On last night's third-season finale of ABC Family's teen/family darama Lincoln Heights, which StuntDouble teased last week, the openly gay minister's daughter Stacy (Sharon Pierre-Louis) finally got up the nerve to ask the girl she has a crush on to dance — and she said yes. It's a lesbian pre-Christmas miracle!

Here's how it went down.

At the beginning of the episode, Stacy is bitching to a sympathetic Cassie (Erica Hubbard) and her boyfriend Charles (Robert Adamson) about how prom is only fun "if you're straight," but she won't ask Kelly (Tiffany Hines) to the prom because she's "not even sure she likes girls." When Stacy finally does ask Kelly if she's going to the prom with anyone, Kelly says yes (some guy asked her) and totally misses why Stacy is asking her this in the first place.

So Stacy takes Cassie's younger brother Tay (Mishon Ratliff) instead, because's he's nice and safe (he's only 14). Unfortunately, Tay seems to be the only one who doesn't know that Stacy plays for the other team, and when her brother (a friend of Tay's) tells him "Dude, my sister's gay!" Tay foolishly thinks he still has a chance, because "Tay beats gay." (If you're wondering what that sound is, it's a million lesbians rolling their eyes.)

At prom, when Tay is pulling out all of his best break-dancing moves (even The Robot!), Stacy tells him what a nice guy he is, but... (you can guess where this is headed):

Stacy: But I like girls.
Tay: Me too.
Stacy: I'm attracted to girls.
Tay: Maybe you just haven't met the right guy yet.
Stacy: It's not about the right guy. The fact is, not even Denzel can turn me on. I like who I am, Tay. Liking girls isn't a choice for me. If it were, I would just choose a life that wasn't so complicated.

She apologizes for misleading him, he wanders off for greener (straighter) pastures, and then we finally get to the good part. Here's my truncated play-by-play: … continue reading

To commemorate MLK Jr. Day, and because it's an excuse to write about beautiful women, I made a list of the 11 black actresses who make me sit up and take notice when they're on screen. (Alas, none of them are openly gay, but I've tried not to hold that against them.) You may be surprised that some of the usual suspects — like Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett Smith — aren't here. I've got nothing against them, and often enjoy their performances, they just aren't among my favorites. Feel free to tell me why I'm crazy for leaving them or someone else off the list in the comments (and I know you will!).

11. Vivica Fox

Whether she's playing a bank robber in Set It Off (1996), a woman on a mission in Independence Day (1996), the responsible older sister on Soul Food (1997) or an FBI agent role on two seasons of the poorly named Lifetime drama 1-800-Missing (2004-2006), Vivica leaves a strong impression. And she has a cool name.

We just won't mention Booty Call (1997) or Boat Trip (2002).

10. Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle first caught my attention in Bring It On (2000) — no easy feat considering the strength of that cast overall (Eliza Dushku! Kirsten Dunst! Eliza Dushku!). Some of her roles since then have annoyed me (most notably, her star turn as a stereotypical controlling bitch in Deliver Us From Evie), but as a general rule, I pay attention when she's on screen.

And I loved her guest appearance in Friends in 2001, where Ross and Joey fight over her so ridiculously that she finally shuns them both. She should have hooked up with Rachel instead. … continue reading

by Sarah Warn

Dark Horizons is reporting that there may be an updated version of Teen Wolf in the making. The original 1985 comedy was a fun flick starring Michael J. Fox as a high school basketball player-turned-werewolf, and the less-fun sequel Teen Wolf Too featured Jason Bateman as a college student in the title role. This one has Smallville's Tom Welling reportedly attached - but not as the lead. This Teen Wolf is reportedly going to be about a female teen wolf.

So, who's it gonna be? Or better yet, who should it be?

There's always the obvious choices, like Heroes Hayden Panettiere, or Harry Potter's Emma Watson. Erica Hubbard would be great, but she is 28, and already stretching credibility as Lincoln Heights 16-year-old Cassie (although she's great in that role).

In fact, everyone I can think of is too old, which makes me wonder: who are the young female up-and-comers to watch now? The Ally Sheedys, Jena Malones, even the (dare I say it) Lindsay Lohans of the new teen generation? And don't say Dakota Fanning - the fact that she's 13 now already makes me feel too old...