I asked Logo's Ashley Kaplan (whom I like to call the Shane of the Logo offices) to bring a camera to the Power Premiere last weekend and interview the lesbian celebrities and lesbian celebrity icons for AfterEllen.com, and she kindly obliged, despite knowing almost nothing about most of these women since she doesn't watch much TV.

In this fun video she put together for us, we learn things like:

• What Guin Turner's working on now
• Michelle Paradise's favorite lesbian moment of '07 (besides launching her show)
• Thea Gill's favorite scene on Queer as Folk
• Why Daniela Sea identified with Jo on The Facts of Life
• Renee O'Connor's new TV show gig in 2008
• Why Mandy Musgrave loves the lesbian community
• Jill Bennett's first crush

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Responding to requests by readers Bex and FilmGrrl, Lori and I discuss Life (NBC), Pushing Daisies (ABC) and Dirty Sexy Money (ABC), plus Blood Ties, the third-season debut episode of Dante's Cove (here) and the new MTV drama series Kaya, debuting next week, about a teenage girl dealing with the unexpected pressures of fame when she becomes a big pop star. I also throw in a plea for you to watch Friday Night Lights (NBC).

This week’s “Best Lesbian Couple That Isn’t” designation is easily won by Serena and Blair from Gossip Girl (The CW), and Lori rolls out the new "She's Hot" bunny for Blake Lively. I can't say I disagree.

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Earlier this week, the cast of here TV's campy supernatural gay and lesbian drama Dante's Cove kicked off its third season with a premiere party, and photographer Faye Sadou was kind enough to share some photos with us. Enjoy!

Cathy DeBuono, Jill Bennett, Tracy Scoggins, Michelle Wolff, and Thea Gill

Tracy Scoggins, Michelle Wolff, Jill Bennett, and Jenny Shimizu

Jill Bennett, Jaime Blake, Michelle Wolff, and Cathy DuBuono

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