lesbian romance

Hayden Panettiere wants to play a lesbian in the television series Heroes. As Claire Bennet on the supernatural hit, she is actively looking to have a lesbian fling with her nosy college roommate, played by Madeleine Zima. The creative team surrounding Heroes clearly jumped on the idea to portray the young actress in some serious girl-on girl-action.

This week, the 72-year-old soap opera Guiding Light will sign off the air for the last time. Fans of the show's lesbian couple Olivia (Crystal Chappell) and Natalia (Jessica Leccia) won't be losing their relationship entirely, however, thanks to a new web series in the works.

At only 18 years old Sacha Parkinson is an established actress now starring in the UK prime-time soap Coronation Street. But the young star of "Corrie" has been in the limelight for years, having starred in the BBC school drama Grange Hill and with appearances under her belt in Doctors, Waterloo Road and The Royal, among others. But with Corrie, she is making history by taking part in the first-ever lesbian story line in the show’s 50 years on the air.  And, as an added bonus, her love interest on the soap is her childhood friend, 18-year-old Brooke Vincent.

At only 18 years old Brooke Vincent is an established actress in the UK prime-time soap "Coronation Street." To date, her role as Sophie Webster on the long-running British soap has been the cornerstone of her career. When the actress  discovered she’d be making “Corrie” history by taking part in the first ever lesbian story line in the show’s 50 years on the air, she was thrilled. And, as an added bonus, she discovered her love interest on the soap is her childhood friend, 18-year-old Sacha Parkinson.

Dana Delany discusses her "Desperate Housewives" character's newfound affections for Julie Benz, her near-kiss with Jennifer Beals on the set of "The L Word" and the Meredith Baxter storyline connection. On this Sunday's episode after Katherine Mayfair's release from the loony bin, she journeys into a world of self-discovery and takes up with her stripper roommate, played by Benz.

This week, in our series on women you should know, we feature the author of the groundbreaking lesbian romance The Price of Salt.

Jane Lynch talks about her lesbian romance scenes with Cybill Shepherd on The L Word in her new memoir Happy Accidents. We have come to love Jane Lynch for her role as the tough-as-nails cheerleading coach on Glee, as well as for her reoccurring role as Joyce Wischina, the no-holds-barred lesbian lawyer on The L Word.

Pretty Little Liars' Bianca Lawson recently chatted with AfterEllen about what its like playing Emily’s (Shay Mitchell) girlfriend Maya, her lesbian army, romance, deleted scenes and much more. Check out some of the highlights!

Bella Books, which publishes and distributes lesbian romance, mystery, fiction and erotica, has found a way to reach out and touch readers – the Bella Y Tour. The format is simple… authors come to town and have a social event, do a community service project and wrap up with book readings and a Q&A session.

The tragic romance between a lesbian couple will be the first gay feature film in 60-years of Nepalese cinema. The movie, Snow Flowers, is directed by Parisian film-maker Subarna Thapa, and stars well known Nepalese actresses, Dia Maskey and Nisha Adhikari (R-L, below), in a story of two women in love but unable to come out and be together.

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