Coming out isn’t easy. Once you realize your truth, you must then decide who seems trustworthy enough to tell. But queer Twitter users have made a game out of that second part, imaging which fictional and real-life women they’d come out to.
The game is easy: Just find an image of one of your favorite female characters from TV or film, post it with the phrase, “I’d come out to her,” and then see people’s reactions.
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Here are some of our favorites:
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Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle from the 2007 film musical adaptation of John Waters’ Hairspray.
I’d Come Out to Her pic.twitter.com/pnFzHoqJQG
— JPH 🍍 (@JPHN98) March 12, 2021
Agatha Harkness, the troublemaking witch from the recent Marvel TV series WandaVision.
I’d come out to her! pic.twitter.com/C214B62pQU
— Hoodrat Drew Barrymore (@RaulBAxel) March 12, 2021
Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, the decadent French royal from the 2006 Sofia Coppola film of the same name.
i’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/Ud8fT0IcY9
— théo (@cineophile) March 20, 2021
Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, the wisecracking nanny and fashionista from the ’90s era sitcom The Nanny.
I’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/EvOdtZGXJw
— ZACH (@ZacharyTolson) March 16, 2021
Missi Pyle as Scarlett Beauregarde, Violet’s over-involved mother in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
I’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/3awhFeIYkO
— keir musk (@sirkeeth) March 20, 2021
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, the sweet but slightly oddball personal assistant in the 2000-era comedic drama series Ugly Betty.
I'd come out to her pic.twitter.com/4wRyOkXjCu
— Ryan Palmer (@RyanBPalmer) March 17, 2021
The singing telegram lady who gets murdered soon after she shows up in the 1985 murder mystery comedy Clue.
I’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/HnxDp17j2O
— jordan lamar goes to vista del mar (@ruraljoror) March 19, 2021
Pope Francis. He’s not a fictional character, and he’s also anti-gay, but sure…
I'd come out to her pic.twitter.com/17xYKWnzFY
— Cottage Corm (@TarmacWarrillow) March 14, 2021
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, disguised as an old lady in the 1982 film.
I’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/jpgHbopQL6
— Messy Ware (@sweetlikeJT) March 11, 2021
Grandma Willow, the wise and caring forest spirit from the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas.
I’d come out to her. pic.twitter.com/ny1qUraSCV
— Ben Yahr (@benyahr) March 9, 2021
Treetrunks, the gentle elephantine character from the cartoon Adventure Time.
i’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/L38pWurYTF
— emotional norman (@emonormie) March 13, 2021
Kanga, the motherly marsupial from Winnie the Pooh.
I’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/ikasM4SI9K
— Kyle (@Kyle_Sparkles) March 16, 2021
Miss Spider, the affable arachnid from the 1996 children’s film James and the Giant Peach.
I’d come out to her! pic.twitter.com/C214B62pQU
— Hoodrat Drew Barrymore (@RaulBAxel) March 12, 2021
Miss Piggy, the headstrong hog from The Muppet Show.
i’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/ZVSrepa6PX
— bing bang bong (@kit_kittredge_) March 19, 2021
Miss Frizzle the eccentric educator from the 1994 kids’ TV series The Magic School Bus.
i’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/0nG9n9FCFB
— maggie ↯🌺 (@0KIMS1CK) March 19, 2021
Linda Belcher, the enthusiastic mom from the comedic cartoon series Bob’s Burgers.
I’d come out to her pic.twitter.com/wZeKrQpSsB
— jesse (@itsjesse_yo) March 14, 2021
Which woman makes you wanna say, “I’d come out to her?”