"Idgie treats Ruth to a picnic at a secret location; during this lunch Idgie retrieves a honeycomb from a beehive in what has been widely understood in queer readings as the first love scene- (Berglund 131). ... (FGT 87) Another sign of Idgie and Ruth's homosexual relationship is the episode where Idgie goes crazy when Ruth has to leave to get married after the summer they spent together. ...

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