This originally appeared in BCN issue Ask most fans of Glee about its representation of bisexuality and very often one episode gets brought up: Blame it on the Alcohol. All in the space of one episode. However, from the second episode of Glee there has been positive representation of bisexuality that the creators have at times seemed not to want you to know about and her name is Brittany S. There were only a couple of lines delivered by Brittany in the first season which explored her sexuality:. As Santana was still a closet lesbian at this point, she refused, but the fact Brittany even asked shows she was comfortable singing a romantic song to another woman in front of the rest of the Glee club.
Brittany Susan Pierce is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Heather Morris , and first appeared in the show's second episode, " Showmance ". At that time, the series was looking for a third cheerleader, and Morris landed the role. Morris was upgraded to a series regular in the series' second season , in which Brittany is given a larger storyline, solos and dance routines to perform.
Naya Rivera: Why Glee's Santana was so important to young LGBT women
Millions of people watched Glee for the drama, the cover versions, the comedy - and the positive representation of a relationship between two LGBT women. Naya played cheerleader Santana Lopez, who discovered she was a lesbian when she fell for her best friend, Brittany. Her body was recovered from a lake in California after going missing last week while on a day out with her son. Young LGBT women have been speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat about the impact Santana and her storylines had on them as they watched the show in their early teens. I was so terrified to say them or ever act on them," year-old Claire Rowden, who's bisexual, says.