Lesbians on Screen

By Lesbians On Screen

Each season we cover one show or movie with lesbian main characters and discuss it.

Season 1 - Sheena and Monica McCallan watch Juliantina - the lesbian relationship in the Mexican tele novella Amar... more

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August 11, 2020Val’s Father Finds Out - Lesbians On Screen watch Juliantina (ep9)
Val’s Father Finds Out
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 9
Today we are talking about Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
Juls wants to put the breaks on

Using the word Normal a lot to describe their relationship and the importance of using the world Normal

How their intimacy becomes a forcing function of other people discovering their relationship

The merits of single season shows vs ongoing shows

“My daughter is not homosexual, she has had boyfriends” - an overused trope or a needed way to open the conversation about being gay and how it’s not a single experience fits all scenario

Val becomes the girl lying on her bed thinking about her love interest

The use of flashbacks and why it works

Juls gets a message from Sergio asking if she wants to hang out

Guille asks Val about what’s making her so happy
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
38min
August 04, 2020Kisses In Cars - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep8)
Kisses In Cars
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 8
Today we are talking about Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
The Kiss in the car

Am I gay

For all the drama that Juls and Val go through they never waver in their feelings for one another

Juliana questions Val about Lucho

“Well, we’re in love”

Lucho become suspicious that Val is cheating on him

Juls and Val talk about the afterlife
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
55min
July 28, 2020Who Paid The Hospital Bill? - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep7)
Who Paid The Hospital Bill?
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 7
Today we are talking about Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
Mateo warning Val off Juls and Val’s response

Val looking up love between women

Why the internet is the great equaliser for the queer community

At the hospital - Juls thinks Val paid the hospital bill

Juls sees her father and goes after him

Val and Juls feel very differently about the idea of a guardian angel

Juls confronts her father without realising it’s him

Is Lucho the bad guy with a redemption arc or just the bad guy?
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them. Her first novel, Better than a Dream, was released in late December, 2017, and she's already hard at work on her second novel.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
51min
July 21, 2020The Conversation After The Kiss - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep6)
The Conversation After The Kiss
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 6
Sheena and Monica sit down to look at the scenes after the kiss the in the pool.
We look at:
Lupe is in hospital

“Lesbians own the pinky swear now.” - Monica McCallan

Floating “Gay” in the conversation to see what the reaction is

Jacobo listens in to Val’s conversation with Juls

We see Juliantina’s father for the first time in the body of Beltran

Having the post kiss conversation and being interrupted - “How dare you, my boyfriend, interrupt me when I am talking to my girlfriend.” - Monica McCallan

Convincing the

“Maybe it’s BYOB, bring your own blood,” Monica McCallan

Why hasn’t Val broken up with Lucho?
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them. Her first novel, Better than a Dream, was released in late December, 2017, and she's already hard at work on her second novel.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
52min
July 14, 2020The First Kiss - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep5)
The First Kiss
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 5
Today we are talking about Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
Juliana’s mother gets kidnapped

Juliana drops the truth bomb about her father and Val’s reaction to the truth

The rainbow shirt

“Juliana, just let yourself be loved!”

Juliana and Valentina kiss for the first time in the pool
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them. Her first novel, Better than a Dream, was released in late December, 2017, and she's already hard at work on her second novel.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
54min
July 07, 2020The Clothing Montage And More Than Friends Sleepover - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep4)
The Clothing Montage And More Than Friends Sleepover
Lesbians On Screen - Juliantina
Season 1 Episode 4
Today we are talking about Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
The Clothing Montage

When Val sees Juls with THE Dress on

More than friends - the sleepover

Realising there are feelings for one another
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them. Her first novel, Better than a Dream, was released in late December, 2017, and she's already hard at work on her second novel.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
43min
June 30, 2020The First Dance - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep3)
The First Dance
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 3
We look at:
The divide between Juls and Val is highlighted

Juls tells Val she doesn’t want any more money thrown her way

Val ditches the bodyguards as they share an afternoon in the park

Their first dance
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
53min
June 23, 2020Juliantina and Valentina meet - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep2)
Juliantina and Valentina meet
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 2
In this episode we talking about how Juliana and Valentina meet and why it’s an awesome meet cute.
Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
Their meeting

Becoming friends

How we know it’s more than just friendship even this early on

The first pool scene

Val’s tendency to push things further
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle or her netflix and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them. She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
54min
June 16, 2020Why Juliantina Are The Best Kind Of Lesbians On Screen - Lesbians On Screen watching Juliantina (ep1)
Why Juliantina Are The Best Kind Of Lesbians On Screen
Lesbians On Screen
Season 1 Episode 1
Today Sheena and Monica are are talking about Juliantina, a lesbian couple featured in the show Amar A Muerte - A Mexican soap opera and they fast gained global popularity.
We look at:
Why the rep is groundbreaking

Why it's important to have a planned lesbian couple in a show

Why having a coming out story like this is still important

What makes Juliantina one of a kind

Juliantina did what Clexa didn’t
About the hosts
Sheena
Sheena has an honours degree in film and a passion for watching movies that started in her early teens. She is never far from her kindle and is a super fan of content that specifically features lesbians or women loving women couples.
Monica McCallan
Monica McCallan was an enthusiastic fan of romance novels before she began writing them.
She lives with her partner and two tiny dogs, cannot parallel park to save her life, enjoys playing pool a few times a week, and has enjoyed every second of the craft beer explosion these last few years.
Links to Monica’s Lists of Juliantina stuff
https://medium.com/morning-boo/the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-how-a-mexican-telenovela-is-taking-over-the-lesbian-world-bd75527c7e66
https://medium.com/morning-boo/part-ii-of-the-evolution-of-obsesi%C3%B3n-the-fantastic-world-of-the-juliantina-fandom-c815b664ffe2
Find Monica Online
Website https://www.monicamccallan.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/monicamccallan
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMcCallan
...more
39min

FAQs about Lesbians on Screen:

How many episodes does Lesbians on Screen have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.