Why is it that the short weeks feel so long? We don't know. We do know, however, that today's (blessedly) Friday. Do you know what that means? That's right - it's Queerty ReBUTTal time! Yay!

Earlier this week, lesbian talk show host Ellen Degeneres hosted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. While it's incredible enough that we have an out lady lover hosting a popular television show, it's even more astonishing that a powerful politician such as Clinton would volunteer to appear. It wasn't too long ago that gay people were only depicted as sex-crazed maniacs or severely disturbed villains. How things have changed!

One of the major developments came in 1977, when Billy Crystal played Jody Campbell on Soap. In honor of all the strides we've made, we're dedicating this ReBUTTal to Soap. Check out some scenes, after the jump.

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Crikey! Another week gone? We're getting older by the second!

Before we barrel into another booze-soaked weekend, let's all take a second to look back at the week that was. That's right, it's Queerty ReBUTTal time! Yay!

Our new intern, Paul, graciously pulled each day's most talked about stories. We talk about them once again, after the jump…

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We dedicate this video to Alan Chambers and his pals at Exodus International.

Gee whiz, readers! Another spectacular five days here at Queerty. Thanks for all your wonderful comments. We really appreciate it.

Queerty ReBUTTal's usually dedicated to our comments on your comments, but we're opening the floor to our editor this week.

If you're feeling brave, check out what he's been up to over the past five days as he jetted from New York to LA, met porn stars, politicians and prolific journalists.

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Whoa homos! Another week done, dozens of stories and even more comments. We'll give you one guess where we're going with this… That's right, it's Friday, which means it's Queerty ReBUTTal time! Yay!

For those of you who don't know, Queerty ReBUTTal's when we take some time to comment on your comments on our comments from the past week's stories. Another banner week here at Queerty, folks and we thank all of you for your good, bad and, yes, even the ugly words.

Rather than discussing multiple stories, we'd like to highlight one particular story. And, we must admit, we're pleasantly surprised by the amount of comments we received on this one.

We knew you'd kids would have a few words, but we had no idea the turn-out would be so explosive…

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It's Friday readers. You know what that means: it's Queerty ReBUTTal time! Yay!!

For those of you who don't know, Queerty ReBUTTal's the very special section in which we comment on your comments on our comments from the week that was.

Rather than selecting a couple of stories this week, readers, we're going to focus on one story in particular. Find out which one, after the jump.

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Oh goodness! Can you believe another week blew by? Oh, sorry, perhaps that's a poor choice of words considering we've dedicated this week's Queerty ReBUTTal to Florida Representative Bob Allen, who got nabbed after offering a cop $20 and a blow job. A pretty sweet deal, except for the fact that Allen's a heinous monster of a man. At least he's got enough sense to know one would require dough to go down on him. Man's got brains - just look at all the work he's done for John McCain's campaign. Oh, wait.

Allen's story definitely garnered the most votes this week and we had a terrible time sorting through them, but we've managed to select our five favorites, which we've included after the jump.

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Hoorah! It's Friday, readers! We've all survived another week!! This here's the time when we'd usually take some time to sift through your comments on our comments from the previous week. The whole fourth of July midweek celebration threw us all off, so we're going to spice things up a little.

Last week, we turned the floor over to Union Pool and Blog Rater, both of whom successfully argued that they love gay people. This week, we're offering Queerty ReBUTTal to former The Young & The Restless star Brenda Dickson as she takes you inside her home. And calls some attention to her vagine. We put part two first, because it's funnier. Oh, and in case you didn't predict, it's not really Dickson's voice.

Dickson would never be so wise as to say, "When you eat, you're just a vacuum with nipples". Too true.

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Whooo, Friday! You've got two blissful days of freedom ahead of you, the potential for sex and maybe, if you're lucky, a new Degrassi. What could be better? Queerty ReBUTTal, of course! You know, when we comment on your comments on our comments from the week that was?

We're spicing things up a bit this week. Rather than reminiscing, we're opening the floor to two entities that were mentioned on the blog this week. The first - Union Pool - popped up in a story about an alleged gay bashing at the Brooklyn bar. The other entity, Blog Rater, gave us an NC-17 rating for the words "gay", "lesbian" and "zombie", which we used twice.

Read what they wrote, after the jump…

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Alright, you guys know the drill: It's Friday, which means we take some time to comment on your comments on our comments from the past five days. In other words, it's Queerty ReBUTTal time. Yay!!

Let's get to it…

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Wow! What a week! We unveiled a new format, a new feature (Trolling Tuesdays, which will be joined by new features in the coming weeks), pumped out some more hits for The Style Issue and even found time to objectify British boys!

While we'd love to spend this week's Queerty ReBUTTal chatting about these exciting developments, we've decided to address a topic that's come up a number of times this week - the one, the only, the impossibly complex Discrimination! Hooray! We're sifting through the segregationist stories, after the jump.

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It's Friday, reader. You know what that means - it's Queerty ReBUTTal time! Yay!

You guys did super with the comments. Really. Just super - lisp and all. While we have plenty of thoughts on your thoughts on our thoughts, we're switching it up these week. As you're well aware, we've just kicked off The Style Issue.

Before things go too far, however, we'd like to have a brief look back on some of our other issues and some of the bits that didn't make it. Take a look at some unpublished excerpts, after the jump.

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Another week complete, readers! To those of you who survived intact, well done. To those of you who didn't…well, we're sorry to hear that. We'll keep things rockin' down here until we see you on the flip side.

Now, for those of you launching into a weekend, already on your weekend and even those of you who have to work through the weekend (poor saps), we'd like you to take a second to read our comments on your comments on our earlier comments. That's right! It's Queerty ReBUTTal time!!!

And, as always, we have some surprises for you, including a random movie reference and a very special message from a celebrity who puts the fun in fundamentalism!

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We've had our fill of Queerty ReBUTTal today, so rather than commenting on your comments on our comments, we've decided to post some scenes from Nighty Night.

The dark (very dark) British comedy centers around a woman named Jill Tyrrell (Julia Davis)struggling with her husband's cancer struggle. How does this crass hairdresser cope? She tells everyone he's dead and hits the dating scene. We told you it was dark. And hilarious.

(This is especially dedicated to those of you who have questioned our sense of humor.)

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Despite our tagline (a catchy slogan at best, a marketing gimmick at worst), Queerty does not have an agenda beyond "entertain and inform our readers." That's true for Queerty, and the three other sites under the Jossip Initiatives umbrella.

Most of our readers understand as much. That's why they continue coming back. Michael Lucas, of porn company Lucas Entertainment, doesn't understand our appeal or our mission, which is made evident by his column in this week's New York Blade, where he goes on the attack against this site, myself, and Queerty's editor Andrew Belonsky.

It was a welcome surprise.

Despite the numerous emails and marketing materials we regularly receive from Michael, his business associates, and his company – evidence of a courtship, it might seem, or at least hopes of a marketing relationship – Michael claims he doesn't like this site.

That we regularly discuss Michael on the blog is evidence of his mark on gay culture. As he'll be the first to tell you (as he does with us, so I'm paraphrasing here), he started his business from the ground up, leveraged his porn career into a level of status among mainstream media, and speaks three languages. (Perhaps building my business from the ground up and leveraging my media rants into a level of status among mainstream media will forever be overshadowed by my only speaking 1.5 languages.)

Alas, his accomplishments deserve recognition.

They also make him a public figure.

And like Rosie, Lance, Reichen, and Ellen, gay public figures draw Queerty's attention — our praise, and our criticism. If we disallow the mainstream media from poking fun at or criticizing members of our own – they'd receive a stern letter from any number of gay rights organizations – who should have that right but the gay community itself? And while Queerty does not, by any measure, attempt to speak for the entire gay community, we're certainly a part of it, and command our say.

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