Summer School of Swagger: Courses taught by your favorite fictional lesbian/bisexual characters
I was watching Bomb Girls the other day, swooning while Betty swaggered around like a champ, and I found myself wishing she would teach a Master Class in Swagger so I could learn how to walk like a professional lesbian. This led my mind astray, and I came up with a full course selection for a Summer School taught by lesbian and bisexual fictional characters. This is how my brain works. You’re welcome.
Master Class in Swagger
Section 1: Betty McRae
Section 2: Dr. Lauren Lewis
Required reading: Walk Like a Boss, Talk Like a Boss by Callie Torres
Teenage Lesbianism: Doing it Right
Section 1: Emily Fields
Section 2: Sophie Webster
Required reading: Through the Catflap: A Love Story by Emily Fitch
My Best Friend’s A Lesbian
Section 1: Gladys Witham
Section 2: Team-taught by Hanna Marin, Spencer Hastings and Aria Montgomery
Required Reading: Back of the Rig by Gabriela Dawson
Coming Out (Of Your Shell)
Section 1: Paige McCullers
Section 2: Spencer Carlin
Required Reading: I Think I’m Kinda Gay by Willow Rosenberg
Being a Badass Bisexual
Section 1: Remy Hadley aka Thirteen
Section 2: Bo Dennis
Required Viewing: Bicorns R Us: A Documentary About the Life of Brittany S. Pierce directed by Artie Abrams
How to Be Hot & Sassy
Section 1: Santana Lopez
Section 2: Naomi Campbell
Required Reading: Want. Take. Have. by Faith Lehane
Making the Uniform Work for YOU
Section 1: Leslie Shay
Section 2: Arizona Robbins
Required Reading: Bless The Perv Who Invented These Skirts by Quinn Fabray
How to Be Amazing While Trying To Evade Murder
Section 1: Emily Fields
Section 2: Lana Winters
Required reading: The Adventures of Xena and Gabrielle by Spencer Hastings
Balancing Saving the World and the People You Love
Section 1: Bo Dennis
Section 2: Paige McCullers
Required viewing: Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres documentary by Andrew Wells
I promise, this is a fun game. Play along! What classes would you take? What other classes would you request, and who would teach them? I bet we could get a whole four year curriculum if we put our queer little heads together!