The Real L Word: New York vs. LA

Let's face it: everyone watches reality shows.

Love them or hate them, everybody has seen at least a part of some white trash TV reality show. Even my Dad (quite a conservative man) watches the UK equivalent of Jersey Shore.

Yet for us gay ladies, reality shows rarely include lesbian activity. (We'll discount Big Brother, The Glee Project and America's Next Top Model, which occasionally include lesbian contestants and content.) So The Real L Word must be a must-see, right?

Well actually, no.

Most lesbians hate the show and think it puts lesbians across as a bunch of crazy, tattooed bitches who cause drama everywhere they go. (Which in my opinion, isn't that much of a stretch from the truth!)

Anyway, I got dragged in by the lure of its evil, trashy advances and decided to watch season 3.

This year (unlike previous years) The Real L Word crosses between New York and LA to show the lesbian scene on both sides of the US.

The New York persuasion includes lesbian band, Hunter Valentine (pictured below), who we see get into all kinds of trouble. (Especially Kiyomi, that girl is drama in human form.)

Over on the West Coast, we see the return of old favourites Whitney Mixter and Sara Bettencourt (below), along with the "normal" couple on the show, Cori and Kacy.

There's also appearance by Romi Klinger (who I personally despise with everything that I am) and a few new faces, such as Amanda Leigh Dunn and Lauren Bedford Russell.

But have you been watching? Honestly, I'd recommend watching this season. There have been tears, fights and sex, but it is actually such a fun show to watch.

If you have been watching, who is your favourite?

Comment below with your opinions or vote in the poll to the right!

Paily: Do You Ship It?

So a lot of you watch ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars, right?

I understand a lot of you gays were disappointed with the death of this lady:

Yep, 1 half of the adorable couple dubbed "Emaya" was found dead last season on the show, but there's a new(ish) girl in town.

Emily Fields' (Shay Mitchell) new love interest comes in the form of Paige, a fellow swimmer and a former closet case.

Last episode, we saw Emily realise she liked Paige and they kissed in an almost fairytale-like scene.

But do you ship it? Honestly, I think I prefer Emaya, but I'm willing to give Paige a chance.

Let me know your thoughts and tune in to PLL this Tuesday (if you're in the States) on ABC Family at 8/7c.

Top 20 Gorgeous Ladies 2012

You may or may not know that every year I post my favourite 20 Gorgeous Ladies to correspond with the AfterEllen Hot 100.

As I state every time I do this: this list is my own personal opinion and personal preference. In no way do I expect you to agree with me, this list is just for your enjoyment!

So here we go...

20) Kristen Stewart (New Entry).

Known For: Twilight, The Runaways, having little facial expression.


Why She's On My List: I've actually only recently started to find Kristen attractive... But I think that's because she did those ELLE photoshoots in which she looked gorgeously androgynous.


19) Audra McDonald (New Entry).

Known For: Private Practice, Broadway's Porgy & Bess, that magnificent soprano voice.

Why She's On My List: She's mostly my talent crush. She's amazing and perfect in every way and if you don't know her work, at least YouTube it. (She's gorgeous as well, don't get me wrong!)


18) Anna Silk (New Entry).

Known For: Lost Girl, Earthstorm, being the hottest Succubus in Canada.

Why She's On My List: Hot damn, just look at her. You want more explanation? Also, if you watch Lost Girl I'm sure you'll have taken note of that splendid rack of her's.


17) Camila Grey (New Entry).

Known For: Being part of the bands Uh Huh Her, Mellowdrone and being Leisha Hailey's girlfriend.

Why She's On My List: Not gonna lie, I didn't find Cam that hot until recently. Then I saw Uh Huh Her live, drooled everywhere and fell in love with how awesomely cool Cam was.

16) Caterina Scorsone (Last Year: 12).

Known For: Private Practice, Alice, being such an underrated actress.


Why She's On My List: This year saw Caterina's character, Amelia, on Private Practice become a crack addict and then give birth to a baby born without a brain. Stellar acting with a pretty face to go alongside it. What's not to like?


15) Shay Mitchell (New Entry).

Known For: Pretty Little Liars, Degrassi, playing an adorable and believable lesbian on-screen.


Why She's On My List: She's smoking hot. Just look at her! Her face is flawless. Oh and her character, Emily, in Pretty Little Liars is a lesbian, meaning we get to see her kiss girls on a regular basis. Wonderful.


14) Leisha Hailey (New Entry).

Known For: The L Word, being the other half of band Uh Huh Her, being multi-talented and therefore fabulous.


Why She's On My List: Who hasn't had a crush on Leisha since The L Word? Oh, you haven't? Yeah, didn't think so. She's adorable, quirky and seeing her live in concert this year made me want to squeeze her. So cute.


13) Natasha O'Keeffe (New Entry).

Known For: Playing the ever perfect Sadie in BBC lesbian drama, Lip Service.

Why She's On My List: Uh, hello?! Have you seen her in Lip Service? I mean, I know those sex scenes are only acting, but man, does she look like she knows what she's doing...



12) Lea Michele (Last Year: 7).

Known For: Glee, Broadway's Les Miserables, her astounding vocal chords.

Why She's On My List: When people think of Lea, they often just think of Rachel Berry. But she is so damn hot in real life, I'm not even sure how to complete this sentence...


11) Eliza Dushku (Last Year: 6).

Known For: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, that ever so sexy, raspy voice.

Why She's On My List: There's never a minute where Dushku is not hot. Her lips, her voice, her flowing hair... Sigh. She's gorgeous and a pretty good actress, if I say so myself.


10) Zoie Palmer (New Entry).

Known For: Lost Girl, Devil, being an impossibly hot doctor.

Why She's On My List: I like to thank Zoie for some of the hottest lesbian scenes in the history of television, while at the same time she's adorable. However, if you look up any behind the scenes interviews of Zoie, you'll see that she's hilarious. Nothing hotter than wit.


9) Drew Barrymore (New Entry).

Known For: E.T., Scream, a shit load of other A list films.

Why She's On My List: I've always been a huge, huge fan of Drew. She could probably be my definition of the perfect woman: funny, sexy, intelligent... So I felt it was about time to include her on my list.


8) Lady Gaga (Last Year: 5).

Known For: Being Lady freakin' Gaga, don't ask such stupid questions.

Why She's On My List: There's something so incredibly sexy about pop music's "weirdest" star. Maybe its her risque clothes, maybe its her voice, maybe its that ass. I don't care what it is, all I know is she's damn fine.


7) Kate Winslet (New Entry).

Known For: Titanic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, The Reader... Should I go on?

Why She's On My List: She is the main British actress of our time. She's incredibly sexy and yet still retains this sense of innocence. Also, I'm insanely attracted to her in Eternal Sunshine when she has red hair, I can't help it.


6) Ksenia Solo (New Entry).

Known For: Lost Girl, Black Swan, having some of the best lines on Lost Girl.

Why She's On My List: She's stunning. And not in that big-breasted, Kim Kardashian kind of way. She's a classic beauty and she's miraculous. Also, she's trained in ballet, which gives anyone an advantage in my book.


5) Sasha Alexander (Last Year: 20).

Known For: Rizzoli & Isles, NCIS, being one half of the gayest-straight pairing on television.

Why She's On My List: She's adorable, funny, quirky, cute, talented... I could go on for a while. All in all, she deserves a spot this high on the list, mainly because of the hair porn she provides on Rizzoli & Isles, while creating all that chemistry between herself and Angie Harmon.


4) Jessica Capshaw (Last Year: 2).

Known For: Grey's Anatomy, The L Word, being Steven Spielberg's step-daughter.

Why She's On My List: Those blue eyes, her perfect hair, her smile, perhaps? And she maintains all of this while having 3 children. Not sure how she does it but damn, I love her.


3) Jessie J (New Entry).

Known For: Being the 'voice' of the year, in the USA, the UK and pretty much everywhere else.

Why She's On My List: She's sassy, she says what she thinks... Oh yeah, she's bisexual. Jessie is the highest Brit on my list, and her voice is phenomenal. I have a love-hate relationship with her, but I'm sure if she was my girlfriend I could get over the hate part...


2) Sara Ramirez (Last Year: 1).

Known For: Grey's Anatomy, Broadways' Spamalot, being overly sexy without even trying.

Why She's On My List: Last year, Ramirez was my number one. It took a lot not to put her first again this year because it seems that as the years go on, the hotter she gets. Also, she can sing so well I get goosebumps every time I listen so... Yeah, that's why she's on this list.

So, who's number 1? A new entry? An actress? A singer? Check it out...



1) Troian Bellisario (New Entry).

Known For: Pretty Little Liars, NCIS, oh and her Father's the creator of NCIS too. No biggie.

Why She's On My List: As Spencer Hastings on Pretty Little Liars, Troian is absolutely perfect. She's witty, gorgeous, incredibly smart... So of course I had to google her. Then I found out that Troian loves tumblr, she loves to sing and she's a fan of Arcade Fire. She's my perfect woman in every way. Don't even try and stand between us.

So what did you think of my list? Who would you add? Who would you remove?

Comment below so I know what you have to say!

BBC's True Love Hits A Lesbian High

You may remember all that time ago when I mentioned the new BBC drama, True Love. Well, I hope you do, because you have Alzheimer's if not. I only told you yesterday.

Anyway, last night saw the turn of Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl) and Kaya Scodelario (Skins, Clash of the Titans), who played out a lesbian romance between a school teacher and her student.

The first two episodes saw both couples you were rooting for end with a break up, but episode 3 did something television barely ever does: two women in love stayed together! That's right, no one died, no one went back to their boyfriends... BBC won my heart on this one.

Not only that, but both Piper and Scodelario acted extremely well. I wouldn't say this drama is for everyone, but growing up with a performing background, I could see the awesomeness of it.

Sometimes the writing and the performances were so realistic, it actually made me a little uncomfortable, just as I would be if these things were happening to me in real life. One specific part which really struck a nerve was when Piper's English students began chanting "lesbian" at her in a taunting manner. Really heart-wrenching stuff.

What I'm saying is, if you can, you should all watch it. If only just this episode. It's beautifully written and put together, although it may not be to some of your tastes.

The next episode's protagonist is played by one of my favourite British actresses, Jane Horrocks, who you may remember from TV's Absolutely Fabulous or, if you're as niche as I am, the wonderful movie, Little Voice. Jane won't be playing a lesbian, but if you're into phenomenal acting, I'd suggest you tuned in for this one!

A double bill of True Love starts tonight at 10.45pm on BBC1.

Kaya Scodelario & Billie Piper's Lesbian Appearance

Who in the UK has been watching the new BBC drama, True Love?

Unfortunately for those of you abroad, you won't be able to see True Love or catch up with it online, but I'm sure it'll come to BBC America pretty soon.

But what is it about?

There are actually only 5 episodes in the series, but each one is about one of the characters pictured above.

Episode 1 saw David Tennant, a.k.a Doctor Who, playing Nick, who cheats on his wife with his first love, Serena, played by Vicky McClure, of This is England fame. Then it was the turn of Ashley Walters, who cheated on his wife (played by Eastenders soapstar, Lacey Turner) with a girl he just met and then fell in love with.

A pretty star-studded cast for a minor UK drama, right?

Anyway, this week (tonight in fact, at 10.30pm on BBC1) its the turn of Billie Piper as Holly, a teacher who falls in love with her student, played by Skins actress, Kaya Scodelario.

Will you be tuning in? There isn't much information on the episode as of yet, but the teaser for episode 3 sees Piper getting quite angry at her on-screen Mum and Scodelario looking quite the love-struck teenager.

Nevertheless, if its as good as the first two episodes have been, I'll be sure to inform you!

Return of the TV (Almost) Lesbians!

To those of you television/lesbian fanatics, you may or may not be aware that this summer sees the return of many a favourite lesbian TV show.

I'll give you the run down...

First, on June 5th, we see the return of not just one, but TWO lesbian fan-favourites!

The first being ABC Family's smash hit series, Pretty Little Liars, which airs at 8/7c.

That's right, for four gorgeous ladies in the photo above, who aren't always that dirty, (clockwise, from left: Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale) are back for season 3 of the mysterious, sexy drama.

For those of you who don't know, the lovely Shay Mitchell plays Emily Fields, a teenage lesbian swimmer who is coming to terms with her sexuality. Yep, that's the main reason why the lesbians love the show so much. (Personally, I'm a Spencer fan and I think the plot is just awesome: creepy, fun and constantly changing, but I'm pretty sure Emily is what drove most dykes to watch).

At the end of last season, however, we saw Emily's girlfriend, Maya St. Germain, go missing and then the police found her body in the final episode. But all is not lost: show creator Marlene King assures us Emily is still into girls...

Not only that, but on the same day, (almost) lesbians Rizzoli & Isles return to the small screen!

Yeah that's right, try not to pee your pants with excitement but the crime-thrilling, subtext-filled drama is back on June 5th at 9/8c on TNT, right after Pretty Little Liars!

It's a long shot, but we're all hoping for Angie Harmon (left, as Det. Jane Rizzoli) and Sasha Alexander (right, playing Dr. Maura Isles) to make out this season. Don't judge, I know you have your fingers and toes crossed too.

Last season we saw Jane shoot Maura's father, as she didn't realise who he was. How much of a strain will this put on their friendship? Tune in to find out whilst they stare into each other's eyes longingly!

Then the same week on June 10th, queer-filled vampire thriller True Blood is back at 9/8c on HBO.

There they are, lovely out-bisexual lady, Anna Paquin who plays Sookie, with her real life husband (right, as Bill, played by Stephen Moyer) and Eric (left), played by Alexander Skarsgård.

As if that's not enough eye candy, Bon Temps is also home to Kristin Bauer Van Straten, Deborah Ann Woll, The L Word alum, Janina Gavankar, the occasional hint of Evan Rachel Wood and lesbian/bisexual character Tara, played by Rutina Wesley (who unfortunately was shot at the end of season 4, but we're left hanging to find out whether she's really dead or not...)

Anyway, if you've never seen True Blood before, you should buy all of the DVDs and then watch season 5 on TV because not only is it so very gay on the surface (gay prostitute Lafayette - played by Nelsan Ellis - says it all!) but there is also a lot of subtext, a la Rizzoli & Isles, and scenes of homoerotica and plain hotness.

Will you be tuning in to any of these shows? Which shows are on your summer viewing list?

Oh! And one more thing, how would you lot feel about me recapping any of the above? Let me know in the comments if you'd be interested!

RECAP: Lip Service - Season 2, Episode 2. a.k.a. WHAT THE F JUST HAPPENED?!

Hey all.

Sorry for the disappointing introduction, but I'm still in shock because of this damn TV show. Ugh. Check below the cut because this recap will (obviously) contain spoilers and I know some of you non-UK watchers may not have seen it yet...