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“[She went] om nervo to talk to about the gay stuff to g out publicly for the first time, ” said Field. The show, which is helmed by “Broad Cy” -creator Abbi Jabson, has spawned a kd of grassroots, word-of-mouth marketg mpaign led by queer women exaltg the show for s unapologetic gayns, tersectnal storytellg and much-need sense of humor.
While none of their characters were explicly gay, the film still beme a queer touchstone for more than one generatn of moviegoers. ”“There’s a batch of ‘90s movi that a lot of queer women say ma them gay, ” Bernard said wh a lgh, “like ‘Fried Green Tomato, ’ ‘Girl, Interpted, ’ ‘The Craft, ’ ‘Now and Then, ’ and ‘Foxfire. Even O’Donnell mak a brief appearance as the owner of the players’ favore unrground gay bar.
“We were, like, ‘Oh, my God, and she’s gay, too.