‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ Celebrat wh the Gays • Instct Magaze

Contents:

• THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL HAS A SURPRISGLY GAY TWIST
• THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL MAK THE YULETI GAY ... LERALLY
• ‘THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL’ CELEBRAT WH THE GAYS

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL HAS A SURPRISGLY GAY TWIST

Wele to the first gay bar the MCU! In the new Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, wrten and directed by Jam Gunn, two members of the tular team of outer space hero make their way to Hollywood, and of urse, that means they fd themselv a gay plot of the special se Mantis and Drax travelg to Earth so they n kidnap actor Kev Ban to give him as a Christmas prent to their group's lear Peter Quill, a. After Drax and Mantis have been walkg along the Hollywood Walk of Fame llectg tips (bee all the tourists thk they're part of the regular val of stumed performers), they fally get back to their 's when they stumble upon the MCU's first gay bar: a ltle jot lled Yarvo's (which is not a real gay bar LA, and seems to be a reference to one of Jam Gunn's iends, director David Yarovky) soon as they walk , Drax (played by former pro wrtler Dave Btista) immediately draws the attentn and star of the bar's orrg some of the bar's "ft libatns, " Drax even starts to get h on.

"Come out and dance wh , " a handsome gay man asks Drax. Hopefully soon we'll get to see an actual gay character go to a gay bar and actually flirt wh people of the same sex.

Still, we're not holdg our gay Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is currently streamg on Disney+. RELATED | A Brief Timele of Disney's 'First Gay Characters'.

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL MAK THE YULETI GAY ... LERALLY

Drax (Dave Btista) and Mantis go to a gay bar The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Marvel’s most dysfunctnal fay has given new meang to the phrase ‘make the Yuleti gay’, by gog to an LGBTQ+ bar The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

(On send thought, ’s obv why Drax would be weled to a gay bar based on that scriptn, but the pot stands). It’s a heartwarmg sight to see Btista’s alien stroyer (not a phemism) dog tequila wh an elrly gay Santa Cls, spe Marvel’s ght relatnship wh the queer muny. There are few plac Ameri more sacred than a gay bar.

Throughout history, gay bars have been ccial lotns for gay culture and polics, bee they are often one of the few plac where LGBTQIA+ people om all backgrounds n safely gather. Gay bars are so much more than drag shows, dancg, and snazzy drks; they're a place where people who are margalized by society n exist thentilly, exprs love eely, and build muny.

‘THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL’ CELEBRAT WH THE GAYS

Gay bars often double as sanctuari that provi solace, and durg the holiday season, are often one of the only plac LGBTQIA+ people have to go.

While the leral word "gay" jt meant "joyful, " "reee, " and "bright and showy" durg the era that gave song lyrics like "don we now our gay apparel, " don't change the fact that the wter holiday season is now, s current form, gay as hell. It's always been ironic that the holit time of the lendar year for those who treat queerns as a damng s is also one of the gayt tim of the year. In an unexpected light, "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" marri the two tths together and sends Drax (Dave Btista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) on an adventure to secure the ultimate Christmas prent for Peter "Star-Lord" Quill (Chris Pratt) that se them gettg dnk a gay bar.