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It was mentioned that the movie Desert Hearts, which is considered the first mainstream lesbian film with a happy ending, was based on the novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule. The movie was released in 1985, and the book came out in 1964. The book was described as having a lot of detail about the older character going to Reno for a divorce, which led the podcast host to believe that Jane Rule must have gone to Reno.
It came out in 1985, which is actually the year I was born. But it was just one of those things and films I just knew about, you know, like out of the lesbian cinematic universe.
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Episode: The Six-Week Cure
It was mentioned that the movie Desert Hearts, which is considered the first mainstream lesbian film with a happy ending, was based on the novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule. The movie was released in 1985, and the book came out in 1964. The book was described as having a lot of detail about the older character going to Reno for a divorce, which led the podcast host to believe that Jane Rule must have gone to Reno.
It came out in 1985, which is actually the year I was born. But it was just one of those things and films I just knew about, you know, like out of the lesbian cinematic universe.
But the film was actually based on a novel that came out in 1964 called Desert of the Heart by an author named Jane Rule.
So I read Desert of the Heart about a year ago.
And unlike the movie version, there's just so much detail about the older character coming into town for a Reno divorce.
And that's why I went to the archives in the first place.