"I was in the closet because, you know, being from the South I just didn't have examples of gay people," she says. "My brother's girlfriend told them and sure enough, they came and grabbed me and walked me around the Hooters." She recalls how her family made her stand on a bar stool to see boobies flopping.
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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