Tomlin On Her Own Terms

By Loren King

She’s a national treasure and a living legend, but to gays and lesbians in general and to Bostonians in particular, Lily Tomlin has always been one of us.

It seems almost quaint now, but before TMZ and Perez Hilton and YouTube rendered everything about celebrities fair game and created an insatiable public, a star, even a major star, could be out without much mainstream attention. To be a fan who understood was to be an insider; it was one of the privileges of an exclusive club.

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