Lori and I just got back from a long weekend in Palm Springs with our friends Michael Jensen and Brent Hartinger from AfterElton.com (Michael is the Editor-in-Chief, Brent is his partner and an acclaimed young adult novelist), who have their own weekly video blog about gay entertainment called Two Gay Gays.

While we were there, we got into some discussions about the difference in how gay and lesbian characters are portrayed in TV, and we decided to film our conversations because they were kinda interesting, and because that way we didn't have to get out of the pool (and later, the hot tub) to do our video blog for this week. Yes, we were killing two gay birds with one stone, but hey, we hardly ever get a vacation!

The topics we cover include why Michael and Brent loved the lesbians on Xena and Buffy; why there are so many more gay men on TV than lesbians; and the real reason Lori liked Brian Kinney on Queer as Folk (hint: she might have been a little bit like Brian before we met ... wait, does that make me the Justin in this relationship?) … continue reading

Rachel McAdams has been tapped for the title role in The Time Traveler's Wife, the film adaptation of the bestselling novel by Audrey Niffenegger.

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McAdams plays a young heiress who struggles with her man's strange genetic disorder: When he gets stressed out, he slips into a different time. Wow. Some coping mechanism.

by Sarah Warn

ABC has renewed almost its entire current schedule for next season, and unusually early. The list of shows making the cut include Grey's Anatomy, Men in Trees, Brothers and Sisters, Ugly Betty, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Bachelor, and Dancing With the Stars.

The fate of According to Jim is still up in the air. I don't know how I'll sleep tonight.

Now that Dancing with the Stars is coming back, it's time for an out lesbian contestant. Who should it be: Ellen? Rosie? Melissa? Maybe a less obvious choice, like Suze Orman? Or Sheryl Swoopes? Or, ooh, I know: Leisha Hailey! Just for kicks, they could go with Mimi from Work Out - as long as they institute a "no biting" rule. It's for everyone's safety.

In the meantime, at least we have Laili Ali...