Someone’s an Out And Proud Lesbian in the New ‘Mean Girls’ Movie!

Mean Girls

The new ‘Mean Girls’ movie is about to hit our screens really soon, but it is introducing some fresh and queer twists on this remake of the beloved 2004 chick flick!

Aside from the 2023 version being a musical, one of the characters — Janis Ian — will be an out and proud lesbian right from the start!

In the original film, Regina spreads rumors about Janis being a lesbian. Janis, played by Lizzy Caplan, revealed to Cady, played by Lindsay Lohan, that she used to be besties with Regina until the rumor came out.

While Janis never confirmed her sexual orientation in the original film, it became the basis for one of the most iconic jokes of the movie — George completely misunderstanding the word “Lebanese” for “lesbian.”

In the new ‘Mean Girls’ adaptation, however, Janis (played by Auli’l Cravalho) is an out, loud, and proud lesbian. This would make a wonderful change from the original film as the first Janis seemed to have been tormented by her sexuality rumors. It changes the layer and potential dynamics of how things will unfold with the characters, considering that the lesbian rumors in the original film were tied with Janis’ resentment and insecurity.

Cravalho told Screen Rant in an interview, “Previously, in our ’04 version, ‘lesbian’ for Janis was used kind of as a slur, and we’re taking that back. I am a pyro-lez, loud and proud. I will light your backpack on fire if you talk s—t about me.”

‘Mean Girls’ hits theaters on January 11.

 

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