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A Goodreads user asked this question about Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe:

i started reading it, but didn't get into it. and it was about a lesbian couple. my question is, where did ruth and idgie get a child from? they weren't allowed to be gay parents back in that era right? and no one back then thought a lesbian couple was weird?

Kathleen I’m not sure if anyone who answered the question actually read the book. When Idgie went and got Ruth and helped her move back to Whistle Stop, even I…moreI’m not sure if anyone who answered the question actually read the book. When Idgie went and got Ruth and helped her move back to Whistle Stop, even Idgie’s father said she would now be responsible for Ruth and her child. She would have to make a living and provide for her (implying as a husband would). They were obviously a couple. Those who want to deny it and simply uncomfortable with the idea. Although it was a different time, everyone in the town knew each other, supported each other, and obviously didn’t care what went on behind closed doors when two people obviously lived one another. Grow up, folks. (less)

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg

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