kurt and Finn are assigned as partners. Finn of course, is reluctant to pair with a boy, for fear of being pegged as gay. Kurt however, is overjoyed at the idea and attempts to flirt with Finn through the guise of friendship and giving advice for Finn's personal problems. His plan works in that he and Finn become closer friends, but backfires in other ways. In the end, Kurt hints to Finn that he has feelings for the other boy, with his ballad choice I Honestly Love You, but Finn seems to misunderstand. Kurt's feelings for Finn continue to lead him to behave in a manipulative fashion, as seen in Hairography, when he manipulates Rachel with false advice on how to win over Finn. He convinces her to take on a sultrier look, like the character Sandy in Grease. While the look does get Finn's attention, Finn admits that he prefers Rachel as she normally is. Rachel then confronts Kurt, who admits that they are both in love with the same man and that as long as Quinn is in the picture, neither of them will ever have him—Kurt less so, because Finn isn't gay. In the end, although not quite friends, both have bonded over their shared heartbreak.

In Mattress, it is Kurt who suggests the group not fight the fact the glee club is cut from the yearbook, due to all the previous years' glee club photos being defaced by the rest of the student body. But in the end, the kids allow themselves to be photographed for the yearbook (which goes on to be defaced as usual). Kurt also joins the rest of the group in taping a mattress commercial. Kurt performs backup vocals during Jump.

In Hell-O, after Sectionals, Kurt along with the rest of the Glee feel elated at their victory and think that their social status will be elevated. This fantasy is quickly dashed, as he, Rachel and Mercedes all receive slushies to the face. At Glee rehearsal, the group is given the assignment of singing songs involving the word "Hello". When Mr. Schue asks the group how they say "hello" on the phone, Kurt gives the morbid response of "No, she's dead. This is her son." When the group later discovers that Rachel is dating the male lead of their rivals Vocal Adrenaline, Jesse St. James, it is Kurt who promises to kick Rachel out of Glee if she doesn't end things with him.

In The Power of Madonna, when Will grows concerned about how the boys are treating the girls, he suggests that all of them perform Madonna numbers to strengthen the girls' sense of self-worth. Kurt is ecstatic along with the girls to perform Madonna's iconic works, and asks to be allowed to do a multimedia project with Mercedes in honor of Madonna. While working on their project, both witness Sue Sylvester insulting Will's hair again and are surprised to see Will knock the wind out of Sue by insulting her hairstyle. Sue is so shocked and hurt by the low-blow, she begins to assault and terrorize the students.

Feeling bad for her, Kurt and Mercedes go and offer their make-over services to her in exchange for borrowing the male Cheerios for their Madonna project. Sue agrees and together the three of them recreate Madonna's Vogue music video under the direction of Artie. Despite the new looks they offer Sue, she decides in the end that she's better being herself and that rather than change herself, she changes everyone else. Starting with Kurt and Mercedes. She then extends an invitation to them to join the Cheerios, doing musical performances to the cheerleading routines. Seeing as neither Kurt nor Mercedes have gotten solos under Will's Glee guidance, they accept and decide to do both Glee Club and the Cheerios. Their first performance with the Cheerios is a sexy duet to Madonna's 4 Minutes at a pep rally, shocking Will. He is not pleased by them "joining the enemy camp" asking if they could have warned him beforehand. Mercedes and Kurt however respond that he never warned them about passing them up for solos. In the end, Will has no choice but to accept their decision. At the end of the episode, Kurt and Mercedes receive solos in the episode's closing number, Like a Prayer.

In Home, Kurt again attempts to woo Finn with disastrous results, this time by manipulating their widowed parents. During Parent/Teacher Night, Kurt attends the function with his father, in the hopes of introducing him to Carole Hudson. His hope is that that if Burt and Carole connect, it would allow for him and Finn to grow closer, perhaps even move in together. The parents hit it off and soon begin dating. However, it is not until later that Finn discovers the relationship, leaving Kurt unprepared for Finn's angry rejection.

In the hopes of convincing Finn otherwise, he sings the ballad A House Is Not a Home. Aside from Finn joining in for the bridge of the song, A House Is Not a Home is the first song since Mr. Cellophane that Kurt has performed entirely on his own. As part of his plan, Kurt plans a family night, where the Hudsons and Hummels would be allowed to get better acquainted. His plan however has an unexpected downside, as he find himself to be completely shut out of the conversation when Finn and his father begin talking sports, which Finn's mother gladly jumps in on.

That evening, Burt confronts Kurt about his change in behavior, to which Kurt reveals how much it hurt to see his father connect so much better with Finn than with his own son. Kurt then dismisses his father, so as to avoid crying in front of him. Before leaving, however, Burt asks Kurt if he introduced him to Carole for Burt's sake or for something else, implying he suspects Kurt's attraction to Finn. Unable to deal with this, Kurt conspires with Finn to break their parents up. However, in the end, Finn comes to accept that Burt's relationship with his mother is beneficial to her, after 17 years of being alone. Finn invites Burt to watch the basketball game with him, during which the two fall into a discussion of sports again. Both however are unaware of Kurt watching them from a nearby window outside crying. Alongside all of this, his relationship with Mercedes hits choppy waters when he suggests she needs to lose weight so she can keep herself on the Cheerios. He strongly desires to no longer be considered a loser, enjoying his interaction with the Cheerios, such as in the group's hatred of Rachel's personality, stating that "The Glee Club would rather die than see Rachel and Jesse be the new Beyoncé and Jay-Z". He is humbled, however, when Mercedes, thanks to the help of Quinn, realizes that she is fine the way that she is and proceeds to sing Beautiful at a pep rally, after which Kurt apologizes to her.

In Bad Reputation, Kurt sneaks around Sue Sylvester’s office and snags her Physical video, which is immediately posted on YouTube by Finn. When the "Glist", a list of the hottest members of the Glee club, Kurt is upset to find that he (along with Artie, Mercedes, and Tina) are not on the list. Kurt holds a meeting in the music room, with Mercedes, Tina, and Artie, as well as Brittany, who was only there because she had forgotten how to leave - but, she admits that she wants to be higher than fourth on the Glist. The five try to earn a "bad-ass" reputation in hopes that it will get them on (or higher on) the Glist. They come up with an idea of causing chaos in the library, by having an impromptu performance of U Can't Touch This, led by Artie. To their dismay, the librarian enjoys the performance. Still wanting to earn a bad rep, Kurt admits to Sue Sylvester that he stole the Physical tape, but again, it backfires.

In Laryngitis, saddened by the fact that his dad is paying more attention to Finn and in the mistaken belief that if he becomes "straight" his father will love him again, he changes his persona to straight, becoming "Butch Kurt" -- a "man's man". He dons flannel and trucker wear instead of his usual lingerie, speaks in a deeper voice, and sings Pink Houses for glee, to which everyone listens uncomfortably. Afterwards, Will feels that Kurt perhaps didn't understand the assignment as he was supposed to express himself and says that it is important Kurt not give up who he is because it might be easier to be someone else. However, one fan of the performance is Brittany, who tells Kurt the song was hot and that before, she had thought he was "Capital G Gay" but now wants to make out with him. Later, Kurt makes sure his father "catches" him and Brittany kissing, which Burt finds extremely odd but proceeds to humor him, all the while encouraging his son to be true to himself and saying that he will always support him.

After being rejected by his father again in favor of spending time with Finn, Kurt has finally gives up and returns back to his true persona singing Rose's Turn in the April Rhodes Civic Pavilion, where he is confronted by his dad, who tells him that he likes him as he is, not what Kurt thinks he wants him to be. After finally accepting that his father loves him no matter what, Kurt is at last free again to pursue his feelings towards Finn.

His earlier hope comes true, in Theatricality, where Burt invites Carole and Finn to move in with them. Carole is of course excited by the idea; however Finn is extremely reluctant, primarily out of the fear that because he and Kurt will be living together in the same room, it will convince everyone else that he is pursuing a sexual relationship with the other boy.

His fears are made more intense by the class assignment of performing a Lady Gaga song for Glee. Kurt, in an attempt to seduce Finn goes to elaborate attempts at making Finn feel welcomed, however cross the line of Finn's existing comfort levels. When Kurt final re-decorates the room in an overly flamboyant manner, Finn finally snaps, demanding that the room be changed to be less "faggy". Kurt is horrified by Finn's explosion of homophobia, but not nearly as much as Burt, who overhears and becomes furious. Storming into the room, Burt tears into Finn, stating that he thought he was a better person.
Burt then proceeds to throw Finn out of his home despite the problems it might cause his relationship with Carole. Finn rushes out of the room, while Kurt is left devastated. Finn proceeds to make several attempts reconciling with Kurt, all of which are rejected, until at last Finn saves Kurt from several bullies attempting to assault Kurt for wearing his Lady Gaga costume, while wearing one of his own.

In Funk, Will attempts to seduce Sue and break her heart in the hopes of teaching her a lesson. The plan works but results in Sue becoming horribly depressed and unwilling to take the Cheerios to the National Cheerleader finals. Kurt is the only Cheerio not distraught over Sue's recent bout of depression as he has Glee club to keep him sane. When Will fixes things, Kurt proceeds to lead the Cheerios to victory by singing a selection of Celine Dion songs in French, winning Sue Nationals for the 6th year in a row. Meanwhile, the Glee group is horrified to discover that Jesse has returned to Vocal Adrenaline and a more intense rivalry explodes between the two groups, climaxing with Rachel being egged by the rival group.

Furious, the boys of the group proceed to set out for vengeance. Kurt joins the rest of boys, stating that despite everything Rachel is their friend and that only they may belittle and insult her. In the end, New Directions gets vengeance by performing a funk number in which Kurt shows off the low notes in his range at the beginning. Vocal Adrenaline is not capable of doing a funk number because they are self-admitted "soulless automatons".

Finally the group makes it to Regionals in Journey, in which they are shocked to learn that Sue is one of judges. Will urges the kids to push on, and they sing a selection of songs from the group Journey. Their performance is a hit, and they receive the support of Josh Groban who feels they had the most heart. However, after Olivia Newton-John dismisses their entire performance, everyone thinks that New Directions should lose. It is only Sue who votes for them to win the competition. They rank third place, which means that, according to Figgins, the group will be forced to disband. All the kids talk about their lives before joining the Glee club and

Kurt shares how he wasn't honest about who he was. They sing a "farewell" song to Will, To Sir, With Love, which Sue overhears. Moved by the love that the kids show for Will, Sue asks the principal to give them one more year, allowing the group another chance to win Regionals after the summer.

Season Two Edit

Following events of last year's Regionals, New Directions grew closer over the summer break, as revealed in the season's premiere, Audition. However, despite the personal friendships, the group finds themselves still suffering a major rep issue as a result of being in Glee. Kurt, in particular, is slushied on the first day back for trying to stand up for himself. In an effort to expand the group's ranks, they attempted to promote Glee club to the rest of the school. Unfortunately, their efforts such as singing Empire State of Mind to the student body in the lunchtime courtyard gained few results. Rachel managed to sway Sunshine Corazon into auditioning but grew fearful of her joining their group when she discovered how good of a singer she really was. Rachel tried to get Kurt and Mercedes to join her in taking down Sunshine, supposedly for "their benefit." Neither of them were impressed with Rachel and were later furious to discover that she had intentionally sent Sunshine to a crackhouse rather than to auditions.

In Britney/Brittany, Kurt was the one who insisted the most on doing Britney Spears music. He is the only one aware of a Facebook campaign that is pleading for New Directions to perform Britney Spears music at the fall homecoming assembly. Most of the kids are excited about the campaign but Mr Schuester is adamant about his no Britney Spears policy, as he believes she is a bad role model. After listening to Dr. Howell's speech about oral hygiene, it is discovered that Brittany, Artie and Rachel each need to go to the dentist. While under anesthesia, each of them has a vivid Britney Spears fantasy, which in turn influences their lives in a positive way. Kurt is very quick to pick up on this connection, immediately pointing it out to Mr. Schuester, who does not want to hear it. During a passionate argument about the importance of Britney Spears to pop culture, Kurt releases his anger verbally on Mr. Schue, which leads him to send Kurt to the principal's office. Eventually, Mr Schuester changes his mind and allows the group to perform Toxic at the Homecoming assembly, provided that he gets to sing with the kids also. The performance does not have the result the kids are hoping for, as it creates a "Britney Spears Sex Riot." Sue pulls the fire alarm, stopping the performance, and the students evacuate.

In Grilled Cheesus, Kurt brings his dad a healthy breakfast in contrast to the "two Slim Jims and a Coke" he normally has. He is a little taken aback, and Kurt states that he needs to start taking care of himself. Burt concedes that with enough hot sauce it should be fine, and asks Kurt to a dinner with Carole and Finn. Although

the four of them are no longer living together, they still have dinner together every Friday night. Kurt announces that he isn't going to go to dinner, because the Sound of Music Sing Along that he had been looking forward to, a once a year event is on at another theater.

While Burt understands Kurt's point that he's a teenager and has a busy life, he reminds Kurt that this tradition was started with Kurt's mom and is really all they have to connect them. Kurt still refuses, unable to see the effect his selfishness is having on Burt. He walks out, telling Burt that he won't be attending dinner with the Hudsons. At work later that day, Burt has a heart attack. Emma Pillsbury runs to Kurt’s French class to tell Kurt the news. Will and Emma rush Kurt to the hospital to see his father. Kurt goes to his Dad's hospital room and asks his Dad to hold his hand.

Kurt seems to want to bear the burden alone, only letting Finn in after he points out that he thought they were a family and Burt would be the closest he's ever going to get to a father. Later, everyone in the glee club comforts him. Kurt finds Rachel singing Papa, Can You Hear Me? to his father and asks them to leave. He remembers all the good times with his dad and sings I Want to Hold Your Hand in Glee club, showing all his emotions (as he had been acting very calm through the dilemma) at the end of the song.

Mercedes Jones asks him to come to church with her. Although he doesn't believe in God, Kurt agrees,and at church Mercedes sings Bridge Over Troubled Water with everyone in the church comforting him. Kurt goes back and holds Burt's hand again saying that he doesn't believe in God, but he believes in both of them and Burt starts to squeeze his hand, signaling that he is going to be all right.

In Duets, Kurt initially believes that the newest member of the Glee Club, Sam Evans, may be gay because Kurt can tell Sam dyes his hair, and proposes that they sing a duet together for the duets competition. When Finn finds out, he pleads with Kurt to break it off as he believes that doing a duet with Kurt may cause Sam to be harassed by others for singing with a gay male which may potentially lead to him leaving Glee Club. Kurt doesn't listen, but after a talk with his dad, he comes to the conclusion that, while incredibly unfair, it would be the right thing to do to let Sam sing a duet with someone else. He then decides that he will sing Le Jazz Hot on his own, wearing a costume that represents both the male and female side of the human psyche, thus making it a "duet". At the end, Rachel confronts Kurt and informs him that she knows he is lonely. During this heart to heart talk, they come to the realization that they aren't as different as they believe they are, and sing a duet of Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy as the episode closes.

In The Rocky Horror Glee Show, Mr Schuester decided to have the kids perform the famed and controversial musical Rocky Horror Picture Show under the pretext that it pushes the artistic envelope, but in truth, he's doing it solely to gain the attention of Emma Pillsbury. He immediately casts Kurt in the role of Doctor Frank-N-Furter, due no doubt because of the fact that Kurt is gay, has a feminine speaking voice, and so he also assumed Kurt would be comfortable performing as a drag queen. Kurt however refuses the part, due in large part to the wardrobe, to which Santana mockingly asks if Kurt is opposed to playing the role "because that look was last season." Instead Mike Chang takes the role instead. (later to be replaced by Mercedes) Kurt is instead cast as Riff-Raff, and joins in on singing backup on Dammit Janet and shares the male lead with Finn in Time Warp.
In Never Been Kissed, Kurt begins to suffer increasing physical and verbal abuse from Dave Karofsky, being painfully shoved into lockers and openly insulted. After Kurt is slammed into a locker by Dave, the glee club welcomes Puck back from juvie as Will unveils their upcoming sectional competitors - including the all boys Dalton Academy and a school of elderly people completing their GEDs. Will revives last year's boys vs girls tournament to fire up the glee clubbers. Dave hammers Kurt again and when Kurt speaks out, Dave threatens to unleash "The Fury" - aka his fist - on him. Sensing that Kurt's been growing more tense and belligerent in recent weeks, Will offers to help. Kurt tells Will that he, like everyone else in school, too easily lets homophobia slide and that he's not feeling challenged musically. In response, Will alters the competition, requiring the teams to tackles songs better suited to the opposite gender and Kurt takes the lead in shaping the boys' approach. While Kurt attempts to stay strong, he finds himself slowly cracking under the strain of being so easily bullied as well as being the only openly gay student in the school. To add insult to injury, when Mr Schuester presents that the group perform another boys vs girls mash-up competition, Mr Schuester again forces Kurt to join the boys' team as opposed to the girls' team, which he would have preferred. Later, Will sees the aftermath of Kurt again being bullied by Dave and attempts to reach out to him. Kurt feels too far isolated, stating that even Schuester, though supportive of him, does nothing to help make his life easier at the school and even forces him to do stuff he'd rather not, such as have to sing with the guys. Hoping to help ease Kurt's feelings, Schuester suggests the boys perform music done primarily by girls and that the girls performed songs primarily by boys. This raised Kurt's spirits, but only for a moment; when he attempts to offer up suggestions, Puck and the other boys dismiss his efforts and also manage to insult him, suggesting that he does something "useful" and go investigate their rivals from Dalton Academy.

Furious about his ideas being shot down and feeling rejected by his peers, Kurt does just that and sneaks into Dalton. Noticing the boys all are rushing off to somewhere, he stops one of them, claiming to be a new student and asks what's happening. The boy, introduces himself as Blaine and explains that Dalton's Glee Club are about to throw an impromptu performance.

He bonds with Warbler Blaine, who enthralls him when he sings Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. When Kurt asks if the Glee club is cool at Dalton, Blaine says that the Warblers are like rock stars. Taking Kurt's hand, he rushes them to where the Warblers will perform and is revealed to be the lead singer for their show choir. Kurt is overwhelmed by how accepting everyone at the school is and seems smitten by the attention that Blaine shows him during the song. Afterwards, it’s revealed that Blaine and two of his friends Wes and David were aware that Kurt was a spy but actually found the fact that he was "such a horrible spy" endearing and did not hold it against him. Instead, they have coffee with him. Confessing to being a spy, Kurt asks several of the Warblers if they're all gay. Blaine says that he is, but the others explain that their school has a zero-tolerance policy on harassment. Alone with Blaine, Kurt reveals that he's the only out student at McKinley and is constantly harassed by Karofsky. Blaine had a similar experience at his school before Dalton and regrets running away. He advises Kurt that prejudice is ignorance and by confronting Karofsky he'll teach him that he can't get away with it. Blaine suggests that while Kurt could do what he did and transfer schools, another option would be to confront his bully. Staying in contact, Blaine urges Kurt to have "courage" via a phone text. Kurt takes this to heart and the next time Kurt is shoved into a locker by Dave, he does not back down but instead chases after Karofsky, demanding to know what his problem is.

Dave becomes extremely defensive and says he doesn't want Kurt to come "peeking at his junk", ordering Kurt to back off. However, when Kurt refuses to do so, stating that he isn't his "type", that Dave can't "punch the gay out of [him] any more than he can punch the ignoramus out of Karofsky, and continues insulting him, Dave grabs Kurt and kisses him.

He attempts for a second one but Kurt immediately pushes him away, completely in shock by what just happened, causing Karofsky to punch a locker and run from the room, clearly upset. Kurt gets Blaine to help him confront Karofsky about his closeted homosexuality. Kurt and Blaine approach Dave, who's back to his insulting persona, denying his feelings and growing more violent when they try to talk him into accepting his feelings. Dave first attempts to deny what happened but then becomes violently defensive, pushing Blaine into a fence. When Kurt defends Blaine by pushing Dave away, he runs off. Still in a sense of shock after what happened, Kurt explains to Blaine that before Dave, he had never been kissed when it actually "counted". Blaine offers to buy Kurt lunch. It is later revealed that Kurt now sees Blaine as a mentor, hanging a picture him in his locker with the word "courage" beneath.

In The Substitute, Kurt begins to blow off Mercedes, in favor of his new friendship with Blaine. Mercedes is curious about Kurt's budding relationship with Blaine, but he assures her that it's not a romantic situation. This new friendship results in Mercedes spending most of her time focusing her attention on fighting Sue Sylvester's new healthy food amendment in the school. Mercedes is still fuming about the new lunch menu when Kurt reveals that he's set her up on a date to ease her left-out feelings over his relationship with Blaine, but she's miffed that Kurt's knee-jerk choice is one of the school's few black students as her match, and she instead throws herself into her Tater Tot protest, full-on "Norma Rae" style and sparks a student revolt in the school.

Kurt begins to grow concerned about Mercedes and attempts to fix her up with one of the school jocks, who seems interested in her. He talks about how love "is around the corner". Dave Karofsky then appears and winks at Kurt, leaving Kurt unsettled. Kurt takes Blaine and Mercedes out for dinner . During the outing we can see how close Blaine and Kurt have become as they have seem to have a lot in common, books and magazines. Mercedes seems to fade out during their chatting. We can see how happy Kurt is to have someone to talk to gay issues with...unlike in school Kurt is laughing. He high fives, pats, and touches Blaine throughout the conversation. When Mercedes smuggles Tater Tots into the school, Kurt tells her she's substituting food for love - and substituting Kurt for a boyfriend. He assures her that she'll find someone and urges her to take care of herself in the meantime. After Mercedes agrees with him and goes off to meet the jock he tried to set her up with, Dave confronts Kurt asking if he told anyone else about the kiss they shared, with Dave claiming that Kurt kissed him, rather than the other way around. Kurt replies he hasn't told anyone to which Dave says, "Good, because if you tell anybody, I'll kill you." He walks off, leaving a terrified Kurt.

In Furt, Kurt and Finn discover that their parents are finally getting married, and Kurt is made the wedding planner. At the same time, Kurt is terrified by Dave Karofsky and begins to panic whenever Dave is near or looks at him. Dave walks up to him, touches his upper chest, and attempts a smile at Kurt. He then grabs the wedding figurine Kurt is holding, asking "Can I have this?"before walking off, leaving Kurt looking unsettled. Will sees this and asks Kurt if he's alright, causing Kurt to shake and cry; Will takes him to the principal. After Will and Sue say they cannot do anything to help him, the boys on the football confront Dave in the locker room and demand he leave Kurt alone. Dave pushes Mike into Artie. This causes Sam to step in, and a fight escalates between the two of them until Coach Beiste steps in. Sam is left with a black eye as a result of the fight. Later, while Kurt is giving Finn and Burt dancing lessons, Dave sees and mocks them, angering Burt, who asks who the boy mocking them was. Kurt hesitates and when Finn tells Kurt to tell his father the truth, Kurt tells Burt that Dave has been harassing him for a few weeks. When his dad presses Kurt for more information, he admits that Dave threatened to kill him, which shocks both Finn and Burt. Burt rushes after Dave and throws him up against the wall, threatening Karofsky to pick a fight with him. The situation causes Sue to call Dave's dad, Paul Karofsky, to the school. Paul notes that Dave has been acting differently and takes Kurt's side. Upon Kurt telling Sue that Dave threatened to kill him, Sue expels Dave. Burt marries Carole, making Finn and Kurt stepbrothers. At the reception, Finn says that "Furt" has been born, and he has Kurt's back no matter what it costs him.

Finn and the rest of the Glee Club proceed to sing Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are to him, with Finn putting his past insecurities with Kurt aside, and they dance, ending with a hug. Sue reveals that her expulsion of Dave has been overridden by the school board and he'll be returning the next day. She resigns in protest, allowing Figgins to return as acting principal and says she'll be a set of eyes and ears for Kurt in the hallway. Kurt leaves the office and runs into Burt and Carole, who offer to use their honeymoon money to pay for his tuition at Dalton Academy. Kurt goes into the choir room and announces he's transferring to Dalton Academy, effective immediately, because Daveis returning the next day. All the guys offer to protect him, "like the Secret Service," but Kurt refuses. He walks out of the choir room in tears, leaving all of glee club stunned and upset, not only about Kurt's leaving, but also that Kurt would be their competition for Sectionals.

In Special Education, Kurt, who is now a member of Dalton Academy finds himself struggling to adjust to the energy of the place. Meanwhile, Lauren Zizes decides to join New Directions. The Warblers invite Kurt to join them for a meeting. He must first watch over the Warblers mascot, a canary named Pavarotti, in order to join the glee club. He makes jokes that no one laughs at. Kurt presents an idea for Sectionals, that the Warblers sing a Duran Duran song, but the council politely declines. Blaine comes over to him and offers Kurt the chance to audition to sing a solo at Sectionals, because Kurt showed guts by suggesting new ideas. Kurt goes to Rachel for help and she helps him learn Don't Cry for Me Argentina for his audition.

When he is talking to Rachel, he mentions that he was hiding in his car for an hour to make sure he didn't run into anyone who would bully him. Blaine tries to get him not to show off during the song but he does. Unfortunately, Kurt is not selected; Nick and Jeff, both of whom had auditioned multiple times for the solo, are told they can go forward to the next level of auditions. Blaine tells Kurt that he doesn't have to show off or try so hard, and to try to blend in.

At Sectionals, Kurt runs into Rachel, where she admits her own shock that he didn't get the solo and jokingly states that the reason she had never been as nice to him before was because of the fact he was her biggest competition. She admits they all miss him, and he says he misses his old school as well. He also explains how he felt that leaving, he let the team down. Rachel admits that the most important thing is for Kurt to be safe. During their talk, he accidentally lets slip that he knew Finn had slept with Santana, assuming that Rachel had known already. Blaine comes up and gets Kurt, telling him it is time to go on stage. The Warblers perform Hey, Soul Sister, before New Directions goes up, and Kurt is pleased to see that a majority of his friends from New Directions smile up at him from the audience with pride and support, even giving them a standing ovation at the end. He returns the kind gesture and leads the audience to give a standing ovation for New Directions after they perform. He is seen sitting next to Blaine. In the end, both the Warblers and New Directions tie for first place at Sectionals, meaning both groups will be competing again at Regionals against Westvale High School's Aural Intensity. After the competition, Kurt, who is still taking care of Pavarotti, becomes scared that the bird might be dying, when he notes that he is becoming weak and his feathers are falling out. He texts Blaine, who assures him that the warbler is simply molting. Blaine assures Kurt that Pavarotti will be fine by claiming, "He's got food, water, he seems to like his cage. Just give it a little while. He'll be singing again in no time." This can be perceived as a metaphor for Kurt's transfer to Dalton. Later we see Kurt smiling at the canary.

In A Very Glee Christmas, Kurt continues to find life at Dalton Academy somewhat daunting, with regards to the academic work itself. He is pleased when Blaine arrives and convinces him to stop studying, so as to help him with a duet he is doing for an out of school performance. He expresses how sad he is that "the world" would never let him and Blaine sing together (as duet partners). Together Blaine and Kurt sing Baby, It's Cold Outside in a flirtatious manner. Upon ending the song, Blaine and Kurt end up on the sofa sitting and share a small smile. Before leaving, Blaine admits that he knows his female partner will not be as good as Kurt is.

After Blaine departs, Will Schuester arrives and noting the happy look on Kurt's face, and asks if Blaine is someone special. Kurt admits that they are simply friends, but that he thinks he is in love with Blaine. He also explains how much harder the school work is at Dalton. Will then explains that the point of his visit, aside from checking in on Kurt, is for help figuring out a Christmas gift for Sue (who rigged the staff secret Santa). Kurt suggests a fur-lined track suit.

In The Sue Sylvester Shuffle, at Dalton Academy, Kurt, Blaine, and the other Warblers work out a routine to Destiny's Child's Bills, Bills, Bills, in preparation for Regionals. Rachel and Mercedes fill Kurt and Blaine in on what's happening at McKinley (Finn hasn't uttered a word of it at home): the football team is short of players and Coach Beiste has posted a sign-up sheet looking for new recruits, but the other students are afraid to volunteer. Blaine informs them that according to regulations, all they need are four additional players and they'll be allowed to compete. Blaine tells the girls some facts about high school football and tells them he and Kurt will be at the game, cheering them on. Later we see them cheering Finn and the team on, sitting by Burt and Carole.

In Silly Love Songs, we see Kurt daydreaming and writing "Blaine plus Kurt," with hearts in a notebook, which he hides when Blaine approaches. While getting coffee, Blaine confesses to Kurt that he is in love. Kurt is thrilled, thinking Blaine is in love with him, in part because Blaine pays attention to him and even knows his favorite coffee order. Blaine pulls Kurt into an emergency meeting of the Warblers, where Blaine announces that he's in love. Blaine then asks the Warblers to help him serenade the object of his affection with a performance off campus, a major breech of Warbler tradition since 1927. Kurt deftly defends Blaine's request and persuades the Warblers to agree, but he's stunned to discover that Blaine wants them to sing at The Gap because the one he's pining for is a junior manager there.

Kurt is upset and goes to a sleep over with Rachel and Mercedes. They convince Kurt to go to the mall and check out the competition. It dawns on Kurt that he may have made the whole relationship with Blaine up in his head. At The Gap, Kurt scopes out Blaine's love interest, Jeremiah, and supports Blaine's bid to win him over. Blaine is nervous when they get to the Gap and wants to back out but Kurt tells him to "man up," and reminds Blaine that Jeremiah will "love" him because he is amazing. Blaine and The Warblers sing Robin Thicke's When I Get You Alone to Jeremiah, the junior manger, in the store.

Kurt is shown sulking of to the side during the duration of the song.. Later, they sit together waiting for Jeremiah to come out of the store, Kurt still looks a bit jealous. Jeremiah comes out with an upset look on his face and clearly, though politely, rejects Blaine. His plan backfired: Jeremiah gets fired because his manager didn't like the disruption- and neither did Jeremiah, who's just been publicly outed at work. He tells Blaine that, despite their coffee meetings, they aren't dating and that anything between them would be illegal because Blaine is underage. This breaks Blaine's heart and Kurt finds him in a very negative mood the next day. Blaine says he made the whole Jeremiah thing up in his head, the same way Kurt said he had. To cheer him up, Kurt has the Warblers perform at Breadstix for his "Lonely Hearts Club." They sing Silly Love Songs to New Directions and the other Breadstix patrons.

In Blame It on the Alcohol, Kurt accompanies Blaine to Rachel's house party. Kurt pretends to drink, telling Finn that he is still trying to impress Blaine, who is quickly becoming intoxicated. During Rachel's turn in a game of Spin the Bottle, the bottle lands on Blaine. They kiss and, to everyone's surprise, both Rachel and Blaine seem to enjoy it. Rachel and Blaine then perform Don't You Want Me, with Kurt watching uncomfortably. The next morning, Blaine is in Kurt's bed, passed out from the night before. Burt comes to his son's room only to discover Blaine, who groggily asks where he is.

Burt later asks his son why there was a boy in his bed; Kurt explains that Blaine was drunk from the party and couldn't drive, so he brought him home. He then chides Kurt for being inappropriate, but Kurt claims that nothing sexual happened between him and Blaine. Kurt angrily concedes not to have anyone who "might be gay" spend the night without asking Burt first.

Kurt asks his father to step out of his comfort zone and learn about gay relationships, so that he can come to him with questions regarding romance, just like any other son would be able to do. Later, while Blaine and Kurt are having coffee, Rachel calls Blaine to ask him out. Kurt asks Blaine why he agreed and tells Blaine that he shouldn't be leading her on. Blaine explains that he's not leading her on. He said the kiss felt good, and he's never really been anyone's boyfriend before, so he doesn't know if he is gay. Kurt immediately tells Blaine that bisexality is just something that gay guys hide behind when they "want to hold hands with someone in the hallway and feel normal about it." Blaine defensively asks why Kurt is so upset by this. Kurt tells Blaine that he looks up to him and says that he is proud of who he is, but now he's afraid that Blaine is going to tiptoe back into the closet. Blaine yells at Kurt. Blaine tells Kurt that it's great Kurt is sure about who he is but "some of us aren't so lucky." Blaine then proceeds to storm out of the shop, sarcastically saying that he would say "bye," but he doesn't want to risk offending Kurt.

Kurt helps Rachel clean her basement after her date with Blaine to find out what happened."Rachel claims that it was "lovely". Kurt, still believing that Blaine is gay, agrees to a bet with Rachel: she will kiss Blaine and see if there are any sparks when they aren't drunk. Rachel and Kurt await Blaine's arrival at the coffee shop, with Rachel excited to learn if she will end up "with a new boyfriend who can keep up with me vocally and give me vaguely Eurasian-looking children.", As soon as he enters, Rachel kisses Blaine passionately. His response: "Yep, I'm gay. One hundred percent gay." He thanks her for clearing that up for him, before walking away. Kurt's about to console her but Rachel is surprisingly happy as well: "I just had a relationship with a man who turned out to be gay," she explains. "That is songwriting gold!"

In Sexy, Sue surprises Kurt and Blaine with a visit to the coffee shop, sharing with them her intel that New Directions will be sexing up their routines for Regionals, but when she asks for some "quid pro quo" inside info to bolster her coaching of rival glee club Aural Intensity, Kurt dismisses this as typical Sue nonsense. He tells her that he is not in cahoots with her schemes, and she informs him that he just made a powerful enemy. Blaine, however, thinks the Warblers need to respond to the info by adding sex appeal to their performances.

Blaine unveils the Warblers' sexed-up new routine (complete with foam machine and beach balls), the Neon Trees' Animal, for the girls at their sister school. Blaine tells Kurt that his "sexy faces" looked like he was having gas pains, causing Kurt to think his lack of sexual experience and knowledge is going to be a problem. Kurt admits that he's about as "sexy as a baby penguin". At the time, Blaine is attempting to teach Kurt how to be sexy by practicing more sultry facial expressions in front of a mirror at Kurt's home. Kurt admits that he can't act sexy because he knows nothing about sex.

He admits he's watched pornography before but can't find any of it arousing due to it bringing up thoughts about whether or not the stars' mothers would have approved. Blaine then seriously asked Kurt if they could have a conversation about sex, offering to tell Kurt what he knows. Kurt turns this offer down, saying he doesn't what to know the details, that he prefers romance, and that he's learned enough for one day. He then asks Blaine to leave. Blaine approaches Burt at the auto shop, asking if he's ever spoken with Kurt about sex. Burt said that he feels Kurt will bring up sex when he's ready.

Blaine, however, is concerned that Kurt may already be behind the curve and might make a serious mistake in the heat of passion one day. Blaine envies Kurt and Burt's relationship and urges Burt to take advantage of their closeness but apologizes if he's overstepping his bounds - which Burt tells him he is. Blaine explains that he cares about Kurt and doesn't ever want to see him hurt. This leads to Burt having a heartfelt conversation with Kurt about sex and treating his body with respect by not hooking up with any random stranger. Burt presents, to a very resistant Kurt, free clinic sex pamphlets to pave the way for a sex talk. "This is going to suck for both of us," admits Burt, "but we're going to get through it together, and we're gonna both be better men because of it." Burt patiently explains that he wants Kurt to do what he wants to when he's ready, but he also wants Kurt to use sex as a way to connect to another person, saying, "Don't throw yourself around like you don't matter, because you matter."

In Original Song, the episode opens with an enthusiastic Blaine singing Misery, by Maroon 5, occasionally being flirty with Kurt, who is less than pleased. Kurt can't stand Blaine having all the solos. After the performance ends, Kurt informs Blaine that, though the vocals were great, singing Misery for Regionals would ensure them a loss—and that all of the songs going to Blaine was wasting the talent of the other Warblers. Kurt admits he is jealous of Blaine's leading vocals in every song. Pavarotti suddenly dies, so Kurt goes to school in black clothes, rather than the standard uniform, and decides to perform Blackbird by the Beatles for the other Warblers as a way of mourning as well as having an excuse to have a solo. Blaine joins in on the backup vocals halfway through the song, which leads the rest of the glee club to sing along as well. Blaine stares at Kurt throughout the entirety of the song. Afterwards, Blaine organizes a duet as their opening number for Regionals, stating that if the Warblers made Blaine carry the weight of the competition on his shoulders, they would surely lose. He specifically asks Kurt to be his duet partner. Kurt is shocked, saying that it isn't right, because everyone should have a chance to audition.

Later, while Kurt is decorating the coffin for Pavarotti's funeral, Blaine approaches him to talk about the duet, saying that he picked the song Candles by Hey Monday. Kurt suspiciously asks why Blaine asked him to sing the song with him. Blaine admits that, after he watched Kurt perform Blackbird, he realized he wants to be with Kurt. He takes Kurt's hand and the two kiss, and when Blaine pulls back, claiming the two should "practice," Kurt says, "I thought we were." The two then lean towards each other and kiss again.

At Regionals, Kurt admits to Blaine that he is nervous about singing the duet, fearing that he will forget the words to the song or that he will open his mouth to sing and no sound will come out. Blaine assures Kurt that his nervousness is adorable and is confident that they will do well. The two sing the duet, after which Blaine follows up with Pink's song, Raise Your Glass.

After the Warbler's loss at Regionals, Blaine goes with Kurt to bury Pavarotti. Blaine asks Kurt if the burial reminds him of his mother's funeral. Kurt agrees but says his mother's coffin was bigger. Blaine notices Kurt is visibly upset, and Kurt says that he really wanted to win. Blaine assures Kurt that they did win in another aspect—they found each other. The two then hold hands as they walk under the tree.

In A Night of Neglect, Kurt is seen showing Blaine around McKinley before the benefit concert. He comments that Kurt looks as though he misses McKinley. Dave Karofsky then enters and starts taunting both Kurt and Blaine. Blaine, aggravated, shoves Dave. Kurt doesn't get into the violent exchange but reminds Dave that he is knows the truth about Dave's sexuality. Santana sees this happening and intervenes. Later in the episode, Kurt and Blaine are seen watching the performances in the balcony at the benefit concert, cheering for everyone performing.

In Born This Way, Kurt and Blaine are seen sitting next to each other at the Lima Bean, across from Santana and Mercedes. Blaine mentions that he knows that Kurt loves McKinley and misses everyone there, but the problem is Dave. He wants Kurt to be safe and says that they have talked about this before. After Santana pieces everything together (whilst seeing Dave check out Sam's butt), she blackmails Dave into being her Gay Beard (and also admits to him that they "play on the same team;" something he might use against her later), and to bringing Kurt back to McKinley, so that they can sway the votes for Prom King and Queen in their favor.

After Dave, Paul Karofsky, Burt, Mr Schuester, Kurt, and Principal Figgins have a meeting, which includes Dave apologizing to Kurt. Burt is not convinced that his son will be safe returning to McKinley, despite Figgins' assurance that the new club Dave and Santana formed, the Bullywhips, has curtailed the school's bullying problem. The bullying stopped, Burt thinks, because Dave was the chief offender. Paul pleads with Burt, insisting that his son has reformed and mentioning that, in the past, Dave was a good citizen and a good student. Kurt tries to reassure his dad that he's satisfied with the improvements but wants to speak to Dave alone. When the adults clear the room, Kurt demands to know what Dave's angle is. When Dave expresses surprise that Kurt didn't reveal Dave's true orientation earlier, Kurt tells him, "I don't believe in denying who you are, but I don't believe in outing people either." Kurt insists that Dave owes him the truth, and Dave reveals Santana's scheme. Kurt agrees to the subterfuge, but only if Dave also helps him establish a parents-and-friends support group for gay students (PFLAG) - Kurt tells Dave (who insists he's still not sure if he's gay) that he doesn't have to come out, but he does need to be educated. Meanwhile, Burt asks Finn to keep an eye out for Kurt, and Finn tells him he's one step ahead of him. At the mall, Kurt tries to talk Rachel out of her nose job by evoking her idol, Barbra Streisand, who redefined the then-prevailing standards of beauty. Not only would Rachel be letting Barbra

down, but she'd also be letting down the girls to come who will admire Rachel. To hammer his point home, Kurt and the New Directions launch a flash mob to Duck Sauce's Barbra Streisand. At school after screaming "Kurt Hummel is back at McKinley!" and being hugged by all the girls of ND, his boyfriend, Blaine, and the Warblers serenade him with Somewhere Only We Know, during which he is hugged and patted on the back by the Warblers. He receives a huge hug from Finn, who is very excited to have his brother back. Blaine states that he and Kurt will still have each other on weekends and after school, but the other Warblers won't, so they've come to say their goodbyes.

At the end of the song, Kurt and Blaine hug and Blaine says, "I'm never saying goodbye to you." Shortly after, Kurt sings his "audition" for the New Directions. Kurt reflects on his happy return to the school, singing a joyous version of Sunset Boulevards As If We Never Said Goodbye. At the end of the episode, Kurt is seen singing the lead on Born This Way with Mercedes and Tina, sporting a T-Shirt that reads, "Likes Boys."

In Rumours, after reading about Quinn's reportedly secret encounters with Sam in the school's gossip newspaper The Muckraker, Finn and Rachel go on a stakeout to spy on Sam, only to spot Kurt leaving his motel bedroom. They immediately assume he's cheating on Blaine and are convinced of it when Sam appears at school next day wearing Kurt's old jacket. Rachel confronts Kurt about it and tells him that an affair isn't worth losing Blaine, but instead of denying or admitting adultery, he replies that he is a team player and that a minute of discussing the subject means a minute less to prepare for Nationals. He also calls her insane. It is later revealed that Sam's dad lost his job and due to their financial problems, he started delivering pizza. He once had to deliver a pizza at Dalton,which is how Kurt found out about his situation. Upon discovering this, Kurt decided to help by giving him some of his old clothes. Sam sings lead performing Don't Stop as the closing number for his little brother and sister; Kurt and the rest of the New Directions join in.

In Prom Queen, Kurt asks Blaine for his hand and then asks Blaine to be his prom date. Blaine explains his hesitation: at his previous school the recently outed Blaine was going to attend a Sadie Hawkins dance with the only other gay guy but on their way there, they were bashed by three other students. Kurt gives Blaine an out, but suggests that since Blaine couldn't face the bullies at his old school, they can face McKinley's together - Kurt suggests otherwise they could go to a movie instead, but Blaine says he wants to make Kurt happy. Despite the old hurts and the fear, Blaine agrees to go. Kurt is happy and tells his female friends he is going to wear something special.

At Kurt's house, Finn accepts Blaine's request to jam with New Directions at prom. Burt informs the boys that his tux shop-owning buddy is giving them half off their formal wear. Kurt debuts his self-created kilted tux look, inspired by the recent Royal Wedding ("like gay Braveheart" admires Finn) but Burt and Blaine aren't thrilled. Burt said he won't stop his son from wearing it, but he thinks it's a shameless bid for attention and will stir the pot. Blaine agrees, thinking that they might not want to attract negative attention, but Kurt is determined to wear what he wants.

He tells Blaine if he doesn't want to go, he doesn't have to. Dave Karofsky has taken to escorting Kurt from class to class, as part of the Bullywhips group that he and Santana run, in order to make certain that he is not attacked or harassed. Kurt then proceeds to talk to Dave about being gay, saying that eventually, when Dave is ready, he'll need to come out. Kurt suggests that maybe the reason no one's been harassing him all week isn't because of the Bully Whips' protection - it might be because no one cares that he's different anymore. Because he now can sees Dave's pain rather than his bullying, Kurt suggests that maybe Dave doesn't need to torture himself over his sexuality - maybe soon he can feel free to be himself. Breaking down, Dave sincerely apologizes for tormenting Kurt. Kurt reassures him that he believes him. Seeing students pass by them, Dave regains his composure and rushes off to his next class, Calculus, but not before pleading with Kurt to wait for him. At the actual prom, Kurt enjoys himself. Kurt and Blaine don't slow dance (although they dance the fast ones, they don't touch) because of Blaine's fear of the school's bullying situation. Kurt admires the inclusiveness of this year's prom - Becky has a date- but is sad at Dave's and Santana's attempts to appear to be straight. The prom court candidates are assembled onstage, where Figgins reveals that Dave has been named King - but in a shocking twist, Kurt is named Prom Queen by secret write-in vote. Kurt stands there shocked for a moment while the students stare at him, before running out of the gym, followed by Blaine.

Kurt is devastated to learn that despite the lack of daily bullying, no real progress has been made. They used a secret ballot to tell him how they really felt instead of telling him to the face. He believed that McKinley students had grown past or at least learned to ignore the fact that he's gay. He tells his frustrations to Blaine in the hall. Blaine offers to leave the prom with Kurt, but Kurt doesn't want to walk away. He says he wants to leave, but he doesn't want to let the bullies win, and chooses to rise to the challenge instead. He realizes that no matter what bullies try to do to him they can't hurt him or his relationship with Blaine.

After he regains composure, he decides to return and accept his coronation, showing the student body that he can't be brought down.

His bravery earns him enthusiastic applause from many of the students (as well as the Figgins patting him on the back). Principal Figgins then announces that, as per tradition, the King and Queen are to dance together. Dave gets up and walks with Kurt to the dance floor, during which Kurt suggests that perhaps this is the time for Dave to come out to the school. Dave finds himself unable to go through with it saying, "I can't." As Mercedes and Santana begin to sing ABBA's Dancing Queen, Kurt is left alone as Dave bolts from the dance floor. Blaine walks up and asks if he may have this dance. As they spin around the dance floor, the glee club and the rest of the student body clap. They finish the night with the couple portrait. In Funeral, Kurt is one of the four Glee members (he, Santana, Mercedes

, and Rachel) to audition for a solo at Nationals, singing Some People from the musical Gypsy, which Mr. Schuester applauds. However, the Glee club's new consultant Jesse St. James dismisses his performance, due to the fact he is a boy singing a girl's song, much to Kurt's annoyance. Later, Kurt's primary concern during the episode becomes Sue. After learning about Sue's sister, Jean Sylvester's, passing, Kurt and Finn, both of whom lost parents, step up to help Sue deal with her loss. Together, they spearhead the organization of Jean's Funeral, giving it a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory theme, and New Directions sing Pure Imagination, with which Kurt has leading vocals, since it was Jean's favorite song.

Sue appreciates their efforts. In the end, she directs her thank you to Kurt, who smiles.

In New York, New Directions at last arrives in New York City for Nationals and the kids find ways to sneak out of the hotel room against Mr Schuester's wishes. One morning, Kurt wakes Rachel up early and the two of them have breakfast at Tiffany's, when it is revealed that Kurt plans to go to college in New York after graduation with Blaine, as does Rachel. Kurt and Rachel then sneak into the Gershwin Theater, where Wicked is performed, and Kurt tries to help Rachel find some perspective regarding her romantic and professional lives. The two are caught by theater staff, but are permitted fifteen minutes to live out their dream of singing on the stage.

Together they sing For Good on the Wicked stage, with Rachel taking Elphaba's part and Kurt taking Glinda's. The duet helps Rachel make her decision. New Directions' perform at Nationals, but unfortunately they fail to place in the Top Ten school rankings, and the glee club members fly back to Lima in defeat.

Back in Lima, Kurt recounts the fallout for Blaine at the coffee shop: most of the New Directions members were outraged and/or crushed by the outcome, but Blaine notices that Kurt doesn't seem too upset, Kurt admits that he was thrilled just to have the experience, and Blaine tells him he loves him. After a few moments, Kurt tells Blaine he loves him too, adding, "When you think about it, Kurt Hummel's had a pretty good year." They're surprised to run into Sam and Mercedes, who nervously say they happened to run into each other in the parking lot and they discuss their summer plans, Blaine's auditioning for the summer show at Six Flags, while Kurt plans to compose "Pip, Pip Hooray," a Broadway musical about Pippa Middleton. Blaine then presents the nominees for his set list for the audition to Kurt.

Season ThreeEdit

In The Purple Piano Project, Kurt is back at McKinley High as a senior. He is interviewed, with Rachel, by Jacob, as he's asking them what they are going to do after they graduate. They both answer confidently that they will be going to a performing arts school in New York. Kurt and Rachel, who are both graduating, talk to Emma in her office about school next year; they've decided they want to go to Juilliard. However, Ms. Pillsbury informs them that there is no musical theatre program there and that their best choice is to go to The New York Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYADA); however, it's very competitive.

Kurt and Rachel find out about an open mixer from Emma, for those planning to attend NYADA. Kurt has a scene at the Lima Bean, where he tries to convince Blaine that he should transfer from Dalton to McKinley, so they can spend more time together. Kurt states that he wants his last year to be a special, and implying that Blaine's presence at McKinley will help it to be so. Due to the new year and members leaving McKinley, the glee club are short members. Mr. Schue attempts to have purple pianos placed throughout the school, whereby the New Directions must play something to attract new recruits. When a piano appears in the cafeteria, no one wants to perform and risk the humiliation. However, after some convincing from Rachel, the group performs We Got the Beat, and Kurt is seen dancing on the lunchroom tables. After the performance, a food fight breaks out, where the kids are pelted with food, and Kurt is trying to hide by covering himself behind a lunchroom tray.

After the fiasco, Sugar is the only one to step up and offer to join the club. When she performs, Kurt and his fellow members are left unimpressed and convince Mr Schuester that she cannot join. With the open mixer arriving soon, Rachel and Kurt get ready to show off their talent. They use the auditorium and practice Ding Dong! the Witch is Dead, where they both agree, after performing, that they are going to be a big hit. Meanwhile, Blaine comes to Kurt during school, without his Dalton uniform. He then tells Kurt that he has transferred to McKinley and decides to make a public audition outside with It's Not Unusual.

Rachel and Kurt then have to get ready for the NYADA meeting in Ohio. They arrive to be greeted by an excitable group of people that look and sound similar to them. They're then talk to Harmony, who claims to have been singing and acting since she was a fetus. The group performs a mash-up of Anything Goes / Anything You Can Do, which leaves Kurt and Rachel shell-shocked and shaken. They are then seen crying in Kurt's car, feeling humiliated and untalented. They realize that they may be big in McKinley, but there is a whole outside world that has a wealth of talent. Kurt then comforts Rachel by reminding her how special and driven she is. Rachel tells Kurt the same, though he isn't convinced, having no extracurricular activities to present. Back at McKinley, Blaine is officially welcomed to Glee Club and sits beside Kurt. Kurt also announces to the group that he is running for class president and thanks everyone beforehand for their vote.

In I Am Unicorn, Kurt tries out for the lead role of Tony for the school musical, West Side Story, only to find he isn't considered manly enough for the role. In order to convince his judges, he performs a scene post coitus from Romeo and Juliet with Rachel, who is a shoo in for the female lead of Maria. The result being that Artie and Coach Beiste chuckle at his efforts and Ms. Pillsbury looks on helplessly, while even Rachel breaks scene with a laugh. Humiliated, Kurt storms off. Later in the episode, Blaine also auditions for West Side Story, but requests to play a supporting role, allowing Kurt take the lead as Tony. After Blaine's performance of Something's Coming, Artie requests that he reads for Tony. Kurt is hiding at the back of the theater watching on where no one can see him; he leaves before Blaine can answer.

In Asian F, Kurt and Rachel walk through the hallway, talking about how Kurt is in the lead for the class president candidacy. Santana and Brittany show up and Brittany explains how men have ruined the world. Kurt attends the flash mob in the gym, and at the end of the scene, looks shocked by how many people (mostly girls) might vote for Brittany. Later, Kurt surprises Blaine with some roses and tells him that he's a shoe-in for the lead role of Tony in the school play. Kurt sings a part in It's All Over and is also in the audience for the "Maria-off." Kurt finds out Rachel is also running for senior class president against him. Rachel offers Kurt a chance to be her vice president, but he declines and walks away, letting her know that she is just tossing their friendship aside. In the end of the episode, Kurt, along with the rest of the New Directions, sing back-up vocals when Will sings Fix You.

In Pot O' Gold, Kurt is visibly disturbed at the falsetto talents of new Glee club member Rory Flanagan.

In The First Time, we see Kurt alone with Blaine in his bedroom with Blaine dancing to Roxy music. Kurt asks if Blaine thinks he is "sexually boring." Kurt expresses concern that they are playing it "safe" and asks if Blaine has ever felt the desire to "rip off [his] clothes." Blaine says that he thought that they both wanted to move slowly and that he has, but "that's what masturbation is for." He expresses that he wants Kurt to be comfortable so he can be comfortable. He then jokes that it would be a tall order to rip off Kurt's clothes anyway, because of all the layers he wears. Kurt agrees, and the couple kiss.

Later, Kurt walks into the Lima Bean on Sebastian and Blaine talking about how much he cares for him and how he would never want to jeopardize his relationship. Wary that something isn't right, Kurt asks how they met. Sebastian invites Kurt and Blaine to "Scandals", a local gay bar in West Lima, to which Blaine replies that "it isn't really our thing"- but Kurt decides to be a bit spontaneous.

When Kurt and Blaine arrive at Scandals with their fake IDs in hand, Sebastian buys Blaine a beer but an alcohol free Shirley Temple with extra cherries to Kurt, stating that he's the designated driver. A little while later, Blaine is seen dancing with Sebastian, while Kurt talks with Dave. Kurt has a few moments with Dave updating him about what has happened since his transfer to his new school. Dave lets Kurt know that he srating to come to terms with his sexuality and they share a toast to "baby steps". Kurt then gets up and gets in between Blaine and Sebastian, in order to dance with Blaine.

After leaving the bar, Kurt and Blaine walk to the car. When they reach it and Kurt gets Blaine to lay down on the back seat, Blaine pulls Kurt into the back seat of the car and tries to drunkenly initiate sex with him but Kurt resists, yelling that he "has never felt less like getting intimate with somebody." Blaine becomes upset at Kurt's outburst, and walks home.

After the opening night of the show, Blaine is seen dancing in slow motion on the stage. Kurt approaches him, saying Blaine should be out celebrating. Blaine and Kurt exchange congratulations on their respective parts in the musical. Blaine then apologizes for treating Kurt badly and calls Kurt towards him. He tells Kurt that Sebastian means nothing to him, saying that that he loves Kurt and that their first time should be special. Kurt also apologizes for agreeing to go to Scandals, saying that he wanted to be Blaine's "Gay Bar Superstar," realizing that he's just a silly romantic. Blaine says it's not silly and kisses Kurt. Kurt tells him how proud he is to be with him. Blaine then asks Kurt to accompany him to Artie's after party at BreadstiX, but Kurt assertively says no - saying he wants to go to Blaine's house instead.

At the end of the episode, Blaine and Rachel perform One Hand, One Heart while the scene switches to Kurt and Blaine lying happily on Blaine's bed, establishing that the couple had, or were about to, have sex.

In Mash Off, Kurt confronts Sue on her campaign mudslinging against Burt; she advises him to start his own mudslinging, seeing as how Brittany's making ridiculous promises for her presidency, but appealing to students. When the New Directions/Troubletones dodgeball game ends with Rory getting a nosebleed, Kurt goes to Rory's side and tells Santana and The Troubletones off for ganging up on him. In his class president speech, he promises to put an end to dodgeball, seeing as how it's an easy way to bully others. Rachel, seeing how much she has hurt him and realizing that she wants to experience New York with Kurt, withdraws from the race and urges everyone to vote for Kurt.

In Hold On To Sixteen, Kurt and Blaine have coffee together at the Lima Bean. Kurt questions his chances of going to NYADA, assuming that the New Directions doesn't win Sectionals. Sebastian abruptly interrupts their conversation moments later, paying attention to only Blaine. Kurt gets jealous and a conflict starts between the pair after Blaine excuses himself to get more coffee. The New Directions perform at Sectionals with Kurt singing ABC along with Tina, Mike, and Quinn. Kurt glares at Sebastian during the performance while Sebastian stares at Blaine, smiling.

In Extraordinary Merry Christmas, Kurt overhears the New Direction boys converse on an idea for a gift for Rachel, to which he shamelessly disagrees and informs Rachel about the possible gift. Kurt, along with Artie and Blaine, are called to Sue's office for a request to sing at the homeless shelter, which they all agreed to, but after knowing that the Glee Club is to be featured in the Christmas Special, the three do the Christmas special, instead of helping to tend the helpless shelter. Kurt co-hosts the Christmas Special with Blaine. They begin the special by singing a duet of Let It Snow and when Rachel and Mercedes arrive, the quartet do a rendition of The Sound of Music's My Favorite Things. Later, Kurt is seen with New Directions helping the homeless shelter. They sing Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed The World) to the homeless.

In the opening of the episode Yes/No, Kurt joins the New Directions girls in the number Summer Nights. Kurt is later seen with Rachel and Finn at Breadstix. The three discuss about their futures post-graduation, and Kurt gets depressed because he doesn't think he will get into NYADA. He then orders a full cheesecake. Finn then scolds him and asks him why he said those things.When the glee club finally decide on a number for Mr. Schuester's proposal to Emma, Kurt sings with New Directions We Found Love by Rihanna. During the number, he is mainly paired with Quinn. When Emma answers yes to Will, you can see Kurt and Rachel jumping up and down.

In the episode Michael, Kurt is seen walking with Blaine, Mercedes, Santana and Brittany talking about how The Troubletones lost Sectionals. Kurt says the reason that New Directions won was due to the fact that they had sung Michael Jackson and reassured them that it had happened weeks ago and that they shouldn't worry about it. He is later seen performing Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' with the rest of the New Directions.

Kurt joins Artie, Blaine, Rachel, and Santana at the Lima Bean reminiscing their favorite Michael Jackson memory, which he reveals is Michael in a sequin military jacket and making it iconic. He then judges Rachel's lack of understanding of Michael, telling her that Michael was best friends with two of Rachel's idols: Liza Minnelli and Liz Taylor. They are interrupted by Sebastian. Kurt mocks him, saying, "Does he live here or something? Seriously, you are always here." Sebastian makes his own snide remarks, saying that he didn't see Kurt there due to the fact that Kurt was wearing "boy clothes."

Kurt and New Directions battle the Warblers by singing Bad, to see who would reign supreme and take honor of singing Michael at Regionals. The song ends with Sebastian throwing a tampered slushy at Kurt, but accidentally hitting Blaine, instead. If you listen very closely when Kurt is comforting him, you can actually hear Kurt say, "Honey, are you okay? What's wrong?". Kurt tells everyone in the choir room that Blaine has a scratched cornea which will require surgery.

Santana finds him sitting alone in the classroom, thinking of ways he could get back at Sebastian. He told Santana about his consideration for violence but decided against it due to his past experiences and his moral stance. Burt comes in, asking to speak to Kurt privately. At first he is initially worried that something was wrong with Blaine, but was in fact a letter from NYADA. It is revealed that Kurt is a finalist for NYADA. He is congratulated with a hug and some recognition from Burt. He finds Rachel, and informs her of the news. She congratulates him. Kurt finds out that Rachel hasn’t received a letter yet. Kurt tries to reassure her by saying that she still has time, but fails to do so. Kurt hugs Rachel in support and in sympathy.

Kurt, Finn, and Rachel go to visit Blaine. They sing Ben to Blaine to bring a little sense of Michael to him after he had missed out. The New Directions come together to reveal that Sebastian has been caught. Kurt decides to throw out the incriminatory tape, saying that payback isn't the right option. He suggests a performance to settle their differences with the Warblers, performing Black or White. The episode ends with Kurt sharing a brief moment of happiness with Rachel as he finds out that she has also been accepted as a finalist.

In The Spanish Teacher, Kurt learns of Finn and Rachel's engagement at a sleepover at Rachel's with Mercedes. At first, he is in objects and questions whether or not Rachel is making the right decision. She then asks what he would do if Blaine proposed to him, to which he doesn't respond. Later, he approaches Finn in the McKinley weight room with a series of pamphlets for New York City based schools. He expresses his upset at finding out about the engagement from Rachel rather than his own brother and gives a heartfelt speech, telling Finn that he should be more than just the guy who holds Rachel's purse on the red carpet and that he shouldn't give up on himself.

In Heart, Kurt is seen receiving gifts from a "secret admirer" whom he assumes is Blaine. He smiles in joy with every card and present he has received especially from the gorilla to whom he thinks is the messenger. After being requested into Breadstix, he finds out that is wasn't Blaine who had sent those cards and gifts but was in fact David Karofsky, who revealed that he may be in love with Kurt. Kurt lets him down gently due to him only liking Dave as friends and nothing more. Also he mentions that he is with Blaine and is happy with him. Kurt tries to reassure Dave but fails as he walks out. When a classmate from Dave's new school spots them and calls Dave out, Kurt attempts to make an excuse for Dave. Dave leaves in a panic, leaving Kurt to contemplate his gift and confession. Blaine shows up during Sugar's party, stunning Kurt and they dance together to the tune of Love Shack.

In the episode On My Way, Kurt, along with Rachel have coffee at the Lima Bean looking through photos of wedding dresses. Kurt looks in shock as he sees a photo shopped image of a somewhat naked Finn given to them by Sebastian.

Kurt then walks into the auditorium to see if Blaine is OK. Blaine initially has an angry outburst about Sebastian, but then controls himself and sings Cough Syrup to Kurt as his song choice for Regionals. During the song, David is seen being bullied and tries to commit suicide. After hearing about Dave's attempted suicide, Kurt is shaken and goes to Joe Hart to ask if his can sit in on the God Squad's prayer for David. He confesses to them that he feels guilty for not answering any of David phone calls during his crisis. He and Quinn get into a small argument about people's breaking point and being driven to suicide. Kurt joins Blaine, Santana, and Brittany at the Lima Bean to confront Sebastian about the photo he threatens to put up online. When Sebastian apologizes, Kurt is suspicious as to whether Sebastian's intentions are legitimate or not.

After New Directions wins Regionals, Kurt heads to the hospital to see Dave and find out how he is doing. Dave

opens up to him about the pain and struggles he has had to deal with. Kurt comforts him by telling him that even though that struggles are there, there is always a better way. He then tells Dave to imagine his life in ten years time, which included having a loving partner and a child, and it eventually makes Dave smile again. Dave requests Kurt to be his friend, which he accepts proudly. Kurt reaches over to hold Dave's hand. He is seen sitting with Blaine along with Rachel's bridesmaids during her wedding as Quinn goes through her accident.

In Big Brother, Kurt looks upon in shock as he is introduced to Blaine's brother, Cooper. He then jumps in excitement after meeting him but his excitement has been cut short after being disrupted by Sue. Kurt then introduces Blaine to a stuffed dog to comfort Blaine saying that family matters and encourages him to communicate to Cooper through song.

In Saturday Night Glee-ver, Kurt along with Mercedes meet Wade at their lockers, who drops by to the school hoping to get some advice, to which Kurt agrees to. Kurt along with Mercedes head to Sue's office after being suspected of giving tips to the enemy, but in fact was only giving tips to which Sue helps them out. After finding Wade, Kurt turns back his initial plan saying that he should perform as a guy but Wade turns him down going on stage as "Unique". He is turns out to be relieved that Wade did turn out to relieve his dream.

In Dance With Somebody, Kurt sings How Will I Know along with Santana, Mercedes and Rachel in memory of the singer to whom they've all cherished. As it is Whitney week, Kurt goes off to the music store to find inspiration for his Whitney tune. He meets Chandler, with whom he starts interacting regarding their future, both set in New York, and Kurt's Whitney song choice for the week. After talking, Chandler asks for Kurt's number which he provides.

While cleaning his locker, Rachel runs into Kurt complaining about the difficulty of her song for her audition. Kurt then receives a text and is smiling. Rachel assumes will is Blaine, but is proven wrong when Kurt tells her that it is Chandler that is texting him. Rachel tells him that he shouldn't do that, but Kurt tells her that its all fun and games and doesn't mean anything. During So Emotional, Kurt receives more text messages to which he giggles upon and continues to text back.

When meeting up with Blaine, he finds those text messages and starts to get furious with Kurt. Kurt tells him that its all innocent. Then he tells them that he makes him feel good and complains that he isn't cheating on him. He then gets a message from Blaine through song singing It's Not Right But It's Okay.

Burt runs into Kurt "tri-aging" on what he should leave to take with him to New York and what should be left behind. Burt then tells him that it wouldn't be the same without him at home with him. Kurt tells him that he'll miss him.

In the choir room, he sings I Have Nothing to make up what he did to Blaine and dedicate the song to him. He then goes to counseling with Blaine to talk about what has happened and is willing to change whatever Blaine wants him to do. He then realizes that Blaine is scared of losing him and not talking to him again as they have to embrace the fact that they won't be seeing one another next year. Kurt tells him otherwise and comforts him saying that they will Skype everyday. They announced their love for one another and embrace each other by hugging.

Blaine runs to him complimenting him on his hat to which Kurt thanks him for. He then receives a text message but Kurt reassures him that it's not Chandler but then is surprised to be told that it was a text from Blaine. Blaine asks Kurt to skip Glee practice but Kurt says that he wants to cherish every last moment here. Blaine agrees and heads to the auditorium together and is met by the rest of the New Directions.

In Choke, Kurt (accompanied by Tina) tries out his audition piece for NYADA with his rendition of The Music of the Night. At the end of it, he reveals to Blaine that he needs to exceed himself in order to heighten his chances of getting into NYADA. He decides to do Not the Boy Next Door, which doesn't impress Rachel as she convinces him to revert to his original, safer plan.

He is shown to be terrified about performing in front of Carmen Tibideaux and, after announcing his song title and seeing Carmen's reaction to it, he changes his song. Instead of The Music of the Night , he performs Not The Boy Next Door, which turns out to impress Carmen greatly. Later he is seen looking completely taken aback and horrified by Rachel's choke during her audition.

He then goes to reassure Rachel after her failed audition, but it didn't work, with Rachel still upset. He tells her that she will be coming to New York too whatever the circumstances, but she rebukes him and he leaves after a single hug as Rachel begins to perform Cry.

In Prom-asaurus, Kurt and Blaine join in with Rachel as she sings Big Girls Don't Cry. Kurt agrees with Blaine saying that the song is too much of a downer to sing at the prom, but Rachel says she's just expressing how she feels.

Kurt joins Rachel, Kurt, Blaine, Puck and Becky at the anti-prom for a bit of a party themselves. They do however change their minds and end up going to the prom. Kurt tells Blaine that he can do it.

Kurt looks in shock as he sees a fro-ed up Blaine and tells Brit that it is indeed Blaine. Kurt stops Blaine from gelling his hair back saying that he wants to dance with his bushy-haired boyfriend. They dance to Take My Breath Away and take a couple photo together.

Friends and EnemiesEdit

Mercedes JonesEdit

Main article: Mercedes-Kurt Relationship

In the beginning of the first season, Mercedes was told by Quinn Fabray and the other Cheerios, mainly Santana and Brittany, that she should be Kurt's girlfriend, demanding her to follow their lead. After he says that he is in love with Rachel (actually in love with Finn at the time), causing Mercedes to throw a stone into the window of his car. After she apologizes to him, saying that Kurt and Rachel will have "really cute, loud babies", Kurt tells her that he lied, and that he is gay, also saying that she is the first person he has ever told. Soon after, they become best friends.

In The Power of Madonna, Kurt and Mercedes join the Cheerios, saying that they do not get enough solos in the Glee club, and say they want to do both clubs. They sing 4 Minutes together with the cheerios and also help Sue find a new look when they made the Vogue video with her.

In Home, when Sue tells Mercedes that she has to lose ten pounds to stay on the Cheerios, Kurt pushes her to lose the weight, even though he originally said that her body is fine the way it is. When she is eating healthily, Kurt tells her that it isn't enough. He says that he had splenda for breakfast and is having celery for lunch because Sue told him to lose some weight too, which leads to Mercedes fainting from not eating. Kurt later apologizes for pressuring her to change herself. Sue Sylvester also refers to Mercedes as Kurt's "hag" in this episode.

In Grilled Cheesus, Mercedes and the rest of the Glee Group do their best to offer Kurt emotional and spiritual support when his father suffers a heart attack. Mercedes doesn't know what to say to him to show her support, so she sings I Look to You, which leads to him confessing that he doesn't believe in god. Although Kurt becomes angry at the Glee club, he eventually agrees to go with Mercedes to her church, where the congregation offers him more support, and she sings Bridge Over Troubled Water to him. Their friendship seems to be having some trouble, and this becomes particularly apparent in this episode.

In The Substitute, Kurt begins to neglect his friendship with Mercedes due to his new friendship with Blaine. As a result, Mercedes begins to become obsessed with fighting Sue Sylvester's anti-junk food law in the school. Kurt begins to grow concerned about her behavior, particularly after she damages Sue's car in an act of protest. And so Kurt attempts to help set her up with Anthony Rashad, one of the football players, who seems attracted to her. She initially says no to the idea, and Kurt later counters that she needs to stop using food as a replacement for love, and her friendship with Kurt as a relationship. She realizes he's right and agrees to go meet with Anthony.

In Furt, Mercedes does her best to support Kurt who is being bullied by Dave Karofsky, and is later shocked when Kurt admits that he must transfer to Dalton Academy, due to the continued abuse from Karofsky. She and Finn seem to be the most shocked and hurt by this news, with Mercedes pleading with him to not leave. She seems to accept his decision however in Special Education and along with Rachel helps lead the audience in a standing ovation after Kurt and the Warblers perform at Sectionals. She later waves at him, and he winks back at her when they find out both their glee groups won.

Mercedes is a comfort to Kurt in Silly Love Songs when she and Rachel have a slumber party with Kurt to help console him over the fact that his crush Blaine likes someone else. She points out to Kurt (and Rachel) that they are "boy-crazy" and need to take some time for themselves, building their confidence and honing their talent as "Divas." But she is also supportive of Kurt's feelings and encourages him to go to the Warblers Gap Attack and "scope out the competition," so that he at least has some idea of what Blaine seems to like in a boy.

In Season 3, the pair aren't inseparable as they once were, but are shown to still be friends.

Quinn FabrayEdit

In Throwdown, they are seen dancing together during the New Directions number Keep Holding On.

In Ballad, Kurt and Quinn shared an annoying look when Quinn caught Kurt looking at Finn.

In Hairography, they plotted together to give

Rachel a makeover. Kurt initially thought Quinn was a dumb blonde, however she is very clever and is on honor roll.

They are seen together in the background a lot in Mattress and in Journey. By the end of the first season, particularly in the season's closing number, Over the Rainbow, it is shown that Kurt and Quinn have become rather close friends. As for season two, there has been little interaction between Kurt and Quinn to show how they regard each other now that Quinn is a Cheerio again.

In The Rocky Horror Glee Show, they share a duet/group song in The Time Warp seeing Kurt was Riff-Raff and Quinn played Magenta. They also were part of the backup vocals that says "Janet" and "Oh Brad" countless amount of times during Dammit Janet.

In The Substitute, Quinn is shown affectionately putting her hand on Kurt's shoulder during Rachel and Holly's performance of Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag.

During Rumours, Quinn and Kurt appear to be the only ones aware of Sam's financial situation, and try to help. When Kurt is accused of cheating because of this, Quinn comes to his defense stating that "Kurt wouldn't cheat on Blaine."

In Mash Off, the two were seen dancing together in I Can't Go For That/You Make My Dreams.

In Hold on to Sixteen, Quinn is seen with her arms wrapped around Kurt.

Rachel BerryEdit

Main Article: Rachel-Kurt Friendship

Rachel and Kurt for the longest time have a love-hate relationship. They both saw themselves as being superior to each other and their personalities clash more often than not.

In Wheels, Kurt challenges Rachel for the solo in Defying Gravity, leading to a 'diva-off' between the two, in which Rachel defeats him as he purposely ditches a high-F.

In Hairography, Rachel reveals to Kurt her feelings for Finn, inciting jealousy in Kurt and leading to him trying to sabotage Rachel's relationship with Finn. Kurt and Rachel's interaction remains minimal, and is often cold, but they accept each other for the good of the team.

In Duets, Rachel (in an attempt to be a better person), attempts to make amends with Kurt, admitting that they are both more alike than they want to admit, and that she realizes how lonely he must be, as he is the only openly gay boy in the school. She reassures him that he is loved by his friends in Glee, and asks him to sing a duet with her. He agrees, singing Barbra Streisand with Judy Garland's song Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy and throughout the song, Rachel holds his hand, which he seems to appreciate.

In Furt, when Dave Karofsky's bullying of Kurt reaches frightening levels, Rachel assembles Quinn, Brittany and Tina, suggesting that they take action and have their boyfriends Finn, Sam, Artie and Mike, try and force Karofsky to stop terrorizing Kurt. She later shows extreme disappointment in Finn for not wanting to defend Kurt, who would soon become his stepbrother. Later, when Kurt transfers to Dalton Academy, he must come up with an audition pieces for the Warblers choir group, and asks Rachel for help. The two seem to bond more as a result, and Rachel admits jokingly that the only reason she didn't act as nice to him before, was because he was her chief competition in the group. She later encourages him from the audience during Sectionals when he performs with the Warblers.

In The Sue Sylvester Shuffle, Rachel denounces Karofsky for chasing Kurt out of the school, calling Karofsky a "known homophobe". Kurt is also seen with her, Mercedes, and Blaine having lunch, meaning that they have become good friends.

In Silly Love Songs, Rachel and Mercedes comfort Kurt during a slumber party over the news that his friend and crush Blaine likes someone else, further cementing their new friendship.

This budding friendship is put to the test in Blame It On The Alcohol, when she kisses Blaine during a drunken game of Spin-the-Bottle and later asks him out for a date. After the date, Kurt helps Rachel clean up from her party and quizzes her on the date, and the two resolve to find out if Blaine is bisexual by having Rachel kiss him a second time, only sober. The sober kiss clears up Blaine's confusion, when he declares himself "100% gay," and Rachel appears to have no hard feelings towards Kurt or Blaine over the affair. In fact, she is overjoyed at the fact that like so many of her musical idols, she has had her first failed relationship with a man who was really homosexual. Kurt was one of the people who said that Rachel has a amazing voice and is the best performer in glee club.

Their friendship seemed properly cemented when in New York, Kurt convinced Rachel to join him for breakfast at Tiffany's, where they talked about Rachel's relationship with Finn and her confusion of whether or not to pursue it. Kurt takes her to the stage of the musical Wicked, where they perform For Good, which helps Rachel figure out what to do. Both also make plans to move to New York, along with Blaine.

At the beginning of Season 3, in the episode The Purple Piano Project, Kurt and Rachel seem to be best friends at this stage following the events of New York. In Glee Club, Kurt talks about "how the T-Rex was eating the Jew" referring to Rachel and Finn's kiss on stage with led to them losing Nationals in New York. Later, they are both seen in Miss Pillsbury's counseling sessions searching for a high school in New York. Rachel and Kurt both want to attend Julliard but then are revealed by Miss Pillsbury that they don't have a performing arts section and suggest that they stay in Lima, Ohio. Rachel and Kurt turn away the suggestion and says they still want to attend a college in New York so Miss Pillsbury suggests NYADA and that they should because they are looking for new students and applicants in Lima, Ohio this year. Kurt and Rachel practice by performing Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead in the auditorium. Later in the episode they go to the NYADA applicants and are waiting to perform their number and show the other applicants that their the top stars. But upon entering the room, they are welcomed by many others applicants that are exactly like themselves. Specifically one named Harmony who later performs the mash-up of Anything Goes/Anything You Can Do with the other NYADA applicants. Kurt and Rachel are shocked of the talent they have and sit in the car crying. They talk about how extraordinary the group was and they cry together while cheering each other up. During the last few minutes of the episode, they are shown in Glee Club. Rachel announces that West Side Story is the musical this year and Kurt announces that his running for senior class president. Unknown to the both of these two, these two announcements will cause conflict in their friendship in the near future episodes.

In the episode, I Am Unicorn, Kurt prepares for his campaign for senior class president. As well as preparing for this, Rachel agrees to voting for him. The auditions for West Side Story are being held and when Kurt performs "I Am The Greatest Star", Coach Beiste states how his not really manly for Tony and even Kurt eavesdrops the conversation later on in Miss Pillsbury office and Artie mentions that Kurt is 'too delicate' for the role. Kurt knows that this will cause him to not be able to enter NYADA with Rachel. Kurt then decides to audition again but this time with Rachel and they are both acting 'Romeo and Juliet'. As Kurt is about to kiss Rachel, she starts laughing and the judges laugh too which causes Kurt to storm off the stage. Kurt is upset at Rachel but later the small quarrel is resolved between the both of them.

In Asian F, Rachel is seen helping Kurt with his campaign for the Senior Class President Elections. Kurt is 11 points ahead of Brittany who is also running for the Senior Class President Elections. They are both then confronted by Santana and Brittany and Brittany sings "Run The World (Girls)" by Beyonce which causes her points to go up and she is in the lead. The casting for the role of Maria for the West Side Story musical begins and Rachel and Mercedes are to have a diva off. Afraid that Rachel will not win after the diva off (which may conflict with whether or not she will have any chances to enter NYADA), she goes to Coach Beiste to discuss something. It is later revealed when Kurt and Rachel are at the lockers that Rachel told Coach Beiste that she's running for the Senior Class President Elections too. Kurt isn't happy, since he is what will change the school and if Rachel wins, she'll get into NYADA without Kurt since his sure that he won't get the role of Tony (revealed later that Blaine gets the role of Tony). He then says that 10 years told the track, Rachel will realize what she's done and the friends she's left behind. Later Rachel askes Finn who he'll vote for and he says he hasn't made up his mind yet since he can't decide whether to choose his girlfriend over his brother, or his brother over his girlfriend. After this episode, Kurt and Rachel's friendship starts to heat up and Kurt and Rachel scold and don't talk to each other much.

In the episode Pot O' Gold, there is still conflict between these two divas. When Rachel arrives late for Glee Club, she says she was busy hanging up her campaign posters and gives a regretful look at Kurt. This leads to Kurt to make a snide comment, showing that their friendship still hasn't mended. They are both later seen at Burt's workshop but do not interact with each other. At the end of the episode, a new member named Rory Flanagan is introduced and during his audition for New Directions, you can see Rachel nudging Kurt because Rory does Kurt's falsetto and Kurt raises his hand in a jealous way and smirks. This interaction makes them looks like their friendship has sort of mended, but hasn't.

In, The First Time, Kurt and Rachel don't make interactions but both lose their virginity to their boyfriends.

In the 6th episode of the 3rd Season, Mash Off, Rachel tries to engage Kurt in conversation about New York before the dodgeball game between the New Directions and The Troubletones. After Kurt ignores her attempts, she admits to missing Kurt and their friendship and that she is sorry for what she has done. Later during the campaign speeches, Rachel drops out of the election and tells everyone to vote for Kurt Hummel. The two of them are shown to reconcile their friendship. Even Kurt admits he missed her. They both decide to work on Kurt's campaign together, Rachel telling him that part of her dream of New York is to go there with him and not just by herself.

In the episode, I Kissed a Girl, Rachel has an internal monologue explaining that Kurt is clearly the superior candidate of the campaign and also saying that everyone in the school is too caught up in their own little world to realize how much the campaign will affect her; winning class president would give Kurt an edge and help him to get accepted into NYADA; she can't go to New York without her "best gay" in case she needs "an emergency makeover or last-minute souffle." Rachel ends up stuffing the ballot box with votes for Kurt. For a brief moment, Kurt actually thought he had won but the school actually catches that the votes show that there are way to much seniors who voted for Kurt than the amount of seniors in the school. They school accuses Kurt of cheating and immediately disqualifying him from the campaign which leaves Kurt in great despair and depression. Rachel feels bad for making this happen to Kurt and confesses to Finn and then Finn tells her to confess to Principal Figgins. Rachel is later late for Glee Club and tells New Directions she admitted to Figgins about what she did as the club looks at her in awe wondering how could she have did this, especially Kurt who is clearly looking shocked. She then reveals that she is suspended from competing at Sectionals which leaves the whole club shocked, even Kurt. Although Rachel did such things, Kurt is not angry at her as shown in the next episode Hold on to Sixteen.

In The Spanish Teacher Rachel tells Mercedes and Kurt about Finn's marriage proposal asking them not to tell anyone else.

AppearanceEdit

Kurt is slender and quite tall with regards to the rest of his New Directions teammates. His eyes are glasz (blueish, greyish, greenish color), and his skin is very pale and clear. His hair is chestnut and wavy. His pale skin earned him the nickname "Porcelain" from Sue Sylvester. He takes very good care of himself, and seems to never wear the same outfit twice a week.

Through out the seasons, Kurt's fashion trends change, Season 1 he would always wear large amounts of clothing and as the series continued the layers began to decrease. Ryan Murphy has said this is due to Kurt's journey of accepting himself for who he is.

PersonalityEdit

Kurt's definitely one of the most diverse characters in the show, having interests in everything from cars to fashion, and seems to have very high standards for himself. In the beginning of the show, he appears to be somewhat superficial; Kurt is obsessed with the latest fashions, which are normally of the highest quality and most expensive brands. He is also very obsessed with his hair, spending hours preparing it, and often adjusting it at random intervals, usually when performing. While many assume him to just be a snob, the truth is, this is simply a mask that Kurt wears in order to hide his insecurities and fears. He can be brutally honest, once telling Mercedes she looked like "a technicolor zebra" because of her hoodie. He's very smart, as proven through his quick-witted sense of humor and use of intelligent vocabulary. This was further proven when speaking to Mr. Schuester he told him he wasn't "challenged in the least" at McKinley. He can be manipulative at times, as seen when he tricks Rachel into dressing more like Sandy from Grease in order to win over Finn's affections, despite Kurt's knowledge Finn is attracted to the opposite look in a girl. This side of Kurt is also shown when he sets up Finn's mother with his father to get closer to Finn. As the only openly gay boy at McKinley, he tries his best to keep strong, a trait that many in the Glee club and his father value in him. However, having no friends at school who he can completely talk to about being gay, he is often seen as a very lonely individual. This loneliness has at times caused his romantic interest in certain boys to become a bit unsettling, as seen during the course of his crush with Finn. However Kurt is also a strong character as he is able to persevere through the cruelties of high school. When Kurt develops a crush he seems to fall hard, as shown with Finn in Season One and Blaine in Season Two. Kurt puts those he cares about before his own wants, as in Wheels where he throws a high note, thus giving up a solo in order to spare his father the stress of being ridiculed for his son singing a girl's song, and, somewhat in Laryngitis, trying to change himself so that he and his father can better relate and because he felt that he wasn't doing enough to help his dad feel comfortable (though this all may or may not be a cover-up). Kurt, like Rachel and Mercedes, can be a bit of a diva at times, but he cares deeply for his fellow Glee Club members, as seen when he wanted to help the boys get revenge against Vocal Adrenaline for egging Rachel. Tina was also picked on by two bullies but is defended by Kurt. He also told the bullies to pick on him instead. He has tendencies to lash out and get defensive under pressure, as illustrated particularly in his and Blaine's fight during season 2's Blame It On The Alcohol. Kurt, while ambitious, seems to always be generous enough to appreciate real talent. He contends with both Rachel and Blaine for solos, but always acknowledges Rachel's talent and singing ability. Even when competing with her for the lead solo in Funeral, he rises to his feet and applauds and is pulled down by Santana. He is extremely good at keeping secrets, even when his safety is at stake, as seen in his relationship with Karofsky. He is also sensitive enough to forgive him later because he realizes that Karofsky is miserable. Kurt is shown throughout to be a very caring individual, even towards people he isn't close to; such as helping Rory, and shouting at Santana for "attacking" him in "Mash Off".

RelationshipsEdit

Mercedes JonesEdit

Main article: Mercedes-Kurt Relationship

Although at first it appeared that Mercedes and Kurt disliked each other, they soon found a connection through their mutual love of fashion, boys, and music.

In Acafellas, Kurt and Mercedes' friendship progresses with Kurt offering Mercedes a friend to lean on when she finds herself feeling depressed over not having a significant other to call her own.

Hoping to cause drama amongst the Glee kids, the cheerleaders lead Mercedes to believe that Kurt has feelings for her (despite the fact Mercedes initially believed Kurt to be gay), leaving her hurt (and violent as she destroys the windshield of his car) when he rejects her advances.

He later confesses to her that he is, in fact, gay, which is not all that much of a surprise to her, as she had thought that was the case before the Cheerleaders manipulated her. The two manage to repair their friendship, with Mercedes offering Kurt her friendship and support for when he finally did come out officially.

The two manage to repair their friendship, with Mercedes offering Kurt her friendship and support for when he finally did come out officially Mercedes and Kurt are now best friends and support each other in everything. However, in Season 2, their relationship begins to weaken slightly, as Kurt begins to spend more and more time with Blaine, and much less with Mercedes, leaving her hurt. When Kurt announced his transfer, Mercedes tried to talk with him, but he wouldn't respond.

But after that there relationship seems to be fine again. Kurt meets Mercedes in coffee shops a lot and in Silly Love Songs they had a slumber party Also she seemed really happy when Kurt transferred back to McKinley During Season 3, the pair aren't inseparable as they once were as they now both have boyfriends.

Finn HudsonEdit

Main article: Finn-Kurt Relationship

Even before they joined Glee together, Kurt and Finn had a great deal of interaction, due to the Football team constantly targeting Kurt and throwing him in a dumpster. Despite the fact Finn never tried to stop the abuse, it was clear that he was never comfortable with mistreating Kurt, and often tried to help him in small ways, such as allowing him to take off his expensive clothing before getting tossed in the trash. After joining glee, it is implied that Kurt has developed a crush on Finn. Kurt is often seen watching Finn out of the corner of his eye, and during the song Push It slapped Finn playfully on the butt. Later, when he told Mercedes that they couldn't date because he liked someone else, he was looking at Finn, and once Rachel stood up Mercedes thought he was looking at her. But to keep his feelings for Finn unknown, he lied and said he liked Rachel. He later admitted the truth to Mercedes after they had a brief fight.

It appears that Finn is aware of Kurt's feelings, or at least uneasy about Kurt being gay. Kurt tries to remodel Finn's room in an attempt to please him, but is later banned from Finn's room. This was demonstrated when Kurt made to ask Finn to help him get a shot on the football team. When Kurt approached him, Finn immediately cut off Kurt's question and said that while he was flattered, he was going to go to the prom with Quinn, leaving Kurt obviously hurt, despite that not being his intent.

When the Glee group is split into pairs and asked to sing ballads to their partners, Kurt and Finn are assigned. Finn of course is reluctant to pair off with a boy, for fear of being ridiculed. Kurt however is overjoyed at the idea, and attempted to seduce Finn through the guise of friendship and advise for Finn's personal problems. His plan works in that he and Finn become closer friends, but backfires in other ways. In the end, Kurt admits to Finn that he is in love with him, with his ballad choice I Honestly Love You. Unfortunately, Finn thinks that is the name of the song and therefore doesn't get the hint completely.

Their friendship/relationship changes slightly when Kurt introduces his father to Finn's mother. Although the adults hit it off, Finn dislikes the idea of someone replacing his father. He reconsiders this when he and Burt bond, causing Kurt to feel left out due to him not being 'man enough'. After Burt and Kurt repair their relationship, Burt asks Carole and Finn to move in. Finn again is reluctant to do this, particularly out of fear of people thinking him gay for living with a gay. His homophobia builds up until at last exploding when Kurt redecorates their shared room in an overly flamboyant manner. Calling Kurt out of his feeling for him, Finn also calls him "faggy," which is overheard by Burt who throws out Finn for disrespecting his son. Kurt is devastated by everything, particularly Finn's insults. They manage to repair their relationship when Finn protects Kurt from a group of bullies, while both of them are dressed up in Lady Gaga costumes.

In season two, it appears that Kurt's crush on Finn had all but disappeared over the summer. Rather than watching Finn from afar, their interaction action comes off as more casual and at one point frosty. Said point occurred when Finn claimed that the new student Sam Evans would be auditioning for the Glee Club. When Sam doesn't show, Finn is disappointing, and Kurt coolly says: "You're not the quarterback anymore. No one's gonna follow you around thinking everything you do is cool." It seems that Finn in particular has come to see Kurt as a sibling, and when Kurt's father Burt ended up in the hospital, Finn became distraught and angry for not being told sooner, and admitted softly that he thought of Kurt as family. Kurt reminds him that Burt is not his dad.

In Furt, the boys' parents married, officially making them step-brothers. At the wedding reception, Finn gave a speech praising Kurt and promising to stand by him in future. He, and the rest of New Directions, then proceed to perform Just the Way You Are for Kurt, dancing with him during the song, and then hugging him. Later in the episode Kurt refers to Finn as a "true brother." Finn gets really upset knowing that Kurt will transfer to Dalton Academy.

In The Sue Sylvester Shuffle, Kurt mentions that he always goes to Finn's room with a glass of warm milk, hoping for some one on one lady chat, meaning to say to say he still considers him as a best friend/brother.

In Blame It on the Alcohol, you can see that Kurt and Finn can talk to one another as brothers when Kurt asks Finn casually about him not drinking, which Finn replies to saying he's a designated driver, then leading him to ask Kurt why isn't he drinking. Kurt says that he still trying to keep him presentable for Blaine, thus meaning to saying that Kurt has moved on, and Finn being supportive of Kurt's new crush.

In Born This Way, when Kurt is in the principal office with Karofsky, Finn was outside watching out for Kurt's safety, meaning to say he really cares for Kurt. He promises Burt he will watch out for his "brother." When Kurt returns to McKinley, Finn is all smiles, and while Blaine is serenading Kurt, he is one of those who smiled and hugged Kurt dearly, for his return, meaning to say he missed him as a teammate, a friend, and a dear brother.

In Prom Queen, Blaine and Burt are concerned about Kurt wearing a kilt to Prom, as they do not want to give the other students another reason to target Kurt. Finn, however, thinks that it's awesome, and says it's like "gay Braveheart".

Blaine AndersonEdit

Main article: Kurt-Blaine Relationship

Blaine first appears in Never Been Kissed as an openly gay student at Dalton Academy, an all-boys school with a zero tolerance for bullying policy.

While Kurt is spying on the Warblers to get a one up on them at sectionals, he notices all the students rushing in one direction and randomly stops Blaine to ask what's going on.

Blaine tells Kurt that there is an impromptu performance going on by the Warblers and takes Kurt's hand, leading him down a shortcut to the commons where the performance is happening. Blaine sings lead on Teenage Dream, seemingly directing the flirty lyrics to Kurt.

Kurt returns on another day and meets up with Blaine, who brings along two of the Warblers' council members, Wes and David. The three tell Kurt that it's obvious Kurt is spying, but ask what his real reason for going to Dalton is, since Kurt is a "terrible spy".

Kurt asks if they're all gay, and Blaine says that he is, but Wes and David both have girlfriends. When they go on to talk about Dalton's zero tolerance bullying policy, Kurt starts to tear up and Blaine asks Wes and David to excuse them.

Kurt tells Blaine about how he's being bullied at school, and Blaine is sympathetic to Kurt's situation, confiding in him that he used to be bullied as well and that's why he transferred to Dalton. Blaine confesses that he regrets "running away" and encourages Kurt to make a stand against those who try to hurt him, and to not give up as Blaine did.

Kurt takes Blaine's advice and, the next time Dave Karofsky shoves him into a locker back at McKinley, Kurt goes after him into the locker room and asks what his problem is. The two have a heated argument until Dave pulls Kurt in and kisses him, then runs off. Kurt, shocked, asks Blaine for help talking to Dave about what happened and the next day, they confront him at school

Dave plays dumb at first, but then becomes aggressive towards Blaine, pushing him against a stair rail and threatening him. Blaine holds his hand up in surrender and avoids eye contact, and Kurt pushes Dave off, telling him to stop. Dave runs off again, and Kurt is visibly upset. When Blaine asks Kurt what's wrong, he says that he had never been kissed before—at least, not one that "counted". Blaine nods and offers to buy Kurt lunch as comfort.

At the end of the episode, we find out that Kurt has started falling for Blaine, as he has a picture of Blaine hung up in his locker with a collage of the word "courage" under it, taken from a text sent by Blaine after they met saying the same thing.

In A Very Glee Christmas, Kurt is seen briefly but sings Baby, It's Cold Outside with Blaine, who comes bursting into the room saying that Kurt is studying too hard. Blaine explains that he had landed a role for the Kings Island Christmas Spectacular and wants someone to practice with. They perform the duet very flirtatiously. Afterwards, Will comes to visit Kurt for shopping ideas, and Kurt confesses his love for Blaine for the first time.

In Silly Love Songs, Blaine confesses to Kurt he is in love; Kurt is thrilled, thinking it is him, but Blaine later admits that the guy he's in love with is the junior manager at the local Gap store. Following Kurt's earlier advice, Blaine asks the Warblers to help him woo his crush by performing at the Gap store. While at first going along with the song, Kurt is shocked when Blaine sings a very suggestive sexual verse, and starts to pout quietly by a mannequin throughout the rest of the song.

Later, they sit together waiting for Jeremiah (Blaine's crush) to come out of the store, Kurt still looks a bit jealous and shocked and doesn't answer Blaine when he asks if Kurt thinks that he over did it. Jeremiah comes out with a shocked look on his face, and clearly, though politely, rejects Blaine. This breaks Blaine's heart, and Kurt finds him in a very negative mood the next day. Kurt professes to Blaine that he thought he was the guy Blaine would ask out on Valentine's Day. Blaine is surprised at his own cluelessness, but explains to Kurt that while he does care about him, his friendship matters to him and that he's not very good at romance. In reference to their relationship, Kurt tells Blaine, "It's just like When Harry Met Sally, but I get to play Meg Ryan," to which Blaine responds, "Don't they get together in the end?". Kurt doesn't reply, smiles, then orders Blaine's coffee for him.

In Blame It on the Alcohol, Blaine and Rachel kiss while drunk during a game of spin the bottle. Kurt is visibly unsettled by how into the kiss they both seemed and, when Blaine and Rachel duet on Don't You Want Me, he spends the number looking depressed. Days later, Kurt and Blaine go out for coffee together, and Blaine receives a call from a tipsy Rachel asking him out

Blaine accepts, and when Kurt asks why, Blaine explains to him that he enjoyed the kiss, and he has never really been anyone's boyfriend, so is not sure if he is actually gay. Kurt accuses Blaine of leading Rachel on and tip-toeing back into the closet. Blaine says that it is hypocritical of Kurt to get angry at him for who he is, especially after Kurt himself was chased out of his school for his sexual identity. He storms out of the coffee shop.

Kurt stops by Rachel's house late at night to "help her clean", claiming that he happened to be in the neighborhood, but actually wanting to interrogate her on how her date with Blaine went. Kurt makes fun of Rachel's date for being "gay" and tells her that she will never have chemistry with Blaine. She makes a bet that she can kiss Blaine while he's sober and have him still feel a spark.

The next time Rachel and Blaine see each other, she kisses him in front of Kurt, and Blaine tells Rachel that he's gay and thanks her for giving him clarification. Kurt tries to console Rachel, but she is not upset at all, even seeming excited that she just had a relationship with a guy who turned out to be gay because it is "song-writing gold". It is assumed that Kurt and Blaine made up from their "argument" from earlier in the episode because they are no longer fighting in the next one.

In Original Song, Kurt is upset about Pavarotti's death and sings Blackbird in his honor. Blaine picks Kurt to sing Candles with him at Regionals. When Kurt asks why Blaine picked him, Blaine confesses that Kurt moves him and that the duet was an excuse for them to spend more time together.

Later in the episode, after losing Regionals, Blaine says that they won because they have each other now, which is much better than "a lousy trophy" and they walk off holding hands.

In Prom Queen, Kurt and Blaine are seen out on a date at Breadstix. Kurt asks for Blaine's hand and asks him to prom. When Blaine appears hesitant, Kurt assumes that Blaine doesn't want to go to prom with him, but Blaine explains that his hesitancy is because, at his old school, he got beaten up for going to a dance with another boy. Kurt tells Blaine that he's fine with them just going to a movie instead, but Blaine tells Kurt that he wants to go to prom with Kurt.

Kurt invites Blaine to his house to decide on their outfits for prom. Kurt claims that he couldn't find anything suitably fashionable and shows Blaine, Finn, and Burt the outfit he made himself, which includes a kilt. Burt warns Kurt that the bullies at school will only use Kurt wearing a kilt as a reason to bully him, and Blaine agrees. Kurt gets mildly upset, telling Blaine that he's wearing the kilt whether Blaine accompanies him or not.

At prom, Kurt and Blaine avoid slow dancing in front of the students, but enjoy themselves nonetheless. However, when Kurt is crowned Prom Queen as a cruel joke with Karofsky as King, he runs out into the hallways, crying and saying that he's never been so humiliated. Blaine asks him to stop, and Kurt chides himself for being foolish enough to believe that students would be okay with him attending prom with a boy. Kurt says that there's no way he's going back into the gym, but when Blaine asks if he wants to leave, Kurt changes his mind. He accepts his crown with an, "Eat your heart out, Kate Middleton garnering some applause from the students.

When the King and Queen dance begins with Dancing Queen, Kurt urges Karofsky to come out of the closet, but Karofsky runs off the dance floor, leaving Kurt alone. Blaine steps up and asks him to dance and Kurt accepts.

In The Purple Piano Project, Kurt and Blaine sit together at the Lima Bean, Kurt disappointed that Blaine hasn't made a decision on whether to transfer to McKinley or not.

Blaine says that he can't leave the Warblers, and Kurt says he'll make one final sales pitch—he says that if Blaine remains a Warbler, then they'll be competition at Sectionals and playfully suggests that their budding love may not be able to survive that, because he 'knows how Blaine gets when he doesn't win.' He then adds, seriously, that he wants his senior year to be magic, and that will only happen if he gets to spend as much time as possible with Blaine. The scene ends with them holding hands on the table.

Later, Blaine shows up at Kurt's locker at McKinley, having transferred for Kurt. Kurt is shocked and hugs Blaine, but then expresses worry that if Blaine did this for Kurt that it could lead to resentment and a bad breakup. Blaine cuts him off, saying that he did it for himself, not being able to stand being away from the person he loves. Blaine then performs It's Not Unusual in the courtyard as his audition for New Directions, directing some of the flirty lyrics to Kurt.

In Asian F, Kurt is no longer upset and congratulates Blaine on his fantastic audition, saying that Blaine is the only person the directors are seriously considering for the role and it would be a crime for anyone else to get it. He hands Blaine a bouquet of roses, and Blaine thanks him, telling Kurt how full of surprises he is. They seem to want to kiss, but warily look around at the passing students, and Blaine places a hand on Kurt's shoulder instead.

At the end of the episode, when the cast list is posted, it is revealed that Blaine got the role of Tony and Kurt of Officer Krupke. Blaine hugs Kurt, who looks happy for Blaine, yet disappointed at the same time.

In The First Time, Blaine is seen singing Tonight with Rachel, who is playing Maria in the production of West Side Story. At the end of the performance, Artie critiques them for lacking passion and asks if either of them have ever had sex before. They both say they're waiting for the right time and Artie says that, as their director, he's concerned that they won't be able to act out the storyline of "sexual awakening" if they are still virgins.

Later, Kurt and Blaine are seen in Blaine's room, with Kurt looking slightly troubled. He asks Blaine if he's boring sexually, since they've never let their hands go below the waist.

Blaine says that he thought that's what they wanted, and Kurt says it is, but asks if Blaine has ever gotten the urge to "rip each other's clothes off and get dirty", to which Blaine casually responds that he masturbates. He then says that teenagers may have urges, but he wants them both to be comfortable with whatever they do.

Blaine visits Dalton to ask the Warblers to see him in West Side Story and meets Sebastian Smythe, who takes an immediate liking to Blaine. After Sebastian flirts with Blaine during a performance of Uptown Girl, they have a conversation intercut with Rachel and Santana performing A Boy Like That.

Sebastian asks why Blaine transferred to Dalton and Blaine says that he misses it everyday, but McKinley is where his heart is. Sebastian eventually has to leave for lacrosse practice, but tells Blaine that they should meet again At McKinley the next day, Kurt and Blaine have a conversation in the hallway.

Blaine asks if they're too sheltered and says that West Side Story is all about going outside of your comfort zone and being adventurous. Kurt reveals that he has a bucket list, which Blaine tells him is hot.

Blaine gets coffee with Sebastian after school, shocked at how "out there" Sebastian is—asking for a shot of Courvoisier in his coffee and having lived in Paris.

Sebastian tells Blaine that his bashful schoolboy act is super hot, and Blaine tells him he has a boyfriend. Sebastian insists that he's not bothered by it, and Blaine tells him that he wouldn't want to mess up what he has with Kurt. Kurt shows up unexpectedly and overhears Blaine talking about how great he is. He introduces himself to Sebastian and sits down next to Blaine, holding onto his arm very tightly. Sebastian invites them both out to Scandals, the gay bar in West Lima, and Blaine refuses, saying it's just not like them. Kurt, however, accepts, claiming they have "a lot of firsts to start crossing off their list".

At the gay bar, Kurt is designated driver and watches Blaine and Sebastian drunkenly dance with each other. After an unexpected chat with Karofsky, Kurt decides to seize the moment and forces Sebastian out of the way and dances with Blaine. They leave the bar, Blaine clinging onto Kurt, obviously very intoxicated. Kurt opens the door to Blaine's car and helps Blaine in, but Blaine pulls Kurt on top of him, trying to kiss him and telling him how badly he wants him. Kurt protests, telling Blaine to stop, but Blaine tells him they should just have sex then and there. Kurt gets out of the car and angrily tells Blaine he doesn't want to have sex with him on a night that Blaine spent dancing with another guy and too drunk to remember it the next morning. When Blaine asks why Kurt is yelling at him, Kurt tells him that he's never felt less like being intimate with someone and either Blaine can't tell or he just doesn't care. Blaine gets out of the car and says he's going to walk home.

After the play, Blaine is practicing a dance move that he messed up while the rest of the cast is out at Breadstix for an after party. Kurt goes up to him and congratulates him on how well he did, and Blaine apologizes for pressuring Kurt into doing something that he wasn't comfortable with and for dancing with Sebastian, who he says means nothing to him. They kiss, and Blaine asks if Kurt will accompany him to the after party, but Kurt tells Blaine that he wants to go to his house.

At the end of the episode, Rachel and Blaine perform One Hand, One Heart, which is partially intercut with Kurt and Blaine lying in bed with several intimate shots of them together, implying that they had sex for the first time. Later, after Kurt gets a callback to Nyada (along with Rachel) Blaine and him drift apart. Leading Kurt to cheat on him (texting a guy) and they end up in couples counseling where their matters are resolved.

Meanwhile, a judge comes in to score Kurt for the Nyada applications. So, he decided to take a risk with a song instead of playing it safe. The judge left very impressed with his performance and it is implyed that he will be accepted in Nyada next year.

Chandler KiehlEdit

Main article: Kurt-Chandler Relationship

Chandler is a character that first appears in Dance With Somebody, Kurt meets him in a music store. Both share an interest in Broadway and both intend to move to New York for school the following year. Kurt and Chandler exchange flirtatious text messages. When Blaine notices these, he says it is cheating. Kurt claims that he is not cheating, and only texting Chandler because Blaine has been distant and hasn't been paying him compliments, while Chandler's texts makes him "feel good."

QuotationsEdit

Main article: Kurt's Quotations

SongsEdit

SolosEdit

Season One:

Season Two:

Season Three:

DuetsEdit

Season One:

Season Two:

Season Three:

Solos (In A Group Number)Edit

Season 1
Song	Episode	Solos with
Like a Prayer	The Power of Madonna	Rachel, Finn, Mercedes & Jesse
What It Feels Like For a Girl		Finn, Artie & Puck
Bad Romance	Theatricality	Tina, Santana, Quinn & Mercedes
Give Up the Funk	Funk	Artie, Mercedes, Finn and Rachel
Any Way You Want It / Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'	Journey	Finn, Rachel, Mercedes, Puck & Artie
Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)		Finn, Rachel, Puck, Santana, Artie & Mercedes
To Sir, With Love		Rachel, Mercedes, Artie, Santana, Tina & Finn
Season 2
Song	Episode	Solos with
One of Us	Grilled Cheesus	Tina, Finn, Rachel, Quinn & Mercedes
There's a Light (Over At the Frankenstein Place)	The Rocky Horror Glee Show	Finn & Rachel
The Time Warp		Quinn, Santana, Finn, Artie, Brittany & Tina
We Need a Little Christmas	A Very Glee Christmas	Mercedes & Tina
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year		Tina, Artie, Sam & Brittany
Born This Way	Born This Way	Mercedes & Tina
Pure Imagination	Funeral	Finn, Tina & Artie
Season 3
Song	Episode	Solos with
You Can't Stop the Beat	The Purple Piano Project	Rachel, Finn, Artie, Mercedes & Tina
It's All Over	Asian F	Mercedes, Will, Santana, Finn, Puck & Mike
Constant Craving	I Kissed a Girl	Santana & Shelby
ABC	Hold on to Sixteen	Tina, Mike & Quinn
Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed The World)	Extraordinary Merry Christmas	Finn, Mercedes, Rachel, Blaine, Artie, Brittany, Puck, Tina & Santana
My Favorite Things		Rachel, Mercedes & Blaine
Summer Nights	Yes/No	Mercedes, Sam, Rory, Sugar, Puck, Tina, Finn & Santana
Ben	Michael	Rachel & Finn
Black or White		Artie, Rachel, Mercedes & Santana
Love Shack	Heart	Blaine, Mercedes, Rachel, Sugar & Brittany
How Will I Know	Dance with Somebody	Mercedes, Rachel & Santana
My Love Is Your Love		Mercedes, Artie & Blaine
Big Girls Don't Cry	Prom-asaurus	Rachel & Blaine
Paradise By The Dashboard Light	Nationals	Finn, Puck, Rachel, Blaine, Santana & Mercedes with New Directions
We Are The Champions		Finn, Puck, Quinn, Rachel & Santana with New Directions

Back UpEdit

Season Three:

• More Than a Woman Sung by Finn. Backup with Santana.

Unreleased SongsEdit

Season One:

• Mr. Cellophane (Pilot)
• Fergalicious (duet with Mercedes) (Home)
• Pink Houses (Laryngitis)

Season Three:

• The Music of the Night (Choke)

Piano PlayingEdit

• I'll Stand By You (Ballad) (sung by Finn)

TriviaEdit

• Is the thirteenth member of the club, and before leaving, was the second.
• The role of "Kurt" was created for Chris Colfer. The role was previously an Indian character under a different name, but after he auditioned it was changed.
• Chris had played the role of "Kurt" from The Sound of Music, and "Hummel" after the Hummel collector dolls with rosy cheeks.
• Has little knowledge of (or interest in) sports, sports lingo, or athletes. (Acafellas, Preggers, Home).
• Kurt writes his name down as "Kurt Elizabeth Hummel" in Duets, which is likely a reference to Julie Andrews' middle name, Elizabeth, as Kurt sang one of her songs in the duet competition. It could also be a reference to the character "Roger Elizabeth DeBris", the gay director from the musical The Producers. There is speculation that "Elizabeth" is his deceased, biological mother's name.
• Drives a Navigator. (Acafellas)
• Assumes the paternal role in his relationship with Burt when it comes to health and nutrition. (Home, Grilled Cheesus, Duets)
• Is a big fan of Grey's Anatomy, going as far as to camp out to get the season 6 DVD's as soon as they were available. (Grilled Cheesus).
• Considers his voice, his ability to spot upcoming trends in men's fashion, and his ability to tell when hair is dyed to be his three main gifts. (Duets)
• Loves The Sound of Music, particularly the sing-along version. (Acafellas, Grilled Cheesus)
• Asked for a pair of "sensible heels" for his third birthday. (Preggers)
• Has a collection of tiaras, a "Maria Von Trapp" bonnet, and a hope chest. (Acafellas, Grilled Cheesus)
• Has been planning weddings since he was two years old, using his Power Rangers as practice. (Furt)
• Can speak French rather fluently, as shown when we see him on TV saying "Vive la différence!" ("Long live differences!"). (Funk) He has also been seen insulting Azimio in the language during Grilled Cheesus, with the line "Je vais chanter "La Mélodie du Bonheur", et en deux heures je vais absorber plus de culture et de talent artistique que toi dans ta vie entière." ("I'm going to the Sing-a-long "Sound of Music", and in two hours I'll absorb more culture and artistic talent then you will in your entire life.").
• Is an atheist. (Grilled Cheesus)
• Can hit an F5 ("high F") as shown in Wheels (Defying Gravity) and Duets (Le Jazz Hot), and has the ability to go higher. In fact, while practicing for hitting the high F in Wheels, he actually sang a high A flat, which is higher.
• Has such good taste in fashion, even Sue Sylvester said she liked it. (A Very Glee Christmas)
• His coffee order is a grande non-fat mocha. (Silly Love Songs)
• Used his rarely seen male vocal range in 4 Minutes, Pink Houses, Give Up the Funk, Animal, Le Jazz Hot and his Riff Raff vocals in The Rocky Horror Glee Show.
• Has sung two Beatles songs concerning the death and/or near-deaths of loved ones (I Want to Hold Your Hand for Burt and his mom, and Blackbird for Pavarotti). (Grilled Cheesus, Original Song)
• Likes collecting things, such as tiaras (Showmance) and wedding magazines. (Furt)
• Brittany Pierce was his first—and only—kiss with a girl. (Laryngitis)
• Has worn skull printed clothing items both times he sang something from "Gypsy" (a scarf during Rose's Turn and pants during Some People)
• Was born on May 27, 1993. May 27 is also the day that Kurt's portrayer, Chris Colfer, was born.
• Has a moisturizing routine on mornings and nights (Preggers, Home, Blame It on the Alcohol). Since dating Blaine, he has apparently begun to include Blaine in the ritual at nighttime. (The First Time)
• He blackmails Finn ever since he saw his browser history. (Blame It on the Alcohol)
• Has never missed a piano lesson. (Ballad)
• Is apt at handling sai swords, a skill his portrayer, Chris Colfer, taught himself. (I Am Unicorn).
• His phone number is 419-555-0172. (I Kissed a Girl).
• As seen in Born This Way and ABC, Kurt knows the sign language alphabet, but given his knowledge of other languages, he probably knows a lot more.
• Wants to be married by 30 legally. (The Purple Piano Project).
• He and Mercedes are the only two from New Directions to also be part of the Cheerios (The Power of Madonna - Journey) and the Titans (Preggers) at one stage in the show.
• Lost his virginity to Blaine. (The First Time)
• Has a bucket list. (The First Time)
• The only character who slushied himself. (Mash-Up)
• It is not clear why Kurt left the cheerios.
• Is one of the 8 LGBT characters on the show, others being Santana (lesbian), Brittany (bisexual), Unique (transgender), Sebastian, Sandy, David, and Blaine (gay). He is dating one (Blaine) and got kissed by two (David and Brittany).
• The last time Kurt was seen is a cheerios uniform was in Funk.
• Is a finalist for NYADA. (Michael)
• Did not deny that he would accept, if Blaine proposed. (The Spanish Teacher)
• Sings more girl songs.
• Thinks Madonna is an icon. (The Power of Madonna)
• Mentions an uncle named Andy (Furt) and an Aunt named Mildred. (The Rhodes Not Taken)
• He and Rachel are the only characters to sing a song from Wicked. (Defying Gravity and For Good)
• It can be assumed that he is afraid of vampires, as seen in On My Way when Svenboolie is announced as a judge; Blaine is seen scaring Kurt as a joke, who is noticeably scared and uncomfortable.
• Has a photo of Quinn, Brittany and Santana dancing during the My Life Would Suck Without You performance in his locker.
• Snaps his fingers at restaraunts' wait staff when the food takes too long, according to Blaine. (Dance with Somebody)
• Sometimes slips bronzer into Blaine's moisturizer because he thinks that Blaine "looks good with a little color."
• Is the only character to have had interaction with every Glee Project character. (Harmony in The Purple Piano Project/Hold on to Sixteen, Rory in I Kissed a Girl, Joe in On My Way and Wade in Saturday Night Glee-ver)
• He often texts during Glee performances.

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