Rosie O'Donnell: My 'Now and Then' Character Was Supposed to Be Gay

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‘NOW AND THEN’: ROSIE O’DONNELL PORTRAYED ROBERTA MART AS A LBIAN EVEN THOUGH PRODUCTN ‘REMOVED A LOT OF THE GAY STUFF’

It wasn’t that long ago that gettg to play a gay character was a rary, but now that such portrayals are gag mastream acceptance, there are many more pth-filled and meangful on-screen reprentatns.

ROSIE O'DONNELL SAYS HER 'NOW AND THEN' CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY BUT STUD NIXED IT

Rosie O’Donnell, who has been openly out as a lbian sce 2002, is reflectg back on prr rol and how she often tried to brg nuance to the projects she worked on by portrayg her characters as gay — even if most of didn’t make past the edg room. It was only months after the 9/11 attacks the cy, and O’Donnell rells feelg like was important to make sure her inty as a gay person was known the wake of such a tragic cint: “I went to a edy club and I was dog stand-up and I’m like, ‘I’m gay. Listen, 9/11 happened, I’m gay.

EXCLUSIVE: ROSIE O'DONNELL'S CHARACTER 'NOW AND THEN' WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY - HERE'S WHY IT WAS CHANGED

I’m tellg you all, I’m gay.

In se the buildgs blow up aga, I’m so, so gay, ’ you know? Rosie O’Donnell rells playg characters as gay spe phback. O’Donnell believ that her character, Doris, was gay.

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Rosie O'Donnell: My 'Now and Then' Character Was Supposed to Be Gay .

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