Nancy on Jo Being a lesbian Icon.
TVGO: We've gotta ask. Did you know Jo from Facts of Life is a lesbian icon?
McKeon: (Laughs) I haven't heard that, but I think that's a wonderful thing. I think that was helpful to girls our age to have that kind of a role model, to see a girl who was strong and standing up for what she believed in, living her life on her own terms and not bowing to peer pressure and becoming a cookie-cutter person. And it was great to go to work and speak your mind all day long. I got the greatest lines and comebacks!
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