5 Reasons The Wizard Of Oz Is One Of The Most Progressive Books Ever

There's a lot of evidence to support this conjecture.

First, Dorothy. In book one, she meets a servant girl in the Emerald City. The girl is barely mentioned; she's not even given a name, or any speaking lines. However, when Dorothy leaves to fight the Wicked Witch, she kisses this girl goodbye. Odd behavior for a non-named character. "But!" you cry, "that could have just been a friendly kiss, like friends do." Maybe. It's just hard to believe that they were friends, if we never even get introduced to her.

Second, in the third book, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy meets Ozma for the first time. Here's an excerpt of how that meeting went down:

"Oh, thank you very, very much!" cried Dorothy, who as soon as she heard the sweet voice of the girlish Ruler of Oz knew that she would soon learn to love her dearly.

"But!" you cry again, because you are rude and can't stop interrupting. "That could just be the love between two friends!" Oh really?

Let's turn our attention to the book "Oz Reimagined," wherein several authors tell new Oz themed stories with a twist. It's worth noting that Dorothy is often depicted in those stories as either in a relationship with Ozma, or having broken up with her, and moved on to a new girlfriend. Thus, many other people who are major fans of the series see it too. Where there's smoke, there's often fire.