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Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (April 9, 2010)

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

Softball, Judge Judy, and, of course, the aftermath of The Dinah – all of these topics and more were Tweeted about by queer women in entertainment this week.

If you come across tweets that you think we should feature in “Tweets of the Week” or if you find (verified) Twitter accounts for out lesbian/bi women in entertainment who you think we should follow, please send us that info at [email protected].

THIS JUST IN: WANDA SYKES TAKES ERYKAH BADU’S “WINDOW SEAT”

Erykah Badu is awesome. But now you know she’s really awesome, because Wanda Sykes parodied her latest video “Window Seat” on her late night show.

About a week ago, Ms. Badu dropped New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh, the follow-up to her 2008 socially conscious album, New Amerykah Pt. 1 (4th World War), and has already entered at No. 4 on the charts. Badu also recently joined the lineup of Lollapalooza 2010 along with Lady Gaga and Matt & Kim, whose video inspired the concept for “Window Seat.”

In addition to the album’s commercial success, Badu’s “Window Seat” video has stirred quite the controversy over the last week for her public disrobing in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, the place of John F. Kennedy‘s assassination. After stripping completely naked, the video ends with the sound of a gun shot and Ms. Badu discussing the evils of groupthink and those who kill what they don’t know.

While Badu has explained that the video is a tribute to the late President Kennedy, Americans, naturally, have a deathly aversion to nudity and are quick to label anything radical as “unpatriotic.”

Wanda Sykes, clearly having no such aversion to Badu’s nudity, welcomed the 39-year-old singer on her show and screened her spoof “Middle Seat,” in which she, too, disrobes publicly. Sykes clumsily takes off her hoodie and sunglasses as she sings, “Can I get a middle seat/I’ll wake you up when I have to pee.” Here’s the video clip:

Sykes definitely lightened the mood for Badu, who was cited by the police for “public nudity,” with a fine of up to $500. Badu explained on The Wanda Sykes Show that the video was “grossly misunderstood.” She was in fact honoring former President Kennedy for not being afraid to “butt heads with America,” and she was “not afraid to show America my butt-naked truth.”

Sure, fines suck, but getting in trouble with the po-po for shooting a music video? Now that’s real art.

– by drummerdeeds

WORKING THE POLL: HOW SHOULD GREY’S ANATOMY AVOID A LESBIAN PREGNANCY STORYLINE?

This week, we learned Jessica Capshaw was pregnant. While we were excited for the actress, we were a little worried this could bring the dreaded pregnant lesbian storyline to life on Grey’s Anatomy.

Dorothy Snarker came up with some great ways for the show to go about hiding the inevitable baby bump, and we added a reader suggestion as well. Which is your favorite?

<a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/3025098/”>How should “Grey’s Anatomy” avoid the pregnant lesbian storyline?</a><span style=”font-size:9px;”><a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”>polls</a></span>

In our poll last week, we asked you which female True Blood character you’d most like to see Sookie (played by out bi actress Anna Paquin) get freaky with. And in this case, we really do mean freaky. Queen Sophie Ann (played by Evan Rachel Wood) massacred the competition. Yikes!

LESBIAN VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK

Our pick this week is a post from the ladies of Lez Renovate. According to their website, “We bought a house in East Van, decided to renovate the basement for a suite and figured it would be a good idea to document it. So, we have a blog/vlog. We love our little house, and hopefully it loves us back!”

The video below documents their delivery of a very special Easter present to their neighbors. Enjoy!

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Emma Thompson has taken the role of an Australian lesbian – and it’s one that she wrote herself!

A 15-year-old boy was sent home from school this week for wearing a shirt that said “I Love Lady Gay Gay.” Lady Gaga took to Twitter to share her feelings about the way he was treated.

In an interview with The New Gay, Janelle Monae was very coy when asked about her sexual preferences.

Lily Tomlin talked to us this week about Damages, Desperate Housewives, and how things have changed for the LGBT community during her 40 years in public life.

Avatar actress Zoe Saldana told the press that people have been saying she’s a lesbian since her youth.

A government-run TV show in the Virgin Islands called Youth in Action is taking a page from Constance McMillen’s high school’s rule book. The producers canceled the show after interviewing a teen lesbian, calling it “too sensitive.” A source told the BVI News, however, that the show would have done a lot of good.

Road Rules alum Rachel Robinson recently paid a visit to a university in Florida where she spoke about being out and happy with who you are.

Martina Navratilova is fighting breast cancer. She was on Good Morning America this week discussing her diagnosis. She said that the day she found out was her “own personal 9/11.”

Amanda Palmer is finally free of her label, Roadrunner Records. Read her blog entry detailing the split, which includes an open letter to Roadrunner.

Jane Lynch wants you to join her and Lara at the anniversary party for the National Center for Lesbian Rights on May 1 in San Francisco.

Home and Away‘s Esther Anderson recently talked to Yahoo about her role on the Aussie soap opera as the bisexual EMT Charlie.

The lesbian storyline on 90210 has been refreshingly sweet and honest – so far.

People magazine takes a tour of Rachel Maddow‘s home with partner Susan Mikula.

According to The Sun, Kristen Stewart and Carey Mulligan are both vying for the role of bisexual hacker Lisbeth Salander in the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Greg Rucka is leaving DC, and the fate of Batwoman hangs in the balance. Marvel is bringing Runaways, featuring lesbian alien Karolina Dean, to the big screen

Showtime recently gave us a first look at The Real L Word and we gave it our patented Lesbian Scientistics treatment.

The Advocate‘s “40 under 40” features 13 women, including Gloria Bigelow, Jillian Michaels, Tina Mabry and Shannon Wentworth.

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.

– by Karman Kregloe

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