Waiting for the L Word

It's been a sad week for girl television watchers. First we have the end of Buffy (but maybe hopefully Willow will have guest shot or two on Angel next season), and now we have word that Showtime's The L Word is being delayed until at least January of 2004.

And why is it that The Amazing Race always seems to have a gay male couple, but they've yet to have any lebian couples?