Pay Chen, 1/27/12

TV host, writer and producer

When the Canadian version of The Bachelor hits the air this fall and your hairdresser's cousin's co-worker's son's teacher is on the show, will you be watching? I will. And with my team of real and pretend online friends, we'll have plenty to say.

Jared Gutstadt, 1/27/12

CEO, Jingle Punks Music

From a marketing standpoint, a good theme song is a home run. Branding wrapped in a memorable, stick-in-your-head melody? That's a priceless commodity in a TV landscape littered with noise and copycat ideas.

Sophia A. McClennen, 1/27/12

Professor, Penn State University; Author, 'America According to Colbert: Satire as Public'

In the absurdity that has become the Republican Primary we have increasingly had to look to comedians to make sense of the whole mess, by exposing hypocrisy and speaking truth to power.

Michael Bialas, 1/27/12

Entertainment and Sports Journalist

One of America's finest and hardest-working alternative rock/country acts is back on the road this month, resuming their tour in support of their Grammy-nominated 2011 album, The Whole Love.

Nathan Newman, 1/26/12

Founder, Tech-Progress.org

The Hollywood unions largely formed in the 1930s are actually one of the last thriving representatives of that historic surge of working class power. The danger is that a Googlization of the television industry could mean the end of a living wage industry there as well.

Mariska Hargitay, 1/25/12

Actress

We as a society must build on this achievement and take further steps to acknowledge that sexual violence affects men and boys. We must commit ourselves to engaging men in the movement to address, prevent and, one day, end all sexual violence.

Nathaniel Frank, 1/25/12

Author, 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'

The best analogy for the question of choice and sexuality is not race or gender but religion. Among defenders of Cynthia Nixon's "choice" remarks are those who say that, just as Americans choose their religion, why can't we choose our sexual orientation?

Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D., 1/25/12

Developmental and clinical psychologist; mental health director, Child and Adolescent Gender Center

As a psychologist who spends much of my time working with children who don't fit inside neat, binary gender boxes, I applaud Showtime and the writers of House of Lies for bringing a new perspective on children's gender in a compelling and sympathetic way.

Cathy Renna, 1/25/12

Nationally recognized media relations expert and leader within the LGBT community

We should be thanking Cynthia Nixon for giving us an opportunity to talk about sexual orientation for what is really is, a complex human trait that is not fully understood, and not a simple gay/straight binary but a spectrum of behavior and identities.

Lee Brenner, 1/25/12

Co-Founder, HyperVocal.com

Alan Zweibel, 1/25/12

Comedy Writer

Robin and I are sitting in our den. The TV is on. And then a commercial. The one where a woman has been told it will cost up to $6,000 for her father's funeral. I let it play for a few more beats and then break the silence.

Ross Mathews, 1/24/12

TV personality, 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and 'Chelsea Lately'

I've been trying to do the things that Chelsea does to prepare, so I've been drinking. A lot. Every night, starting around noon. And I thought it would be fun to hang out with Jennifer Aniston, but the fence around Jen's house is super high.

Shawn Hatosy, 1/24/12

Actor, "Southland"

What does it mean? Way too many things to express in a single blog. But I'll try to bring you into the fold gently. Be careful though, because once you start using the term, it's hard to stop...

Charlotte Safavi, 1/24/12

Anglo-Iranian-American Journalist

When I saw last week that Ryan Seacrest Productions had an upcoming reality show based on the lives of wealthy LA-based Iranian-Americans called the Shahs of Sunset, I did what any self-respecting, tech-friendly Iranian-American would do.

Malcolm Harris, 1/24/12

Curator of Cool; Founder of One Dress Project

After reading our vows, we were officially pronounced married by the State of New York. When I heard these words, I began to sob like an 8-year-old.

Shane L. Windmeyer, 1/24/12

Nationally recognized LGBT leader in higher education; bestselling author; executive director, Campus Pride

It's no wonder ABC executives thought Work It would be OK. Just watch Logo and see how low we have set the bar. I did not fight to have access to Logo so that I could watch gay, privileged, white men complain about hookups and fashion.

Tracy Baim, 1/23/12

Publisher and executive editor, Windy City Media Group

If the right wing does use Cynthia Nixon's words as a way to attack our community, I don't think it will be any more vile than what they already do. They try to "cure" us and deny our civil rights no matter what the basis of our true selves.

Jennifer Boudinot, 1/23/12

Creator of the site, Lifetime Movie Reviews

Even though Rob Lowe gained a pot-belly for the role and wears jungle-print shirts almost exclusively, I couldn't help but think Untouchable's greatest fault may be in the casting such a handsome guy as the leering Peterson.

Asher Huey, 1/23/12

D.C.-based progressive activist and organizer

Art, including television comedy, is meant to hold a mirror to society. While holding that mirror, Hollywood should give lesbians the fair and equal consideration they give gay men.