“She really is the Moses parting the waves on this thing,” he tells EW.
These episodes involved years hard work on the part of Sugar and her team.
“We need to let children know that they belong in this world,” she says.
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“you could’t wait to tell them that until after they grow up or the damage will be done.
REBECCA SUGAR: I remember everything.
And this has changed.
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Every time we would cover this ground, it would be a conversation.
I think part of the challenge is that this show was an international show.
But I feel that, hopefully, they’ll still be able to find it.
There was a point at which it was brought to my attention that the studio…
This was around 2016 and that’s when I began to speak openly about what we were doing.
Was that a conscious decision that you made for that moment?
Yes, that was a very conscious decision.
For me, Ruby in a dress is how I feel when I’m in a dress.
There are drawings from 2014 of Ruby in that dress.
That was a long, long dream, and I really couldn’t imagine it any other way.
It’s really interesting because the fantasy part can get through just fine.
And now we can, which is just so exciting.
Do you think the environment has become more inclusive?
Over the course of realizing that, it began to feel like an emergency.
We need to let children know that they belong in this world.
Realizing that changed everything for me.
And that would really strike me because love stories are not adult scenes.
The things that I felt I couldn’t talk abouteven into my late 20scame into focus for me.
you’re able to’t not tell them that.
It’s just so unfair.
It was always going to be about that.
It was just part of my young experience and that’s what felt so alarming.
It was very true to my original pitch.
People should be able to express themselves, especially sweet childhood love stories.
I think that the stars have really aligned.
But then I think also at various levels we have had allies fighting for this to be made.
You have to try and do it so that when these feelings become visible.
You know where they are so you’re able to break them down.
I’m just extremely lucky to think I have had support.
And I’m grateful to have been here, to have the opportunity to fight for this.
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