We've got two bits of television news for you. The first come to us via our cousin Mollygood who, in turn, got it from those rascals over at Glitterati. Rumor has it that The L-Word's Kristanna Loken, who plays Paige, is so fed up with her castmate's attitude problems that she's leaving the show. Of the show's lady-heavy cast, she says:

It's an entire show of women. And the amount of egos and insecurities and cattiness that can go on with a bunch of women - that's what you get.

[The Show] attracts certain people that want to do something different in their career, but the girls were tough. It's a big, ensemble cast. And sometimes you wonder if they've bit off more than they can chew.

Yes, well, we can imagine things get a little hairy when you guys are all in sync and shit.

The second bit of news isn't really lesbianic, but it does come to us from the chicks over at AfterEllen, who got it from The Hollywood Reporter. They're reporting that former Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless has signed on to play Tanya for the American update of British sudster, Footballer's Wives.

Fans of the original remember coke-snorting, baby-switching, husband hopping, long nail wielding Tanya Turner as being played by Zoe Lucker. While we can't say we're thrilled by the update, we're glad the producers didn't give the role to an American.

No offense, ladies, but we're not sure you could pull it off with quite the right zest.

The labia-loving ladies over at AfterEllen have been hard at work compiling a list of the top eleven (you know, just to be different) "lesbian accessories": the fashion-forward musts for the sapphic sartorialist. They include fan favorites like ties and guitars, while spicing it up with some more, shall we say, vacuous entries, like the straight hot girl. Features editor Melinda Lo explains the unsung benefits of the groundbreaking relationship:

The lesbian/hot straight girl friendship is untainted by lust or shared exes, and her willingness to flirt with all sorts of men can get you perks that you would never stoop to fetch on your own. Standing next to her only makes you look better.

There you have it, ladies: all you need is a hot penis-loving girlfriend and you're set!

Lo also maintains that a tie clocks in as the number one lesbian accessory, but worries about the rise of startling new fashion:

A troubling new development in lesbian tie culture is the trend of wearing one without a collared shirt. Nothing screams “I didn't know what to wear but that doesn't mean I'm not cool” like a tie worn over a T-shirt. Or a tank top. Wearers must think it makes them look like rock stars. It doesn't.

That's right. It just makes you look like a stupid lesbian. Not like those lesbians who use their straight girlfriends to inflate their social standing - they're geniuses.

You kids may be intereted to hear that Indian American Purva Bedi's accepted the lead role in Manan Katohora's controversial film, When Kiran met Karen.

What's so controversial about WKK. Well not only is it a mainstream movie with lesbian tendencies (a shocking feat in and of itself), but concerns an Indian actress who falls in love with another actress. It seems a number of Indian actresses were approached for the role, bu every single one of them turned it down after reading the lesbianic fine print. It's precisely this squeamishness that attracted Bedi to the roll. She tell's AfterEllen's Malinda Lo:

That's one of the reasons I really want to do the movie … 'cause you know that once the movie's made, everyone in India 's going to watch it... I want to make this movie so that actresses there can start to play those parts and not be so scared of it.

Also, it's a sure fire way to jump start a career.

The change really is incredible. In fact, we'd never heard of the girl until about five minutes ago. You can be sure now that we've heard she's playing a lesbian, we'll never forget the name - um - oh, you know, that girl with the funny sounding name who played Translator #1 on Boston Legal.

We may jest, but we're sure when she visits India she'll be greeted like a hero for everything that's depraved, immoral and downright shameful.

(Astute readers will notice that we've switched some descriptive text. We originally wrote "American Indian" to describe good old what's her name's heritage. This makes it seem like she's a Native American. She's not. She's an Indian American - which, of course, is much different.)

• Finally! A book that brings together centuries of gay history in one gay collection. (We don't think we're included). [Out]

• Holy matrimony! Gay people are jumping into marriage faster than you can say "gay marriage". [Times Online]

• "Push!" That's what doctors said as Project Runway's Laura Bennett birthed yet another child. [Star Magazine]

• Action! AfterEllen takes a look at lesbian directors. [AfterEllen]

• Just say no to trans-fat! That's what NYCs Board of Health said today as they passed a law against the killer (yet delicious) ingredient. [MSNBC]

• You know you love David Byrne, so why not prove it to him by seeing his light/sound installation at Pace/MacGill in NYC. It's only up for four more days, so it's basically now or never. If you don't go, he'll cry. [Pace/MacGill]

• The Power Issue subject Adrian L. Acosta may be the hardest working man in show business. Or, at least, the hardest working man we know: his merry musical buddies, No Subordination, just posted their demo on MySpace. [MySpace]

• A man claims that Golan "I Didn't Fuck Jim McGreevey" Cipel checked him out at the Reebok Sports Club in Amsterdam. How can he prove it? Well, he can't, but we believe him anyway. [Gawker]

• Gael Garcia Bernal loves the homos. How much? Well, he's just joined the fight for gay-nups in Mexico City, where conservatives are trying to strike down a new law allowing same-sex marriage. Oh, and some less famous/attractive people joined the movement, too. [International Herald Tribute]

• 39.5 million people are currently living with HIV. Needless to say, that's a pretty hefty - and upsetting - number. While the rates continue to rise, there is some good news: more people have access to necessary medicines. Of course, there could always be more. [Canada.com]

• Here's some proof God exists: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have both denied the existence of a sex-tape. While we don't believe them, we sure are glad we won't be tempted to watch them make a baby (and you know they did). [Mollygood]

• We can only imagine how many Buckeye heads are spinning: Ohio-based Miami University has agreed to keep same-sex benefits for employees. [Cincinnati Enquirer]

• Who's funny, Jewish and lesbianic? Well, lots of people, but in this case we mean Judy Gold. And, you know what? She's yucking it up over at AfterEllen. [AfterEllen]

• There's a new generation of Evangelicals. And they're not who you'd think. [Radar]

• If you can't form an army, build a store! Japanese store Uniqlo has it's eyes set on Manhattan. [Business Week]

• Ellen Degeneres tops AfterEllen's top ten lesbian moments. The real question, of course, is whether or not she tops Portia De Rossi. [AfterEllen]

• Should death row inmates be allowed to have MySpace? Some say yay, some say nay. [Telegraph]

• As loving as ever, Best Week Ever's made a list of gifts for Oprah to give Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Awww... [BWE]

• Because it wouldn't be a truly Happy Ending without Paris Hilton's butt. [Mollygood]

• Mel Gibson on Good Morning America. (And something else?) [Gawker]

• Kirk on Foley. (And Hastert, too.) [365 Gay]

• "Borat" on faggotry. (And touches upon Kazakhstan.) [The Advocate]

• Harley-Davidson on beef jerky. (And...???) [Rocking Mountain News]

• Kim Ficera on gay rumors. (And with all the big names.) [AfterEllen]

• Kevin Aviance is on Tyra Banks Today! (And go!) [The Tyra Banks Show]

• Ireland on big changes. (And that's all folks!) [Ireland Online]

We know a lot of you out there watch America's Next Top Model, and we apologize for not giving it more coverage. But, to make it up to you, here's the link to an AfterEllen interview with Megan Morris (pictured), the lesbian would-be model given the boot this week.

Megan and the labia loving ladies yak about how producers glossed over her lesbianic tendencies, what makes a good photograph, and what Megan's been up to since leaving the show. Oh, and Megan also calls contestant Michelle out as a lesbian.

One particularly intriguing bit is that the straight ladies in the house seem very intrigued by lesbian sex. Morris remarks:

When I was talking to the other girls ... they were like, "Hmm, you know, I'd probably try it if I wasn’t engaged." It seemed like probably five out of the 13 girls are bi-curious!

A house full of sexually curious models? It's a sapphic wet dream!

• Alaskan judge not fucking around when it comes to marriage law. Yeah, girl! [365 Gay]

• Is gay support by celebrities just a bunch of PR bull? Kim Ficera seems to think so. [AfterEllen]

• Brit play sheds light on Asian gays. A bit of an odd couple, but okay... [Pink News UK]

• Artists "revisit" male figure. As if we'd forget? [The New York Blade]

• Homophobes miss slave days. Shocker. [Gay Alliance]

It's the afternoon. Were we're longing for a stroll, but as we're slaves to the internet, we decided to do it digitally with a mosey on over to our friends at AfterEllen. While there, we came across this thoughtful, entertaining article by Kim Ficera.

In it, Ficera laments the replacement of tom-boy imagery by lipstick lesbians on television. She writes:

There are strong women, good role models for lesbians and future lesbians on TV now, but as Weeds' Celia Hodes made clear to her daughter, the tomboy icon of yesterday is in danger of disappearing. The lesbian icon has arrived, and she looks more like a centerfold than a centerfielder.

While it's fantastic to see gays and lesbians so predominately displayed, allowing young faglings the sexual education so powerful when coming, there's are inadvertent results.

I wonder if in our efforts to provide them with accurate information about sex and sexuality we're inadvertently depriving them of something even more valuable: wonder.

Loss of childish wonder over sex? No way! Kids - and even adults - will always wonder about sex. And if kids glean more than they did yesterday about tomorrow, then it means there will be more boundaries to push tomorrow.
This is a fantastic article. Read it.
"Don't Quote Me: The Disappearance of the Tom-Boy" [After Ellen]
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