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Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (February 6, 2009)

THIS WEEK IN QUEER WOMEN ON TV

I’m introducing a new feature in the BLWE column designed to provide you (and me) with a quick rundown of the week’s lesbian-related developments on TV shows around the world. Now those of you who don’t have the time to read up on every show in depth can stay informed, and impress women at cocktail parties!

Note: There are no spoilers about future episodes, just updates on what has already aired, but click here if you want to skip these updates and go directly to the next page.

Show/Episode: Nip/Tuck – FX, drama

What happened: Former lesbian Liz gets a makeover to try and appeal to her new lover Christian, but when he isn’t convinced to quit his womanizing ways for her, she quits her job and moves away.

What you need to know: No, I’m not making this up. Yes, this show is probably secretly funded by the “ex-gay” movement.

Show/Episode: Top Chef – Bravo, reality competition

What happened: Lesbian contestant Jamie was eliminated after she messed up her dish of black bass in braised celery sauce. (Read Snarker’s recap today for all the details.)

What you need to know: Don’t over-salt your celery!

Show/Episode: Hell’s Kitchen – Fox, reality competition

What happened: out contestant LA survived to cook another day

What you need to know: LA is flying under the radar so far. And there’s still too much yelling on this show.

Show/Episode: Skins – U.K., teen drama

What happened: The lesbian relationship the Skins creator told us about is beginning to unfold: Emily admitted she’s gay, and wants to kiss Naomi.

What you need to know: Next week’s episode is must-see TV!

Show/Episode: Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love) – Germany, drama

What happened: Carla kissed Stella.

What you need to know: Stella is still clueless about how much Carla likes her.

Show/Episode: The L Word – Showtime, drama

What happened: The word got out about Shenny, and their friends couldn’t stop laughing. Alice did a PSA about gay hate crimes on her talk show, got in trouble for it, then talked a lesbian teen off a ledge. Bette lost her job, and then was hit on by Phyllis. Someone stole the Lez Girls movie – and not just metaphorically this time.

What you need to know: Watch this video Scribegrrrl made for her recap of this episode, showing Alice’s reaction to learning about Shenny (make sure to have the sound on) – it’s genius, I tell you. Genius!

Show/Episode: Los Hombres de Paco (Paco’s Men) – Spain, drama

What happened: Silvia and Pepa broke up, and Pepa slept with a male friend, possibly in order to get pregnant, or just because she was drunk.

What you need to know: Even in Spain, we can’t get away from lesbians sleeping with men and trying to get pregnant, apparently. At least on this show, there’s a pretty good chance the women will end up back together.

Show/Episode: All My Children – ABC, drama

What happened: Kendall gave Reese the evil eye and the “you better not hurt my sister” speech, Reese assured her she wouldn’t, while still seeming over-interested in Kendall’s husband Zach. Bianca snapped out of her generally clueless state to call Reese on her lame attempt to get out having sex, asking Reese, “Why are you trying to create a problem when there isn’t one?” Which, coincidentally, is the same question I’d like to ask the AMC writers.

What you need to know: If you miss an episode of the show, just bang your head against the wall a few times, and you’ll be all caught up.

Show/Episode: Guiding Light – CBS, drama

What happened: The town’s mayor went on TV to denounce Natalia and Olivia’s living arrangement (implying they’re a lesbian couple), prompting Olivia to storm in to her office with a speech about how wonderful Natalia is. Then Olivia unleashed on two women whispering about them in a local restaurant, and got into an argument with Natalia about whether it matters that people think they’re a couple even though they’re not. That night, Olivia turned down a date with a man because “I’m living with someone” while Natalia accepted a weekend away with a guy who’s in love with her. The “l” word – “lesbian” – is finally being spoken on the show, along with frequent use of the writers’ other favorite “l” word: “lover.” But the conversation is still just around about how people think Olivia and Natalia are in a romantic relationship, not about whether they actually should be in a romantic relationship.

What you need to know: The production quality on this show might not be great, but the potential lesbian storyline is developing pretty well.

Show/Episode: Grey’s Anatomy – ABC, drama

What happened: In the last five minutes of the episode, relative newcomer Dr. Arizona Robbins followed a discouraged Callie into the bathroom at the bar, introduced herself by giving a speech about how everyone thinks so highly of Callie at Seattle Grace, and how there will be people lining up for Callie when she’s ready. Then Arizona proceeded to cut to the front of that line by unexpectedly kissing Callie, and leaving her smiling in the dim light of the dingy bathroom.

What you need to know: Callie and Arizona seem to have good chemistry (the few minutes we’ve seen them together). But Arizona bears such a physical resemblance to Erica Hahn at certain angles/distance that I can’t help thinking when I’m watching these scenes that ABC just decided to swap out the older blond lesbian with a younger, more conventionally attractive one.

Here’s how the writer of the episode described these events on the Grey‘s Writer’s blog:

Callie, who’s looking down the barrel of her failed relationships learns that even when he chooses to be OK by herself, it’s just lonely. And at the moment she feels it hit rock bottom… Enter Arizona “actions-speak-louder-than-words-especially-in-the-ladies-room” Robbins. I love characters who sneak up on us. What I think I love most about Arizona is that she is genuinely, positively interested in people, in the most selfless way. We knew this right away, when she made Alex squirm on the plane a few weeks back, with all the questions about his girlfriend. So it seems perfectly natural that she would just stop in the loo to cheerlead a colleague. Then….surprise! Romance! And she turns Callie’s whole set of expectations upside down. Which I’m all for. I want Callie to be happy. I can’t wait to see where this goes.

And by “I can’t wait to see where this goes,” I’m thinking he means “I can’t wait to see how ABC is going to ruin this relationship, too!” Not that I’m cynical.

That wraps up this week’s rundown of lesbian/bi women on TV. I’m sure there are some shows airing in other countries with lesbian storyline developments this week that I missed, but I tried to cover most of the major ones. If any of our international readers want to send me short updates (in English) on Thursdays via emails to the [email protected] account, please do!

– by Sarah Warn

KELLY CLARKSON STILL NOT A LESBIAN

I must admit that I don’t believe too many lesbian rumors until I have good reason.

Annalynne Mccord? Nah.

Kristen Stewart? Just friendly.

Mischa Barton? Definitely not, off-camera.

Kelly Clarkson? Is it wrong to be hopeful?

The pop singer has been rumored to be gay ever since she first appeared on American Idol. Never one to be too public about her personal life, it seemed feasible that she might be the female version of Clay Aiken, before he came out and produced a baby as well as a People magazine cover. Celebrity blog Popeater asked Clarkson about her friend, Clay’s, coming out, and also took the opportunity to segue into her own sexuality.

On Clay coming out:

I was actually on vacation when I found out. He called and he just said, “You’ll probably get a lot of calls about this, but I just wanted to give you a heads up.” I honestly don’t care if he is gay or isn’t gay, and I don’t care if he tells people or doesn’t tell people. I’m not friends with him for either of those reasons. If I’m a fan of an artist, I don’t really care if you’re gay or not gay, as long as you’re making cool music.

On the rumors she’s a lesbian:

I get that all the time. People are like, “Are you secretly a lesbian? Because I’d really love it.” Lesbians tell it to me all the time. I’m like, “I’m glad it works for you and I wish I liked women like that because oftentimes men are very hard for me, but I happen to like boys.” I could never be a lesbian. I would never want to date [someone like] myself, ever. I’m a crazy person. I need some kind of stable, quiet man. I don’t really care if you’re black, white, yellow, gay, straight, crazy, whatever. As long as you’re cool and you like the music, and you’re coming out to have a good time at the shows, I don’t really care. I have everything I just said in my family, so I’m just used to being surrounded by that. I just don’t know any different.

My problem is that I don’t forsee this is as a declaration of complete heterosexuality. I’m willing to debate her and let her know that plenty of lesbians are quiet and maybe even stable. They also come in all colors and sizes and happen to be cool and like great music. Also, different can be very, very good.

OK, Ms. Clarkson, I get it – you’re just not that into us.

– by Trish Bendix

WANDA SYKES PUTS IT ALL OUT THERE

Wanda Sykes has never been one to edit herself. The foul-mouthed and very opinionated comedian has been telling it like it is for years. While she may have no problem telling others to piss off, she got a little shy talking to The Advocate this month about coming out, meeting her future wife on a ferry ride to Fire Island and being a so-called “lesbian spokeswoman” for the black community.

Wanda has not been shouting her sexuality from the rooftops over the years, but told the magazine her friends and family knew she was gay for a while. Unfortunately, her legions of fans did not (though we did take a guess once or twice).

“Because I’m a celebrity I have to do this additional step,” Sykes told The Advocate, “which is to tell total strangers that I’m a lesbian.”

While she wasn’t thrilled about having had to take that step, the big dark cloud hanging over her marriage – Proposition 8 – made her realize how important it was to get involved in the fight for LGBT rights on a more vocal level.

After her speech at a Las Vegas Prop 8 rally in November, which was officially her big coming out,Sykes said she got back to her hotel room and saw her name on the CNN news crawl: I was like, Damn, whatever happened to ‘What happens in Vegas…’?”

The speech she made at the rally struck a chord for many people: “I’m proud to be a woman, I’m proud to be a black woman, and I’m proud to be gay. Let’s go get our damn equal rights.”

When asked about the race factor in the Prop 8 vote, Sykes said she in no way represents all black lesbians. “[African-Americans] are not all this homogenous group. If you live in your little community and you don’t know gay people and you don’t know that we’re loving people and we all want the same things, then you won’t be able to identify with them or care about that other group.”

“Speaking from the people I know,” she says, “it’s tougher for a black person to come out [than it is for someone who’s white]. Then again, I’m sure there’s some white people from the Bible Belt who have been disowned from their families and have had a hard time.”

Wanda said she knew she was a lesbian “earlier on,” but thought it would be safer to stick with the boys. She ended her marriage of seven years with record producer David Hall, for reasons she did not care to disclose (I am thinking what you’re all thinking, but she claims it was not because of her sexuality) and then she “actively started dating women.”

It wasn’t until the summer of 2006, on a ferry boat ride with friends to Cherry Grove no less, that she met the woman she would marry two years later: “It was like a voice inside me saying, ‘See, That’s what you need, Wanda, That’s what you need.'”

Only Ms. Sykes can be that mushy without grossing me out.

Whether it’s through activism or hopefully landing a not-so-sidekicky role, we are happy to have Wanda on our team, and with her wit, humor and no-holds-barred approach to whatever gets itnher way, we need her.

– by Jen Sabella

SEATTLE STORM DROPS SHERYL SWOOPES

Sheryl Swoopes, three-time WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist, was waived by the Seattle Storm yesterday – one day before her contract would have been guaranteed for the 2009 season. Storm coach Brian Agler offered little explanation, other than saying the move would free up space under the salary cap.

“I’m very hurt, absolutely,” Swoopes told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “I’m very disappointed. I don’t think this is right. I really feel like I could contribute and help the team next year.”

Swoopes has been plagued with injuries for the last few years, averaging less than half the points she was able to put up during earlier seasons of her career. Still, when she arrived in Seattle, the Storm quickly made her the face of the team. She spent time over Christmas ringing Salvation Army bells with Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren and Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar in front of downtown department stores.

Unlike Houston, where Swoopes had become increasingly dissatisfied playing for the Comets, she seemed a perfect fit in Seattle. She rejoined Olympic teammate Sue Bird and long-time pal Swin Cash. Swoopes even began coaching a middle school girls’ basketball team with her partner, Alisa Scott.

That last part, the part where she lays aside her accolades and becomes a woman who just loves the game of basketball, will be part of her great legacy.

I first met Sheryl Swoopes outside a Foot Locker in the Mall of America. It was 1995, the weekend of the women’s NCAA Final Four, and Nike had flown her in to Minneapolis for the hype. In a year she’d have an Olympic gold medal and the first-ever WNBA contract, but no one could know that yet. The Tennessee/UCONN rivalry had ushered in a new era of women’s basketball media coverage, and there were whispers that the time was ripe for a women’s professional league. So Swoopes came and sat by a rickety card table for three days, autographing posters and posing for pictures with thousands of young girls.

In 2005, she became only the second openly gay player in the WNBA. The league has never forced players to stay in the closet, but there has always been plenty of behind-the-scenes pressure. The world of women’s professional athletics is a shockingly homophobic place.

Because she was such a high profile player, Swoopes coming out was national news. Who knows how many young high school athletes were freed up by Swoopes’ declaration.

The next few days will determine whether or not another team will pick up her contract. The salary cap will factor greatly into the decision. Where the NBA’s cap sits at $58 million, WNBA teams have to wrestle themselves down to $803,000 per year.

Even if no one picks her up, I’m confident she will continue to contribute to the game. She could join a WNBA or NCAA coaching staff. (She’d make a great recruiter.) Or she’s often said she like to become a full-time mom, and coach her son, Jordan’s, AAU team.

Eleven years ago, when her son was born, journalists questioned whether or not a kid could live up to a name like Jordan. I’ve always thought the harder name to follow would be Swoopes.

– by StuntDouble

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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH BIANCA AND REESE?

OK, everyone, breathe.

That sounded more like a sigh. But who can blame us? WTF is happening to Bianca and Reese?

In this week’s Ask AfterEllen.com, we got confirmation of last week’s rumor that Eden Riegel (Bianca) is leaving All My Children in a few weeks when her contract expires. Tamara Braun (Reese) is staying, at least for a while. Rumors are flying that TPTB are trying to get Braun to sign a long-term contract, but nothing is certain.

What that means for Bianca and Reese is anybody’s guess. Their wedding is still slated for next week, but on daytime TV, that means nothing.

Here’s what we know: the spoiler about Reese telling Zach that she has feelings for him turned out to be true. Just as Reese asked him how he feels when he looks at her, the phone rang with the message that Kendall is conscious. Saved by the bell.

Kendall indeed is awake, with little physical evidence that she’s been in a coma for three months, and is not too thrilled with the news that Zach donated sperm to Bianca and her girlfriend.

When Zach brings Reese in to meet Kendall, the vibes are not warm and fuzzy. A wife can tell when a woman is hot for her hubby, ya’ know?

Those facts lead into rumor territory. Word has it that Kendall will ask Zach to kick Bianca and Reese out of his place. That seems feasible, given the fact that I’m not sure any woman would like the idea of her husband having two gorgeous women under the same roof.

The other rumor is rage-inducing, however. The soap boards say that the night before the Bianca/Reese nuptials, Reese kisses Zach, full on, and Ryan sees it.

We’ve had “kiss” teasers before that turned out to be Zach giving Reese a peck on the cheek. This one sounds less ambiguous, though. I can’t quite imagine either Ryan or Zach letting Bianca marry Reese if she is questioning her sexuality (and wants more fertilizer from sperm-daddy).

What I’d like to believe is that the kiss is a misunderstanding of some kind and that Reese and Bianca have a beautiful and happy wedding. And that Bianca has to return to Paris on business and that Reese is staying in Pine Valley only long enough to fulfill her work commitments. (Which include building Erica a closet. Bwah!)

But frankly, my hope is fading. Are we in for yet another failed lesbian relationship for Binx? Worse, is Reese a LUZbian (Lesbian Until Zach) who realizes that Bianca was just a phase? Is ABC about to mess up (I’m being polite) the one and only genuine lesbian relationship on television?

Update: All My Children‘s official promo for February confirms the Reese-Zach kiss.

– by the linster

RACHEL MADDOW IS NO GOOD IN THE KITCHEN

Rhodes Scholar.

First out lesbian anchor to host a primetime news program.

Fashionista.

Undefeated champion of verbal smackdowns.

Is there anything Rachel Maddow cannot do?

We searched high and low and near and far. We explored the vast continent known as Wikipedia. We braved undiscovered corners of the jungle known as the blogosphere. Finally, like the religious fanatics who played heavy metal records backward to see if there were any covert messages from Satan, we even read the AfterEllen.com archives and did handstands to read them upside-down to see if there were any hidden messages telling us that Rachel Maddow is mortal. Just as we were convinced that Maddow was not a human being but a cyborg planted on Earth by an advanced civilization from another galaxy to make the rest of us look shabby in comparison, yesterday we had a breakthrough.

You better sit down. We found her Achilles’ heel.

Rachel Maddow cannot cook. The woman is absolutely hopeless in the kitchen.

Rachel Maddow appeared on The Martha Stewart Show yesterday, stepped into the ring with a stove, and the stove won. As Martha cajoled Rachel into making carrot soup, Rachel nervously stepped from side to side with her hands behind her back, told Martha that she doesn’t cook and instead eats food from street carts, and cringed when Martha poured hot chicken broth into a blender as if the chicken broth were a biohazard:

Of course, for 99 percent of those who just watched that clip, her awkwardness in the kitchen makes her even more adorable. (And to the 1 percent who did not find it adorable, get some rest, drink some of that chicken broth, take some NyQuil and you’ll be well again shortly.)

After commercial break, Maddow demonstrated how to make a cherry julep. As you will see below, Maddow’s trademark confidence and commanding wit returned.

Well, now you know: If you were dating Rachel Maddow, you would probably be served Corn Flakes for dinner, but at least you could look forward to chasing it with a fine cocktail from Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts.

– by Grace Chu

LADIES HOME JOURNAL

Ellen is really taking this “cover girl” thing seriously. Her beaming face is on the front of Ladies’ Home Journal this month, where she dishes on her career, her better-than-ever self esteem and the plans she and Portia have to buy a farm.

She tells the magazine:

I don’t need to be on camera. I’m not a workaholic. I love to spend time with my wife, my family, my animals … We’re looking for the right place to have a farm. Someplace like Massachusetts or Nantucket, with seasons. We could get an 1800s farmhouse with land and rescue animals. Then I’m done.

Portia also weighs in during the interview, talking about the couple’s biggest problem: Portia leaves half-empty beverages around the house. How horrible!

I do leave half-finished beverages everywhere. I usually have three cups of tea going at once. I’m Australian. That’s just what we do. And anyway, I was going to thank [Ellen] in our vows, for picking up all the glasses – and say that she’d have to do that for the rest of her life. She took that on. But she’s very good about it.

Ellen continues, talking about their famous white wedding and tears up, saying, “I never thought I’d have a wedding, and I did, and it meant more than I imagined.”

They’re so domestic! And considering fans of Scarlett Johansson are willing to pay thousands for a used tissue, I’m thinking Portia could make a bundle on selling her half-empty teas on eBay. Then at least Ellen won’t worry about the waste.

You can read the rest of the interview in the March issue of the magazine. Even if you don’t regularly buy Ladies’ Home Journal, it might do some good to prove that a lesbian cover subject has some buying power.

– by jamie murnane

THE GAY AVON LADY SPEAKS OUT

Growing up, I always watched the Super Bowl commercials, and never the game. Then even the commercials got old (or maybe it’s the fact that we’re inundated with advertisements everywhere we turn). But I missed out on something really interesting by skipping the game and the ads this year. Thanks to AfterEllen.com reader Becky C. we learned that a lesbian was featured in a Super Bowl commercial in a way that shockingly wasn’t to appeal to the millions of straight men watching.

It wasn’t objectifying or offensive or clichéd or overly sexual (or sexual at all, for that matter). It was Avon. One of the “Faces of Avon” is Daryn DeZengotita, an out lesbian and eight-year Avon representative from Dallas, Texas.

In an interview with the Dallas Voice last week, DeZengotita says she was out in the very beginning of her Avon career, which she started to earn extra income after adopting a child with her partner:

When I went in for the initial auditions, they had us all in this big holding room, waiting our turn. When people would finish and come back out, everyone would ask, “What kind of questions are they asking you? What do they want to know?” And they would say, “Oh, they asked me a lot of questions about my family, things like what my husband does and how he is involved in my Avon business.” I heard that, and I immediately thought, “Uh-oh.” So when it was my turn to go in, first thing I said was, “I am gay, and I am not careful with my pronouns.” They busted out laughing. They asked me all kinds of questions about my family and my partner and our children. It has been the biggest non-issue, and they have shown absolutely no hesitation whatsoever in promoting me as the face of Avon around the world.

While it was exciting when Ellen became a CoverGirl, having a normal, non-famous person representing our community shows even more progress, if you ask me. You can watch the commercial here.

DeZengotita told AfterEllen.com in an e-mail interview:

[My partner] Celia and I believe that by just living our normal suburban mom lives, we have done more for the gay community in the last several years than we ever did when we were serving on boards and doing fundraisers, etc. And that would be true of my Avon career as well. When we are isolated in the gay community bubble, sometimes we forget that there are still plenty of folks who don’t know they KNOW a gay person.

She really does give a whole new meaning to lipstick lesbian. And it’s not just DeZengotita: Avon is supportive of lesbian rights, in general, and she told us the commercial has allowed some fans of the cosmetics to contact her with their gratitude:

There are many members of our community who find it challenging to shop for cosmetics because they are not treated with respect. I have always wanted to reach out to transgendered persons, for example, because they have such specialized needs. Whichever direction they are going, their skin is ravaged by the hormones. Those transitioning from male to female are at such a disadvantage – they didn’t grow up learning how to apply makeup. Here they are at a time when their self-esteem and identity are most fragile and it’s all right there on their face.

DeZengotita’s celebrity has likely given Avon a boost in lesbian make-up clientele, and people have taken notice. Next up for DeZengotita is an informercial with Suze Orman. And after that, she just hopes the commercial could be nominated for a GLAAD Award so that she can meet Ellen. She said she told her partner she hoped this could become a reality in the future, and Celia’s response was simple: “I get to sit by Portia.”

Touché!

– by jamie murnane

A LESBIAN MOVES TO HOLLYOAKS

While Sarah and Zoe are still acting intense around one another, but not following up on their one-night stand, it seems as if another lesbian is in need around Hollyoaks.

Quick! Someone hire a short-haired, plaid button-down and leather coat-wearing hipster type with unisex appeal!

AfterEllen.com readers Flistopher and Sparkfire let us know that the UK’s Channel 4 is reporting that the character of Lydia, an out lesbian music journalist, will become part of the soap opera beginning March 4. The actress Lydia Kelly said of her character:

She’s very down to earth. She knows exactly what she wants, where she wants to go, and how to get there! She’s also very level-headed.

Kelly also said that she was so excited about getting the part, she didn’t believe her agent when she received the call. Here’s hoping that means that the part is actually a good one, and Kelly isn’t just glad to have a job.

Although there hasn’t been any mention of Lydia interacting with either Sarah or Zoe at this point, we do know that Lydia becomes friends with Josh, whose girlfriend, Amy, becomes jealous of – until, of course, Lydia says, “Guys, I’m a lesbian!” Sighs of relief all around.

SPANISH WEB SERIES HAS GIRLS MEETING GIRLS

If you speak Spanish, or even the language of love, Chica Busca Chica might be a web series worth checking out. In English the title translates to Girl Meets Girl, which is something most of us here can understand.

AfterEllen.com reader Paige alerted us that the web series airs on Terra TV and focuses on a group of friends seeking of love and “finding themselves.” There are 16 episodes available online, and the first season was recently released on DVD.

A few of the episodes are available with English subtitles on CBC, and you can also view some short trailers on DailyMotion, like this one:

They have their own Carmen, and I personally think she could rival Sarah Shahi in the looks department. Maybe I am just really into the accent.

– by Trish Bendix

AND THE WINNER IS…

The votes have been counted for your favorite of the First Annual AfterEllen.com Short Film Contest winners, and the winner is: Girl Talk, written and directed by Jennifer Smith, and starring Stephanie Lynn and Sarah Croce in the lead roles!

Girl Talk was shot in two days in New York, and inspired by an experience that Smith had in high school. (Smith and Croce are both openly gay).

Check out Girl Talk‘s MySpace page for more info on the film, and if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, watch it here now!

Logo was actually so impressed with the film that instead of just putting a promo for it on air, they’re in talks with Smith about acquiring Girl Talk to run on air in the fall as part of their short film series The Click List: Best In Short Film. Congratulations to Jennifer and the cast and crew!

Thanks to all of you who submitted short films this year (watch all the winners here), and if you want to start planning for our Second Annual Short Film Contest now, it will begin in the Fall.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU!

Beginning next week, we’re going to feature an AfterEllen.com member each week on the blog. If you’re interested in participating, private message your answers to at least five of these eight questions to the AfterEllen.com Staff account:

1) What video is currently embedded on your profile and why?

2) When and where have you met celebrity, or which celebrity would you most like to meet?

3) What lesbian/bi pop culture character are you most like, and why?

4) What cd is in heavy rotation for you right now?

5) If we hacked into your DVR, what would we find?

6) What song are you currently singing in the shower?

7) What movie star does your pet most resemble?

8) When did you start reading AE, or what’s your favorite AE feature?

We’ll select someone new each week from among the submissions, so give us your most interesting answers!

– by Sarah Warn

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Lionsgate and Weinstein Co. are now suing each other over the right to distribute the hit Sundance movie Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire, which is directed by an openly gay black man, includes a semi-prominent black lesbian character, and is based on a book written by a black bisexual woman. Lionsgate reportedly paid $5 million for the rights to the film, with Oprah and Tyler Perry adding their support.

The debut of ABC’s Cupid, starring out actress Sarah Paulson, has been pushed back a week to Tuesday, March 31.

New York’s Oscar Wilde Bookshop – the world’s oldest gay book store – is closing on March 29.

The director’s cut of Max Payne has a lesbian subplot.

Comments by AE readers SportyLady and BrazGirl on our recent interview with L Word stylist Cynthia Summer were quoted in an article in Canada’s largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail. Way to go, both of you!

Briana Stockton‘s new fitness show Advanced P.E. debuted this week. It follows eight queer women – including writer/director Nisha Ganatra (Chutney Popcorn), former Tila Tequila contestant Amanda Ireton, screenwriter Pat Branch, comedian Bridget McManus, AfterEllen.com staffer Karman Kregloe, and others – as they get in shape while getting to know each other at the same time. Check it out – you’ll feel healthier just by watching!

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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