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Two outspoken lesbian celebrities chatted about coming out when Tabatha Coffey of Tabatha Takes Over appeared on The Rosie O’Donnell Show Online.
Rosie kicked off the conversation saying she had no idea that Tabatha was gay – that her gaydar must be broken, and then launched into asking Tabatha about her mom, who wasn’t quite okay with Tabatha’s being gay at first. Tabatha’s mother passed away in 2010.
“It was really surprising giving how I grew up in strip clubs with transvestites and drag queens,” Tabatha said about her mother being slow to accept her being a lesbian.
But that statement threw Rosie for a loop, and she asked Tabatha to back up and explain her strip clubs and drag queens youth.
“My parents ran strip clubs in Australia—that were transgender,” Tabatha explained, adding that her mom actually helped fund many surgeries for trans people.
Watch the video below.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
