This week, the New York Times wants to talk about your lipstick and your self-esteem and I want to talk about how they are missing the point when it comes to the debate about women wearing makeup.

“I wonder which acts of visibility and understanding they’re referring to exactly. Was it the time she played into the stereotype that girls kissing girls is an act done for attention?”

Dharun Ravi has issued an apology in which he failed to actually apologize for anything, but maybe we need to look at the big picture and the scary numbers now, instead.

It’s a brand new day and a brand new week and I have a lot of Eileen Myles, Margaret Cho, and President Obama to go around. Also, Mormons.

“With all due respect that is a bunch of malarkey.”

Drop the mic and walk off the stage.

Carly and Robin got married, I’m Thinkin’ Bout Booze, and it’s Trans* Awareness Week! Plus, more gay people are getting elected to things.

Toronto teachers witnessed a revolution in their classrooms and a bunch of people gave money to other people who fight for the rights of gay people. Did I mention Big Bird is doing okay? Also, pumpkin keg.

“There’s this prevailing attitude that the “culture war” is some kind of ‘discussion’ that we’re all having. But you know what? Fuuuuuuck that.”

Sahara Davenport has passed, but No Doubt and Wonder Woman are back.

Roseanne Barr for President.

The good news is that tomorrow is a new day, and that maybe one day we’ll finally have marriage equality.

This week football gets sassy, the US gets a whole lot gayer, and Canada remains amazing.

This shit never gets old – stupidity ranging from Ohio to Iowa and from Katrina to Sandy.

Is the closing of Tamms Correctional Center — where even non-violent criminals are locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, deprived of all human contact, for years at a time — a harbinger of things to come?

If you don’t have anything nice to say, maybe don’t run for President?

“I’m going to live my whole life and die right here in front of my laptop while Romney talks.”

If I pitch my tent here will a bear eat me?

I think I’m in love with Hillary Clinton and Gabby Douglass at the same time.

“We never ask young people what they are willing to sacrifice to make the world better and that’s one of the biggest problems in this country.”