Actor and comedian John Leguizamo on legacy of ‘To Wong Foo' 25 years after cult film's debut: “It was a powerful thing. I get lots of fan mail from LGBTQ teens telling me how my character helped them come out to their parents.”
“It was a powerful thing. I get lots of fan mail from LGBTQ teens telling me how my character helped them come out to their parents,” Leguizamo said. “They didn't feel like they were seen, so that was a beautiful gift from the movie.”
“Chi-Chi was a trans icon, but she also showed us that gay men and trans women can both perform and work in drag side by side, and that those relationships are symbiotic,” she explained.Steve Jennings / WireImage file
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