Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) answers “i started reading it, but didn't get into...”

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?

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) Ruth was pregnant when she left her husband. They weren't "openly gay", they loved each other and lived in the same house. Women have shared living ac…moreRuth was pregnant when she left her husband. They weren't "openly gay", they loved each other and lived in the same house. Women have shared living accomodation since forever without being pasted with a "lesbian" label until about 15 years ago when suddenly it became fashionable to be gay.(less)

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg

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