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aquila1nz · 3 months

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Queer Women on Shortland Street in 2023

2023 started with Maeve battling it out for top dog in Ferndale Prison, as soon as she won she rang Rebekah, the leader of the evangelical cult Brightshine and asked her to get her out on bail. Meanwhile Brightshine was bankrolling the Shortland Street rebuild and Rebekah ended up in the CEO seat. She gave Maeve a no patient contact job, and as they spent more time together a romance built. Maeve was so relieved to have someone supporting her that she was prepared to overlook Rebekah's need to remain closeted, with only Nicole finding out about their relationship, but Rebekah's various lies slowly came to a head; when she had to go on the run she finally admitted to Maeve her part in Wilder's murder - Maeve tried to drown her but decided not to, and Rebekah was arrested. Goodbye Antonia Prebble.

Maeve returned chastened to Nicole's arms, and despite an STI scare they started fixing their marriage.

Gia took off to a job in Chicago and I guess is unlikely to return since her family has mostly also left the show.

Dawn also left for pastures greener, which is a pity because she was always a character who attracted gay shenanigans.

Six new surgery registrars were introduced, and one of them, Quinn, proved to have very good gaydar, admiring Harper and flirting with both Nicole and Maeve… Somehow Nicole acted liked they'd had a big romance instead of a weirdly inappropriate kiss when Quinn died in the winter cliffhanger. Pretty coulrophobic on the part of the show.

Leanne lost all her money financing son Eric's pyramid scheme, then won the lottery for the second time and announced she was off on a world tour - taking Rosalyn with her! Last we heard she and Rosalyn were living on a vineyard in the South Island - Pele went to stay with them for a while, and we saw Jennifer Ludlam on a video call briefly just before Christmas. Offscreen reunions are better than nothing!

Harper - still married to Drew. Billy - still a preschooler. Marley briefly had a storyline where he played with Drew's clippers and had to buzz cut his long hair, and then Billy had short hair just like their idol older brother a week or so later, I wonder if one or both actors wanted shorter hair in real life.

In the latter half of the year Cassie, Wilder's girlfriend, returned, no longer pregnant but with no memory of what had happened to the baby, and that mystery has been Maeve and Nicole's main storyline.

So an odd year, with decreasing numbers of queer characters, but at least Nicole and Maeve are still together, something that seemed unlikely this time last year. Somewhere in there they've become the show's longest running gay couple, passing Jay and Maia's threeish years.

Shortland Street returns on the 5th of February. Let's see what 2024 brings.

And let me know if I've missed anything, it's been a long year and I wasn't always paying attention!

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sarahlancashire · 2 years

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LEANNE BLACK and ROSALYN MULLENS in SHORTLAND STREET

our kiss, leanne, it wasn't enough. i need more. i need you.

#shortland street #shortlandstreetedit #rosalyn mullens #theresa healey #leanne black #jennifer ludlam #alisonscotlock #otp: until my dying day #gals being pals #**#hi i came out photoshop retirement bc i needed to do this #headed straight back into retirement bc doing things is awful + i hate it #(also i'm terrible at it)#happy pride 😇🌈💖#anyway their relationship is everything 2 me goodbye #the amount that leanne is in love with ros ....... same

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monsterintheballroom · 11 months

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Farewell Leanne 🥺

BUT....guess who's joining her on the cruise!?! 😍❤️‍🔥💞

#would have loved to see theresa one last time #oh well🥲#shortland street #jennifer ludlam #wlw

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mrsconneryisunfaithful · 2 years

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“Then, when I started falling in love with women, I thought okay, that’s just what’s happening right now. I went from moment to moment, thinking I’ll get married later, until fancying women became a bit of a pattern.”

“When Cath and I met up, we quickly fell in love, only she was going back to Australia for work. I’d always wanted to be part of The Mercury, and I loved it, but I dropped everything and went with her. I knew I had to go, and it was such good timing.”

New interesting read, highly recommended!

https://bulletinreporter.com/jennifer-ludlam-my-story-as-told-to-elisabeth-easther/amp/

Be quick, original source is fee-based.

#love her #she’s so beautiful #jennifer ludlam #i love my gays #❤️🧡💛💚💙💜#shortland street #my blog my loves #wlw positivity

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dare-g · 2 years

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Gravity & Grace (1995)

#gravity & grace #gravity and grace #chris kraus #kristin seth #jennifer ludlam #alan brunton #talks

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fairnelav · 3 years

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Rosalyn × Leanne

Shorthand Street

#shortland street #rosalyn mullens #leanne black-johnson #theresa healey #jennifer ludlam #rosalyn #leanne #RosLea #my edit

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snorksspectacles · 3 years

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Whilst contemplating the ongoing saga of ‘Where’s Ros?’ and hoping for a reprise of RosLea before too long, I must admit I’m loving the silliness and facial expressions on Shortland Street and that they don’t take themselves too seriously.

This scene last week tickled me a lot and made me want to know how much laughing and how many takes were involved. I love the Leanne/Jennifer-Maeve/Jess exchange especially; I’m sure Jess couldn’t keep a straight (haha) face and so was looking away... XD

Leanne: Actually, Delwyn, I have no interest whatsover in Willie; I’m a lesbian now. Ros and I couldn’t be happier. Isn’t that right, Maeve?

Maeve: Sure!

#shortlandstreet #roslea #leanne miller #maeve mullens #nicole miller #jennifer ludlam #jess sayer #sally martin

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houseofkaigaryen · 5 years

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Summertime in Gainesville is an experience that can not be forgotten. Although some may think of it as a small college town, Gainesville is big on providing exciting events for its residents. These pictures were taken June 8th, 2019 at the Haile Plantation Farmers Market in Gainesville. The market is located at 5254 SW 91 Terrace, Gainesville, Fl. It is held every Saturday, which makes it very convenient. Hopefully, by the time you finish looking through these pictures, you’ll be planning your trip to the market too!

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yooperwolf · 7 years

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Deadline to apply for the 2017 Michigan Youth Livestock Scholarship is June 1

Application details available at www.michigan.gov/mda-mylsf

For immediate release: January 24, 2017 Program contact: Jeff Haarer, 517-284-5642 Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284, 5724

Lansing, MI - Since 2000, the Michigan Youth Livestock Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $458,000 in scholarships and educational awards to outstanding youth who have exhibited at the premier livestock events in the state of Michigan.

To be eligible for either the MYLSF general scholarship or the statewide scholarship, the applicant must be a resident of Michigan and a graduating high school senior or a high school graduate continuing their education at an accredited institution in the year in which they are applying.

For the general MYLSF scholarship, the applicant must be a youth exhibitor at the Michigan Livestock Expo, the Michigan Dairy Expo or the former Michigan State Fair, for a minimum of three calendar years prior to the year of application. For the statewide scholarship, an applicant must be a youth exhibitor at a local, county, or statewide exhibition for a minimum of three years prior to the year of application.

Specific proceeds from the Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-Abration auction as well as charitable donations help fund the scholarships. The fund is governed by a 10-member board comprised of volunteers from Michigan’s agricultural community, with the corpus of the fund held at the Battle Creek Community Foundation. In 2016 approximately $14,000 was deposited in the Michigan Education Saving Plans for youth exhibitors that compete in judging and showmanship events at the Michigan Livestock Expo on the Michigan State University campus.

The 2016 MYLSF $1,500 general scholarship winners were: Cailyn Hines of Quincy, Renee Souva of Bronson, Eric Moser of Dansville, Lauren Bickel of North Branch and Skyler Buell of Temperance. The MYLSF $1,000 scholarships were awarded to Samantha Ludlam of Hopkins, Brady Littlefield of Burr Oak, Bennett Littlefield of Burr Oak, Taylor Bolinger of Kingston, Daniel Flynn of Tekonsha and Caleb Symons of Chesaning. The MYLSF $500 scholarships were awarded to Alexandria Schut of Belding, Katelyn Walters of Burr Oak, Cody Symons of Chesaning, Jenna Beeker of Constantine, Ty Cool of Mendon, Dylan Kennedy of Nashville and Morgan Luoma of East Leroy. The statewide $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Cameron Hayden of Cassopolis; and the $500 statewide scholarship was awarded to Jessica Timmer of Zeeland.

Applications and qualification requirements are available online at www.michigan.gov/mda-mylsf. Applications must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2017. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Haarer, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Producer Security Section Manager, at 517-284-5642 or Ernie Birchmeier, Michigan Farm Bureau’s Livestock & Dairy Specialist, at 517-323-7000.

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aquila1nz · 1 year

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Shortland Street's Queer Women in 2022

We finished 2021 with an unexpected kiss between Samira and Francesca, plus two ongoing f/f relationships, and then 2022 turned out to be an absolute rollercoaster.

The new relationship between Samira and Francesca was very popular and absolutely lovely - and then went downhill very fast, as Francesca pushed too hard, then left the show. Samira immediately decided Marty was the love of her life instead, then promptly left the show without him.

Dawn tried to set Louis up with cosplayer Demelza but instead she kissed Dawn. Dawn was very flattered and is never good at saying no to people, but had to tell her she had been down that path before and it was not for her. Demelza turned out to be an ex of Maeve's (pre-Saskia) that she had a bad break up with which Maeve was apparently still harbouring a lot of anger over. I'm sorry Demelza didn't hang around after that.

Rosalyn left Leanne for a man who grew flowers; Rosalyn's side of the breakup all happened off screen. Leanne didn't swear off women forever (which would have been within character) but she did sleep with newly married Damo and then got involved with an evangelical church which would have drastic repercussions down the line. She did quit the church when her closest friend there proved homophobic, in time to prevent them fleecing her of all her money, so well done Leanne. Not sure if she'll get a girlfriend again but she has evolved a bit. Still trying to run Nicole's life though. And then at the end of the year Ros showed up for a funeral.

Nicole and Maeve have had a difficult year of never quite being on the same page, struggling with intimacy and whether the other really wants them. Which culminated in Maeve suggesting a threesome with a woman who had been flirting with Nicole because she thought that might make things better with Nicole. Nicole was not pleased but later trying to initiate a threesome with a man they worked with which Maeve said yes to but then freaked out about, and shortly after that Nicole decided their relationship had become too hard and asked Maeve to leave. Maeve did not take this well, got drunk a bunch and kissed Harper once. And then someone from Brightshine church killed Wilder, which briefly brought them back together in their grief, the year ended with them loosely together, Nicole obviously not happy about it, and Nicole was last seen in the IV as it burned down. Cliffhanger! On the one hand that's three f/f couples that have broken up on Shortland Street this year. On the other, that's a soap record, because no other soap has three unrelated (or overrelated) wlw couples to break up.

Saskia also returned for one episode for Wilder's funeral (not surprising - Amanda Tito had been doing some directing - including directing the episode where Nicole and Maeve first broke up).

Young Billy is still not quite up to full dialogue scenes, but has become more vocal with the addition of Marley, and there was a nice storyline where Marley wanted to wear a blue Frozen dress for Halloween to match Billy's princess dress. After Marley came home from school angry at being laughed at for wearing it to the school Halloween Drew also dressed in a dress to go trick or treating, leading to drama with a friend's parent who had unnecessary opinions. And Billy ended the year with a full sentence of dialogue!

In other news in November new doctor Gia Te Arakura was introduced when Jack employed her as a locum. Gia was avoiding meeting TK who had recently found out that the older child he was estranged from was dead, and it quickly became clear that Gia was that child, who had transitioned. And had also become a fully fledged doctor in the five years since she last appeared on the show as a teenager focused on rowing - we could solve the country's health worker shortage if we used Shortland Street's sped up training methods! Gia is played by trans actress Awa Puna.

So yes, a year with lots of ups and downs for the fans. Shortland Street is back from hiatus on Monday, it'll be interesting to see where they go this year.