The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The seminal novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author features a protagonist involved in a same-sex relationship. Steven Speilberg, the director of the film adaptation notoriously toned down the lesbianism included in the book.

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Jennifer Hudson as Shug Avery

The songstress portrayed Celie's worldly and bisexual mentor in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple.

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Margaret Avery as Shug Avery

The actress portrayed a bisexual blues singer in the award-winning and poignant 1985 Steven Spielberg adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple.

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