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She and her friends are talking about what they think will be different this time around.
Maybe theyll use dating apps, her friend Emily says.
On the old show, everyone they met just always happened to be a hot lesbian.
I joke thats exactly what my life in New York has been like.
(It has not.)
Oh … maybe somebody would be fucking me then, Emily says.
Scanning the crowd, its erase the shows foothold in the queer community spans age brackets.
She first discovered the show when she was 21.
It was really great to see myself represented, even when I wasnt sure who I was yet.
Shes with Ari, who says she hasnt ever seen an episode.
I suggest if anybody questions her, she should just say she hates Tina.
I concur, Allicia says.
(Everyone in this story is addressed with gender-neutral pronouns unless they indicated otherwise.)
Theyre showing two short films before the premiere episode.
People tell me theyre hopeful the new show willtreat its trans characters right.
And they really, really,reallywant Jenny to stay dead.
WhenGeneration Qstarts, the crowd cheers so loudly its nearly impossible to hear the opening sex scene.
We cheer the moment boobs appear onscreen.
We cheer louder when Sophie, a new character played by Rosanny Zayas, comes.
Wait, is that the new Jenny?, somebody asks, mishearing Danis name.
(It was difficult to hear in the bar, and there was no closed-captioning.)
No, thatsDani, somebody replies.
She already knows she definitely likes fucking women.
But what about season-two Jenny?, a rare Jennifer Schecter defender weighs in.
Your neckline says you liked season-two Jenny.
Someone describes her as a good ally.
I think thats Tigs [Notaro] wife, somebody yells.
A viewer hollers Daddy!
when Leo Sheng appears onscreen.
Sheng, a trans actor, plays Micah, another new addition to theL Worduniverse.
Later in the episode, Micah asks his hot new neighbor out on a date.
The neighbor misinterprets Micahs ask as an invitation for a group hang.
(Micah lives with his ex, Dani, and her new girlfriend, Sophie.
This is queer culture, people.)
Micah clarifies its a capital-DDateand the new, extremely hot neighbor is still down.
This never would have happened 16 years ago, someone in the bar shout-whispers.
In 2019, Alices radio showThe Charthas evolved a little.
Shes now hosting a talk show, simply calledAlice.
(Its important to note the I inAliceis stylized as a vertical pair of very yonic lips.)
One of her staffers pitches Kamala Harris for a potential interview.
Bette looks as regal as ever.
Damn it,shes still straight, one viewer says, laughing.
Time to find my wife, the person standing next to me says the moment the credits roll.
Its unclear if they mean a current spouse or a future one.
I know people hated it, but I loved the [original] theme song, one person says.
I mean, look at my shirt.
