Director P.J. Hogan reveals that there were discsns about makg a sequel wh a gay twist.
Contents:
- IN ‘MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG,’ I FOUND MY GAY ROLE MOL: JULIA ROBERTS
- THE GAY MY BT FRIEND'S WEDDG SEQUEL THAT ALMOST HAPPENED
- MY BT FRIEND'S WEDDG ALMOST HAD A GAY SEQUEL
IN ‘MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG,’ I FOUND MY GAY ROLE MOL: JULIA ROBERTS
Instead of wdg up wh a suor, Julianne (Julia Roberts) ends the film dancg the night away wh her bt gay pal, Gee (Rupert Everett). The trope of the “gay bt iend” prov that not all reprentatn is created equally. In the 90s pecially, we fally got to see openly gay characters big Hollywood movi, specifilly romantic edi.
THE GAY MY BT FRIEND'S WEDDG SEQUEL THAT ALMOST HAPPENED
While this reprentatn was a step forward, the typ of LGBTQ+ reprentatn were always the same: whe, cis gay men whout an terr life.
MY BT FRIEND'S WEDDG ALMOST HAD A GAY SEQUEL
Gee Downs (Rupert Everett) embodi a lot of what is bad about the “gay bt iend” trope. In 1997, pecially romantic edi, gay bt iends were never sexualized.