Last Night at the Telegraph Club Fan Casting Poster

Fan CastingLast Night at the Telegraph Club

by Malinda Lo

Story added by juliette21 on March 31, 2021

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the feeling took root—that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of...read more

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#gay #lesbian #romance #cute #1950s #lgbtq #chinese

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Role added by charlottehuntley on May 10, 2021

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Description of Kath (Kathleen):

Kath Miller is a classmate of Lily’s who is white. Kath and Lily first bond over their shared love of math and rockets. When she learns that Lily has an interest in the Telegraph Club, Kath reveals that she has been there before. Kath becomes Lily’s entryway into the lesbian community. As they explore this world together, Kath treats Lily with tenderness and care. She is hesitant to admit her feelings for Lily, but when Lily opens up about her own feelings, Kath joyfully embraces their relationship.