"I like to call it a traumedy just because it’s not really a comedy."
There was a time when Rachel Paulson couldn’t wait to get out of Tampa.
For her, it seemed too small-town, lacked a film scene and, more importantly, felt narrow-minded when it came to views on the LGBTQ+ community.
“It was pretty harsh back then,” Paulson said. “I would hear slurs and things like that.”
But Tampa’s changed, she said. It’s an exciting LGBTQ+-friendly city with a thriving independent film scene.
“It’s really awesome to see the kind of growth that Tampa has gone through over the last 20 years,” said Paulson, who lives in Los Angeles.
Now, not only is the younger sister of “American Horror Story” actor Sarah Paulson more open to visiting Tampa, she also wants to make her feature film here, possibly this summer.
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