30: Everyone Thinks Chandler Is Gay

“The One Where Nana Dies Twice” (November 10, 1994)

Hey, have you heard about this show called Friends that’s about people who are friends? Emelie Burnette returns to talk about how the first gayish outing of this landmark sitcom gets some things right, some things wrong. We don’t settle the “Is Friends homophobic or transphobic?” debates but we do at least find an answer to the “Is Rachel Green Jewish?” debate?

Sources:

• Why Friends is “Hugely Transphobic,” by Samantha Riedel

• Emily Nussbaum’s tweets defending Friends against charges that it’s homophobic

• “Is Rachel Green Jewish?” by Lindsey Weber

Read the transcript for this episode here.

Outro song: Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra