“Imagine how wonderful it would be to take a class on French lesbian poetry in university, but wait, who’s that British man in a suit, aspirating your French lesbian poetry textbooks into his bag-free vacuum cleaner?”

This week’s going to be a billion times nicer than last week. I pinky promise. Here’s some animals, a big ol’ bowl of pasta, and a street wedding to prove it.

Someone thinks Margaret Cho outed John Travolta, Fastrack thinks kids should come out, Ángeles Álvarez thinks lesbian politicians should come out, and now that Jason Collins is out, Andy West thinks everyone should come out.

Rachel Maddow is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter, and on the inside she’s talking about her feelings.

To your average conservative legislator, it may seem like a good idea to let anti-gay religious or political groups choose not to have members who don’t reflect their “values.” But when it involves having students pay for their own discrimination, it’s not so simple.

“I’d heard this kind of anti-gay rhetoric hundreds of times before… So why was I getting so upset?”

Nothing is more awkward that coming out to your friends’ parents or your parents’ friends. This week on Pretty Little Liars Emily handles it like a champ.

I’m gonna marry the night – and probably another woman once DOMA is repealed.

You’ll grow to love the glow of the city when it’s sunny outside and also its poetic gloom on rainy days; you’ll learn that the outdoor tables, no matter how gritty, are the most privileged spots at bars and restaurants; you’ll be surprised with how culturally diverse this city is; and you’ll become addicted to the unstoppable activities day and night.

From gay marriage to bottle-fed baby lions, this week we’re celebrating the future AND the past.

I’m hacking an Eagle Award tonight and then I’m gonna move to Canada.

You can take the word out of the stylebook, but you can’t take the complexity out of the word.

Because remember – bias is when a gay person rules on gay people. When heterosexual people rule on gay people, well, that’s just how shit works here.

Obama has announced his support of Washington, Maryland and Maine’s marriage equality initiatives! Hopefully most voters will agree with him, because the polls sure are close!

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

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.

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

Vanessa’s Team Pick: If I had to choose between Maddow and Ellen I would probably die so it’s a good thing I don’t have to!

Lesbian democrats, gay republicans, and assorted ignorant fools are all working in the same industry: politics.

Grab a slice of pizza and get prepared for a big ray of sunshine.