PFLAG is a particularly helpful resource for parents learning how to best support their LGBTQ+ children.
Having people from California come here and participate in it is one way.
“Do you really want to be a person that just stops growing and changing?”
No matter what your age, you should be open to hearing.
Yes, maybe when I was younger, there was no [singular] “they.”
Well, there should have been.
People need to open their minds.
How hard is it?
It’s very easy for people.
I’m getting very passionate.
I told myself I was going to be calm tonight.
No, it’s good.
Open your mind and keep learning.
How can I help you?"
In the reboot, Michel does get a queer arc, and he has a husband.
What are your thoughts on that transition, and how can more shows take those kinds of leads?
I think any show that wants to reflect true society should always have either the gay lead … How about that for a change?
We need to see more characters that reflect our lives.
We have Meg Stalter, Mark Indelicato, Johnny Sibilly, Carl Clemons-Hopkins.
We are a great cast in support of telling queer stories too.
We don’t see much of Gypsy’s personal life in “Gilmore Girls.”
Are you open to another reboot, and would you like to see Gypsy have an LGBTQ+ arc?
Yes, I would.
It was a very innocent crush.
Then media outlets picked it up and said, “Maybe Gypsy’s bi-curious” or whatever.
So yes, I would be very open to a reboot of any kind like that.
That would be wonderful.
Oh, my very first one I ever shot, with the windshield wipers.
[They’re arguing] about the car.
Do you want to dance?"
I forgot that one.
[And Richard says,] “No, but thanks for asking.”
It’s such a [quirky] scene, but it’s one of my favorites.
Do you remember anything about filming that scene?
I do, because it was my very first episode.
It was freezing cold.
Edward’s from Michigan, like me, so we bonded over talking about Mackinac Island.
I remember having a great time in that.
There was no acting involved.
I was done looking at the car.
That was my audition scene, and that will always be very special to me.
I’m very proud of being in that show because people are watching it with [new] generations.
They’ll say, “I watched it with my mother.
Now I’m turning my daughter on to it.”
And the daughter will say, “And this is my daughter.”
I’m so touched when people remember this show.
Working with Lauren Graham
What was it like working with Lauren Graham on that?
I would do anything with her.
And I got to do “Parenthood,” but not with her.
What was that experience like, playing such an empowering, kind of tragic role?
And then I got it.
I was taking the IV pole with me to the bathroom.
They go, “Rose, you’re free to leave that here.”
I was like, “Force of habit.”
This interview has been edited for clarity.
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