Morning Brew – Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres are adorable together at “Finding Dory” premiere
Good morning!
iO Tillett Wright wrote a passionate piece for Refinery29 about why they called 911 on behalf of Amber Heard.
Meet Kate McKinnon‘s character in Ghostbusters, aka your new crush.
The Pride LA profiles two lesbian pioneers: Ivy Bottini and Diane Abbitt.
Supergirl is getting a lesbian character! And it’s Maggie Sawyer from the comics!
The Hollywood Reporter reviews Political Animals.
At Huffington Post: Parenting While Bisexual.
Evan Rachel Wood talked about her new musical duo, Rebel and a Basketcase, with Rolling Stone.
Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar is my new hero.
“You can’t wait until kids have grown up to let them know that queer people exist. There’s this idea that that is something that should only be discussed with adults – that is completely wrong. If you wait to tell queer youth that it matters how they feel or that they are even a person, then it’s going to be too late!”
The BBC talked with Mpho Tutu van Furth, the out lesbian daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was kicked out of priesthood after marrying her partner.
Finding Dory‘s director is basically not ever going to confirm there is a lesbian couple in the new film.
“They can be whatever you want them to be. There’s no right or wrong answer.”
Speaking of, Ellen and Portia looked perfect together at the Finding Dory premiere, where Portia said that she doesn’t hear Ellen’s Dory voice at home:
“I will be honest, no. That would be very weird. I think I would leave her. That would be the end of our relationship.”
To which Ellen responded:
“She’s not a child. …[She’s not like,] ‘Talk whale to me! Dance for me!’ She doesn’t do any of those things. That would be bad if she said dance and talk whale at the same time.”
Newly single Demi Lovato doesn’t want to put a label on her love:
“It’s something I don’t think needs to have a label: As humans, It’s just about a connection with someone.”
Not even “Cool for the Summer”?
Batwoman has a new love interest, or at least, a date with a woman named Rachele.
Minnesota Republican Ali Jimenez-Hopper is a total asshole about her “half-black” lesbian opponent, Erin Maye Quad.
Wentworth fans will enjoy this chat with the cast.
Odalys Nanin has a new play about two Cuban women in love: Skin of Honey/Piel de Miel, now playing in West Hollywood.
Today in Lesbianish TV:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Good Morning America (ABC 7 a.m.)
Saturday Night Live “Cameron Diaz; Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars”/”Woody Harrelson; Kendrick Lamar” (Comedy Central 9:17 a.m./10:21 a.m.) (rerun)
Catfish: The TV Show “Paris & Tara” (MTV2 10 a.m.) (rerun)
The View (ABC 11 a.m.)
Grey’s Anatomy marathon (Lifetime 1 p.m.)
Tammy (HBO2 1:10 p.m.)
Archer marathon (Comedy Central 1:38 p.m.)
The Talk (CBS 2 p.m.)
General Hospital (ABC 2 p.m.)
Ellen “Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute, Pt. 2″/”When Ellen Talks, People Listen” (Laff 3 p.m./3:30 p.m.) (rerun)
New Girl “Bachelorette Party” (TBS 3 p.m.) (rerun)
Below Deck Mediterranean “My Big Fat Greek Threesome”/”Entree-vous” (Bravo 4 p.m./5 p.m.) (rerun)
Law & Order: CI “Lonelyville” (We 5 p.m.) (rerun)
Clarence “Space Race; Jeff’s Secret” (Cartoon 5:30 p.m.)
Pride (Showcase 5:45 p.m.)
Classic Tennis – 1983 Wimbledon Final – Jaeger vs. Navratilova (ESPN Classic 7 p.m.) (rerun)
Mulholland Dr. (TMAX 7:30 p.m.)
The Children’s Hour (MGM 7:55 p.m.)
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow “Blood Ties” (CW 8 p.m.) (rerun)
Empire marathon (TV One 8 p.m.)
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC 9 p.m.)Orphan Black “The Mitigation of Competition” (BBC America 10 p.m.)
Code Black “Buen Arbol” (CBS 10 p.m.) (rerun)
Classic Tennis – 1978 Wimbledon Final – Evert vs. Navratilova (ESPN Classic 10:30 p.m.) (rerun)
After the Black (BBC America 11 p.m.)
V for Vendetta (Pivot 11 p.m.)
Friends “The One With the Dozen Lasagnas” (Nick 12:33 a.m.) (rerun)
Saturday Night Live “James Franco; Nicki Minaj” (Comedy Central 3:07 a.m.) (rerun)
Classic Tennis – 1973 Wimbledon Final – Evert vs. King (ESPN Classic 4:30 a.m.) (rerun)
Ellen (Laff 5 a.m./5:30 a.m.) (rerun)
Tom Green Live (AXS TV 5 a.m.) – Guest: Sandra Bernhard (rerun)
Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia (HBO Zone 5:15 a.m.)
Buffy marathon (Pivot 6 a.m.)
Clarence (Cartoon 8 a.m./8:30 a.m.) (rerun)
(Thanks, Roni!)
