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Contents:
- GAY AND LGBTQ+ COMEDY MOVI TO WATCH IF YOU LOVED 'BROS'
- HOW BROS RECLAIMS THE FUNNY GAY SEX SCENE
- GAY ROM-COMS WON 2022, EVEN IF THEY DIDN’T MAKE MONEY
- ‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
GAY AND LGBTQ+ COMEDY MOVI TO WATCH IF YOU LOVED 'BROS'
In Fire Island, wrten by Joel Kim-Booster, a group of gay iends go on vatn to Fire Island (a gay travel statn). However, thgs bee creasgly plited by both classicism the gay muny and, of urse, romance. It is easily one of the funnit gay films history.
The movie follows a young gay man named Sam who rn wh his high school bully, Harry, as adults. When he meets Ellt, an openly gay teenager at school, he realiz feelgs wh him that he hasn’t noticed before. The film follows a gay man named Peter who nvc his bt iend Nick to pretend to be his boyiend when he go home—the all-too-faiar fake datg trope.
The movie is about a gay baret owner and his drag queen partner as they agree to pretend to be straight so their son n troduce them to his fiancée’s ultra-nservative parents. The movie, which was -wrten by Eichner and director Nicholas Stoller, also stars Guy Branam, Guillermo Diaz, Ts Madison, Raven, and Bowen 's the first gay romantic edy film to be released theaters by a major stud and the first wh an all-LGBTQ+ prcipal st, 's not the first gay rom- ever. In fact, there have been several over the years, wh que a few g out the past few years you liked Bros, here are some other gay rom-s you n check out!
HOW BROS RECLAIMS THE FUNNY GAY SEX SCENE
RELATED | Meet the All-LGBTQ+ Cast of Bros, Billy Eichner's New Gay Rom-Com. Bros isn't the only big gay rom- released this recently.
Joel Kim Booster's Fire Island was a terrific example of a gay rom- released on Hulu that h all the right spots. This movie was a morn retellg of Pri and Prejudice, also starrg Bowen Yang, Conrad Rimora, Matt Rogers, and Tomas Matos, set at the gay statn of Fire Island P was one of our favore movi of the year.
This now-classic teen rom- kicked the doors open for gay teen romanc.
GAY ROM-COMS WON 2022, EVEN IF THEY DIDN’T MAKE MONEY
Starrg Nick Robson and directed by Greg Berlanti, this movie follows a closeted teen who's aaid he'll be outed when the emails he's wrten to a fellow gay stunt are disvered.
Natasha Lyonne plays a high school cheerlear who is sent to gay nversn mp bee her parents thk she's gay.
Bros may not technilly be Hollywood's first gay love story — films like Makg Love, Jefey and Fire Island all prece — but 's fely Hollywood's rnchit gay love story. Capturg that aspect of ntemporary LGBTQ life is somethg that was important for the film's out gay stars, and sets Bros apart om the typil Apatow/Stoller jot, where the central uple tends to be monogamo.
‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
(Photo: ©Universal/Courty Everett Collectn)Those scen were also an tn for Stoller, who ps to beg a straight director helmg a gay rom-. The film is already gettg review bombed on IMDB by homophobic viewers, many of whom haven't even seen the movie, leadg Eichner to rpond on social how he feels about the possibily that ter trolls might claim that he's "rptg" Ameri's youth, Eichner says that ship has long sce sailed.
(Photo: ©Universal/Courty Everett Collectn)Even as Bros reprents a breakthrough for gay storytellg at the major stud level, Eichner regniz that the muny he's a part of is far more diverse than the whe uple at the heart of the film.
Jon and Ldley both cred Glee wh beg one of the first mastream entertaments to expose dienc to the different lors that make up the famo gay pri rabow flag. "This is the first time we get to explore a gay love story pth, but won't stop there. (Photo: Foc Films/Everett Collectn)Speakg of love stori, Bros n't rist lobbg gags the directn of one of Hollywood's most famo gay romanc: Brokeback Mounta, Ang Lee's Osr-wng 2005 drama starrg straight actors, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, as doomed lovers.