Recommended Reading: Non-Psychotic Lesbians, Gay Jersey Shore, and more Glee

Can a Non-Psychotic, Non-Tragic Lesbian Character Win an Oscar? (SheWired) "The Kids Are Alright [sic] star Annette Bening is poised to make cinematic history on February 27th. If she takes home the Best Actress Oscar next month, it will be the first time ever that the Academy honors a portrayal of a lesbian character who doesn’t kill someone (including herself) or die before the film’s credits roll. While insider buzz suggests Bening has a good shot at taking home the gold, is the Academy really ready to honor a non-psychotic, non-tragic portrayal of a lesbian?" Reality show focuses on Atlantic City gay community (WALB) "Jersey Shore fans wishing there was a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender 'Situation' going on are about to get their wish.  Under the Boardwalk Productions is holding an open casting call for the GLBT community for a new reality show pilot described as at 'GLBT' Jersey Shore." Why are so many films for Latinos bad? (Salon) "As a gay film critic, it’s an issue with which I’m rather familiar. I periodically get interviewed for pieces asking questions like 'Why are queer films so bad?' or 'Why are queer films getting better?' The answer to both questions is a simple one: Somebody -- either Plato or Ben Franklin -- once observed that '85 percent of everything is crap.' It’s all a matter, then, of expanding the playing field; in other words, the more gay movies that get made, the more likely we are to get ones that don’t suck." Chris Colfer and Darren Criss Shoot EW Cover (Towleroad) "In the video, Colfer talks about the pressure he feels to play a gay teen on tv, how he's the Glee cast member who gets all of the 'heart-wrenching' messages from fans and how people are so happy to be exposed to the positivity of his character Kurt." Watch it here: