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This week, it was all about bad news turning into good news.

For example, in Egypt it was revealed that members of the military will routinely assault female protesters. Many women have reported military officers tearing off their clothes, calling them slurs, and sexually assaulting them during arrest.

BUT! That revelation led to the largest women's protest in modern Egyptian history! Thousands of women protesting the military's treatment of ladies marched to Tahrir Square.

On the homefront, Minnesota's Senate Majority Leader was backing a state constitutional amendment to
define marriage as just between a man and a woman. But then it turns out she was having an affair with a staffer, who was also married. Whoops. Luckily, Minnesota's queer community turned this news around, apologizing to the senator for ruining her marriage. Good work, team.

And in not-connected but still-worthwhile news, ABC is actually going to produce a TV show actually based around the premise that it's funny when people in skirts stand up to pee. Meanwhile, my boyfriend Louis CK has proven to actually be a stand-up man by donating some of his recently-earned $1 million to a fistula charity. No one even wants to say the word fistula, or think about what it is, so it's awesome for Louis to go out of his way to bring the issue some attention (and cash!).