The tale has long resonated with LGBTQ+ people, drawn to the story's themes of otherness, standing up to oppression and the power of friendship, with Elphaba and Glinda's friendship inspiring countless pieces of fan-fic and fan art.
One fan of the movie musical took to social media to point out a small section of one of the original Oz novels, by L Frank Baum, could be used as evidence to prove Glinda is a lesbian.
In Baum's final book, Glinda of Oz, we learn that [she] resides in a castle with 100 of the most beautiful women in Oz at her beck and call.
An excerpt from the Project Gutenberg edition describes Glinda surrounded by her maids of honour, a hundred of the most beautiful girls of the fairyland of Oz, in a palace made of rare marbles.
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