Desperate Housewives‘ writer/producer Alexandra Cunningham just inked a seven figure deal with NBC to develop new original programming.

Newly discovered letters have revealed the man who inspired the film The English Patient was gay in real life, and in fact in love with a Nazi.

Feministing asks ‘Can we stop pretending beautiful women aren’t beautiful’?, in reference to the trend in television where beautiful actresses play “ugly” characters.

Apparently D.C. has an all male production of Grease currently running, production courtesy of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington D.C.

Shana Feste, writer and director of new Susan Sarandon/Pierce Brosnan film The Greatest talks about the challenges of getting a film made as a female director.

Matt Dillon says in Italian Vanity Fair that he’d love to play gay, stating that there’s already too many limits on him, he doesn’t put any on himself.

The New York Times has an interesting map that shows the best places in Manhattan to catch a cab.  It varies depending on time of day.

Donna Langley, actresses Courteney Cox and Zoe Saldana and director of photography Cynthia Pusheck to be honored at Women in Film awards.

New research reveals–not surprisingly–that female writers, directors, producers, etc. fare better in the world of indie films–though still make up only about 24% of the field.

KRS-ONE says hip-hop needs more women. I’m not sure what happened to female rappers. We used to have Queen Latifah, Lil’ Kim, MC Lyte, where’d everyone go?

In its first weekend, the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It grossed over $100 million dollars across the globe, with 21.3% of it coming from the U.S.

A gay man in Karachi, Pakistan was beaten to death after being caught with another man in his home by an angry mob.

Oprah says audiences may not “enjoy” the gritty Lee Daniels film Precious but she says people will appreciate the experience.  The film opens on November 6.

West Hollywood, a gay hotspot in California, is trying really hard to reach out to gay and lesbian tourists in order to boost revenue for the city.

Black comedian Wanda Sykes is being criticized for using white sperm to impregnate her white wife–the couple now have two white babies.

Are the Bonobo apes riot grrls? An article about whether the primates known for living in an unusually matriarchal structure are feminist friendly.

On the heels of the release of Hilary Swank’s new Amelia Earhart biopic, which is getting horrid reviews, critics are asking where have the strong female characters gone?

A group of LGBT individuals in Boston are planning to protest President Obama for not being enough of a fierce advocate for gay rights, on issues like DADT and DOMA.

Two Sudanese women were arrested during a raid and  sentenced to $110 in fines and twenty lashes for nothing but simply wearing pants.

A judge in Cook County has dismissed a case brought against Craiglist for not effectively curbing prostitution ads on its website.  The judge says there are plenty of legitimate services being offered.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their crime-fighting ways are moving to Nickelodeon, as Viacom buys the franchise from the Mirage Group for $60 million.

A student in Australia has been attacked by a school supervisor for promoting a rally in support of gay rights.  The teacher yelled “Faggot kid, you don’t know what real marriage is!”

Couples Retreat star Kristen Bell says she’s excited to get back to her “snarkier roots” in the movie musical Burlesque where she plays Christina Aguilera’s rival. She also says Christina has written music for the film.

Ewan McGregor says he enjoyed kissing Jim Carrey in the film I Love You Philip Morris, which is set for a February 2010 release in the United States.

Is Tom Cruse a homophobe? The AV Club seems to have gotten that impression around the time that he was filming the movie Risky Business.

A federal bill was introduced Monday that would penalize anti-gay adoption states. States such as Florida and Arkansas would lose federal funding unless they changed their laws.

Former mob hitman Robert Mormando shocked a Brooklyn judge Monday by declaring he’s gay before being sentenced for his part in the shooting of a bagel store owner.

In spite of the fact that Adam Lambert is an out gay man, Details magazine still decided to sexually objectify a female model in the singer’s most recent photoshoot to promote his new album.

Gay Irish hurling star Donal Ol Cusack says the homophobic taunts and slurs have kept his mother from attending his games.

After reports that a gay man had planted a kiss on him at an appearance at a gay club, John Mayer sets the record straight partly because he doesn’t like the idea that gays can’t control themselves.

Illinois teacher David Burk was given merely a warning for making a comment disparaging “black fags” in the middle of class during a discussion about funding for the arts.

Rapper Warren G (yeah, I’ve never heard of him either) says he’s fine with gay people, as long as they stay in the closet.  ’Cause you know, people got kids and shit.

Gene Simmons thinks Adam Lambert should keep his sexuality to himself. Of course, considering how open he is about being a filthy man-whore, it seems to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

Kyle Maclachlan says now that he has a new baby, he may be quitting Desperate Housewives.  Considering his character hasn’t been interesting since season four, I can’t say I’m torn up about it.

A lesbian couple with foster children was denied family discount to an Idaho pool because they’re not a “real family”. Now the pool is considering doing away with the family discount altogether to keep from getting in trouble.

Is Conan O’Brien losing viewers to David Letterman? It seems he’s not fitting in so well in his new time slot, and Jay Leno’s older viewers care more to switch over to Letterman.

The New York Times profiles the partner of a gay soldier who must keep his face hidden or face his significant other being discharged from the service.  It’s heartbreaking.

Are the leaders of gay rights organizations like HRC responsible for Obama dragging his feet on DADT? The Daily Beast’s Jason Bellini claims they are.

A Sacramento morning talk show lost nearly all of its sponsors last week after two of its three hosts went on the air and bashed transgendered people, including encouraging violence against transgendered children. They took to the airwaves today and apologized.

Reverend Jeremiah Wright says “them Jews” are to blame for Obama not speaking to him since the controversy from the election.  Wow.  Because even more anti-semitism is going to get him to give you a call.

So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe is in hot water with GLAAD after disparaging two male contestants who came in and auditioned as a pair. He claims two men dancing together and effeminate male dancers will alienate the show’s audience and make straight men feel uncomfortable about going into dance.

Young and the Restless star Chris Engen who plays Victor Newman’s son Adam is apparently trying to get out of his contract and leave the show because he’s not happy with the direction the show is taking his character.  Some say it’s because they’ve given him crappy storylines.  Others say it’s because he’s afraid of the new gay storyline involving a character named Rafe, whom he might have to kiss.

Another year, another season of MTV’s The Real World, another token gay guy.  Maybe this season will be a lot better than that snoozefest that was Real World: Brooklyn.

A sixth grade girl’s school report was curbed because it was about gay rights activist Harvey Milk.  She was told she would not be able to present her report unless the students got permission from their parents first.

A California lesbian high school student has won a $25,000 lawsuit against her school after she was harrassed by faculty for being gay and too masculine. She was forced to attend a counseling session where she was discouraged from being gay, and a staff member told her she was “ungodly” and “going to hell”.

In yet another attempt to marginalize women in our hypersexualized patriarchal society, Nikon decides to make a digital camera ad telling people it will make women look more like how straight men want them to look according to conventional standards of beauty.  Disgusting.

American Idol’s Adam Lambert may have lost the competition, but it seems Queen guitarist Brian May was impressed enough by him to want to work with him in the future.  Some are speculating they might even have Adam come on tour with them as their lead singer, as they’ve finished a four year run with Paul Rodgers as lead vocalist.

Seth Rogen’s newest film Observe and Report, also starring one of my new favorite actresses Anna Faris, is coming under a lot of heat for what some are calling a date rape scene in the film.  Feminist and film reviewers are weighing in on whether it’s funny or just plain offensive.

Esquire continues to be the beacon of classy fashion magazine publishing as they release their most recent “How To Be A Man” issue, rife with misogyny and homophobia.  They tell their readers one way to cuss like a man is to use the term “shit-sniffing faggot” to insult people.

There’s a new show on NBC called Southland that follows a group of Los Angeles police officers and it’s centered around Ben McKenzie whom you might remember from Junebug and The O.C.  At the end of the first episode, it was revealed that one of the cops is gay.

There was a New York City protest rallying against the recent uptick of murders of gay men in Iraq.  The protest almost turned ugly as the NYPD wouldn’t allow the protesters to stand on the public sidewalk in front of the Iraq mission.

Universal Music and YouTube are partnering to open a completely new website called Vevo that will exlusively feature music videos.  Currently Universal is the only label part of the deal but YouTube is in negotiations to try to get other record labels to lend their artists’ video to the site.

Apparently there were rumors bubbling that Lindsay Lohan was in talks to play Stevie Nicks in a biopic.  Ms. Nicks was asked about how she feels about LiLo playing her on the big screen and her response was “Over my dead body.”

Yesterday I discussed D.C. mayor Adrian M. Fenty leaning toward signing the bill that the council came up with to recognize out of state same-sex marriages, and here is an interview with him on a local newscast discussing whether the U.S. Congress will let the bill pass.

Another tragic ending for a gay youth.  An 11 year old Massachusetts boy has killed himself after having been bullied with anti-gay slurs at school.  The school thought it’d be smart to force him to eat lunch with his bully.  Guess that worked out quite well.

What do you do when you’re an Orthodox Jew and an out homosexual?  Well for some young people, these two things are not at odds with each other.  The Jewish Exponent profiles some intriguing men and women who are as proud of being gay as they are of being Jewish.

Miss Britney Spears reportedly walked off stage during her Vancouver concert and kept the crowd waiting for 30 minutes before returning because too many people were smoking pot in the audience, which caused a “ventilation issue” with some of the crew members.

NPR’s Robert Kulrich has done some research that indicates the sales of men’s underwear is a good thermometer for the state of the economy.  And according to recent figures, there’s been a steep drop in 2008, which obviously tells us what we already knew.  We’re fucked.

Harvard Law student takes Barney Frank to task on his role in the fledgling U.S. economy.  Frank was dismissive of the young man’s supposedly “loaded” question but the student went on FOX News’ Greta von Susternen’s program to continue discussion of the issue.

A gang of men robbed and attacked two gay men on separate but consecutive occasions in Florida.  One of whom is currently in a coma, and the other suffered a head injury but was able to go home from the hospital not long after checking in.  Right now they are being investigated as robberies, not hate crimes.

For the first time the President has invited LGBT families to the White House to take place in the Easter Egg Roll, an event that’s taken place since 1878.  The tickets were distributed to various gay rights organizations, and they decided which families to invite to the event.