Treat Williams Di: How His Role Hallmark's 'The Christmas Hoe' Helped Break Gay Rom-Com Ground

Contents:

• FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’
• TREAT WILLIAMS SHOWED ALL PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN HOW TO LOVE THEIR KIDS ‘THE CHRISTMAS HOE’
• 'CHRISTMAS HOE 2' IS MAKG THE YULETI GAY AGA FOR HALLMARK

FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’

After all, the project hails om Hallmark Channel, whose annual “Countdown to Christmas” lp of origal movi — a seasonal mastay both lucrative and beloved — clud 23 tl 2019, none featurg a gay uple.

)As turned out, Bent‘s love tert wasn’t a woman at all: Instead, he’ll play half of the first gay uple highlighted the work’s heavily watched holiday programmg. ”Grossman — who is gay, as are Bent and Harr — unrstands where they’re g om and hop to meet some of the Hallmark fans halfway. This isn’t the first Hallmark movie wh gay characters this year; that honor probably go to Christmas wh the Darlgs, although I haven’t watched all of the 127 Hallmark movi that have aired over the past 3 weeks.

TREAT WILLIAMS SHOWED ALL PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN HOW TO LOVE THEIR KIDS ‘THE CHRISTMAS HOE’

But still, that film (along wh another g out soon) featur gay characters supportg rol.

The Christmas Hoe mak history as s gay characters are part of a six-person lead; their adoptn storyle is as emotnally ronant as the straight romance. This is somethg that may be lost on straight dienc, but seeg a married gay uple kiss a Hallmark Christmas movie, a movie where their stggle do not volve g out—the effect that that moment is gog to have on an entire generatn of queer kids will be felt for s to e.

'CHRISTMAS HOE 2' IS MAKG THE YULETI GAY AGA FOR HALLMARK

Mike and Andi are a charmg pair, and watchg their lifelong love story unfold via Rashomon style flashbacks had me fully vted the straights. Hallmark cidg to have a married gay uple be part of The Christmas Hoe was big al when the movie premiered back November of 2020.