I <3 this thread!
My first made-for-tv crush was Jo from "The Facts of Life". I loved her motorcycle and leather jackets and what looked a lot like a flirtation between Jo and Blair. I didn't have words for it but it felt really sparkly to watch them "dance" with each other's energy. Might have been wishful thinking on my part but I loved me a handsome tomboy way back when
My first real-life crush was D***. We were on the volleyball team together and she had muscular legs and a bad attitude. She was rough around the edges but also quiet and confident in a way that made me want to sit in her lap. And she had big brown eyes that you could see halfway across the court. We ended up in a fling my senior year in high school while I was still dating boys and not really knowing that I could live in dykery full-time.
I ran into her at the local lesbo watering hole years ago and we both had a laugh and a few drinks.
