We’re trying to bring joy and just lift everyone up on Valentine’s Day. ~ Rebel Wilson The trailer for Isn’t It Romantic explains the premise. A woman who hates romantic comedies gets hit in the head and awakes in a … Continue reading Movie Review: Isn’t It Romantic (2019)
The 2019 film Isn’t It Romantic follows Rebel Wilson as she attempts to escape a cliched romantic comedy. One of those clichés is a gay best friend “who’s setting gay rights back, like, 100 years.” The gay best friend rose … Continue reading LGBT Movies: More Romcoms
Boy meets Boy, Boy loses Boy, but Boy gets Boy in the end! ~ Boy Meets Boy, the Musical. 1995’s Jeffrey follows the romantic comedy formula. Jeffrey meets Steve. Jeffrey loses Steve. Jeffrey wins Steve back. A supporting cast of … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Romcoms
“I am gay. To add to that my older brother’s gay so my dad’s REAL PROUD.” ~ Matteo Lane Last week I looked at stories about straight and GBTQ+ siblings working out their differences. This week lets look at variations … Continue reading LGBT Media: More Sibling Rivalry
We might follow different dreams. We may play on different teams. Where it counts, behind the scenes, we’re brothers! ~ Theme Song for the sitcom Brothers Episode 32 of Degrassi Junior High, “He Ain’t Heavy,” aired on December 5, 1988. … Continue reading LGBT Media: Sibling Rivalry
Cringe comedy is a specific genre of comedy that derives humor from social awkwardness. ~ Wikipedia I was pretty hard on the film Make the Yuletide Gay when I first saw it. After reviewing ten other LGBT holiday films I … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Holiday Cringe
“It would be so great if this could be a film that people revisit every year…” ~ David Pevsner Last week I reviewed a series of LGBT Christmas films. Today I’ll provide a spoiler filled recap of one more: 2012’s … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Scrooge & Marley (2012)
“They say that gay men choose their own families. That’s never more evident than during the holidays.” ~ Shared Rooms The following reviews contain mild spoilers. 2009’s Make the Yuletide Gay follows a closeted college student who visits his goofy … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Christmas Cheer
“Friendships between gay and straight guys can be healing and uniquely satisfying for all involved.” ~ Michael C. LaSala Ph.D., LCSW. Psychology Today. Gay men have befriended women in media for decades. Today I’m looking at films focused on … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Gay / Straight Male Friendships
The following article contains mild spoilers. Bohemian Rhapsody gives Freddie Mercury two boyfriends. One’s an evil manager, Allen Leech, with a decent amount of screen time. He and Freddie exchange one, non-consensual, kiss. The other, Jim Hutton, is a masc, … Continue reading LGBT Media: Boyfriends in Biopics
“Everybody’s talking ’bout the boy on the stage who broke out of his cage.” Jamie is 16 years old. He’s openly gay and a closeted drag queen. He is also the protagonist of the charming musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. … Continue reading Musical Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
“It’s not meant to be only an uplifting and inspirational piece of literature… I wanted it to be a little scary.” ~ Garrard Conley. Author of Boy Erased. The following review contains mild spoilers and the subject merits a trigger … Continue reading Movie Review: Boy Erased (2018)
“Today they don’t want to do anything. They just want to be somebody…” On October 5, 2018 Netflix premiered a Spanish series titled Elite. Three working class students are transferred to a wealthy high school where they cope with bullying, … Continue reading Elite. Season 1. Episodes 1-4.
“There are plenty of unique and new LGBTQ stories to tell, and Hollywood must embrace that to remain competitive with other media industries.” ~ Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President and CEO In the early 90’s it was easy for me … Continue reading LGBT Media: Male Couples in Soap Operas
“I’ve never met a man who experienced a change from homosexual to heterosexual.” ~ John Smid, former Executive Director of Love in Action. In 1973 the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from their list of mental disorders. In response anti-gay … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Conversion Camps
“The big lessons are just being around, and being yourself, and imparting whatever you can, in whatever way you can, with a good heart. They learn by seeing what you do.” ~ Andrew Fleming Andrew Fleming secured two stars for … Continue reading LGBT Movies: My Two Dads
Dan Savage: “We want to let these kids know that joy and happiness is in their futures, too, if they can hang on.” My last two posts have reviewed films with GBQ+ cis male protagonists. (Links here and here). This … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Favorite Moments
“I want a gay thing about gay adults who are relatively well-adjusted and aren’t dying, that is wistful, hopeful, fun.” ~ Richard Lawson, Chief critic for Vanity Fair. LGBT+ characters have had it rough on film. We tend to die … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Adult Male Protagonists
The 2018 film Love, Simon follows the journey of a gay teen who is blackmailed by a bully. To protect his secret Simon throws his friends under the bus. In return Simon is outed, overcomes adversity and is rewarded with … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Teen Male Protagonists
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