Come Out & Play: Paige from Degrassi
Today’s Come Out & Play post spotlights Paige from Degrassi.
I’ve talked about Degrassi before. It’s not only a great show, it’s also a great point of reference for coming out examples. I chose this clip in particular, not so much because of the story line but because I recently interviewed Lauren Collins, otherwise known as Paige, for Curve. Paige had somehow fallen for another girl named Alex. It evolved into a lesbian relationship that confused, upset, shocked, satisfied, enlightened, teased and captivated her. And I think Degrassi, as well as Lauren Collins, did a fantastic job of making the story less about gender and more about love. Though Paige never really understands her emotions, she accepts them. And she accepts the fact that love can cross all boundaries … even genders.
The article will publish in March, so stay tuned. Lauren was extremely candid and wonderful to talk to.
For now, here’s a music clip of Paige and Alex from YouTube. Enjoy! (For those of you who don’t know … Paige is the blond)
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November 23rd, 2007 at 3:40 am
Degrassi really is a great show and I completely agree that the Palex relationship was more centered around love.
November 28th, 2007 at 10:28 am
The storyline was great…until they absolutely obliterated it in Season 7.
November 28th, 2007 at 10:31 am
I agree … hopefully Paige will hook up with someone else!
December 11th, 2007 at 10:52 am
[...] First love. Experimentation. Confusion. Fear. All of it adds up to Palex. [...]
February 11th, 2008 at 10:29 am
[...] was pleasantly surprised to see that Lauren was give a center spread. As I said before, she was incredibly candid during the interview and I enjoyed it very much. I’m glad that I [...]