Three floral nesting dolls of decreasing size face a cardboard megaphone against a pale background.

Original artwork, not a still

Chris

Dad, I’m a lesbian. A big one.

— The First Wives Club · 1996

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Chris addresses her father directly and states her sexual identity, then reinforces it with an exaggerated measure of size. The addition makes the announcement more emphatic rather than introducing a different identity. The excerpt gives the declaration itself, without establishing nervousness or the father’s reaction.

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