"I mean, we joked at the beginning when we got the green light for the show that we were just hoping we could find twins at all," Tegan says, adding: "We really hoped that the twins would be gay. The sisters lucked out when it came time to cast their onscreen counterparts, as Tegan stumbled upon twin TikTok stars Railey and Seazynn Gilliland. "And it was nice to journey back to that time and kind of heal some of the harder times," she adds. The Crybaby artists look back on that period fondly after writing their joint memoir, and making the show with fellow executive producer Clea DuVall allowed them to relive their own youth vicariously through their onscreen counterparts.
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Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. And it would've been an abundance of riches for us if there had been even one thing for us to connect with at 17." Sara adds, "I do think that it is still very challenging to come out and be queer in this time, but I do think there are more resources and there are more examples of queerness and there is certainly a more diverse spectrum for us to connect with when we need it. There were pros and cons to the whole experience." "But also, I got to have sleepovers with my best friend because my mom didn't know I was gay and sleeping with her. "There certainly was a lot about that time that was difficult," she admits. However, the new mom still wonders what her youth would have been like if she could have told her own mother about her girlfriend or talk to a friend when she was "brokenhearted" over a breakup. Tegan_and_Sara_Quin_ High School Season 1
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