 It is regarded as one of the first wide-release films to present a positive portrayal of lesbian sexuality.In 1959, Vivian Bell, a 35-year-old English professor at Columbia University in New York City, travels to Reno to establish residency in Nevada (a process that takes six weeks), in order to obtain a quickie divorce.She stays at a guest house ranch for women who are waiting for their divorces to be finalized.