The lesbian moms are back on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie tonight—and the sad news is, they’re getting a divorce. Below is a clip of them (played by Swoosie Kurtz and Judith Light) telling their son, Peter Facinelli’s Dr. Fitch “Coop” Cooper.
Still, I love the portrayal of the moms on the show because it’s one of the few examples we’ve seen in the media of LGBT parents with grown children. Yes, we can successfully raise children to adulthood. (Some may argue that Dr. Coop is hardly an example of well adjusted adulthood—but compared with the others on the show, he’s really about average, and arguably better than some.)
If you watch the show tonight, stop back and leave a comment with your thoughts.
THANK YOU for getting the other mom right — Judith Light. Didn’t she used to be on one of the soaps that ran for decades? And why did the Chicago Tribune (and therefore nearly everybody else) ID her as Blythe Danner??
Thanks, Cindy. Assuming Wikipedia is right, Judith Light was indeed on One Life to Live. Blythe Danner did play the other mom in Season One of Nurse Jackie, though. She was unavailable for this season, so Judith Light stepped in to the role.