Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life (and on Diff'rent Strokes), tells TMZ offshoot TooFab she is supportive of former co-star Geri Jewell's decision to come out as a lesbian with her book I'm Walking As Straight As I Can:

"Her coming out as a lesbian, well, it's a healthy time to come out, everybody is very open about it, which is wonderful, absolutely wonderful."

Rae goes on to wish Jewell well and dub her an "inspiration."