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The BBC released a press image of the girls from the upcoming Ab-Fab season, and Edie, Patsy, Bubble, Saffy and the whole gang haven't changed one bit!

Outdoor retailer REI has thrown its support behind marriage equality, according to a press release from Washington United for Marriage, a coalition working to defend the state’s same-sex marriage law.

Shame on you, CBS. The network published a press release announcing a new talk show featuring many female power players, including Sara Gilbert, who played Darlene on Roseanne. The press release features a brief list of each woman's credentials and background information about the women's families. While the profiles of other members in the cast acknowledge husbands, Sara Gilbert's profile simply says she lives with "her family in Los Angeles." It seems odd the press release did not say Gilbert lives with her partner, especially since Gilbert is an out lesbian who is raising children with her partner Allison Adler. The show also features Marissa Jane Winokur, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Peete Robinson and Leah Remini.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is throwing its support behind JC Penney and it’s choice to partner with Ellen DeGeneres, especially in light of the antigay group One Million Moms’ campaign to urge the retail giant to fire DeGeneres based solely on the fact that she’s a lesbian, according to a press release from GLAAD.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova will be among the celebrity competitors on the next season of Dancing With the Stars, according to an ABC press release. Other celebrities who will join the 13th season on the ABC hit include actress Melissa Gilbert,The View co-host Sherri Shepard, and Grammy Award-winning singer Gladys Knight. Dancing With the Stars will return with a two-hour premiere March 19.

The Arizona house and senate are considering companion bills that would require school officials protect LGBT students from bullying. "We are grateful that Senate Minority Leader David Schapira and Rep. Katie Hobbs, along with many of their colleagues in the legislature, are committed to giving every child in Arizona a fair chance to succeed in school," Equality Arizona board chair Tom Mann said in a press release.

Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) announced in a press release that its Board of Governors has voted to suspend the league’s 2012 season in order to focus on the resolution of pending legal issues. The suspension couldn’t come at a worse time for the sport. Women’s soccer has experienced a huge bump in interest and support, and by extension TV ratings, after the US Women’s Soccer team reached the finals at the 2011 World Cup.

Cyndi Lauper is on the front lines of disaster relief efforts for Japan. The True Colors star is currently in the country offering aid by raising money and lifting spirits through concerts and charity events in Japan. Lauper was in Japan touring for her Grammy-nominated album Memphis Blues when the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami happened on March 11, followed by a threat of nuclear crisis. Despite being told to leave, Lauper and her band opted to stay and offer support "through the healing power of their music," according to a press release.

The official outcome of the race may not be declared for weeks, however, as Kamala Harris is 9,000 votes ahead as of Thursday morning, but provisional and absentee ballots are still being counted. Kamala Harris's campaign has declared victory after a tight race between her and Republican Steve Cooley to become California's next attorney general. According to a press release from campaign aide Ace Smith, "uncounted ballots will only bolster Kamala Harris's lead ... the provisional ballots cast on Tuesday will reflect Harris’s victory."

Kamala Harris's campaign has declared victory after a narrow race between her and Republican Steve Cooley to become California's next attorney general. According to a press release from campaign spokesperson Ace Smith, "uncounted ballots will only bolster Kamala Harris's lead... the provisional ballots cast on Tuesday will reflect Harris’s victory." Harris has vowed to let Proposition 8 die in a federal appeals court. Cooley had said he would support California’s initiative banning same-sex marriage.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will feature the exhibition Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art, showcasing the works of nine photographers whose work is based in political and social issues including feminism, racism, LGBT activism from the 1970's to the 1990's and the AIDS crisis from April 9 – 21, according to a press release. The artwork consists of a collection of photographs by renowned -- often button-pushing-- artists Peter Hujar, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andres Serrano, Lorna Simpson, and Carrie Mae Weems, Hujar, Nan Goldin, Zoe Leonard, Barbra Kruger and David Wojnarowicz. The exhibition will be held Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

After a year off, the lesbian mother of two returns, pledging to tackle childhood obesity on the NBC reality show.

Four couples and the statewide group Wyoming Equality filed the suit in a state court Wednesday.

Maria Bello is writing a memoir to expand on her "Coming Out as a Modern Family" column that appeared in the New York Times.

Some 53 percent feel they have to hide their identity, says a new Human Rights Campaign Foundation study, which reports on other workplace problems as well.

But federal laws make some married same-sex couples ineligible for certain Social Security and veterans' benefits, explains a new report.