I Kissed a Boy: Why It Took So Long to Air a Gay Datg Realy Show - Variety

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• ‘I KISSED A BOY’: WHY THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW IS A REALY GAMECHANGER
• 25 SPOT-ON TWEETS THAT PROVE I KISSED A BOY IS THE JOYFUL, GLORLY GAY SHOW WE'VE LONG NEED

‘I KISSED A BOY’: WHY THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY DATG SHOW IS A REALY GAMECHANGER

’s first gay datg show is about to air on BBC Three. ’s first ever gay datg show?

” It ed to be that gay relatnships were only explored after the watershed or soap storyl, but the stori are now more mastream than ever. To produce s first gay datg seri? Enter “I Kissed A Boy, ” which featur 10 gay guys beg matched, all of whom have the opportuny to kiss their partner when they first meet.

“When you’ve only got one gay uple a show where there are five other straight upl, those people reprent what ’s like to be gay, ” says David Brdley, chief creative officer at Twofour, who ma “I Kissed A Boy. And for those wonrg, spe beg set a villa, “I Kissed A Boy” isn’t jt “Love Island” wh solely gay nttants. There’s also an emphasis on featurg different backstori and g out experienc, orr to highlight to viewers that there’s no typil way to be gay, nor should there be.

25 SPOT-ON TWEETS THAT PROVE I KISSED A BOY IS THE JOYFUL, GLORLY GAY SHOW WE'VE LONG NEED

There was also a high reprentatn of gay people wh the productn team, which the show hop will add to the show’s thenticy. “What we didn’t want to do was take a straight format and pump a gay st through , ” says Brdley. There’s lots of moments the show that you uld only see wh a gay st.

As ’s an exclive gay world that the nttants are livg , there’s no untentnal holdg back om anyone, nor any explanatn need for a straight nttant who might not get the reference or lived experience. “I Kissed A Boy” also mak you realize that other LGBTQ+ datg formats — not only about gay men — serve to be explored. It’s actually que mad that 2023, the UK has only jt begun airg s first gay datg show.