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Geri Jewell, who is most famous for her role on 'The Facts of Life,' has written an inspiring new memoir, 'I'm Walking As Straight As I Can.' In the book, she opens up about the struggles of living with cerebral palsy and, for the first time, admits to being gay, Broadway World reports.In her memoir, out April 1, Jewell reveals the discrimination she faced in Hollywood and her fear of revealing her "true sexual identity." The journey continues as she examines the struggles that almost ended her life, including tax problems, a broken marriage and drug addiction.
The actress and comedian made TV history on Dec. 24, 1980, becaming the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on primetime television, when she starred as cousin Geri on 'The Facts of Life.'
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Facts of Life was The L Word show of the 80's.
Heather from Chelsea Handler show does a great impression of Geri.
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Oh please, not the "If you're not 100% accepting of gays you must be gay yourself" thing again! So lame!I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via agegapsin gles.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends.. Just love it
She has aged better than most of them
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Was there ever any question? I thought she was gay when she was on The Facts of Life.
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Ok this is NOT news she came out years ago
Ms Jewell's performances in DEADWOOD are stunning. Her dance with Doc was beautiful and heart wrenching
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I always loved this show and I love Geri. We really need shows that have a messages like theses again. The world is so full of bigotry and hate right now regarding all of our differences... Everyone needs to be reminded that we just need to be kind to eachother and respect one another. We are all only here for a short time so why not make the best of it and be happy and treat everyone equally and with love, dignity and respect. What would that hurt? Only hate can hurt. Way to go Geri! Back in the 80's and today... What a pioneer!
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Why not treat pedophiles, rapists, and those who get off on animals with respect? Answer, because it is wrong. It is neither required nor wise to accept what is wrong in the name of diversity, a ridiculous PC concept.
Amen exoticdoc2!!!!!
exidoc2 asks, 'Why not treat pedophiles, rapists, and those who get off on animals with respect?' because they don't deserve it. But someone who hasn't harmed anyone and has consenting sex with another adult of whatever gender can esrn respect by thier outlook andthe way they live thier lives. You on the other hand...
In answer to your question, exoticdoc2, homosexuality is a consensual act that harms no one. The acts you mention are forms of violence against another person or animal. They're not the same thing, so your analogy fails.
Exoticdoc, what part of "consenting adult" don't you understand? Pedophiles, rapists and those who abuse animals are hurting their victims. Trying to lump gays in with those who selfishly cause harm to others shows a decided lack of morality.
But then exotic, we'll have to put your whole family in jail!
george, skyblue, and tanya. The analogy is far from failed, and you have all missed the point entirely. The question here is from whence do you derive your morality? What makes something right or wrong? This is the key point. Is something wrong only if someone or something gets hurt? Your example of bestiality is faulty, because a male animal would not necessarily be harmed in such an interaction, disgusting as it is, and by your standard this would make such behavior just fine. When you can state a valid source for stating that homosexuality it right, then maybe you will have a point. Until then your statements are meaningless.
i remember her as the brave actress on that funky, awkward growing-pains 70s show. good for her..
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I thought "Jo" was gay?
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While I cannot answer with certainty as to her sexual orientation, Nancy McKeon (Jo) is currently married (since 2003) to Mark Andrus. The couple have two daughters
Nancy McKeon's character was supposed to be a tough kid... she was ACTING where would you get "gay" from her character. Why can't people realize there's a separation between acting and real life? too much tv, people?? just sayin'!
I wouldn't venture a guess as to the quality of this book's content or to the public's reaction to it or interest in it, but there's no doubt that's a knockout title for her memoirs and that whoever came up with that knew what they were doing.
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The only one that has surprised me has been Neil Patrick Harris - he always plays such a good mean hetero - but was this suppose to be a shocking story?
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