Gay Men and Lesbians: How do they come together for the cause of equality? The ladies welcome actor and comedian Jason Stuart to the couch to share the boys' side of things and the girls end up rolling with laughter.

This week’s question: How do you stay away from the "bad girls"?

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A few weeks ago, we told you about the possibility that Archie Panjabi’s character, Kalinda, on CBS’s The Good Wife is bisexual. Lesbians and bisexual women everywhere squealed with joy at the possibility of the Bend it Like Beckham hottie canoodling with another badass women like herself after a long day of kicking ass and taking names.

However, this week, Entertainment Weekly’s “Ausellio Files” reported that The Good Wife producers are casting Kalinda’s potential love interest — and it’s a bro.

WTF happened to Donna? Wasn’t she supposed to be Kalinda’s boo nasty? I’m so sad right now. We want Donna back! … continue reading

Writing for AfterEllen.com these last few months has been like standing in a post-apocalyptic, Leno-strewn wasteland of nothingness, as blogger after blogger has gloated over the return of her TV girlfriend to the fall schedule. All my feelings of dystopian loneliness shifted last night, though, when NBC finally announced that Chuck will return in January, with a three-hour, two-night geek-fest of Buymoria proportions!

Welcome back, Sarah Walker.

Chuck's comeback from last year's cancellation bubble is now the story of TV legend. … continue reading

The other day in Morning Brew, I wrote that one of the women from the MTV show The City was in a short film from Stylecaster.com in which she said she "popped her lesbian cherry" by kissing another woman. However, I have to eat my words in saying that you wouldn't care to watch it, because you probably would.

AE reader lockanload sent us the link to the short, Bonnie and Bonnie and it is actually quite enjoyable. It stars Erin Bried (aforementioned reality star) and Adi Neumann as two "partners in life and crime," and a hotel doorman who is curious about their riches and fabulous lifestyle.

Watch and see what I mean:

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How many of you are watching Parks and Recreation?

Wait, what? Who are you people whose hands aren’t raised?

I know that Thursday night is a DVR nightmare. I mean Bones, Flashforward, Vampire Diaries and Parks and Recreation are all on at the same time. Still, you really have no excuse, because Parks and Recreation is available online on nbc.com, Hulu and on many cable systems On Demand. … continue reading

In this week's episode, Michelle discuses Courtenay Semel calling herself the "Don Juan of Lesbians" and, in keeping with the theme, Tila Tequila's late night run-in with Ustream.

Michelle also asks you to weight in on the awesome that is Will Philips, the 10-year-old that won't pledge allegiance because of gay discrimination.

Learn out more about Michelle at MySpace.com/anythingsarcastic, follow her on Twitter and check back next Friday for another episode of Really?! REALLY?!

By now, you’ve probably heard the news: Oprah will end her celebrated show on September 9, 2011, at the close of her 25th season as host of The Oprah Winfrey Show. According to E! Online, Winfrey will announce her intentions on today’s live show.

One of the first to express her love and appreciation for the Queen of Talk is Ellen DeGeneres, who had this to say during Thursday’s taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show:

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TGIF!

Reporters keep asking Precious director Lee Daniels why the lesbian teacher in the film is "so pretty." His response: "I have no problem with pretty lesbians, and besides, I thought it would be nice to have one glamorous character in the mix after all we go through with the mother. Why not the lesbian teacher who turns out to be the real hero and the one friend to Precious? When you have beauty on screen, you can breathe. Who cares if she's queer?" Mr. Daniels, your casting was very effective.

Paula Patton: You so pretty

Tila Tequila "is a lesbian" because she thinks "a woman's body is a beautiful thing." She also made a bizarre nudie video to prove it. Feminism thanks you, Tila. … continue reading

Today: Senator Amy Klobuchar looks at the health care bill and Rachel takes a look at Richard Nixon’s gap.

Ayes on the Prize

Rachel started us off with the news that we are perilously close to actually getting some health care reform.

Or at least to the Senate getting to vote on whether they can debate and then vote on health care reform, with maybe another vote or two thrown in for good measure.

(People from other lands who are following this process and are wondering why the hell we seem to be doing this again after we just did this, only with the other, more entertainingly wacky bunch of reps, I am sorry. This is how we’re set up to do things here. I know the process is slow and insane. But remember what happened when we had a President and Congress who liked to just ram stuff through? P.S. Sorry about that.) … continue reading

It looks like I’m going to have to tell my girlfriend to make some room on the DVR queue to allow for some Friday Night Lights action. Thanks to a tip from AfterEllen.com reader Jenna, I get to look at pictures of Stephanie Hunt for the rest of the day.

Hunt plays the role of Devin, a cute rock n’ roll bass-playing lesbian who is living outside of the closet in their small, conservative town of Dillon, TX. On this week’s episode, she convinces her friend Julie (Aimee Teegarden) to accompany her to the town’s gay bar.

There was some major flirtation taking place and (gasp) some proper representation of what real lesbians look like!

I swear, I could’ve partied with those girls on a trip to Wellesley back in the day (those girls really knew how to throw a party, let me tell you)! … continue reading

Have yourself a merry little Bealsmas. Make the Yuletide gay — or at the very least gayish. Jennifer Beals is getting her holiday on in a new Hallmark movie The Night Before the Night Before Christmas. Bette Porter going merry and bright for the Hallmark Movie Channel? I’m going to need a minute to readjust my understanding of the world.

Jennifer, who has a recurring role on the Fox drama Lie to Me, will appear in the holiday comedy about “a family that's too busy to get ready for the holidays until Santa Claus mistakenly leaves the North Pole a day early and crash lands on their roof, and it's suddenly up to the family to help save Christmas.” Oh, oh my. I can honestly say I have never looked at Jennifer and thought, look at Santa’s little helper — ever. … continue reading

This time Jennie takes a walk with the founder of Curve Magazine, Franco Stevens aboard The Norwegian Spirit on the maiden voyage of Sweet. With LGBT publications folding everyday, find out how Franco has kept Curve going for 20 years, including the exciting new components of the online version of the publication. And you won't believe how she initially funded it.

Franco also talks about the heart-warming stories she discovered during the trip at each port and what it felt like to be able to participate at each stop as a differently-abled person.

To find out more about Curve, go to curvemag.com and, as always, for more info on Jennie, her tour schedule and "The Extra Mile," go to jenniemcnulty.com.

Thanks to Danish AfterEllen.com reader K.Moe, we learned about a new documentary from Denmark, Goddag mit navn er Lesbisk (Hello, my name is Lesbian) — the first film ever about the “modern lesbian lifestyle and culture in all its diversity as it is lived in one of the most sexually liberated countries in the world.”

And their journey seems not all that different than ours in the U.S.

The film, which has English subtitles, features lesbians ranging in age from 19 to 84 who share their life stories and views on sex, family, nightlife and careers.

Lizzi, 82, talks about being a lesbian in the Fifties, when gender roles were not discussed and lesbians were either butch or femme. Sapphic life was lived in secret, with clandestine gatherings in late-night clubs. … continue reading

Courtenay Semel is going to be on the cover of Curve. Yep, the heiress who has been linked romantically to both Tila Tequila and Lindsay Lohan — and who allegedly set her ex's hair on fire. And I couldn't be happier.

Oh, put down your pitchforks already. What could be more delicious than a young Hollywood-type celesbian gracing the cover of a lesbian magazine that has been called "a lesbian magazine" "for Women and Womyn — in flyover states." Seriously, don't hate. If the straights can have their Paris Hiltons, we should be able to have our own tabloid regulars like Courtenay and the Twitter-challenged Tila. And should I drive home the point that this is Curve and not OK! Magazine or Perez Hilton? It's truly the dawn of a new day!

Because, sometimes, some of us just want to relax and read mindless gossip about our own without being judged by "enlightened lesbians" and having to pretend to care about impossibly-perfect-to-achieve representations of lesbians in the media twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. (Karman, please don't fire me.) … continue reading

This week, Dana and Helen of Mombian.com assert that, contrary to recent headlines, lesbian parents are not better than straight ones, although they're certainly no worse.

They also discuss Thanksgivings past and future and some of their favorite holiday crafts and recipes.

Check back in two weeks for a new episode.

This is part of an ongoing series of Jane's World comic strips posted every Thursday on AfterEllen.com.

For more Jane's World, visit PaigeBraddock.com, and read our previous Jane's World blog posts.

Good morning, gay ladies!

While you were sleeping, Mary Cheney and partner Heather Poe had a baby girl, Sarah Lynne Cheney. It is their second child, both of which were subjected to an unfortunate last name. Where was Heather when the birth certificates were being signed? If you had any doubts who wears the pants in that relationship, now you know.

"Have a baby by me, baby."

Daniela Sea will host a "compassionate Thanksgiving" in Oakland, Calif. on Nov. 21. The meal will be a "candlelit vegan dinner" and a "Feeding of the Turkeys" ceremony with a performance by punk rocker poet Jonathan Richman. If you've ever wanted to share a romantic punk rock dinner with Daniela, here's your chance. Don't wear fur — you might get Bitch slapped. … continue reading

Today: Senator Tom Harkin talks about the health care bill, as do some total loons.

Breaking News

Rachel started us off with the news that a district judge in Lousiana ruled that shoddy work by the Army Corps of Engineers led to the flooding of St. Bernard Parish. She had a more thorough rundown later in the broadcast, but first it was time to move on to some hot legislative action.

I Know I’ll Be a Law Someday

Rachel reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D – Nevada) introduced Senate health care bill on Wednesday and, goodness gracious, so far it doesn’t look half bad.

I’m still jumpy, though. I’ve been burned before and now a part of me is convinced that there are secret clauses that we’ll have to bark like seals before we can get strep throat cultures or that “94% of Americans are covered” means that each of us has a secret random 6% of the body that’s outta luck. … continue reading

In the final episode of 2009, Cat's on the prowl with MadTV's Lauren Pritchard. Lauren gives Cat the scoop on working on the comedy show, playing gay, and dishes about her latest gig on True Blood. The actress does her Mia Michaels impression for Cat in a private dance lesson, and "Mia" reveals the real reason she left So You Think You Can Dance.

Plus, viewers are treated to some footage of dancers who never quite made it on to the show.

For more info on Cat, check out her MySpace page and check back in two weeks for a new episode.

So Tina Fey and Steve Carell did a nice little romantic comedy — or so we thought. Just your average couple goes out for a night on the town then hilarity ensues story — or so we though. And in the end love wins out because that’s how these movies always end — or so we thought.

But instead, the trailer for the duo’s new movie Date Night is less When Harry Met Sally and more When Harry Met Sally and Accidentally Landed in a Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker Movie. But don’t take my word for it. Press play and tell me I’m lying.

So, yeah, there’s a lot happening there I didn’t expect. Let’s break them down one by one. … continue reading

Sarah Palin's new memoir, Going Rogue, came out yesterday and is already a best seller. Jimmy Fallon had a skit on his show last night featuring the book, Rachel Maddow and New Moon. It's just further proof that the MSNBC host has a great sense of humor.

How hilarious was Rachel's reaction to Going Rogue?

How much do you miss Lorelai Gilmore?

Not the Lorelai of the final seasons of Gilmore Girls. I’m talking about the original Amy Sherman-Palladino Lorelai who exchanged machine-gun-fast, pop-culture-packed dialogue with daughter Rory.

I’m talking about the Lorelai who was quirky and cute and awkward, not the Lorelai who was wishy-washy and selfish and more than a little irritating. (What exactly happened to Paul Anka, Lor, hmm?) … continue reading

You know when you have one of those rare celestial events when two heavenly bodies align just so and we mere mortals are forced to crane our necks to witness to a once-in-a-lifetime spectacular astronomical event? Yeah, it’s like that. Beyoncé and Lady Gaga tag-team the universe in the new video for “Video Phone.”

The result is, well, come on — we’re talking Beyoncé and Lady Gaga here — it’s awesome. Duh.

Reservoir Dogs allusions! Zoro masks! Matching white bustiers! Synchronized dancing! Bettie Page wigs! Candy-colored assault rifles! So. Much. Fierce. I think I need to go lie down. … continue reading

Accessories are always the best way to re-vamp and play up a tired ensemble and who better to lead the way than a couple of our favorite ladies?

Rumor had it that Lindsay Lohan was going to be doing a jewelry line with Pascal Mouawad for Bebe. However, Mouawad, the brains behind the Nicole Richie's wildly successful House of Harlow 1960 collection, told E! News that it isn't in the works any more.

"We had spoken about doing a jewelry line, but it's not happening," he tells E! News. "It was a few months back, it was going to be for Bebe, but it never happened." … continue reading

On this episode of All Access Pass, Andrea visits award winning filmmaker and former Sundance Film Festival short film programmer Roberta Monroe.

Roberta talks about her short films (Dani and Alice, Happy Birthday) and her newest project, Maja. She also shares her book How Not to Make a Short Film: Secrets from a Sundance Film Festival Programmer.

To learn more about Roberta Monroe, visit robertamonroe.com. For more information about Andrea, go to alloutfilms.com and womenonaroll.com. … continue reading