Weeds‘ Andy Milder, who plays Dean Hodes, embattled and embittered ex-husband of Celia, has a terrific contest going on his Twitter account.

He’s managed to get the stars of the show to sign the script from the pilot episode. He’ll give it away to a fan on Tuesday, June 30 … provided that fan answers his trivia question correctly.

Today Andy wants to know how hard you think the question should be (folks have encouraged him to make it a challenge, not something that we could easily look up on IMdB or Google.) If you don’t already follow him, add @andymilder to your Twitter stream and weigh in on the contest.

Here are the contest deets, per Andy’s tweets:

At a random point on Tuesday, June 30, I will ask a question. The 33rd person with the correct answer will win a signed Weeds script.

No more than 3 entries per person. More will disqualify you (I’ll count. I will!).

I smell a challenge, Showtime Fans. You’ve got two days to brush up on your <em>Weeds</em> trivia, so hit the books … er, or the Interwebs and iTunes … whatever works.

Image: Twitpic via @andymilder

The L Word’s Cybill Shepherd has been all over the red carpet lately, especially at events in support of gay rights since her daughter, actress Clementine Ford (also an L Word alum), recently came out.

On Saturday, Shepherd gave the keynote speech at the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Atlanta, where she received an award from the HRC, which named her a National Ally for Equality.

“Mommies and mommies, daddies and daddies — you are the kind of parents this world needs,” she told the crowd.

Last week, Shepherd and Ford turned out together for “An Evening with Women,” a fund raiser for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian center. Christina Aguilera performed at the gala, which was attended by tons of celebs, including Sharon Stone, Jennifer Coolidge and Paris Hilton, who snuggled up to Shepherd ’cause they were wearing the same vibrant shade of red.

Here, Shepherd and Ford vamp it up on the red carpet. You’ll find more, including the Paris pic, after the jump.

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She had dodged the question of her sexuality for years, but not any more says Top Gun star Kelly McGillis.

In an interview with Shewire.com, the single 51-year old said she’s “done with the man thing” and definitely interested in dating a woman.

On Season 5 of The L Word, McGillis played a closeted army colonel who led the inquiry in Tasha’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” trial.

The actress, who became an 80s sex symbol after playing opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun, has two teen daughters and has been divorced twice. She said coming to terms with her sexuality was “an ongoing process from the time I was probably 12.”

For much of that time, McGillis said, she thought God was punishing her for being gay. Now, that’s over:

“Life is a freaking journey, and it’s about growing and changing and coming to terms with who and what you are and loving who you are,” said the actress.

She added that she hopes to continue acting, but has chafed under Hollywood’s conventions, including casting agents’ request that she dye her hair. “I love acting,” she said, “but I don’t want to do it at the point of losing who I really am.”

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It’s been a busy few weeks for Marlee Matlin. The L Word alumna recently released her new book, “I’ll Scream Later,” and has been touring the country giving readings about what her life has been like after losing her hearing when she was 18 months old.

The Oscar winner and multiple Emmy nominee also has two big honors coming up next week: On May 6 she’ll get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the day after the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation honors her with the Mary Pickford Award at its Women of Distinction luncheon.

Before the book appearances, Matlin had been on the road with Dancing with the Stars, visiting 38 cities in a whirlwind cross-country tour. She was eliminated midway through the 2008 season of the show, but the judges praised her courage for competing even though she is deaf.

After spending much of her career flying across the country, the road trip was a great way to reconnect with her midwest roots, the Chicago native told USA Today. “It was fantastic. I love the truck stops where you can get anything from groceries to love advice from the cashiers to funny souvenirs.”

More photos from Matlin’s book store appearances are after the jump.

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Their series may be over, but the actresses from the The L Word celebrated last night when the show earned special recognition at the GLAAD awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Here, creator Ilene Chaiken accepts the award with stars Jennifer Beals and Kate Moennig.

In its six seasons, GLAAD noted, “the show is unique among many Hollywood productions for prominently featuring women — many of them lesbian or bisexual — both in front of and behind the camera as writers, directors, actors and crew members.”