The online harassment of women, the mainstreaming of gay on television, and Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday.

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In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Outward editor June Thomas and New York magazine senior editor Noreen Malone to discuss online harassment of women, the mainstreaming of gay on television, and Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday.

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Hanna loves this profile of Jack Monroe, Britain’s new face of poverty.

Noreen is rereading Sex and the Single Girl and suggests you have wine and eggs for breakfast.

June is into The Days of Anna Madrigal, the ninth novel in Armistead Maupin’s best-selling Tales of the City series.

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Noreen Malone is a senior editor at New York Magazine.

Hanna Rosin is the co-host of NPR’s Invisibilia and a founder of DoubleX. She is also the author of The End of Men. Follow her on Twitter.

June Thomas is managing producer of Slate podcasts.