![]() ![]() Dorothy’s straight, married brother who liked to wear women’s clothes. Blanche’s brother coming out as gay, and then getting married. Dorothy’s lesbian friend who got a crush on Rose. Right from the off, from their “fancy man” houseboy Coco who didn’t outlast the pilot, the Girls were welcoming to All Things Queer, and it was beautiful to watch. “Thank you for being a friend!” NBC/ScreenshotĮveryone knows that the LGBTQIA community loves The Golden Girls. Every time the opening credits came on over the monitors that constantly ran episodes, everyone in the place would stop what they were doing, and sing along. I still miss Rue La Rue, the cafe tucked away in Washington Heights that was decorated with head to toe Golden Girls memorabilia, including a lot of stuff from Rue McLanahan’s personal collection (the owner had been a friend of hers). My favorites that I personally own are my Golden Girls overalls, and my t-shirt that says “don’t you wish your girlfriend was hot like Bea”. There’s a ton of merchandise to be had (Funko Pops that come in like three different outfits each). Hell, as of this writing, two weeks ago I went to a pop-up event in NYC called “Golden Girls Kitchen”, which was a themed restaurant with rooms done up like their kitchen and Blanche’s bedroom and The Rusty Anchor bar, and you could get entrees like Sophia’s Lasagna al Forno (surprisingly good), and fancy themed cocktails. But first we have to talk about the Girls as a whole-the show, and the enduring phenomenon. ![]() Yes, they did an episode for Valentine’s Day, and I’ll get to that. Well, I doubt that cheesecake was ever in question, but you know what I mean. Grace and Frankie did a little bit for this generation what The Golden Girls did for theirs, I guess-demonstrated that older people had lives. I always have to remind myself that age redefines itself generationally (for example, it still breaks my head to think that Archie Bunker was only 46-ish at the top of All in the Family, but then 46 looked different in 1971 than it does now). The Girls were in their 60s, and these days, no one in their 60s wants to be thought of as “golden”…at least, no one I know. I don’t think a show like this could ever be made again…certainly not by the same name. Syndicated TV shows come and go, but The Golden Girls remain. ![]()
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