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JANE: I'd like to say that
in the beginning I was easier,

but truth be told,

I was as big a pain then
as I turned out to be later.

But I'm getting
ahead of myself.

Right now, the unbreakable
bond between a mother
and daughter

was about to be born.

So just listen and
watch, and pay attention.

If you don't like the way
I'm doing it,

both of you
get in here

and push her out
yourself!

[GROANING]

[SCREAMS]

[BABY CRYING]

Look, look.
Look, look, look, honey.

JANICE: Is she all right?

ROBERT: Yeah, she's got
10 toes and 10 fingers.

[JANICE LAUGHING]

Look,
here she comes.

Hi, honey.

Hi, baby.Look at that. Look at that.

God, she's beautiful.

You've changed our
lives forever, baby.

JANE: If he only knew.

Hey.Look at this.
Hello.

JANE: Mom and Dad had waited
a long time for a kid.

They tried everything,
so you can only imagine

how many hopes and
dreams were pinned on me,

their firstborn.

Even though I was
a potted plant.

Honey.What?

I can't hear Jane.
She's not making
any noise.

She's probably asleep.
Just like I was.

Robert...[SIGHS]

You gotta calm down.
Go back to sleep.

No, no, no.
I'm gonna
check on her.

No, please.No.

Look, it took us
this long to
have a baby.

I'll be damned
if I'm gonna let
her suffocate.

Please, don't.

You're insane.

Okay, fine.

I'm coming, too.
I'm coming.

JANICE: What are you doing?

ROBERT: I don't wanna turn
on the overhead.

JANE: That was
a seminal moment for me.

And yes, I do
too remember it.

Babies know way
more stuff that
goes on than you think.

And from that moment
on, I felt like the
spotlight was on me,

which I've never
gotten used to.

JANICE: Turn that light off.
You're gonna wake her up.

ROBERT: Sorry, sorry.

JANE: To make it
through year one is
quite an accomplishment.

Although no one
ever gives you an
"attaboy" for it,

they really should.

And another thing
I learned that year

is that if parents
could crazy-glue
us to them, they would.

Hey!

[ALL LAUGHING]]

Here, sweetheart.

My mother was pregnant
and ready to pop again.

And I stupidly thought
that when Brad was born,

he'd take some of
the pressure off me.

Huh! Boy, was I wrong.

Put your hat on.

That's it.
Say hi to Daddy.

JANE: This was also the
"goo-goo, ga-ga" period.

It's a little dull,
so let's jump
ahead, shall we?

I wish our parents
were here to see this.

JANE: Both Mom and
Dad's parents were dead.

I missed not
having grandparents.

They missed not
having parents more.

So, how long are
we gonna sit here?

A long time.

JANE: My mother knew that
someday she was going
to have to let me go.

"Run free, little one."

But she didn't want
it to be on this day
or any day soon.

And so began the
parents' witness
protection program.

Honey, she's gotta
go to school.

And I've gotta
go to work,

so either we do this
as a family, or I'll
take her in myself.

How important is
kindergarten, anyway?

I can't remember it.
Can you?

That's not
the point.

What is the point?

The point is,
we can't protect
her forever.

Why not?

It's not healthy.

It's healthier than
not protecting her.

[SIGHS] Honey, she's
gotta be around kids.

She has to
start developing
social skills.

Why?

Oh, this is nuts.
I'm taking her in.

Come on, hon.
Let's go.

Attagirl.

Are you coming?

No. I want her
to have the memory
of you leaving her.

JANE: Blackmail is
an interesting thing
if you use it properly.

My mother had
a black belt in it.

My mother wanted
to be a dancer,

but she'll tell you
about that later.

Let's just say
her expectations
were way too high.

They hugged us
so tightly that you
could almost hear

the air escape from
our tiny little bodies.

You were wonderful!You were brilliant!

Brilliant!
Isn't she brilliant?Yes!

JANE: We were awful.
Moving on.

Hey, baby, how
you feeling, huh?

Come on, sweetie.
Here, drink this.

Come on.

It'll make you
feel better.
I promise.

JANE: My parents loved
me more than life itself.

But it was my mother
who truly would have
cut off her right arm

had I asked her to.

I'm not quite sure why,
but you get the picture.

Let's get to
the good stuff.

Let's get to where
my life really
started, okay?

This is a very
important day.

This is when things
suddenly begin to
fall into place.

Our little girl,
all grown up,

first day of
high school.

Janie, all the world
is at your feet.

Mmm-hmm.

Dad, Mom,
I gotta go.

Just let your father
and me share this
moment with you.

All right. But any
more moments
and your little girl's

gonna be late for her
first day of school.

Now that's not a good
way for me to start
my wonder years, is it?

Get out of the car.Hold it, hold
it. Hold it.

You're forgetting.

Oh. Come on.
Come on.

[LAUGHING]

Come on, come on, come on.

Kisses all around.

If the kids see me
doing this, I'll be
branded for life.

Now get out
of the car.

[SIGHS]

From now on,
I'm walking
to school.

By myself.
Got it?

Yeah. We got it.

Got it.

ROBERT: I don't think so.

I'm Ms. Walcott,
and I will be your
English teacher

through your torturous
first year of high school.

And I guarantee that
you'll make it through
the experience alive.

Now, I'm pretty easy
to get along with

as long as you
follow a few of
my simple rules.

One, if you show
me respect, I'll
show it to you,

and two,

if you have any
questions, ask me.

And three.

If you're feeling overwhelmed
and need somebody to talk to,
you can talk to me.

I know it's hard
to believe, but
I am not so old

that I can't relate
to what you might
be going through.

So.

Let's hit the
books, shall we?

I want you to
turn to page 424

in Lit and Language.

The beauty of reading
is that it's personal,

it's your interpretation.

It's what you think,
it's what you feel,
it's what you see,

and that's what
makes it so magical.

And I hope that if you
learn nothing else from me,

it's that you
learn to love words.

They'll save
you someday.
Trust me on that.

[BELL RINGING]

Have a great lunch.

GIRL: Jane!
Over here.

I can't believe
you're not in our
class. Who'd you get?

Ms. Walcott. She's cool,
though. She's my
guidance counselor, too.

Your luck just
never ends.

We got a bonehead,
Mr. Spivak.

Oh, that's
the new boy.

Oh, is he a
hottie or what?

Oh, my God, Jane.
He smiled at you.

Why did he smile at
you? Why not at me?

JANE: Competition
is an ugly quality.

One I can honestly say
was not a problem for me.

Although I had many
other problems, that
was not one of them.

Hi, I'm Ned.

Elizabeth, Betsy,
Claire and Jane.

Nice meeting you.

Jane's got
a boyfriend! Jane's
got a boyfriend!

Leave me alone,
you dweebs.
I'm not interested.

You're an idiot, then.
He was positively drooling.

So?

So? Don't be
retarded.

He's, like, the
cutest guy I've
ever seen here.

Except for Todd
Bergen, captain of
the football team,

who I am going
after, starting today.

But back to you.

We need to jump-start
your hormones.

You're way behind.Mmm-hmm.

JANE: And that's where
the finger-pointing began.

[VIDEO GAME PLAYING]Brad, stop it.
I'm doing homework.

So?

Mom.

What is it, honey?

I was in here
first. I need to
do my homework.

Brad, turn the
Nintendo off.

But why?

Your sister's
studying.

She always
gets her way!

You go wash up
for dinner.

I should have been
a girl. Then you'd
be nicer to me.

Goodness.

You'd have been
an ugly girl.

Jane.

[SIGHS]

JANE: As you can
tell, I didn't much
care for my brother.

I don't even know why,
but I think it's mandatory.

Jane, you could be
nicer to your brother.

Why?

Want some help
with your homework?

Yeah, it's math.

Hmm, sorry. Can't
help you there.

Well, how did you get
through it in school?

I didn't.

What were you good at?

Oh, English.

Recess.

You're a lot smarter
than I was at your
age. You'll do fine.

Oh, I think not.

What do you
say this Saturday,

the two of us,
just the girls,

do a little shopping,
go to the movies, just...

Just chill?

Isn't that the
phrase, "just chill"?

No. It's "hang."No?

Oh, hang. Oh.
What do you say?

I will say...

You the bomb!Oh, the bomb.

Oh, I'm the
bomb! Great![BOTH LAUGHING]

JANE: And at the
time, I meant it.

With all of my
little heart.

So, how do you
like high school?

It's okay.

Compared to what,
dental surgery?

Bob, you just find it
thrilling because you don't
have to go through it again.

If your mind can go
back that far, if you
could really remember,

it was pretty rough,
you know, new kids,
new teachers,

don't know where
to go, new questions.

Brad! Dinner!

Sweetheart, I have
to start planning
your sweet 16 party.

Why? It's months away.

Oh, you can never start
too early planning
really important events.

I really don't
want a party.

Well, everybody wants
a sweet 16 party.

Everyone but me.

[LAUGHTER]

I just don't... I don't
understand. What
teenage girl, especially,

doesn't want to have
a sweet 16 party?

You know, it's what
every kid should have.

Wait a second,
who are you?

The Janice I've known all
these years never did anything
that was expected of her.

Yeah, what happened
to the "hell with
society" girl

we all used to
know and love?

She became a mother.

BOTH: A mother?

[ALL LAUGHING]A mother.

Jane Fonda,
meet Nancy Reagan.

Oh, ouch!
That is cold.

That is,
but accurate.

Food fight!

How'd you do on
that math test?

Hmm...

I think I'll
eke out a C.

I'm so proud of you.

You're the only member
of this family that
hasn't flunked math.

[LAUGHS] Thanks.

So, any cute boys
at this school?

Mom, I just started
going there.

Sorry.

Did you have
a boyfriend right
away in high school?

[LAUGHS]

Yeah.

When did you
first have sex?

Uh, excuse me?

I know you
know the answer.

Yes, I do. I'm just
trying to remember.
I think I was 21.

You're such a liar.Yes, I am.

Did you always
want to have kids?

As far back as
I can remember.

Why didn't you
stick with dancing?

I wasn't really
very good at it.

Then I tried
to be a writer.

I didn't have the
passion for it.

What I really had
passion for was
being a mother.

Best job
in the world.

I'm kind of glad
you weren't good
at anything.

Do me a favor.

Next math test,
just eke out a B.

I'll try.Thank you
very much.

Your reading assignment
is going to be
Crime and Punishment.

[ALL GROANING]

I'm kidding!

[ALL LAUGHING]

Okay.

Sorry I'm late. Uh, the
paperwork took longer
than I'd planned for.

Ah, that's okay.

Just take a seat
in the back.

So as I was saying,

we're gonna find
something exciting
for you to read.

Hi. I'm Taylor.

Hi. I'm Jane.

Hi, Jane.

JANE: She was different.
Smarter, wiser.

Maybe it was just because
she wasn't from here.

But maybe it was just her.

I don't know, but I'm
gonna go with the last one.

And I should know,

because Taylor would
end up changing my life.

Hi.

I didn't
mean to scare you.

You didn't.

Um, I'm a little behind
on what books we need
and some of the assignments.

Do you think you
could fill me in?

Sure.

Oh, you're
my savior!

I wouldn't
go that far.

They're like, free.

Hi.Hi.

What are you doing?

Oh, this is Taylor.
She just transferred here,

so I'm just helping
her catch up on
her assignments.

This is Elizabeth,
Betsy and Claire.

Hi.

We're going to the movies
tonight. You wanna come?

I can't. I have to
babysit my brother.

See you tomorrow, then.

Hey, would it be okay
if I came over tonight,

and we could go over
the rest of this stuff?

Yeah.

Around 8:00?

Sure.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[DOORBELL CONTINUES RINGING]

JANICE: Excuse me,
it's the butler's
night off.

Answer the door!

JANE: Hi. You two look nice.BETH: Oh, thank you!

You guys
double-dating?

I'm not his type.
I'm the wrong height.

JIMMY: [LAUGHS]
Funny! Hi, Brad!

[DOORBELL RINGING]

JANICE: What is
this, Halloween?

Oh, I forgot to
tell you, Mom,

there's a new girl at
school who's coming over

so I can help her
catch up on class work.

Hello.Hi, I'm Taylor.

Hi, Taylor.
I'm Janice,
Jane's mother.

Now, this is Jimmy
and Beth. This is Taylor.

Hi.Hi, Taylor.

And the one on the couch
in a coma

staring at the
screen is Brad. Brad!

Robert, this is Taylor.
This is Jane's friend.

They're gonna do some
homework together.

Great.
Hi, Taylor.Hi.

So, Taylor, are you
from around here?

Mom.Janice, we really
don't have time.

Yeah, but wait,
we have a minute.

JANICE: What do
your parents do?

TAYLOR: Um, my parents
were divorced when I was six,

and I live with my mom,
and she works full time
for the phone company.

Do you have any
brothers, sisters?ROBERT: Honey.

Mom!Jane, it's okay.
I can take it.

So, anybody else
have any questions?

Yeah, you
have any pets?

JANICE: Very funny.
Really funny.

Well, the number where
we'll be is on the fridge

if you need us,
just in case.

Bye, honey.Bye, sweetie.

BETH: Bye-bye.
Bye, guys.ROBERT: Bye, sport.

JANICE: Bye, Brad!
Not too late!

Brad, turn it off.
I have company.

Who cares?

Go play on
your computer,

'cause next time
I won't aim so high.

Sorry. I think
he's adopted.

Yeah, must be rough.

But even having a jerk
as a younger brother

is better than not
having one at all.

JANE: You go to high school
full of fear and excitement,

so many emotions that
your body can barely handle

all the things
racing through it.

And then it gets worse,
just when you thought

it couldn't get
any more complicated.

Why wasn't I like
my friends?

Why wasn't I like
everyone else?

Why couldn't I just
like a boy named Ned?

I was in trouble.
Big, big trouble.

I had a crush on a girl.

[INDISTINCT SPEAKING]

Hey, Jane.

Oh, hey! You know
Taylor, right?

Yeah.Hi.

How are things?

Good.

All right, well,
see you later.

Okay.

Boy, does he have
a crush on you.

No, he doesn't.Yes, he does.

I don't blame him.

Did anyone have
trouble with
Wuthering Heights?

Kate?

I thought it was hard to read
'cause it was so sad.

Anyone else? Grant?

I thought there was too
much about love. It should
have had more story.

Hmm.

Jane?

I think all the greatest
stories ever written

were about love,

no matter what plot
they're wrapped in.

Jane's right.
Love is complicated.

And with that sadness
is great beauty.

But how about next time
I'll give you something
a little more fun to read?

[CLASS CHUCKLING]

Jane. What are
you doing here?

Well, you haven't
been in school,

and I called a couple
of times. I was worried.

I wanted to come by
to see if you were okay.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I just can't come
to school for a while.

WOMAN: Taylor?
Taylor, where are you?

If you don't come in
here right now, you are
going to be so sorry!

You hear me?

I'm your mother
for God sakes...

Look, you shouldn't
have come, okay?
I'll call you when I can.

WOMAN: Taylor!

[SLAPPING]

JANE: At that moment,
I thanked God for my mother.

Maybe the reason Taylor
seemed so much more
grown up than the rest of us

was because she was
forced to grow up faster
than the rest of us.

Hey.

Hey.Hi.

Um, I was
wondering if

maybe we could get
together sometime,

go to the movies
or something?

JANE: Why couldn't
I just say yes?

My life would have
been so much easier.

I like you, Ned,

but I don't really want
a boyfriend right now.

Well, that's okay.
How about a friend?

Okay.

BRAD: Hey, Jane.
Why aren't you talking?

What could I possibly
have to say to you?

JANICE: Jane, what's
the matter with you?JANE: Nothing.

Hey, sport, you
wanna pass the salt?

Something's the matter
with you, 'cause you've been
snapping at everybody lately.

I told you,
nothing is wrong.

JANE: I wish I could
have told her that
I had so many feelings

running through me, things
I didn't even understand.

But I couldn't tell
her. I didn't even know
how to put it into words.

Can I be excused?No. Stay and
finish your dinner.

I'm not hungry.

You can go, Jane.
You're excused.

If I say one thing,
don't say undercut
me and say another.

Why do you always have
to have the last word?

I don't.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Come in.

I probably should
have let you just
go to your room.

But I got upset.

You haven't been
yourself lately.

I worry about you.

I know you do.

It's just
growing pains, Mom.

You know, you can
tell me anything.

You may find this
difficult to believe,

but I actually went
through this myself once.

I'm your mother,
I'm your friend.
I just want to help you.

It's okay.
Don't worry.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Your friend
Taylor is here.

You up for company?

Yeah.

JANE: You would have
had to have been blind

not to see me light up
at Taylor's name.

But thank God parents
don't have a clue sometimes.

If a kid were drunk
or stoned and fell
over in front of them,

they'd convince themselves
that it was
an inner-ear problem.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hi.

Hi.

Are you okay?

No.

I know my mom's
having a rough time

taking care of me,

and making ends meet,

but it never gets
any better.

She blames me
for the divorce.

And when she looks at me,

she sees him.

And she goes crazy.

I...

I could take the
hitting if I just knew

that someday it might stop.

It'll be okay.

JANE: Did this make me gay?

No. It was just an
innocent crush, a phase.

At least, that's what
I kept telling myself.

But I also know that it was
the first moment in my life

that I ever felt
connected to someone.

What do you say I pick
you up after school,
we go somewhere?

Like where?I don't know.

Anywhere you want.

Oh, I can't. I have
plans with Taylor.

Don't get me wrong,
I really like Taylor,

but whatever happened
to Elizabeth,
Betsy and Claire?

You hardly ever
see them anymore.

They're still
my friends.

I just have
a new one.

JANE: I knew I was
hurting my old friends,

but they were never
gonna get along with Taylor.

I had to choose, and with
the feelings I had for her,
she was bound to win.

I'm really glad
I moved here.

I am, too.

JANICE: Do you think Taylor's
awfully mature for her age?

No, not really.Hmm.

I think Jane's been
spending far too
much time with her.

It's not healthy.Why? They're friends.

Well, she hasn't been
seeing her other friends.

She's not dating,
and she's almost 16,
for God sakes.

Can we talk about
this some other time?

No, she should be
going out with boys.

She should be giving us
a heart attack by now.

Hmm. Yeah, well,
you're not gonna win
me over to your side.

I'm not? Why?No.

Because I'd prefer if Jane
never dated a boy for
as long as she lived.

Because you know
what boys want.

[LAUGHING] What was
your name again?

Finals are just
around the corner.

If you need help
studying, just ask,

and I'll stay late
and help you.

So just let me
know, okay?

[BELL RINGING]

I love you, too.

JANE: It didn't matter how
much they liked Ms. Walcott.

Kids are like
Pavlovian dogs.

When they hear the bell,
they got to go.

So, my mom's out
of town tonight.
You wanna come over?

Sure.

It would have been nice
if you had told me

before I made dinner
that you wouldn't
be home for it.

What's the big deal?

What's the big deal?

I cook all day for
this family, which
you are a part of.

You cook every
night. Like I said,
what's the big whoop?

Excuse me? What's
the big whoop?

You just watch your tone
with me, young lady.

Boy, you are turning
into such a smartass.

You were never like this
when you were
around your other friends.

What? You wanna blame
this on Taylor?

You know what
you can't stand

is that I'd rather be
with her than with you.

JANE: What was I doing there?

I still had time to leave.
She would never have known.

I could have said
I had food poisoning.

Or cramps. That's
a good one. Cramps.

Who was I kidding?

I wanted to be there,
ready or not.

Are you sure
you wanna do this?

No.

Do you want me to stop?

No.

JANE: I was so terrified
that I thought I'd have
a heart attack.

I wanted her to stop.

No, I didn't.

Yes, I did.

No, I didn't.

It's hard enough
having sex for the
first time with anyone,

but when you do
it with a girl,

you're just asking for it.

Hey.

Are you okay?

No.

Um, I think what
happened was a mistake,

and that it shouldn't
have happened.

Why?

I don't know, because
it isn't normal?

So? What's normal?

I guess
going out with boys?

And that if you go
out with a girl,

you might be
gay, which I
don't think I am.

Okay. First of all,
it doesn't make you gay.

And even if you were,
what's the big deal?

Everything.

[SIGHS] Fine.

Go back to your boring
little friends, then.

Are you okay?

No. Um...

Can you take me home?
I don't feel good.

Yeah, sure.

She's got her own
life, her own friends.

She doesn't wanna be
around her mother anymore.

Of course she doesn't
wanna be around you.

I mean, she's a teenager!
Do you blame her?

Thank you for
those kind words.

Janice, none of us wanted
to be around our mothers
when we were teenagers.

This is different.How?

I don't know.
I just wish she
was still a baby.

Why?

So she needs
you? That is sick.

I mean, you
should be thrilled
that she's a person

with her own ideas
and dreams and goals.

Oh, I'm not.Look on the
bright side,

you still have Brad
to suffocate.

He's a boy.
He won't need
his mother

until he gets his first
apartment and needs someone
to decorate it for him.

[LAUGHING]

You can laugh
all you want,

but she's hurting,
and I can't help her if
she won't talk to me.

Well, maybe she
needs to sort
through things herself,

and then she'll
talk to you.

Yeah, just give
her some time.

I mean, and take
comfort in the fact

that you are the
millionth mother

to go through the exact
same thing this week.

And to think I used
to enjoy these lunches.

Check.

Hi.

Hi.

Can we talk?

About what?

About us.

I got scared,
Taylor. I'm sorry.

I'd like another
chance.

There is no "us,"
Jane.

I want to be with people
who are sure they
want to be with me.

Come on, Jane.
Come with me, okay?

[DOOR CLOSES]

Whatever it is, Jane,
it'll be okay.

No, it won't.

You just got to pull
yourself together.

I can't.

In a little while,
you'll feel better

with whatever it is
that's upsetting you.
You'll see.

Things will change.

I don't want to feel better.

And when some things
happen, it doesn't change.

You want to
talk about it?

Fine. You wanna know
what I'm upset about?

I slept with someone
for the first time.

That can be traumatic
for everyone.

No, I think it was
more traumatic for me.

And we broke up already.

Is that what you
wanted to do?

No.

But that's what I did,
because I'm a coward.

No, you're not.

In our first
sexual experience,

we sometimes invest
ourselves wisely,

and sometimes foolishly,
and it doesn't matter which,

because in the end,
the investment's the same.

But if you want
to be with them,

you got to tell them that.

I did.

They've moved on.

But if you don't try again,
you'll never forgive yourself.

My advice to you is,
I'd write them a letter,

and I'd tell them why
you did what you did

and how you really feel.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DOOR OPENS]

Honey. You have to eat.

I'm not hungry.

I know. I know I sound
like a broken record,

but I'm just
trying to help.

Can't you tell me
what's going on?

I just want to be
left alone, please.

Okay.

JANE: Taylor, my life
changed the moment
I met you.

Only I was too
stupid to see it.

Actually, I was scared,
and I'm sorry for that.

You took my breath away,
and it frightened me.

I'm not frightened anymore,
and I'd like another chance.

Hey, Jane.

Hey.

What's going on?

Nothing.

What happened
to your friend Taylor?

I haven't seen you
with her lately.

She's around.

Guess she has
a new friend.

I got to go.

JANE: I wanted to like
them again, but boy,
they made it hard.

[SCREAMING ON TV]

Now, is everyone gonna
behave themselves?

I am. I'm not sure
about her, though.

Don't press your
luck, Brad. It's a
really bad idea.

You do wanna live to
see your 15th birthday,
don't you, sport?

Bye, doll.

Bye, kid.

What?

[SCREAMING ON TV]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Hi.

Hi.

Um, I got your letter.

Can we talk privately?

Yeah.

You know, I should have
known that this was going to
be hard for you. For anyone.

And I'm sorry
I took it so personally.

I was hurt.

But then I got
your letter, which
was beautiful.

When I thought
you were dating
someone...

There was never
anyone else.

Whose little brother,
who's in the same class

as our ex-friend
Jane's little brother,

knows the most disgusting
thing ever about Jane?

Tell, tell.

Someone saw Jane
and Taylor kissing.

Shut up!

I swear.

Ew!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'll get it.

Hello?

Yes, this is she.

What?

Who is this?

Who is this?

Is this some kind
of sick joke?

Where...

Who is this? Where
did you hear such
a thing? Hello?

JANE: When I said it
was a phase, it wasn't.

I was gay, with
or without Taylor.

I knew it deep down
for a long time,

but what my mother
didn't know is that

I was exactly who
I was meant to be,

whether she
liked it or not.

What kind of person
would do such a thing?

It's probably just a kid
making a prank phone call.No, no, no.

No, no, no. No, this was
no kid. It's slander,
that's what it is.

Would you calm down?
It's just gossip.
There is nothing to it.

Why would anyone say
such a thing?

I don't know.Why would they call up
a total stranger and say,

"Oh, your 16-year-old child
is a lesbian."

Oh, people are so sick.

Maybe, uh...

Maybe she was
learning how to kiss.

What?

Girls do that,
don't they, they practice?

Well, maybe that's what
she was doing.
We should ask her.

Why should we upset her
with these vicious lies?

We have to protect her.

Whoever called us might
start calling her friends.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]Come in.

JANICE: Hi, honey.Hi.

[JANICE SIGHS]

ROBERT: Honey,
we need to talk.

Yes.

We got a phone call.
A very disturbing
phone call.

And...

We know it isn't true,

but we thought we should
talk to you about it,

because, um...

We felt we should warn you.

Warn me about what?

[SIGHS]

What?

We don't know who called,
honey, but, uh...

They said that
you were a lesbian.

They said that someone
had seen you

kissing Taylor.

We know it's just
vicious gossip.

JANE: You could tell
from the way she said it
that the thought of it

was out of the question.

I was frozen with fear.
I wanted so badly
to tell the truth,

but I was so afraid
of losing my parents.

I couldn't speak.

Is it possible that, uh,
you kissed Taylor...

Uh, that you were
practicing with her?

Yeah. That's what
we were doing.

It won't happen again.

[SIGHS] Well...

We didn't mean
to upset you, honey,

but there are some really
nasty people in this world.

Don't worry about it, baby.

[SOFTLY] Well,
we love you.

Good night, sweetie.

Sweet dreams.

Good night.

[DOOR CLOSES]

JANE: I used the word
"coward" before,

but I never really understood
what it meant until that
moment.

I was ashamed of my feelings
because of what someone
else might think.

I made myself sick.

[RETCHING]

Come on in, baby.

You don't look so good.

[SIGHS] Okay.
Tell me what's
going on.

My mom got
this anonymous
phone call

saying they saw me
kissing a girl,

and I told her
it wasn't true.

Okay, you lost me.

Sounds like you have
no problem.

[SNIFFLES]

I lied to her.

I was kissing a girl.
I slept with a girl.

But the way she was talking
about it,

I knew if I told her the truth
that she'd hate me.

I think I'm gay, Jimmy.

It's okay.

Sometimes it's easier
not to tell the truth.

Don't be so hard
on yourself.

I don't know what to do.

You're the only gay person
I've ever known.

Don't worry.

It happens to all of us.

The first time someone
suspects or calls us a name.

It's the "don't ask,
don't tell" moment.

What if my parents find out?

If people find out,
they're all gonna hate me.

Honey, I'm black and I'm gay.

They hate me way more
than they'll hate you.

[LAUGHS]

What did you do?

You get a thick skin.

I've had one since
I was a baby

'cause I had to have it.

I don't take it
personally anymore,

because I know it's based
on ignorance and fear,

and it ain't even
about me, really.

It's about them.

I don't wanna hurt
my mother.

But I don't know how long
I can keep this a secret.

You'll know when
the time is right.

[SIGHS]

Maybe it will be okay.

I mean, you've been friends
with my mother for a long
time, and she accepted you.

Yeah, but you're her baby.

Mothers and daughters
are about

as complicated as it gets.

Jimmy, please don't tell my
mother anything I've told you.

Not a word.

JANE: I was so glad
Jimmy was in the world.

BOY: Hey, here they are.

It's okay, Jane.
Just keep walking.

Hey, lesbos.

Punk!

JANE: We were about
to re-enact
The Children's Hour.

BOY: Oh!

[STUDENTS MURMURING]

Now, stop all this
nonsense, all of you.

Open your books.

So, what are you guys doing
this weekend?

I'm going with Jeff
and his parents
to play miniature golf.

Jane, what about you?

I'm going
to see Taylor.

I'd prefer it if
you didn't see
that girl.

She's not
a girl, Mom.

She's a dyke.

[EXCLAIMING][GLASS CRASHING]

JANICE: Jane! Jane.ROBERT: Cut it out!

Get off, get off!JANICE: Jane.

Jane, go to your room!Why? He started it!

Why doesn't he
have to go to
his room?

'Cause I'm not a dyke!

[SCREAMS]Brad, go to your room!
Go to your room right now.

Go on, go on.

You can't just attack
your brother like that.

You just can't do that!

JANE: It was now or never.

And I would have preferred
never.

It was out of control,
and I had to do something.

So I took the deepest
breath I've ever taken
in my entire life.

He's younger than you are.

The next time he says
something awful, just
let it roll off your back.

This is just gossip.

It's not just gossip!

I lied to the two of you.

Because I was afraid.

Afraid that you'd hate me,

afraid that you'd
throw me out.

I did kiss Taylor.

And I think I'm in love
with her.

But...

She's a girl.

You don't know
what you're saying.Yes, I do.

But it's okay, because

Taylor is a really
good person.

That's not the point.

Why is it wrong for me
to care about someone,

and for someone to care
about me?

Because it's not right.

You don't have a clue.

If you're saying
that you're gay,

you have no comprehension
of what that means.

I don't care anymore.

It's what I feel.

It's what you feel?

How do you know
what you feel?
You're a 16-year-old kid.

Look, uh, this is just
a phase

and it's gonna stop
right here.

It's not just a phase.

I'm gay.

If you could just see it
through my eyes.

To have someone
you care about

care about you,

and they make you feel
not so alone in this world.

Does it really matter
who the person is?

JANICE: Of course it matters.

Why?

[SHOUTING] Why?

And since when do you hate
gay people?

Jimmy's been your friend
forever, and he's gay.

He's not my daughter!

I expected
emergency rooms,

skinned knees, braces,
broken hearts.

Not this. This wasn't part
of my plan.

I know. It wasn't part
of my plan, either.

What horrible thing
did I do as a mother?

You're a great mother.
It's not about you.

We have to do
something, Bobby.

The world
is not a tolerant place.

Her life could be ruined.

I know.

But she's not a baby anymore.

Yes, she is.

[SNIFFLES]

She's my baby.

She's my child.

Yeah, she's my child, too.

Listen, I think
we need to stay calm here.

[SIGHS] What are you saying,
it's okay for her to be gay?

No, that's not
what I'm saying.

Don't you think
I want to walk her
down the aisle,

have grandchildren,
just like you do?

I don't want my child
to be gay.

But she's our daughter,

and we have to find
a way to help her
through this.

I'm not gonna help her
through it.

I'm not gonna help her
become a lesbian.

I didn't ask you
to do that.

That's not what I'm saying.

But we can't just pretend
this isn't happening.

We can't turn our backs
on her.

Or let this tear us apart.

What are we gonna do?

Jane told us
she was gay
last night.

I know.

You know?

How do you know?

She came by here
the other day and told me.

She told you?

Why didn't you tell me?

Because it's her decision
to tell you, not mine.

But you're my friend.
You should have told me.

She was terrified
of losing you.

Terrified
that you'd hate her.

She needed to tell you
when she was ready.

I have to do something.

Like what?

You're friends with me.
You love me, and I'm gay.

Why can't you
do that with Jane?

Because I don't want her
to have as hard a life
as you've had.

It's not your place
to judge my life.

Or anyone else's.

Jimmy.

Oh, come on.

I'm not blind.
I've been there.

I've seen it, I've seen
how cruel people
have been to you,

how they taunted you.

Then your only concern
should be

not to become
one of those people.

This is my life.
This is who I am.

And Jane should be able
to be who she is, too.

Even if it's not
who you want her to be.

No.

As long as she is
my responsibility,

I have a say in this.

Janice, don't be like this.

Or you'll regret it
till the day you die.

Then that will be my choice.

Jane, it really would
be a better use
of our time together

if you said something
during one of our sessions.

Like what?

Like why do you think
you're here?

Because my mother said
I had to come,
and to shut her up, I came.

Sharing with you
wasn't part of the deal.

Why are you so mad
at your mother?

Oh, I don't know.

Because she's a bigot?

Now, that's good.
That's a start.

Really?

Where to now?

JANICE: I'm at my
wits' end, Beth.

Therapy hasn't
changed a thing.

I try to keep her away
from Taylor, but I can't
lock her up.

And Jimmy's no help.

He's on Jane's side,
of course.

What?

Nothing.

What, Beth?

I don't know.

You've always been
so liberal-minded.

I think that
you're overreacting.

It's probably just a phase
she is going through.

Oh, I pray that it is.

She says it isn't.
What if it isn't?
What do I do then?

Well, then it isn't,
and you accept it.

She is your child, Janice.
Whatever happens,
you accept her.

What if I can't?

Well, then you wouldn't be
a very good mother.

Excuse me?

This is coming from someone
who has absolutely
no relationships,

who's incapable of them?

How nice it must be
for you to judge me from afar.

You asked for my opinion,
so don't attack me
'cause you're mad at Jane.

Maybe you should take a look
at why this bothers you
so much.

I'm sorry, but you know
absolutely nothing
about this.

You know what?
Why don't you just take
your condescending crap

and peddle it
somewhere else?

So, how's therapy?

Sucks.[CHUCKLES]

Do you have to go again?

Yeah, my mother thinks
it'll convert me.

Believe me, if that were true,
a lot of queers would flock
to therapists.

I mean, life would be easier
if we were straight.

But who wants easy, right?

Who wants to fit
into this mold?

We're trailblazers,

unique unto ourselves.

We're special.

Yeah.
We're special,
all right.

We can't even go anywhere.

Nowhere is safe.

[TUTTING]

Yes, we can.

Can you get out of the house
Friday night?

I will, even if I have
to throw myself out my window.

[LAUGHS]

[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING]

There can't be this many
gay people in this town.
It isn't humanly possible.

Oh, we are everywhere.
In every city.

We just learn how to hide.

JANICE: Where have you been?

ROBERT: It's 4:00
in the morning.

I was out.
Let's just leave
it at that.

No. We will not
leave it at that.

You are grounded
for a month.

We will take you
to school.

We will pick you up
from school.

We will set our alarms
on the hour if we have to.

That is what you have
reduced us to.

You can't do that.

Oh, yes, we can.Now go to your room.

JANE: Acting out
is a strange thing.

No one ever wins,

but you don't know that
when you're doing it.

[SIGHS]

Jane, we have
to talk about this.

What's there
to talk about?

My mother can't look at me,
you're disappointed in me.

What else is there
to talk about?

Fine.
Then I'll talk about it.

[SIGHS] You have to understand

this isn't just normal
growing pains.

This decision could inform
the rest of your life.

That's why your mother and I
are so upset about this.

I understand that,

but this isn't easy
for me, either.

And parents are supposed
to love their kids
no matter what.

Janie, I...

I will always love you,
no matter what.

It doesn't feel
that way to me.

Oh. Sorry.

It's okay.

I just wanted to tell you
that I'm still your friend,

no matter who
you sleep with.

[LAUGHS]

I can't believe
she grounded you
for a whole month.

Isn't therapy enough
of a punishment?

Only if you have to go.

This isn't gonna work,
Jane.

What?

Us.

I mean, I really like you,

but this is getting
out of control.

It's not worth it.

But why should we let
other people decide
what's best for us?

Jane, I've had
more relationships
than you,

and I guess
I just don't get
as attached.

It's as easy for me to have
them as it is not to
have them.

But I love you.

No, you don't.

You barely know me.

You just think you do
because I was your first.

You'll get over it.

You'll get over me.

It's just better this way.

[SOBBING]

What happened?

I'm gay, and everyone
hates me.

They don't hate you.
They're kids.

What did they do?
Did someone say
something to you?

Taylor just broke up
with me.

She never really cared
about me in the first place.

That's not true.
Of course she did.

No, she didn't.

She is...
It was just a fling to her.
She said so herself.

I'm sorry.

I just wanna die.

Yeah.You don't understand.

Yes, I do.

The first girl I dated
dumped me, too.

What did you just say?

I swear I thought
I just heard you say
you dated a girl.

I did.

No way.

Yes, way.

I'm still dating girls,
Jane.

I'm gay.

Oh, my God.

But nobody knows,
so I'd appreciate it
if you didn't tell anyone.

I swear.

I know it seems like
the end of the world,
but it's not.

When I was 16,

I fell madly in love.
And her name was Barbara.

Mmm. And I thought
I would spend the rest
of my life with her.

But we didn't even know
what a life was then.

We hadn't been with anyone,
we hadn't done anything.
How would we know anything?

And when she dumped me
to date Phillip Conway,
the football star,

I thought I'd die, too.

What did you do?

I didn't die.

But it took me some time
to get over her.

And eventually I did.
We became friends.

We still are.

When did you know?

I mean, really know
that you were gay,

that it wasn't a phase?

Almost from the start.

It's not that
I didn't like men.

It's just that I felt

connected to women
in a different kind of way,

a way that I'd never felt
with a man.

Even though I tried,
over and over again,

to please my mother,
to please other people,
to be like them.

But I wasn't like them.
I was me.

How long did it take you
to get over Barbara?

A couple years.

I'm kidding.

But it'll take some time.

An open heart
is easily wounded
and hard to repair.

We have to pick up Brad
at Jeff's after dinner.

I'll go.Okay.

ROBERT: Jane, what's
the matter?

Besides the fact that
I live with the Gestapo,

you'll be happy to know

that Taylor broke up
with me today.

Because of you.

Honey,

it'll be okay.

Maybe that'll put an end
to this nonsense.

It isn't nonsense to me.

[SIGHS]

My God, Janice,
she's hurting.

Can't you just be her mother
for a minute?

Don't concern yourself

with what I should be.

This isn't all about you,
you know.

No, it isn't.
And maybe you should
concern yourself

with the fact that
your daughter could
have ruined her life.

I'll tell you what
I'm concerned about.

I'm concerned about
the fact that my daughter's
got a broken heart.

That's what I'm
concerned about.

JANE: I wasn't sorry
about how I felt,

but believe it or not,

I was sorry about tearing
my parents apart.

[SIGHS]

[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING]

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

JANE: If adults could just
remember their first love,

maybe they wouldn't think
ours were so wrong.

[THUD]

Where have you been?

Out.

You been drinking?

Yes.What are you thinking
about?

You're grounded
again!

Why?Because you're
16 years old.

And as long as
you're in this house,

you will do what we say,

or I'll lock you up!

Where's your little
girlfriend?

Just walk away, Elizabeth.

Who's gonna make me?

I will.

Oh, that's right.
You're a dyke now,
aren't you?

[STUDENTS SHOUTING]

MS. WALCOTT: Jane, stop it!

Stop this nonsense!
Stop it!

Stop it! Stop it!

[KNOCKING DOOR]

JANE: Whoever said these were
the best years of your life
was a liar.

Hello, Mr. Anderson.

I'm sorry.
I came as soon as I could.

Glad you're here.

We can't tolerate violence
of any kind around here.

That's why I'm
suspending Jane.

I'm sorry.

I understand.

I'm sorry for any trouble
that Jane has caused.

You don't have
to apologize for me.

Somebody has to.
Come on, come on,
let's go.

Come on.

Let go of me!

What, you're gonna
hit me, too?

Hey, lesbo, if you were
with me,

you wouldn't need
to be a dyke.

[BOYS LAUGHING]

That's right!
That's right.Yeah!

Why do you care
what they say?
You're just like them.

Jane.

Jane, get in here.
Come on.

I'm not even gonna ask you

to explain what you did,

because there is
no explanation.

Jane. You can't
resolve things this way.

Why not?
Elizabeth started it.

She was making fun
of Taylor and me.

Do you blame her?

What you're doing
isn't normal.

Jimmy's normal.
Ms. Walcott's normal.

What did you say?

Nothing. I accidentally said
her name. I just meant Jimmy.

You said,
"Ms. Walcott's normal."

Is Ms. Walcott gay?

ROBERT: Jane.

Is your teacher gay?

Yes, but it doesn't matter.

Of course it matters.

She has influence over you.

She's misusing it.

She's the only good thing
at that damn school!

Well, we'll just see
about that.

No, please.
Don't hurt Ms. Walcott.

Please, Mom!
Please don't say anything!
I'll die!

Janice.No!

Janice, don't do this!

[SOBBING] No, please!

Why is she
doing this?Jane.

Its okay,
it's okay.

Honey.

It's not!Janie, come on.
Come on.

[SOBBING]

Ms. Walcott?

Yes?I'm Janice Tylor,
Jane's mother.

Oh, it's nice
to meet you.

Stay away from
my daughter.

Well, that'll be difficult.
I'm her teacher.

You're also gay,
and you're influencing her.

Unless you'd like me
to go to the school board,

which I'm perfectly
prepared to do,

just stay away
from my daughter.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIGHS]

Jane?

Your father and I have decided
we have to do something
about your behavior.

We tried talking to you,
punishing you.

And therapy hasn't
worked at all, so...

We've decided
that we should send
you away to boarding school.

I won't go.

I like the school I'm in.

This isn't your choice.

It's not what we want to do.

Well, I'll run away.

They can't watch me
24 hours a day.

Maybe you'd prefer
outward bound?

I don't care.
Do what you have to do.

No, Jane.
Jane!

Let her go.

How did we get here?

You know how we got here.

No, I don't.

I don't want
to send her away.

I'm not gonna let you
make this my fault.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Jane!
What are you doing here?

Oh, come in, come in,
come in.

[DOOR CLOSING]

Are you okay?

WOMAN: Lynn?

Uh, honey, this is Jane.

Oh, hi, Jane.
I've heard a lot about you.

You guys want some tea
or something?

You want some tea?No, thanks.

[SOFTLY] All right.Well, I'm gonna
go back to sleep.

I gotta get up early.

It's nice to meet you.

Hang in there.

Come on over here.

What's going on?

I'm so sorry.
I never meant to hurt you.

Oh, sweetie,
you didn't.

It's gonna be okay.

It won't be.

My parents
are sending me away.

They're kicking me out.

They hate me.

Everybody hates me.

I don't know what to do.
I have nowhere to go.

I just wanna disappear.

I don't wanna
live anymore.

Oh, it's gonna be okay,
I swear.

It's gonna be okay.

[SIGHS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I know that I'm
the last person you expected

and the last person that
you wanted to see,

but Jane ran away tonight,
and she came to my house.

Is she there now?Yes.

Would you please give us
your address, so we can
come get her?

No, first you're gonna
listen to what I have
to say to you.

And then after that,
you can do whatever it is
you need to do.

I know you think
it isn't my place

to say anything to you
about your daughter,
but someone has to.

I understand
I may repulse you,

but I also understand
Jane's pain.

The pain of having
people hate you,

not based on you,
but based on

what I think we have
very little control over.

Well, that's where
you and I disagree.

Look, you've made your
choice, and frankly,

it's none of my business.

I just don't think

that you should be teaching
young girls

and supporting
alternative lifestyles

just because they happen
to be yours.

Don't you understand
that Jane

and girls like Jane
are impressionable?

That they look up
to their teachers?

They wanna be
just like them.

Just let me finish
what I have to say to you,

and then after that if you
want to go to the school
board, so be it.

But in the meantime,

your child that you
gave birth to
is in agony,

and she doesn't
need to be.

Jane ran away tonight
because she thinks
that you hate her,

and I know what that's like.

It's awful.

And no child should have to
go through that.

Jane's a good person,

and being gay doesn't make
her a bad one.

She's still the same person
that you adored two weeks ago.

I still adore my daughter.

I just want to protect her
from people like you.

ROBERT: Janice, let her talk.

Jane's only crime
is that she loves
differently than you do.

And you don't have to
understand it,

or even agree with it.

But unless you try to,

you're gonna lose her
forever.

I appreciate your concern,

but I think we know
our daughter better
than you do.

Really?

Well, did you know
that your daughter

came to my house tonight
thinking that suicide
was one of her options?

[SIGHS]

Could I speak to Jane
alone, please?

ROBERT: Yeah, sure.
I'll wait out there.

[SIGHS]

Hi.

Ms. Walcott
came over tonight

and told us something
I'd never considered before.

She said
that if I continued
to behave

the way
I've been behaving,

that I would lose you,
permanently.

I'm your mother,
and I love you,

and I don't wanna lose you.

When you first told us,

I thought,

"What have I done
wrong as a mother?"

And

I did think,

"What will people say?
What do I tell my friends?"

But my first reaction

was that I didn't want
your life

to be any harder
than it had to be.

The world is not
a nice place.

And I guess I had
the same dreams

as every mother has
for their little girl.

That you'd meet
a good man,

you'd fall in love,

get married,
have children.

Those are your dreams.

I know that.

Can I ask you a question?

Yeah.

When did you first feel
that you were, um...

A lesbian?

It's okay. You can say it
without becoming one.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, God.

God, you're exhausting
sometimes.

Sorry.

I guess

I've always known
that I was different.

And I didn't
feel a part of things.

I'm not sure
when it became clear.

Probably last year.

But I guess it's always
been inside of me.

What's the hardest part
about it?

That the people you care
about will hate you.

I could never hate you.

I don't think
I'm gonna change,

and I know you want
me to, so...

What do we do?

I don't know.

We'll just try harder.

I will if you will.

I don't know

if I'm ever going to
accept it.

And frankly,

I don't know if I can
understand what you're doing,

but we'll take it day by day.

JANE: An hour ago, I didn't
think I had a mother.

But now I think I may be
meeting her for the
very first time.

Thanks for not telling
anyone about Ms. Walcott.

You're welcome.

What?

Oh, because you're still
having a hard time
accepting this,

I'd like you to come
to a meeting with me.

It's for parents
with gay kids.
It's called PFLAG.

What kind of a name is that?

It stands for Parents,
Friends and Families
of Lesbians and Gays.

Ah.

And what would we do there?

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

Come on.

I'm coming!
Don't pull me.

Hi. Welcome to PFLAG.

I'm Dorothy,
and my son is gay.

Well, this is my mother,
Janice,

and her daughter
is a lesbian.

That would be me.

It's hard to say at first,
but pretty soon,

you'll be saying it
to everyone.

Oh. Really?

When would that be?

WOMAN: First, I thought
it was me.

Then I thought,

"What will people think
about me?

"What kind of horrible
mother am I?"

Then when
I almost lost my child

because of
my ignorance,

I found her again,

and who she was

was exactly who she was
always meant to be.

A good child.

A kind child.

My...

My child.
Excuse me.

What I came to realize

was that none of this

has anything to do with us.

It's their lives.

And we as parents

need to let them live
their lives.

As they see fit.

Not as we see fit.

Thank you.

[APPLAUSE]

Ring a bell?

Got that, got that.

Yeah.Oh, thanks.

Thank you.

Oh, don't even think
about it.

He's my friend,
nothing more,
nothing less.

She's still a dyke, Mom.

And she's still your sister,
so watch your mouth!

JANICE: Oh, please.[BETH LAUGHING]

Just go to hell, all of you.

[ALL LAUGHING]

The ketchup, please?

[BETH LAUGHING]

Give me the ketchup.

Thank you.

You know, I'm really
proud of you.

Don't be.

I hear they have a saying
in AA.

To act as if.

As if you, uh,

understand or
accept something

when you really don't.

And that's what I'm doing.

Acting as if.

Because it still breaks
my heart.

Hey, you...MS. WALCOTT: Did you want
to say something?

No.

Thanks.

But you can't protect
me forever.

No, but when I can,
I hope you'll let me.

What happened to you?

Um, someone called me
a fag hag,

which is insane 'cause
you're not a fag.

I beat the crap
out of him anyways.

JANE: At that moment,
if I had been straight,

I would have married Ned
right then and there.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

You okay about
Taylor moving back east?

Yeah, thanks.

Isn't this great?

Dad, don't think I
all of a sudden like
sports because I'm gay.

How about fishing?

I suppose golf
is out of the question.

So what do lesbians like
to do?

Same things
you like to do.

Can we go home now?

Yeah, sure.

MAN: Ball, ball, ball!

ROBERT: Hi.JANICE: Hi.

[DOOR CLOSES][SIGHS]

Boy, am I glad
to see you guys.

Who the hell thinks
this is fun?

You lose a tiny piece
you can barely see,
much less find,

and then you still wanna
blow your brains out.

Can I go to
Jeff's house now?Go, go.

Praise the Lord!

You guys have fun?Oh, yeah!

Tell her, Dad,
time of our lives.

Can I talk to you guys
for a minute?

Sure.

I appreciate
all that you're doing

to try to be
a part of my life

and to show me you love me
even though I'm gay,

but you don't need to try
quite so hard.

Sorry.Sorry.

Hi, Janice.
Glad you're here.

How's Jane?She's good, thank you.

And you?

I'm trying.

My name is Lorraine,
and my daughter
is a lesbian.

I'm Susan,
and my son is gay.

My name is Janice
and...

It's okay.

Let's start the meeting now.

What do you want?I'm not gonna hurt you.

Then what do you want?

I bought you this.

Why would you give me
a present?

I've never been nice to you
in my whole life.

I know.

But I've never been nice
to you, either, so I thought
I'd try it.

I'm the one who told people
you were gay.

I know.

It's a trick, isn't it?

No.

I don't get it.

There's a saying,
"kill 'em with kindness."

In a few years,
you'll know what
it means.

Why couldn't I eat
over at Jeff's house?

'Cause we have to have
more family dinners.

Why?Because we're gluttons
for punishment.

Because we're a family, son.

That's in the eye
of the beholder.

Keep it up, and you'll
behold your room.

[LAUGHING]

How are the PFLAG
meetings going, Janice?

Um...

Good, good.

They have this, uh,
gay pride rally
next week, but, uh,

I don't know. This is kind
of a field trip.

Great, great.
Good for you.

Well, uh, I don't think
I'm going to be going.

I mean, I'm getting better,
but I...

I just don't think
I'm ready to shout it
from the rooftops yet.

JANE: One step forward,
one step backwards.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Jane?

Can I come in?

Look, I'm doing the best
I can and sometimes
it stinks.

I'll get better,
I promise.

When?

I've been going
to the meetings,

I'm acknowledging
you're gay.

I think I'm doing pretty well.

But it's all in private.

It's still safe.

You don't really accept me
unless you do it
out in the open.

I'm sorry.

I can't.

I'm going as fast
as I can.

[CROWD CHEERING] WOMAN: We stand united
as brothers and sisters

in a fight for what
all human beings deserve.

Equality. Wealth.

Dignity.

The very things that
other people take
for granted

that are given
to them under
the law.

All men and women

were created equal
in the eyes of my god.

A god that is inclusive,

not exclusive,

in a world we envision,

not in a world
of fences and walls

and things that keep
people out because
they're different,

but in a world that loves.

[CROWD CHEERING]

We ask of the world
what we expect from it,

not what it gives us
if it's wrong.

Those are things
that we're still
fighting for.

Excuse me.WOMAN: We demonstrate...

Hey, Jane.

Hi, Jane.

You guys shouldn't be here.
Someone might see you.

It's about time they did.

WOMAN: We will someday have
equal rights.

In every state not just...Sorry your mom's
not here.

She'll come around.

What if she doesn't?

[CROWD CHEERING]

MAN: We're queer, we're here.

Where's Janice?
They want us on stage
to speak.

She's not coming.

Oh, I'm sorry, Jane.

It's okay.

It took me three,
four runs at it
before I came.

Well, you're here.
It's a start.ROBERT: Thank you.

We'll see you guys later.

MAN: To be seen and heard.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the PFLAG moms.

Hi. I'm Dorothy,
and my son is gay.

[CROWD CHEERING]

I'm Lorraine,
and my daughter
is a lesbian.

I love her and I'm proud
to be her mom.

Hi, I'm Charles.
My daughter is a lesbian.

I'm Nancy
and my son is gay.

Hi, my name is Greg.
My daughter is a lesbian,

and I'm proud of her!

Hi, I'm Debra.
My son is gay and I...

JANE: The amazing thing about
change is that everyone
can do it,

even the people
you least expect it from.

My mother was finally
exactly the person
she was meant to be.

I was so proud

of how well she had grown up.