Tipping the Velvet is a BBC miniseries from 2002 with the rather daring depiction of two ladies in love. But I'm a Cheerleader (trailer) is a satirical 1999 comedy about parents sending their daughter to a facility for ex-gay treatment. Yes, I think this is about the clearest signals that Sheila is going to get from Nickey.
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