Good morning! Happy Hump Day.
OK, so, it truly appears Rizzoli & Isles are giving lesbian viewers what they want: Clever editing.
Seriously though – misleading or what!?
Have you entered the WNBA Finals 2014 “Score Your Seats” Sweepstakes? Your entry gives you a chance to win a trip for two to Game 3 of the 2014 WNBA Finals (City TBD) on September 12, 2014!
Newsweek has a stellar piece on the LGBT women who worked on the factory lines during WWII, aka “Rosie the Lesbian Riveters.” They deserve to be celebrated as part of history. (Thanks Margaret!)
The A&E adaptation of The Returned has cast its lesbian couple. Agnes Bruckner is the American version of Laure and Sandrine Holt is her lover Julie. Agnes, you may recall, starred in Jamie Babbit’s Breaking the Girls, while Sandrine was Helena’s gambling partner on The L Word. I approve of this casting!
True Blood is getting a musical. Hopefully it doesn’t suck. Meanwhile, the stars of the show came out for one last season premiere!
Living for Wanda Sykes’ pants on Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she talked about Last Comic Standing.
The New Yorker ponders President Obama’s next gay rights move.
Ali Stroker and Dani Shay were adorable together at an event for Galvanized Soul’s new single “Carry On.”
Taylor Schilling and Uzo Aduba were guests on Q with Jian Ghomeshi where they discussed their misunderstood characters.
IndieWire has a list of The 25 Most Important LGBT Actors and Actresses. Highest on the list for women: Jodie Foster (#2) and Ellen DeGeneres (#3).
Pretty Little Liars has been nominated for Choice TV Show: Drama at this year’s Teen Choice Awards, while Troian Bellisario and Lucy Hale are up for Choice TV Actress: Drama. Snubbed: Shay Mitchell, but at least she looks hot in next week’s episode.
Out musician Brandy Clark shares her 10 essential country albums.
Goldfrapp’s video for her song “Jo” is so beautiful and dark. (It’s directed by her GF, too.)
Austra’s new EP, Habitat, is out now! Their new video for the title track has a lot of making out, including two elderly women.
Today in Lesbianish TV: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Queen Latifah Show, Good Morning America (ABC 7 a.m.), Girl Code “Birthdays; Bad Habits; Getting Back Out There” (MTV 9 a.m.), But I’m a Cheerleader (Showtime 9:15 a.m.), *The Millionaire Matchmaker “The Late Bloomer and the Gay Hugh Hefner” (Bravo 11 a.m.), South Beach Tow marathon (Tru TV 11 a.m.), Past Obsessions (LMN 12 p.m.), *Will & Grace “East Side Story” (We 12 p.m.), Law & Order: SVU “Mask” (USA 12 p.m.), Grey’s Anatomy marathon (Lifetime 1 p.m.), The Good Wife marathon (Hallmark Movie Channel 1 p.m.), *True Life “I Want My Ex Back” (MTV 1:48 p.m.), The Talk (CBS 2 p.m.), Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (Food Network 2 p.m.), *SEC Storied: Abby Head On (ESPN U 3 p.m.), *Friends “The One With Two Parts, Pt. 1” (TBS 4:30 p.m.), Election (Showtime 5:35 p.m.), *Carol Leifer on Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO Comedy 6 p.m., HBO 11 p.m.), *Catfish: The TV Show “Tracie & Sammie” (MTV 6 p.m.), *Finding Bigfoot: Further Evidence (Animal Planet 6 p.m.), The East (HBO Signature 6 p.m.), Jane Velez-Mitchell (HLN 7 p.m.), *Queer As Folk (Showcase 8 p.m./9 p.m.), The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC 9 p.m.), The Better Half “Early Retirement” (Pivot 9:15 p.m.), South Beach Tow (Tru TV 9:30 p.m.), R&B Divas: Atlanta “California Love” (TV One 10 p.m.), *The L Word “Loud & Proud”/”L’Chaim” (Showcase 10 p.m./11 p.m.), *True Blood marathon (HBO2 10 p.m.), *Real Housewives of New Jersey “Preview Special” (Bravo 10:30 p.m.), Cruel Intentions (TMAX 12 a.m.) (Thanks Roni!)
*Denotes rerun
