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Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (September 24, 2010): “Lip Service,” Lady Gaga and the “It Gets Better Project”

Lip Service. Will a show about lesbian relationships, friendships and life finally be worth watching? From the look of the new preview clips, it sure seems that way.

Jamie Lauren and Tiffani Faison. The out chefs will return to Bravo for Top Chef All Stars in December. Order up!

Rachel Maddow. The pundit had a sense of humor about herself when (fake) accused of being a “lesbian vampire.” She rocked a set of fangs on her show, making us all hope that Alan Ball is up for some stunt casting for the next season of True Blood.

LA Weekly. The Los Angeles alternative paper put JD Samson on its cover and talked in-depth with the out musician about Le Tigre, being a queer icon and what we can expect from MEN’s debut album.

Showtime. The network has renewed both Weeds and The Big C and, so far, isn’t pushing any new Real L Word episodes on us.

Invincible. The out MC fought to have MTVU play her video, “Ropes,” highlighting people with mental illness and depression. After she teamed up with the organization Half of Us and her fans came to her defense, the network decided to play the video and commended Invincible for bringing the issue to light.

60 Minutes (Australia). The show’s segment on gay youth included an interview with Ruby Rose (who talked about being bullied and beaten for being a lesbian teen) and a profile of a high school with a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to homophobia.

Mary McAleese. The Irish President declined New York City’s invitation to be the Grand Marshal of the 2011 St. Patrick’s Day Parade because the LGBT community is not permitted to march in the parade under their own banners. Wankers!

The “It Gets Better Project” . Writer Dan Savage and his husband, Terry, have launched a new video project to let gay teens know life gets better after high school. You now have a noble reason to talk about yourself on camera, so go make your own video and post it to their site!

Lady Gaga. The bisexual singer’s “Prime Rib of America” speech in Maine was a lively and impassioned demand for equality and the end of DADT. Too bad the Senate didn’t bite.

Qrushr. The female-version of Grindr debuts for lesbians, helping find other women near them that are willing to, uh, get close. This comes the same week they decide to close the sex ads on Craigslist. Supply and demand, or just a really bad idea?

Kayla’s Top Model makeover. The out lesbian contestant went from blonde to blinding red, with an elongated bowl cut that made her look like Dumb Donald on Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Dumb Donald ÔëáFierce!

Jodie Foster. After sticking up for her Beaver co-star, Mel Gibson, the actress has now signed on to star in a Roman Polanski film. She doesn’t have the best taste in men.

Nicki Minaj. The MC continues to backpedal on her previous claims of bisexuality and Sapphically-inclined lyrics. We just can’t figure out what she wants from us or what she’s really about. It seems like she’s not so sure either.

New Jersey. After the New York Times ran the announcement of Kelly McGillis’s civil union with her partner, Melanie Leis, several other outlets ran items about the two having been legally wed. Unfortunately, in New Jersey, they can’t be legally wed and a civil union comes with some significant differences. #FAIL

Justin Bieber. Did you know there was a Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber bar party? This whole thing really just needs to stop.

Alex Jones. The conservative radio show host went on a rant about how “the government” is trying to make everyone gay by placing “chemicals” in juice boxes, all in the name of population control. No way! That means we’d have no military!

Jaye Collins. The basketball coach created Kentucky’s Lady Legends basketball team specifically for young girls who want to be “proud and secure” with the fact that they are not lesbians. It probably backfired for some girls, who will later admit they signed up as soon as they saw the word “lesbian.”

The office of Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Someone in the Georgia senator’s office wrote “All faggots must die” on Joe.My.God.’s blog thread on DADT. So far, no one from the office has come forward to acknowledge they visit Joe.My.God. or any other gay blogs.

Senator John McCain. After putting a stop to the discussion of repealing DADT on the senate floor this week, the Senator denied claims that the government hunts gays in the military in order to kick them out. Despite proof, he kept repeating the one thing he had rehearsed earlier that day: “That’s not the policy. That’s not the policy.” Someone should have asked, “Are you ever telling the truth?” so he could reply “That’s not the policy.”

Earlier this week, the schmucks at E! Daily 10 thought it would be super funny to make a joke about Adam Lambert getting raped in prison. They stood by the joke, refused to apologize and three days later their show was canceled. It’s likely that one didn’t have anything to do with the other, but as AfterElton.com noted, karma is a bitch.

It seems like a lot of celebs are finding themselves in hot water lately with homophobic comments. Seeing that there is some educating needed, we decided to put together this handy “Apology Decision Tree” to help guide those unfortunates out there who can’t seem to avoid making stupid statements, and who can’t figure out how to sincerely say “I’m sorry.”

Girl in a Coma not only has a song (“Yo Oigo”) in the new film Machete, but they also have a nifty video shot by Machete director Robert Rodriguez. Look for a new full-length cd from the band on October 19. In the meantime, watch this!

UhHuhHer is asking for your help with the creation of a deluxe album package for their new record. Click here to submit your brilliant ideas.

Photographer Jeff Sheng’s amazing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell photography is on exhibit in Los Angeles at the Kaycee Olsen Gallery September 18-October 23. Our own resident shutterbug Lindsey Byrnes recommends it!

$100,000 in stimulus funding was revoked by Representative Denny Hoskins (R-MO) from the Show Me Social Justice Film Festival the day before the festival was scheduled to begin. Out filmmaker Ky Dickens and actress Dee Wallace explain what happened and why here.

This week we lost the pioneering lesbian writer Jill Johnston, author of the groundbreaking book Lesbian Nation. She was 81 years old.

Are you obscene? Take the Howl test and find out!

Phasefest, the East Coast’s largest Queer Music and Art Festival, happens this weekend (September 23-25) with performances by Hunter Valentine, MEN and more.

In news from Australia, Hayley Teal rocked her first performance on X Factor Sunday night, and a new show, Offspring, features lesbian couple Renee and Kim, who are (surprise!) trying to get pregnant. The show is on its fifth episode and Aussies can catch up on episodes on the network’s website. (Hat tip, down_under.)

The Q! Film Festival in Indonesia, focusing on queer and HIV/AIDS themes in film, runs from September 22 through October 3. Check out the official website for details.

Former AfterEllen.com vlogger and professional trainer Lacey Stone (Lesbian Love) demonstrates three ab exercises that can be done just about anywhere. You just did them, didn’t you?

The Octavia Butler memorial dedication will take place in Lincoln, Vermont on October 10. The award-winning science fiction writer, who died in 2006 at the age of 58, will be honored with the dedication of a granite memorial and presentations on her life and the themes of her work.

The Anyone But Me web-a-thon runs through October 1, and so far they’ve raised enough money to shoot three new episodes! Go to the ABM website to lend your support.

“Couple” Lori Michaels and Danielle Staub sang on Maury this week. Different trashy television show, same icky song.

October marks the 5th Anniversary of GLBT History Month. Equality Forum has commemorative materials, including lists of the 155 Icons from 2006 to 2010 and a special edition 5th Anniversary poster.

Season One of Modern Family and the Complete First Season of Glee were released on DVD this week, including an assortment of extras, gag reels, deleted scenes and more Jane Lynch and Sofia Vergara than your television set (and possibly you) can even handle.

HBO.com has launched a True Blood contest in which eight winners will receive authentic costumes from the show (currently on display at the HBO Shop in New York). Just in time for Halloween! Hopefully the Pam costume comes with both stilettos and a girl toy.

Did you hear about the Great Lesbian Club Wars in Miami?

Lady Gaga’s meat dress from the MTV Video Music Awards is being turned into jerky.

That’s it for this week! Got the inside scoop on a hot new lesbian/bi actor/musician/TV show/film? Tell us at [email protected]. Check back next Friday for another edition of Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever.

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