When girls talk to me about kissing each other at parties, it's invariably in the context of boys chanting "Kiss, kiss!" says Sabrina Weill, former editor in chief of Seventeen and author of "The Real Truth About Teens and Sex." "There's no formal research that asks girls whether it's happening more now. However, anecdotally, it does seem to be talked about more." Precise numbers may not be available, but a well-publicized National Center for Health Statistics study released in September 2005 found that 10.6 percent of girls age 15-19 had had same-sex sexual experiences; the survey did not ask whether the conduct was a result of actual desire, though. In any event, girl-on-girl action seems to be no big deal for high school and college students, who shrug it off as standard party behavior. Alexandra says she sees it at "75 to 85 percent" of the parties she attends. Jay, a 17-year-old senior at a Manhattan high school, says he sees it at "every other party." Alexandra's friend Mikey, 19, also in Bellingham, says such action has been a party staple since he was 14. "Just about every party I go to or have, I see girls making out with each other," he says. But if young women who hook up with other young women aren't expressing their own desires -- Am I attracted to females? Would I like kissing a female? Would I want to do more? -- and are only simulating desire to market themselves to guys, how empowering can it be?

Really we’ve just been looking for any excuse to do this post for some time now and the release of Tech’s lyric video for “I.L.L.”, the vag-centric anthem from Therapy, is as good a reason as any. A: A male had requested they do it, they did it because they thought it would turn men on. Things like societal demand – ‘Oh, other women were doing it in the bar and the guys were catcalling and it’s kind of the trendy thing to do, so that’s why I decided to do it.’ These frenemies finally crossed the line on a trip to Yale in season 2 and Blair used Serena’s deep, dark, murderous secret against her. What followed was a hair-pulling, clothes-ripping catfight where Serena even got to rip Blair’s stupid headband off her head. Emily, 17, another friend of Alexandra's and Mikey's in Washington, says she has kissed a girl once -- because she wanted to -- and says that she feels as if she'd be disrespecting herself if she acquiesced to a guy's joking demands for girl-on-girl action. "I think guys get the wrong impression of you if you do that," she says. "If a guy isn't impressed by me, it's pointless to try to get his attention that way. And I'm not the type of girl that goes out of my way to get a guy's attention. It's like, if he notices me, that's tight, but if he doesn't, that's OK."

#8 Nora vs. Holly, Brothers and Sisters

DAWSON[ Giggling as she takes a pull from her beer]: Thanksgiving was genius! That’s the first one I’d want to watch. Females who perform for males say they're not at all turned on by the hookup, except for the reaction they know they're eliciting: None of the girls I interviewed said they'd repeatedly kissed girls because they enjoyed it or because they found it arousing. "If I knew a girl was a lesbian, I wouldn't make out with her, because I'd think that would be weird," Nina says. "When I'm making out with my friends I know we're doing it in a joking way, like, 'Ha, ha, we're drunk and we're going to do this to tease the guys.' I've never done it without a guy watching me. That would be weird, too, because the whole reason we're doing it is to screw with the guys. We wouldn't do it if they weren't there. I don't just go and make out with girls because I think it's fun."

The hatred between the matriarch of the Walkers and the woman her husband had a long-term affair with reached a tipping point at the opening of Holly and Tommy’s winery, leading to an awesome food fight in the kitchen that got incredibly messy, but also allowed the two older ladies to work through their feelings. Boyskout drew inspiration for “Girl on Girl Action” from their own experiences and observations of how society perceives and categorizes relationships. They aimed to challenge the stereotypes surrounding same-sex relationships and explore the fluidity of sexuality. 2. Is “Girl on Girl Action” just about sexual experiences between women? Q: Did some of the straight women report that after feeling some pressure, they ended up liking it? Take three sisters and a pool and you have the perfect recipe for a catfight. The family feud was a long-time coming as Taylor consistently tried to steal every man her sisters wanted, and the best part of the catfight was that the men just stood by and watched while drinking their beers. The energetic and infectious melodies of “Girl on Girl Action” complement the thought-provoking lyrics, intensifying the impact of the song. The music amplifies the message of liberation, inviting listeners to engage with the song and its underlying themes. 6. How has “Girl on Girl Action” been received by audiences?

Girls making out with each other to turn on guys is the latest craze at high school and college parties. Is this sexual liberation, or regression?

Oh, The Humanities: Part of a series showcasing research at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences this week. Q: That’s obviously problematic. How do you connect it to the bigger conversations we’re having about consent, sexual assault, being a bystander? I've heard from some straight girls that they do it because it's fun," says Rachel Popkin, a 19-year-old lesbian in Seattle. "But if women feel pressured to do anything they wouldn't normally do just to please guys -- that's exploitative." Our third podcast guest will be the one and only LUCY HEATH, actor, writer and producer of the Tribeca selected PRAGMA SHORT FILM!

A: Heterosexual women who had performed this girl-on-girl behaviour had less healthy perceptions of their sexuality. They felt more discouraged or unhappy about their sex lives. They weren’t as direct or assertive about expressing their sexual needs, they felt less confident. They were more likely to say their sexual behaviours were controlled by people more powerful than them. The heterosexual women between ages of 19-25 also described themselves as being more likely to take part in sexual acts in which they weren’t comfortable. In this author’s humble opinion, these are two of the most gorgeous women to grace the earth, so of course it made the list! It also doesn’t hurt that it occurs within a pretty damn good movie. God bless you, Darren Aronofsky. It's definitely a good, well-worn, tried-and-true route to hooking up with a guy that you want," Julie says. "It's not giving him a lap dance and stripping on a pole for him, but it's showing him that you can be open, and if that's what he likes, that's what you'll do. Which makes him think you're better to sleep with than the 100 other girls in the room with you."

Note: There was a small technical glitch for the first bit of the episode but don't worry, the content is that good that you'll be listening in until the end.