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- 'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
- THE BT QUEER HOLIDAY MOVI TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY
'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
Netflix's first gay Christmas movie, Sgle All The Way, follows Peter and his bt iend, Nick, as they vis Peter's fay for the holidays. Romantic edy fans who have been cravg a new addn to the non that breaks the heteronormative mold will see their wish e te this month wh “Bros, ” the first gay rom- to premiere by a major stud. ” “Gay edians like me, we haven’t had a real chance to tell our stori like this a big way, on the big screen, ” he said.
”Both Eichner and Macfarlane said they hope straight people will watch and enjoy their gay rom- — jt like gay people have long watched and enjoyed straight love stori.
THE BT QUEER HOLIDAY MOVI TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY
“As a gay man, I’ve watched those movi, and I cried and I lghed, and I took somethg away om , ” Macfarlane said of straight rom-s. “So I thk maybe askg some of our straight iends to watch a gay uple fall love and cry and lgh and take somethg om , too.
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