Realistic?

Now, before I start this, I must inform you that I'm very much pro-equality and wish that all of the prejudice and discrimination in the world could be banished.

However, watching the soaps lately, I can't help thinking there is a very unlikely number of homosexuals within each fictional area.

Coronation Street originally had the wonderful Sean but, of course, he needed a partner. So then there was his perfect match, Marcus. Todd turned gay. Anyone married to Sarah-Lou Platt was bound to reconsider though. Corrie then boldly bit the bullet and introduced two lesbians in the form of Sophie - the sweetheart of the cobbles who the majority of Britain watched grow up as part of the Webster family - and Sian. Now, it seems Dev's daughter, Amber, is also a lesbian.

Like I said, I'm all for equality, but surely such storylines must be made believable. At least six homosexuals in one small traditional street seems slightly far-fetched...

If we move over to 'The Village' in Hollyoaks, we have a similar situation. John Paul McQueen was the first to come out - expressing his love for Craig Dean. Craig left his girlfriend, Sarah Barnes, for JP. Very romantic...even if it did push Hannah towards an eating disorder. We then had Sarah, who spent months going mad about Craig's new preference, turn lesbian after a kinky experimental night with Zoe.

Are you still with me?

Sarah then became an item with loco Lydia.

A few months ago, we had Brendan beating up Ste, his lover, as both failed to come to terms with the fact that they are gay. Obviously Brendan was taking it harder than Ste.

Nowadays, Ste is comfortable with his sexuality and is seeing a bloke called Noah...who almost got it on with Brendan...while he was with Ste.

Good Grief!!

The icing on the cake is a teenage lesbian called Esther. However, she can't be single for long so that must mean another homosexual will be introduced to the soap...or another character will turn...again!


- Loulabella posting from her iPhone