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Gays in space?


There may be no gay characters, but you'd have to be from Mars to miss the queer appeal of the remade re·made  
v.
Past tense and past participle of remake.
 futuristic space drama Battlestar Galactica. Currently in its second season on the SciFi Channel, Galactica passed on recruiting any of the original actors from the 70s classic. casting instead a hot new lineup of young blood. Just take a look at the rebellious ace pilot Lieutenant Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff). Her interest in other women might be more than a little fuzzy, but one thing's clear: There's nothing hotter than a militant blond who lays down intergalactic in·ter·ga·lac·tic  
adj.
Being or occurring between galaxies: intergalactic space.



in
 law while decked out only in a tank top and fatigues. Throw in a domineering dom·i·neer·ing  
adj.
Tending to domineer; overbearing.



domi·neer
 female president (Mary McDonnell) and some hand-to-hand femme femme  
adj.
Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men.

n.
1. Slang One who is femme.

2. Informal A woman or girl.
 combat (Starbuck and drop-dead gorgeous robot-clone Number Six go at it in the season I finale) and there you have it--a show Buzz is pretty sure will send lesbians out of this world.
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Title Annotation:BUZZ; Battlestar Galactica
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Aug 30, 2005
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