Last night’s Law & Order: SVU was originally supposed to feature the return of Stephanie March’s ADA Alex Cabot for a six-episode stint.

Uh-huh.

But instead of seeing Stephanie, we were treated to an episode involving transgender issues (remember “Fallacy”?) and even featured a couple of real-life lesbians with cameos. Both Daniela Sea and Leah Delaria appeared in the episode

The plot involved a 13-year-old girl, Hailey, whose father couldn’t accept that she isn’t his son Henry anymore and is found beaten nearly to death.

Daniela plays a leader of a trans group that steals hormones from pharmaceutical companies and gives them to transitioning members of the community who could not ordinarily afford them.

I also wish the assailant of the girl’s father didn’t turn out to be the secretly transgender guidance counselor. Even though she came off entirely emphatically, it’s still another name to add to the seemingly never-ending master list of LGBT homicidal characters. But, overall the episode seemed to portray the issue with a great deal of tact and understanding.

Ok, now back to Stephanie March.

In honor of Stephanie March’s upcoming return to “Law & Order: SVU” as ADA Alex Cabot, I give you a brawl for her affections between Mariska Hargitay and Tina Fey. Both women launched a thousands ’ships with their gay subtext (or maintext in the case of “30 Rock”) involving Stephanie. And both women look awfully pretty standing next to her. So, who takes it, ladies and discerning gentlemen?

Olivia Benson & Alex Cabot

Liz Lemon & Gretchen Thomas

So, who should Stephanie end up with? Hmmm…

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