This seems like it shouldn't be a victory. And yet, the list of movies who've accomplished the same feat is painfully abbreviated. Don't talk to me about Blue is the Warmest Color, a movie made famous for its extended, impractical sex scenes and allegations of harassment by its director, Abdellatif Kechiche. Kechiche reportedly bullied the two female protagonists as well as his staff, forcing them to work 16-hour workdays under extreme pressure. Critics further accused the director of creating "voyeuristic" sex scenes intended to solicit the male gaze.

Lucy Spiller ( Courteney Cox) and Tina Harrod ( Jennifer Aniston). [11] The episode hints at a former intimate relationship between the two. Tina never reappears on the series. Parry, Ryan (March 29, 2007). "Let's Be Friends". Daily Mirror. London. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011 . Retrieved November 12, 2009. Vanessa Abrams ( Jessica Szohr) and Olivia Burke ( Hilary Duff). The two kiss as part of a threesome with Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley). Duff's character was a recurring role.I'm not about to put Kissing Jessica Stein in this category, because it's too weak of a queer film to be even considered. There's also Mulholland Drive, which had some very brief hot queer moments relative to its era (2001). Heavenly Creatures (1994) served the queer goth community particularly well. Sadly, that community is relatively small. Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) and Alex Kelly ( Olivia Wilde). Alex leaves the series four episodes later. Conan, Neal (January 24, 2002). "Analysis: Portrayals of gays on mainstream TV and the future of gay cable channels". Talk of the Nation. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Eminently visual; cheap, provided the actors are willing; controversial, year in and year out; and elegantly reversible (sweeps lesbians typically vanish or go straight when the week's over), kisses between women are perfect sweeps stunts. They offer something for everyone, from advocacy groups looking for role models to indignation-seeking conservatives, from goggle-eyed male viewers to progressive female ones, from tyrants who demand psychological complexity to plot buffs. [1] Lily Aldrin ( Alyson Hannigan) and Robin Scherbatsky ( Cobie Smulders). Robin kisses Lily to give Lily the "lesbian experience" she never had. Both are series regulars.

Peyton Sawyer ( Hilarie Burton) and Brooke Davis ( Sophia Bush). Peyton and Brooke are both regular characters. Besides being a genuinely considerate movie with some thoughtful meditations on religion and culture, it has the added thrill of having super erotic sex scenes, made possible because: Susan and her boss, Jessie; Susan and Gabrielle. Susan ( Teri Hatcher) and Gabrielle ( Eva Longoria) were series regulars; Jessie ( Swoosie Kurtz) was a guest star.The " lesbian kiss episode" is a subgenre of the media portrayal of lesbianism in American television media, created in the 1990s. Beginning in February 1991 with a kiss on the American L.A. Law series' episode " He's a Crowd" between C.J. Lamb and Abby Perkins, [note 1] David E. Kelley, who wrote the episode in question, went on to use the trope in at least two of his other shows. Subsequent television series included an episode in which a seemingly heterosexual female character engages in a kiss with a possibly lesbian or bisexual character. In most instances, the potential of a relationship between the women does not survive past the episode and the lesbian or suspected lesbian never appears again. Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell) and Lenara Kahn ( Susanna Thompson). Lenara Kahn never reappears on the series. As joined Trills, a previous male host of Dax and female host of Kahn had been husband and wife 90 years earlier. [7] Trill culture considers such rejoinings to be taboo; however, no remarks are made about Jadzia's and Lenara's genders. Ally McBeal and Ling Woo ( Lucy Liu). These episodes are unusual in that all of the women involved are series regulars. I also love the way Sebastián chose to shoot it. It was storyboarded. All the wetness, the spitting in the mouth, the pubic hair, the vaginas, but also leaving some of it to the audience to imagine. Where is the other woman’s mouth, where are her fingers? It was important for him to focus on our faces to really capture that desire. There’s something very spiritual about their sex. I’m really proud of it." Stasi, Linda (April 11, 2000). " 'Talk' Is All Dogs & Kisses: The Producers of 'Talk to Me' Can't Risk Waiting Out a Second Season Slump for the Obligatory Lesbian Kiss-Scene, They Get to It in the Second Episode Instead". New York Post. p.82. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015 . Retrieved June 22, 2015.

As am I. Representation always matters, whether it's in the Halls of Congress or at your local independent theater. Queer women deserve to have their queer female sex represented on screen, without it devolving into typical pornographic tropes: shaved vaginas, sorority sisters, giant jiggly boobs, foot-long dildos, scissoring, a well-hung neighbor guy who just "pops in" for a threesome, etc. There's absolutely nothing wrong with any of these erotic ingredients, per se, but it's formulaic and not particularly representational of most queer sex. Jessie Sammler ( Evan Rachel Wood) and Katie Singer ( Mischa Barton). Katie appears in three additional episodes of the series, and the two remain in a relationship, albeit secretly, until the cancellation of the series. Perhaps it’s trite to say that “representation matters,” but some things are cliché because they’re true. The first time I ever saw lesbians onscreen was when my high school’s Gay Bisexual Straight Alliance played part of the first scene of the original L Word series. (The “sweet little figs” scene, in case you were wondering—the girls who get it get it.) Even so, it wasn’t until years later, when I first saw Blue Is the Warmest Color , that I actually found a queer story that reminded me of my own.Gia ( Rumer Willis) and Adrianna ( Jessica Lowndes) kiss after bonding at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Willis' character was a recurring role. Rachel Green ( Jennifer Aniston) and Melissa Warburton ( Winona Ryder); Rachel Green and Phoebe Buffay ( Lisa Kudrow). Melissa never reappears on the series. Phoebe kisses Rachel to see what all the fuss Melissa made was about. Inara Serra ( Morena Baccarin) and the Councilor (Katherine Kendall). The Councilor is a client of Inara's and she does not reappear in the series, though it only had one season. Other characters note that they were previously aware that Inara accepted male and female clients. Linda Memari and Francine Smith. Linda is a closeted lesbian who kisses Francine to save her from being killed by the Ladybugs. Linda is genuinely attracted to Francine; however, Francine thinks the kiss was fake. Linda appears in other episodes; however, Linda's sexual interest in Francine is not discussed.

Snead, Elizabeth (October 12, 2009). " 'Heroes' newbie Madeline Zima wants to fly and kiss Hayden Panettiere again!". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009 . Retrieved October 12, 2009.Bianculli, David (January 10, 1997). "On 'Relativity,' a (Lesbian) Kiss is Not Just a Kiss". Daily News. New York . Retrieved November 12, 2009. [ permanent dead link]