#i am fully aware that there are countries that have NO queer rights recognized or even entertained as a thought by the governments that be

[uncanny-tranny]

Every now and then I remember I am significantly older than the legalization of gay marriage in my country and I take psychic damage every time. I am not that old, like my life has just begun.

Just... Remember our rights didn't just descend from the heavens hundred of years ago. It is still a fresh memory, a blip compared to the timeline of the world.

[anistarrose]

I think when a lot of queer people who aspire to marriage, and remember (rightly) fighting for the right to marriage, see queer people who don't want marriage, talking about not entering or even reforming or abolishing marriage, there's an assumption I can't fault anyone for having — because it's an assumption borne of trauma — that queers who aren't big on marriage are inadvertently or purposefully going to either foolishly deprive themselves of rights, or dangerously deprive everyone of the rights associated with marriage. But that's markedly untrue. We only want rights to stop being locked behind marriages. We want an end to discrimination against the unmarried.

We want a multitude of rights for polyamorous relationships. We want ways to fully recognize and extend rights to non-romantic and/or non-sexual unions, including but not limited to QPRs, in a setting distinct from the one that (modern) history has spent so long conflating with romance and sex in a way that makes many of us so deeply uncomfortable. And many of us are also disabled queers who are furious about marriage stripping the disabled of all benefits.

We want options to co-parent, and retain legal rights to see children, that extends to more than two people, and by necessity, to non-biological parents (which, by the way, hasn't always automatically followed from same-gender marriage equality even in places where said equality nominally exists. Our struggles are not as different as you think). We would like for (found or biological) family members and siblings to co-habitate as equal members of a household, perhaps even with pooled finances or engaging in aforementioned co-parenting, without anyone trying to fit the dynamic into a "marriage-shaped box" and assume it's incestuous. We want options to leave either marriages, or alternative agreements, that are less onerous than divorce proceedings have historically been.

I can't speak for every person who does not want to marry, but on average, spurning marriage is not a choice we make lightly. We are deeply, deeply aware of the benefits that only marriage can currently provide. And we do not take that information lightly. We demand better.

Now, talking about the benefits of marriage in respective countries' current legal frameworks, so that all people can make choices from an informed place, is all well and good — but is not an appropriate response to someone saying they are uncomfortable with marriage. There are people for whom entering a marriage, with all its associated norms, expectations, and baggage, would feel like a betrayal of one's self and authenticity that would shake them to their core — and every day, I struggle to unpack if I'm one of them or not. If I want to marry for tax benefits, or not. If that's worth the risk of losing disability benefits, in the (very plausible) possibility that I have to apply for them later in life. If that's worth the emotional burden of having to explain over and over, to both well-meaning and deeply conservative family members, that this relationship is not one of romance or sex. (Because, god, trying just to explain aromanticism or asexuality in a world that broadly thinks they're "fake" is emotional labor enough.)

Marriage is a fundamental alteration to who I am, to what rights an ableist government grants me, and to how I am perceived. I don't criticize the institution just because I enjoy a "free spirit" aesthetic or think the wedding industry is annoying, or whatever.

[juliadimoutsikos]

*The Public Sphere and Counterpublics*

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/black-trans-lives-matter.html?auth=linked-google

In this essay I will examine the critical questions, in what ways does this artifact show marginalization within a counterpublic itself, how is rhetoric being used to marginalize, and/or how is rhetoric being used to push back against the marginalization? What are the larger implications?

To investigate these questions, I examined the New York Times article called “Black Trans Women Seek More Space in the Movement They Helped Start.” This article shows marginalization within a counterpublic by black trans women being ostracized within their own spaces, like the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBT community; and how they are using protests and organizations to push new rhetoric that black trans women should be accepted in these spaces, especially since they are the ones that started the awareness of these counterpublics. The larger implications of this rhetoric are that even counterpublics contain their own marginalized groups within themselves and can always have their own discriminations. This is overall productive for society because it's important to recognize that not all discrimination stems from the dominant public sphere, and there is no way for a counterpublic to be fully recognized without every aspect of that group being shown and respected.

This article discusses the recent obstacles that the black trans community has experienced. Some examples being a rise in hate crimes since Trump's election, an increase in police brutality, and a lack of intersectionality within the LGBT community and the black lives matter movement. This article highlights that historically, black trans women have been the pioneers of the LGBT movement and police resistance, one example being Marsha P Johnson starting the Stonewall Inn protests, a significant moment in queer history that showcases one of the first significant retaliations against police brutality towards the LGBT community. The specific struggles that black trans people have had to go through in our society have not been showcased or highlighted in these two movements. Black trans people are being murdered so consistently that it has legally been declared an epidemic, and the criminalization of sex work has negatively impacted black trans women at a highly proportioned rate, trickling down to the justice system and negative stereotypes of this demographics. These two social movements are slowly becoming intertwined, with the recent murders of black trans people by the hands of the police. Although donations are being pooled into trans organizations and outreach groups, as well as people attending protests and marches in support of the black trans lives lost, the main focus has constantly only been on white gay people. And the problem remains of how and why black trans women are constantly being undervalued and disrespected by their communities. 

Felski (1989) explains how counterpublics can retaliate against a public sphere but struggle within its own identity of representing all aspects of itself. Her explanation of feminism describes that there is a false image of unification and common issues of all women, therefore ignoring the particular struggles that different women face. For example, a white middle-class woman will have experienced different forms of discrimination compared to a lower-class woman of color. This unequal status suppresses those who are otherwise exploited and undermined by the general white-centered public sphere. Feliski quotes, “White women who dominate feminist discourse today rarely question whether or not their perspective on women��s reality is true to the lived experiences of women as a collective group. Nor are they aware of the extent to which their perspectives reflect race and class biases.” While she explains that some argue that a collective identity is necessary for solidarity and swiftness of representation for a counterpublic, it still does not fix the inner problems and may have a lasting negative impact on a certain demographic within a counterpublic. This proves that structural inequalities will only increase problems of both the major public sphere and the counterpublic, making it harder over time for equal representation.

One aspect of this article highlights rhetoric that intersectionality is essential for a counterpublic to accurately represent all facets of itself. Intersectionality can be roughly defined as an equal representation of all aspects of a demographic, encapsulating race, gender, sexuality, etc. In this narrative, BLM and the LGBT community need to increase intersectionality to benefit trans black women, instead of focusing on just gay people or men suffering from discrimination. Peppermint, a black trans activist explains this by stating, “I think that the notion of intersectionality is becoming more readily available for people to understand that a win for one group or identity doesn’t necessarily equal an automatic win for the other.” As intersectionality is becoming more widespread throughout different counterpublics, voices that have otherwise been unheard throughout history can finally be represented within their counterpublic. Intersectionality is essential for effective representation against a dominant mindset because it shows the public the diversity within a marginalized group. While one demographic in a counterpublic may benefit from representation, there are still those in that group that are still suffering from the dominant sphere and need to be fought for.

Another aspect of this article that this rhetoric focuses on is the LGBT community and how government recognition is still ignoring other sexualities suffering from the justice system or LGBT organizations that do not benefit them. Activist Raquel Willis explains this by saying, “So much money and resources and energy has been put into legislative fights or judicial fights, which is important — those wins are important, but as a black trans woman, I often have to grapple with the question of, what do any of these protections mean if I am dead, if I am still at risk of literally being killed?” This quote highlights the rhetoric that black trans people are often left out of the conversation when concerning queer rights and equality from this counterpublic. For example, while marriage equality was a huge win for the LGBT movement, this idea that LGBT rights were finally accepted ignored the huge systemic issue of trans women being harassed for sex work, which has been a constant concern for generations. The next judicial fight should focus on the decriminalization of sex work, so back trans women do not have to live in constant fear of being murdered or arrested. The trauma of this demographic is, unfortunately, ignored under the pretense that it is not as important as white issues in the counterpublic. Another example that his rhetoric of inclusion focuses on is how LGBT organizations should rewire their outreach to black LGBT members of the community, as a large rate of these groups is led by white cisgender people. Again, this relates back to how a counterpublic often displaced smaller minorities within itself for a unified front of common struggles that are not a necessity. While marriage equality was beneficial, for black trans women, this does not help them because they are still being murdered and arrested for a common part of their life such as how they make a living, which should be prioritized by those in their own community. 

Lastly, this rhetoric of vocalization for all groups is reflected in how the Black Lives Matter movement should be more inclusive of black trans lives lost from police brutality. This form of rhetoric combines the BLM movement with the concerns of the LGBT community, and how the request for justice reform should be representing the concerns of black trans people and the targeted harassment they experience. The president of the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD explains, “The attacks on the trans community are at every level, and it’s coming from the highest office in this country, and it has from Day 1. I think that black trans people and trans people of color are mobilizing and using this platform and this moment because you can’t have black lives matter without having black trans lives matter.” This quote perfectly encapsulates how essential it is for a counterpublic to fully include everyone because common concerns can be tweaked when brought to a judicial standpoint to protect more vulnerable individuals. THe counterpublic containing the viewpoint of black lives matter should include all black lives, like those of trans people. While all forms of discrimination should be acknowledged, cisgender black people may face a completely different form of trauma and harassment than transgender black people.

While these counterpublics have historically segregated black trans people in their own communities, this rhetoric calling for change and inclusion is overall productive for society in the long term. While critiquing a counterpublic may seem unproductive because it is only ignoring the issues of the dominant sphere, there is no way to have an all encompassing change without first acknowledging the specific hardships of each type of person in a counterpublic. Not all issues will be resolved and prolonged ignorance of a demographic will only result in an increasing way of excluding minorities. If white cisgendered problems within the LGBT community are the only ones being highlighted to the dominant public, then it is not accurately representing the LGBT community. In the same way, if only cisgendered black people suffering from violence from the police are getting media attention, the rates at which black trans people are being murdered will increase, because there is no demand for reform on their behalf. The consistent rhetoric to highlight unheard voices within a counterpublic will change the values of priorities of the counterpublic, resulting in a productive way to change society's values.

Habermas (1964) further explains how silencing smaller voices within a counterpublic is counterintuitive to making substantial change within the dominant public. In comparison to the article, Habermas discusses how the existence of bourgeoise limited the public sphere to the only representation of a certain kind of individual, that with more acceptance and autonomy than a standard citizen. Those who were in this public sphere were held in high regard and trusted to bring issues that could influence the state and common public. I think that this source can be compared to Felski and how the white narrative of feminism in itself holds a bourgeois value that only the more respected people in society are allowed to voice their opinions and be respected. In the article I chose, the idea of the bourgeoisie could be white cisgendered gays allowed to be a more representative face of the LGBT community, while the pioneers of the moment, black trans women, are pushed to the side because they are not held as high regard as productive and respected members of society because of their race and gender. In the same way, Black Lives Matter is not as focused on trans lives because it is seen as a more taboo face of a movement and would not be accepted by the dominant public sphere like cisgendered black people. 

In summary, counterpublics, although important, should encapsulate all voices within themselves. Concerning the LGBT community and Black Lives Matter movement, it’s important to recognize both the pioneers of the movement and those that are suffering the most in the counterpublic from the stigma and discrimination from the public sphere and their own members. Intersectional rhetoric that does not display a generic one dimensional representation is the most inclusive way to fix a counterpublic from the inside out before demanding equality from the public sphere. All facets of a counterpublic should receive equal value and inclusion.  

 Habermas, Jurgen, et al. “The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Article (1964).” New German Critique, no. 3, 1974, p. 49., doi:10.2307/487737. 

Felski, Rita. Beyond Feminist Aesthetics: Feminist Literature and Social Change. Hutchinson Radius, 1989.

Paz, Isabella Grullón, and Maggie Astor. “Black Trans Women Seek More Space in the Movement They Helped Start.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 June 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/black-trans-lives-matter.html?auth=linked-google. 

[agirlnamedsteve]

What I woke up to on Sunday October 7th

Cw: sexual assault, Republican-bashing

I woke up in a hotel room with no windows, hungover, and checked my phone to see more texts than I was expecting. Being halfway across the world, it’s not uncommon for people to check in on me and reach out during the hours when I’m sleeping since those are peak hours back home. Today was different though. I received a prayer from my mom. I’m not a religious person, but this part made me cry.

“And may God bless you with enough foolishness,

To believe that you can make a difference in this world,

So that you can do what others claim cannot be done.”

I was prepared to learn that an illegitimate ruler of our country just had the illegitimate candidate he nominated to judge my bodily autonomy confirmed by a group of old white men (and women) who don’t represent me. I was prepared for the news, knowing fully well that even my foolish hopes that the outcries of survivors would make an impact on the vote couldn’t save us from this outcome. There was nothing I wasn’t prepared for, since the past 2 years since I started college and our country began its governance under yet another racist, sexist pig (I miss u Obama) I have felt that every news alert, every oppressive tweet, and every disappointment has just taken my body and thrown it against a building repeatedly. While it doesn’t show on the outside, my internal organs are bleeding and I have a heart that is bruised. I recieved texts from friends who are with me in Vietnam offering their support, from my older sister, former partners, and people who love me from all walks of life. I have recently made myself more vulnerable by sharing more personal details about myself on the internet and being much more politically active on my social media platforms regarding Kavanaugh and the nuances of women and survivors in a society where politics have never regarded anyone except white males as deserving of full respect. Listening to “Eloquent Rage” by Brittney Cooper and reading the words of bell hooks and Cleo Wade and other intersectional feminists who I admire and engage with daily had been cathartic for me. It’s put things into perspective for me, and it’s expanded the ways that I go about processing difficult information. First there’s the knowledge that women of color have always had it this bad. That Dr. Ford was more believable because she’s an academic and a white woman. That republican women are here to advance their own causes as women, and not to bring up marginalized women with them. I’ve learned more about white feminism, and I’ve learned about who out of the men in my life are interested in speaking out and who will remain silent. I’ve appreciated and admired every person that has spoken out on their social media platforms and every person who had reached out to me in any way, shape, or form to acknowledge my humanity and my anger. I have appreciated that prior to any of this Kavanaugh bullshit I was already receiving anti-oppression training and becoming more aware of my privilege and positionality. While it is easy for me to get caught up in the parts of my identity that have been more difficult–– being raised by a single mother, having an emotionally distant father, growing up queer and struggling with body image, surviving sexual assault–– there are parts of my identity (my whiteness, upper-middle socio-eonomic upbringing, liberal arts college education) which grant me privilege and power that is simply not accessible to all people, especially POC. Additionally and above all, because I have benefitted from my whiteness, I often fail to see the intersections that amplify my power and recognize that regardless of how much I try to engage with female writers and activists of color, I can and should always be working to do better. And to know that I have this privilege, and to use it for the advancement of all people. But I digress...

This week I joined the survivors who came forward with their experiences of sexual assault. It has been 2 years and a few months, and I just never found the right time. It also took quite a bit of learning and unlearning for me to understand the depth and weight of what had happened to me. It took me a long time to remember that it was due to others not stepping up and sharing their stories and concerns that I was put in the vulnerable position I was to be assaulted that night. He never would have been there in the first place if others had expressed their concerns of his predation. I don’t harbor any resentment for the situation I was placed in. I do, however, know that it is my duty, as it was the duty of Dr. Ford, and the duty of all survivors, to out the people who have harmed us in an effort to make the world a safer and more just place. When I shared my experience, I don’t know what I expected. Due diligence meant that he needed to be contacted about what I had shared, and when I learned that, I panicked. I felt so heard and believed when I reported the incident. But I felt conflicted by the news that he would  face consequences for his actions, or atleast learn that he has had this lasting impact on someone he’s probably forgotten about. While I knew that must be part of the process, I had discounted how much it would affect me that he would have my name spoken to him, my experience relayed to him. I’m not pressing charges, so i’ll never have to sit in a courtroom opposite him and hear his voice, which will likely tell tales of assumed consent and blurred lines. The way I see it now, I was incapacitated, I blacked out during it, I have felt unsafe for myself and others in that space ever since. So from a hotel room in Hoi An, I drafted an email and decided I was done carrying this on my shoulders anymore.

I’ve been trying to reduce my social media usage and live in the moment right now but it’s so hard. There’s so much going on, and so much I want to share in, but I’m tired and I’m done. I am disappointed, I am shattered, and i’m halfway across the world, unable to truly mourn with the people I want to mourn with. And that’s what’s made this past week or so a very difficult time for me. I know it’s not selfish of me to keep myself distracted and enjoy traveling and going out with my friends. But my internal dialogue isn’t matching my exterior. I don’t know how to share the ways I’m feeling without burdening others with the depth and weight of what I’ve been going through, I don’t want to attract the kind of attention or sympathy that comes with sharing those intimate details. But I do wish I could hop on a flight to California tomorrow and curl up in my twin sized bed and watch Chef’s table until I feel better. Maybe then I won’t feel so guilty about clubbing in Saigon.

[demitgibbs]

Allison Janney Talks Tonya Harding’s Queerness, Girl Crushes

Allison Janney shares many of your concerns, like, what’s up with the president’s wild contradictions and flat-out lies? And what will happen to the LGBTQ community under his administration? And, of course, something we’ve all wondered from time to time, and an issue she definitely plans on addressing with her agent soon, because it’s high time: “Where are all my lesbian roles?”

Though her latest turn in I, Tonya is not queer by definition – but, as infamous figure-skating icon Tonya Harding’s mother (Harding is played by actress Margot Robbie), one of her very best and most Oscar-buzzy roles, so all is obviously forgiven – the chameleonic 58-year-old actress has delightedly dipped into some impressive gay fare both onstage and in film.

Here, the beloved and soon-to-be-lesbian-somewhere Emmy winner discusses Harding as a queer icon, identifying with the LGBTQ community as an “outsider” herself and kissing “a lot of cool women.”

LGBTQ people – we are all Tonya. Right? Everyone identifies with her.

Everyone can identify with Tonya because she’s struggling to have a voice, and the powers that be deemed that she was not worthy of having a voice in the figure skating world, didn’t think she fit in. It’s so classic. And then the press vilified her and we were all told what to believe about her, and we kind of believed it, because it was the advent of the 24-hour news cycle. Just spoon-fed to us every day: Tonya, bad; Nancy – princess, good.

So, to do this movie and to see all the different things that were at play in her life makes you have so much more empathy for her. And I was so excited to meet her at the premiere. She was there! I just wanted to hug her and hold her. Sometimes I’m not great with words, and I just wanted to hug her.

You play her disapproving monster of a mother, LaVona Golden, which will strike a chord with many people in the LGBTQ community who have experienced parental disapproval because of their sexuality.

Oh, sure!

Tonya has been called a gay icon. Do you see her as a gay icon?

I never have thought about it before, but now that you’re saying it, I understand the reasons why she would be.

She wanted to be loved for who she was.

Wanting to be loved for who she was! Absolutely, I can see why it would resonate with the gay community – with women too. With anyone who has felt like an underdog or not felt like they had a voice.

As I talk about this movie more and more to people like yourself, I’m learning more about it and why it’s resonating right now. It’s also the concept of truth and what that is, and you know, the media told us what to believe was true and we did, and now in this time that we’re living in with the president (being) wildly contradictory – it’s phenomenal to me what’s going on in the country and in our discourse, and (sighs) I just feel it’s one of the most divisive, scary times I’ve ever experienced in my lifetime, certainly.

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You mentioned Tonya as the “underdog,” a word you have also used to describe yourself.

Yeah.

Do you think that has anything to do with why you’ve attracted a doting LGBTQ following?

Maybe that’s it! I was always just told I was too tall to act and told I wasn’t pretty enough, that I didn’t have enough edge. Didn’t have this, that. Everyone in the business told me that, and it was heartbreaking to me; and yet I tried to find other things to do, but this was really the only thing I was really meant to be, this time ’round (laughs).

I think it might also just be the characters that I get to play. Some of them speak to the community because they are that underdog character – now I’m trying to make up a theory out of something I haven’t thought about (laughs). But I also think it’s that I love to bring the humanity to every character I play.

I’m sure that your gay fans also appreciate that you seem to enjoy randomly kissing women.

I do! (Laughs) Oh my gosh, I don’t know if you’ve seen my kiss with Cloris Leachman but that is, like, the best kiss.

Better than Kate Winslet even?

How about that moment?! That floored me. And I just thought, “Did she just say my name?” (Winslet gushed about Janney at the Hollywood Film Awards in November.) It was one of the funniest moments for me, and I thought, “How can I not just go up and kiss her?” I mean, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet – I’ve kissed a lot of cool women, and men!

In our 2016 interview, Meryl Streep told me kissing you was a real “perk.”

She said “perk”? I love her!

Is that what all the women say about kissing you?

I don’t know! Meryl is the only one I’ve gotten feedback on. Actually, no, Rosie! I got to kiss Rosie. Rosie said I was a good kisser. And Rosie O’Donnell is a great kisser, I have to say. She’s a very good kisser. On (the CBS sitcom) Mom, she plays a woman that I used to have a relationship with and there’s one episode where I kiss her a couple of times and it was really – she’s a good kisser! (Laughs)

What was the moment in your career you knew you had an LGBTQ following?

I feel like (1999’s) Drop Dead Gorgeous was the start of that for me. And it was a slow dawning, awakening, realization that was happening, and I thought that was the highest show of honor to be embraced by the gay community. It was like, “OK, you guys know.”

To me, it’s a high honor to be recognized and embraced by the gay community. I don’t want to say something stereotypical, but a lot of the men that I know, who are my dear friends have a real appreciation for women who are strong and powerful and kickass. They really, really love strong women. They’re not afraid of women the way that some heterosexual men are. But they love a strong dame. They love a dame! So, that’s high praise. It’s high praise coming from the gays. So I am thrilled that I am in that club.

Of the lesbian characters you’ve played, from Sally in The Hours to your lesbian roles in stage productions like Eve Ensler’s Ladies and Alan Ball’s Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, which do you wish you could’ve gotten to know more?

Probably my character in The Hours with Meryl. I would’ve liked to have gotten to know Sally and really explored that relationship. You know, my famous story with her with that kiss is that she gave me a facelift. She didn’t like the way we were lit in the scene and she said, “I’m gonna do you a favor, honey.” So she placed her hands on the side of my face and lifted it ever so gently. When you watch it next, look at that – it’s pretty great. A little Meryl lift. I got a little lift from Meryl. It was fantastic.

If you were to play another lesbian role, who would be your ideal co-star?

Whoa. Well, I kind of have a girl crush on Margot Robbie right now! (Laughs) She is so talented and so friggin’ beautiful – it’s kind of remarkable. I just find myself staring at her, like, how can anything be that beautiful? And she’s a really good actress, and you know, why not? Margot is on my mind right now, so I’m saying Margot.

There have been Tonya Harding impersonators, and after this film, I fully expect a few LaVona Golden queens.

Oh my god, do you really?

Her name alone is made for the stage at some gay bar, don’t you think?

It is a great name: LaVona! There was already someone on Halloween who dressed as LaVona. It was on Twitter and it made me laugh. It was a guy who dressed as LaVona, with the bowl haircut and the bird and the fur coat. It’s a real unique look.

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Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in I, Tonya

Does looking the part help you get into character?

Oh god, yes. With that, especially. It was three hours of hair and makeup getting that look with the bird, and it was really liberating too. I thought I was gonna be horrified and not be able to look at myself in the mirror, and it was fascinating – I wanted to look at myself all the time! I was like, “God, this is so cool!” It felt just so different, and I didn’t see myself. I felt really confident in doing what I had to do. The look was so perfect and so great, and it made me excited to do my scenes.

I hope you got to keep a piece of LaVona.

I didn’t! But I was thinking about seeing if that bird could be adopted because I kind of fell in love with him. He lives in southern Georgia and he’s so lovely. But I do have three dogs and I don’t want there to be an unfortunate situation there.

Yeah, maybe give it to somebody who doesn’t have an animal that will eat it.

Yes! That’s always something to think about before you get a bird. (Laughs)

You’ve said you like to use your platform and acting to support important causes, which you’ve done in projects like 2009’s Funny or Die’s Prop 8 – The Musical. Do you recall the point in your life or career when you became passionate about queer issues?

I have so many gay friends in my world, and having such close friends in the gay community made me more aware of different issues. So, I’d naturally get involved through my friends. It happened when I came out to L.A. and I was doing West Wing. Once you start becoming someone – you know, a celebrity person – you realize, “Actually, I could help just by showing up there and by doing this.” It was a wonderful thing to realize, that I could use my name for something good other than the acting.

Does it feel even more important right now to take on projects that can make a difference?

Yes, yes! It really does. And I don’t know what I’m gonna be asked to do next, but I hope that I will be able to contribute.

I think now is the right time for another lesbian role, just sayin’.

OK, alright. I’m gonna start looking for one. Will you start looking for one for me? Should I do a biopic of – I’m trying to think, what lesbian should I play? I think it’s gotta be a character that’s not written yet.

Considering your trove of lesbian parts, I’m surprised lesbian roles aren’t just rolling in for you.

I don’t know – I don’t think so! I’m gonna have to call my agent: “Where are all my lesbian roles?” Oh, a pioneering lesbian! Amelia Earhart. I don’t know if she was. I’m gonna get on that though. I’m gonna start looking. That’s a good thing to put in my head.

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/01/04/allison-janney-talks-tonya-hardings-queerness-girl-crushes/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.tumblr.com/post/169309383195