EXPERT: ‘BUFFY’ DOESN’T MAKE WOMEN GAY

EXPERT: ‘BUFFY’ DOESN’T MAKE WOMEN GAY



LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) – Tongues are wagging about comments made by a Buffy The Vampire Slayer cast member who claims the show is turning women into lesbians. Amber Benson – who plays Tara on the UPN show – is convinced her lesbian love scenes with co-star Allyson Hannigan are so hot they’re turning some female viewers into lesbians. But one Los Angeles-based psychologist who treats gays who want to become straight says Benson’s theory is ridiculous. Dr. Joseph Nicolosi says TV shows can’t make people gay and the most that Buffy can do is inspire “experimentation appealing to immature people.” Either way, Benson insists she must be doing something right because she receives lots of lusty letters from ladies who say her character has made them feel its okay to be gay.

Tue 10-30-01