... "one of the guys-. One scene where this idea is apparent is when they hold the "Benefit for New Balls- in Whistle Stop. "The Dill Pickle Club will hold a womanless wedding to benefit the high school so they can get a new set of balls our own Sheriff Grady Kilgore as the lovely bride and Idgie as the groom."" (FGT 278). All ... of the actors in the show are men, except of course Idgie, and they still call it a womanless wedding. It shows that they truly felt Idgie was a guy just like the rest of them. Idgie and Ruth are homosexuals in a time when homosexuality is shunned and discriminate...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the attitudes towards homosexuality. With the 90's, came greater acceptance in such popular sitcoms as Roseanne, Melrose Place, and Friends, to name just a few. Both Roseanne and Friends, included a lesbian wedding on their show, however, neither featured a visible kiss between the partners. The show Thirty Something, in 1990, included a scene showing two gay men in bed, but not touching, but the ... ...

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... busted: Flowers Cost of a divorce after 5 years of alimony: $60,000 Percentage of women who'd forgive their cheating spouses if they confessed: 78 Number of guys who take off their wedding rings when they go out: 1 in 3 If he gets divorced and doesn't remarry, percentage chance that the average guy will live to see age 65: 60. Percentage chance if he ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School