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Noomi Rapace, who plays the bisexual hacker and badass Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish versions of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, doesn't think she is the only woman who can the part of the hardcore hacker and overall badass. The Social Network star, Rooney Mara, is slated to bring Lisbeth Salander to life in the American version of the crime series. 

'Hen' may be used to refer to someone whose gender is unknown.

Two female Russian athletes kissed on the winners podium after taking gold in the World Track and Field Championships being held in Moscow. Now Russian officials will have to decide, was it "gay propaganda," or mere sportsmanship?

Kristen Bell, Parker Posey, Sherry Stringfield, Barbra Streisand and Veruca Salt lead this installment of the Hollywood Trade Roundup, a collection of hotties and generally lesbian faves making headlines in The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety. Plus, Courteney Cox's Cougar Town, Kate Moennig's Three Rivers, Modern Family, Zombieland, Lady Gaga and more.

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the most infuriating bits of news from the past seven days.

Hollywood’s fascination with girl culture in the hallowed halls of education, or its fascination with girls in plaid skirts, has a long history that could be traced to the landmark German film Mädchen in Uniform, in which a student and teacher in a girls’ school share an unusually close bond. From Madchen to D.E.B.S. to But I'm a Cheerleader, Foxfire, Higher Learning, Heathers and more, featuring Reese Witherspoon, Angelina Jolie, Winona Ryder, Ally Sheedy, Lindsay Lohan and so on... Some feature lesbians and others are just strong female characters.