Lesbian fiction
This week’s hottie comes without (much) words. It’s a simple photographic tribute to the actress who portrayed the greatest fictional lesbian character ever created (flaws included—but nothing those curls couldn’t make up for). Bette Porter, the über-alpha power dyke from The L Word.
Good Morning, Bette
Roar. Good evening, Bette
Of course you can take my picture, Bette
Those collar bones… now you’re just teasing, Bette
Oh hello there, Bette
Why so serious, Bette? Is it the theme tune?
Maggie Q in leather pants wielding a gun is the only reason I sat through the entire first season of Nikita. Also, when Hong Kong trams advertised the Asian premiere of Nikita with this poster, I tended to go for much more walks, despite the thousand percent humidity in summer. Slightly (ahum) airbrushed, but still…
I stopped watching the show, because, well, apparently my adoration for Maggie has its limits, but oh, behold the exotic hotness.
Life long respect for whoever persuades Maggie to play gay some day!
I don’t know about you, but I’m having big trouble deciding who the new TV season’s biggest hottie is. (Yes, I do lie awake at night figuring out the answer to questions like this—then again, I just came off a massive case of jet lag, which might have had its influence.)
Here’s my ever fluctuating top 5.
Gemma Teller (Katey Sagal) in Sons of Anarchy
I just love a manipulating matriarch in a leather jacket. And I definitely love Gemma’s (implied) taste for the ladies this season.
Meredith Kane (Connie Nielsen) in Boss
Remember when Connie Nielsen replaced Det. Benson in Law & Order SVU for a while and we all wished she’d replaced Stabler instead so Olivia could finally come out? No? Oh, just me then… Anyway, Connie Nielsen is chillingly spectacular as the mayor’s wife in Boss.
Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) in Revenge
We all have our guilty pleasures. I’ve been dreaming of a Revenge/Sons Of Anarchy cross-over for months. Imagine the bitch off Gemma and Victoria would have… generations would speak of it.
Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton) in Nashville
I’m from Europe and I live in Hong Kong (aka I don’t know the first thing about country music), but then Connie Nielsen took to the stage and I was hooked.
Gabriela Dawson (Monica Raymund) in Chicago Fire
I prayed for her to play the lesbian character on the show, but the god of TV didn’t listen. Never mind though, in Chicago Fire paramedic Dawson is in uniform all the time. Hot. Plus, Monica still has some credits from that time she hit on Kalinda in The Good Wife.
I can’t believe I neglected the Hotties. There really is no valid excuse for such floundering. But at least this one comes with a tiny bit of back story…
Giselle, the teacher in my story Learning Curve is, as far as physical traits are concerned, based on a mix of Robin Wright, Blake Lively, Natascha McElhone and Gisele Bündchen (you know the type). Out of those four, this picture of Robin Wright is the one I found myself staring at the longest. Although, I must admit that, about a year ago, I frequently made little detours to places where posters of Esprit’s ad campaign with Gisele Bündchen in a blazer could be shamelessly gawked at. And I sat through more episodes of Gossip Girl than I really wanted to just because of Blake Lively. Still, Robin rules.
1. Catwoman is hot
But I’m probably preaching to the choir. Spin-off please! (Yes, this was just an excuse to post a picture of Anne Hathaway in a skintight leather catsuit.)
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Remember Bad Girls? Yeah, those were the days. Anyway, none other than Helen Stewart (OK, Simone Lahbib if you want to be anal about it) will guest star on Downton Abbey’s Christmas special. Can you imagine the Dowager Countess’ reaction? “A lesbian? What’s a lesbian, dear?” A new fandom is about to be born.
(Pictures found on this Tumblr)
