'Now and Then': Rosie O'Donnell Portrayed Roberta Mart As a Lbian Even Though Productn 'Removed a Lot of the Gay Stuff'

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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, 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.

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

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.

I’m tellg you all, I’m gay.

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

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

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* IS ROBERTA GAY IN NOW AND THEN

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

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