"Being gay is a gift from God"*

Dr. Phil discusses transgendered youth.  I haven't seen the show, but happy to hear that he seems to have handled it....not terribly (wow, what low standards I have at this point....): "It is true that Dr. Phil wasn't a saint during this program, insisting on using the words, "gender-confused children" occasionally. Overall, he stayed neutral. He even said in the beginning that this was not an area he had any expertise in. We, as a community, like it when we can complain about something that doesn't go our way. I was highly skeptical when I heard of the subject matter of this program. But after seeing Toni defending her child against NARTH and Focus on the Family, you have to love it. Thank you, Dr. Phil, for showing us this topic in this wonderful manner."

The third season of Big Love arrives!  From Salon.

The history of sex on television - landmark moments like the first interracial kiss and the first condom commercial.

The end of the Grissom Era!  I can't help it, I've always loved CSI....I'm sad to see Grissom go.  Even if Slate does call him "dumpy."

* The quote of the week.  -Rev. Ed Bacon.  From Oprah.com: "Another hot-button issue that sent viewers straight to our message boards was a comment made by the Rev. Ed Bacon during a discussion on spirituality. After hearing from Sedrick, who says he had a tough adolescence growing up as a gay teen in rural Alabama, the Rev. Bacon said something Oprah says she has never heard a minister say. "Being gay is a gift from God," the Rev. Bacon said. "But our culture doesn't understand that. And consequently, the culture sends messages that you ought to isolate. And isolation is the antithesis of what all of us need." To further explain his comment, the Rev. Bacon joins Oprah via satellite. "I meant exactly what I said," he says. "It is so important for every human being to understand that he or she is a gift from God.""