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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?

lrv I don't think they were lesbians, back in those days loving someone deeply didn't mean you loved them the same way as you would love your spouse. Just…moreI don't think they were lesbians, back in those days loving someone deeply didn't mean you loved them the same way as you would love your spouse. Just like the word gay meant happy but now today it means being homosexual. So Ruth and Idgie had deep affection for eachother, like sisters and the best of friends. The book never said they acted on any of their feelings for eachother, so it most likely is a case of friends being so close to eachother they would die to protect eachother. They had intense love for eachother. Ruth's son was from her marriage to Frank. (less)

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Kaitlin Finally, someone understands.
Jun 04, 2019 01:33PM · flag

Fluffster Flagg confirmed many years ago that their relationship was romantic and in the book, she even writes Idgie is “as happy as anybody who is in love in t ...more
Jun 27, 2019 02:48PM · flag

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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