Did ‘Full House’s Jodie Sweetin just come out?
The actress says she counts herself as “part of the alphabet people.”
Jodie Sweetin is opening up about the intersection of the LGBTQ+ community and Full House, as well as her own connection to queerness.
During a recent interview on the Hyperfixated podcast, host Joseph Shepherd brought up the fact that the family-oriented ’90s sitcom actually had a notable LGBTQ+ audience back in the day.
Sweetin acknowledged that she had always heard the same, before expanding on her thoughts about how the series—which featured a father raising his three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law and his best friend—helped normalize the idea of non-traditional families.
“I was always so happy—even as a kid—that Full House showed a family that was different,” she said, reiterating that she herself was adopted. “So for me, too, seeing families that were represented in ways that it’s not about whose DNA you have, it’s about who raises you, who loves you, who shows up for you—all of that kind of stuff, you know—so many LGBTQ kids grow up feeling like either they feel abnormal in their own skin or, if they are the kids of same-sex parents, they get ridiculed for it.
“And so to be able to be like, well, they have three dads… it gave so many kids the ability to be like, ‘So? It just is what it is.’ And I love that. I love that message about Full House that it really is about love, regardless of how you’re ‘related.'”
In addition to discussing the impact of Full House, Sweetin also noted that “the queer community saved my life” before adding, “I guess I count myself as part of the alphabet people.”
It’s the kind of remark that’s enough to make anyone do a double take—not unlike the time she famously gave us canonically bisexual Stephanie Tanner with a throwaway line about previously having had a girlfriend.
But whether Sweetin meant this as a quiet coming out moment or just that she’s a strong enough ally that she feels a kinship with other LGBTQ+ people, there’s no doubt that she’s in our corner. The actress has never been shy about standing up for the LGBTQ+ community, even to the point of causing a rift between her and former co-star Candace Cameron Bure.
Notably, Bure drew backlash in 2022 when she said the network where she serves as chief creative officer, Great American Family, would focus on movies about “traditional marriage.” Even then, Sweetin made a point to stress her allyship with the LGBTQ+ community in response.
“I’ve always tried to fight for equality and love for everyone,” she said. “I feel like if you have a voice and you have a platform, then it is incumbent on you to be loud and use it—whether people like it all the time or not.”
