If you hear any of the following words or phrases used to describe a female character in a movie made before 1970, odds are good that they’re trying to tell you about a lesbian, a real shadows girl, someone who prefers the hour just after dusk, a gal with her own library card.
Improbable
Unlikely
Curious
Irregular
Oho
Fond of her health
Peculiar
Glasses
Inquisitive
“Pays her own way”
Well-read
Mysterious
Independent-minded
Pocketbook
Scholarly
Incurable
“She keeps her hands in her pockets”
Resourceful
Standoffish
Uninvited
Companionable
“Carries plenty of spare change”
A real pal
Unaccountable
A shirts-and-trousers female
Busy
“Carries her own purse”
Confidential
Marvelous
Uncanny
Contralto
Financially secure
Unfriendly
Private
Remarkable
Solitary
Loyal
Singular
Artistic
Unsympathetic
Reluctant
“She kisses backwards”
Sturdy
Outdoorsy
“She’s an evening girl, fond of the twilight hours”
Tight-lipped
Devoted
Civic-minded
Energetic
Steady-handed
Alert
“Stands up on a night train”
Tags: lesbians everywhere, movies, some of these are made up by me, this is not 100% serious
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"Beats men at golf."
Aviatrix.
"Tweedy"
wonderful story, thank you for sharing. Doctors don't give odds any more, though.
"wears sensible shoes"
"Goddamnit, when am I gonna learn not to smile at the crazy-eyed ones when I stamp their books?"
There are several gay characters in the Lucia books, including Georgie Pillson and Major Benjy. The only reason any of the women seem to wish to marry is to one -up their friends.
Quaint Irene is the most sensible of the lot. (And the opera singer, whose name I have forgotten.)
Women in Sensible Shoes is the name of a Canadian comedy troupe. Not all are gay but all are hilarious.
How could anyone leave out the self-declared "I'm immune" (from "Goldfinger")?
Immune (from "Goldfinger").
There's something Bogart-ish about the line "She kisses backwards." I can just picture it, with a glass of rum in one hand and a cigarette in the other scowling "Well let me tell ya, kid, she kisses backwards behind yella teeth."