Girls Kissing

It seems we can't get enough of girls kissing in the new milennium.

Britney and Madonna's kiss is just the most famous occurrance of what many men fantasise about, and what increasing numbers of women are keen to do.

Recently it's been reported that hetero girls kissing other girls has become a popular pasttime at schools and universities, and they're primarily doing it to impress the boys. Stories about of frat boys chanting "kiss, kiss, kiss" at parties, and the straight girls are happy to oblige them. It seems they enjoy shocking others, or gaining attention.

One news story reported that two 12 year old girls had been suspended from school for kissing and charging boys to watch the show.

Images of girls kissing have become more frequent in the last couple of years, as the mainstream media dares to push boundaries and include lesbian kisses in their content.

TV shows such as The L Word are the latest in this foray into lesbian-friendly drama.

Other examples of girls kissing on TV include:
* CJ (Amanda Donohoe) and Abby (Michele Greene) on L.A. Law in 1991
* Roseanne and Sharon (Mariel Hemingway) on "Roseanne" in 1994
* Ellen (Ellen Degeneres) and Laurie (Lisa Darr) on "Ellen" in 1997
* Ally (Calista Flockhart) and Georgia (Courtney Thorne Smith) on "Ally McBeal" in 1998
* Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) on "Xena" in 2001
* Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson) on "Buffy" in 2002
* Molly (Melissa George) and Tabitha (Carly Thomas) in "Friends" in 2003
(A full timeline of lesbian TV kisses can be found at AfterEllen)

Some lesbian activists have pointed out that this kind of lesbian imagery can work against gay rights, as they often rely on stereotypes about lesbians and a male view of female homosexual desire. "I think that generally these images reinforce the idea that women's sexual desire doesn't really exist except in relation to heterosexual men," activist Dona Yarbrough told Tufts Daily. "'Lesbian sexuality' is always presented and interpreted in mainstream media as a performance for heterosexual men."

When it comes to porn, girls kissing is a very popular subject. The mostly male viewers of pornography enjoy seeing women being intimate with one another. For them, it's about enjoying women's bodies without having to see another man. There's also the slightly taboo aspect that still surrounds looking at homosexuality.