I think I had to get to a certain place in my life. And unfortunately it lined up better with where she was at in her life. For her, there was acceptance from the beginning, which was amazing. But she knew based on just being a person of the world and how people act, there are going to people that literally hate me because of this piece of information now. So I think it just took her a minute to sort of wrap her head around what my life would look like. As a parent, you've envisioned like, oh, my kid's going to get married and have kids. You know, they have this traditional view probably.And I think she just needed a
1. Fortune’s life as a debutante without a couch and her first coming out party.
2. Fortune’s 21st birthday, and her family’s complicated relationship with Hooters.
3. The joys and perils of growing up as an 80s kid, and the shock of moving to LA from a small Southern town.
4. What Fortune was watching when she finally realized she was queer, and how she built community when she realized she was the only gay person she knew.
5. How she learned to let go of being someone she’s not – and starting living to please herself.
About Fortune:
Fortune Feimster is a standup comedian, writer, and actor. Her first Netflix special, “Sweet & Salty,” was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, and her new comedy special – “Good Fortune” – is streaming now on Netflix.
Fortune was a writer and panelist on the hit show “Chelsea Lately” and starred in “The Mindy Project”. She has also appeared in “2 Broke Girls,” “The L Word: Generation Q,” “Glee,” and “Life In Pieces”.
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