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It's officially autumn. Time to get serious about our movies -- if only there were more lesbian characters on tap.

This week's can't-miss, female-centric entertainment highlights includes a hot Goth lady guitarist, a beach read perfect for Christmas, gender ambiguous snails, at least three women we'd like to bang, and a great new Kelly Clarkson album.

In this, one of our newest recurring feature, you'll get you the low-down on all the can't-miss, female-centric entertainment highlights coming up this week. Just think of it as our list of Totally Awesome Things That Will Remind You Why It Rocks To Be A Woman. Don't worry, you can thank us later.

Hey, all you single ladies — throw your hands up! We've collected 21 of our favorite out, eligible lesbian and bisexual ladies, and present them here for your perusal.

When queer female filmmaker Desiree Lim makes her international premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival tonight, it may be a surprise for ardent fans of her work. The House, starring Natalie Skye, is a psychological ghost story, a sort of atmospheric and moody think piece about life and death and the choices we all make or don’t make (and, like all her works, there’s a queer bent).

When The L Word ended in 2009, it was really the end of an era for lesbian images on TV. Since we just can’t let go of our beloved L Word ladies, let’s keep the magic going with a ‘Where Are They Now’ follow up tracking down all your favorite stars from the show. Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman, Leisha Hailey, Jane Lynch, Mia Kirshner, Rose Rollins and Cybill Shepherd.

Big Hollywood summer popcorn flicks and lesbian-themed cinema don't typically collide, although there's an argument to be made that Angela Robinson's sexy spy story D.E.B.S and Jamie Babbit's teen angst / mini camp masterpiece But I'm a Cheerleader came pretty darned close. Check out trailers for movies starring Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lawrence and January Jones, Helen Mirren, Rachel Weisz, Kristen Scott Thomas, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones and Vera Farmiga.