Queer sex and all the trimmings
I might have just overindulged on the Too Hot to Handle mobile game this afternoon, my queer little heart thoroughly enjoying the lesbian smut it served up as my character refused to play by the rules and seduced the hottest woman. I am not normally one for steamy romances or bodice rippers, but gosh it did set the pulse racing. Yes, it is trashy, and yes it was definitely a frivolous waste of time, yet for the first time in a while I felt the queer part of me thoroughly enjoying trashy romances. Of course I stan all things Bioware, and yes Liara is always going to be Blue in my eyes. I just cannot help queering all the things.
As a 40 something adult I love the fact that reality shows simply let the queerness happen without going full overboard with telegraphing their pride credentials. Obliterated, a downright atrocious series on Netflix, has an unrepentant queer female sniper who seduces the Hen from a hen night, all because she could. NCIS: Hawaii’s central romance is two women doing the par-de-deux for in season 1, then having the cutest relationship ever in season 2. You could say some of this is queer baiting straight men, but as a woman who really does enjoy sapphic and queer romances I am just going along for the ride.
One of the crazy things for me is how normalised this has become very quickly. Euphoria fans will happily dissect the messiness, while Dr…
