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Contents:
- WATCH: THIS SHORT FILM ABOUT A GAY TEEN LOVE WILL MELT YOUR HEART
- REVIEW: 'LOVE, SIMON' CHARMS BY GIVG GAY TEEN ROMANCE THE JOHN HUGH TREATMENT
- A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
- WATCH A TEENAGE BOY FD A STACK OF GAY PORN IN ADAM BARAN’S ADORABLE SHORT FILM ‘JACKPOT’
- THE UNSETTLED PLACE OF THE GAY TEEN FILM HISTORY
- 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
WATCH: THIS SHORT FILM ABOUT A GAY TEEN LOVE WILL MELT YOUR HEART
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Seventeen-year-old Kim Ho was one of the wners of the 2012 monologue petn Love Byt, held by Frh Ink, a velopment program for emergg playwrights om the Atralian Theatre for Young one of the petn's wners, Kim was assisted wh transformg his origal three-mute vio entry, Transcennce -- which tells the story of a young gay teen stgglg wh his sexualy and the love he feels for a boy his French class -- to the betiful ne-mute short film The Language of Love. "Homosexualy is still a sensive topic, and I immediately felt prsured to wre somethg that was ndid but not disrpectful to the LGBT muny, " Ho explas on the Frh Ink webse.
REVIEW: 'LOVE, SIMON' CHARMS BY GIVG GAY TEEN ROMANCE THE JOHN HUGH TREATMENT
In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out. In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.
A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
Gay Water, however, is out and proud. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny. “Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh.
He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.
Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water. “Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”. For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.
WATCH A TEENAGE BOY FD A STACK OF GAY PORN IN ADAM BARAN’S ADORABLE SHORT FILM ‘JACKPOT’
Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails,” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN. “There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns,” Roth said.
Of urse, other drks e the word “gay,” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space. Related: 15 Gay Romantic Films That Will Make You Believe Happily Ever After(Imag urty of their rpective studs).
This 2018 romantic edy-drama follows Simon, a 17-year-old who has not yet e out to his iends or fay and fds himself nversatg onle wh an anonymo gay stunt who go by the name "Blue. Based loosely on Shakpeare's Henry IV, Part 1 & 2, and Henry V plays, this movie shows the journey of gay htlers Mike and Stt, and their search for Mike's mother.
THE UNSETTLED PLACE OF THE GAY TEEN FILM HISTORY
UFO enthiast Brian reprs the memory and nvc himself he was a victim an alien abductn, whereas Neil mov to New York to seek fulfillment as a gay sex worker. A queer cult classic, the film centers on a gay teen growg up ral England the 1990s.
Somewhat based on Dolan's life, the film follows the plited, sometim tense relatnship between a young gay man and his mother.
'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
A edy pokg fun at the "gay bt iend" stereotype, the film explor g out high school and navigatg iendships and school when that happens. The film, based on the 1971 novel of the same name, featur a gay love story set Edwardian England. The members learn to embrace their tths and eventually bee a gay-straight alliance.
Director Greg Berlanti’s g-of-age tale about a closeted Atlanta high schooler is the first teen film om a major stud about a gay romance, and Love, Simon (★★★1/2; rated PG-13; theaters natnwi Friday) is not only historilly signifint but also tly excellent. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Simon Spier (Nick Robson) is a 17-year-old senr untg down the days to graduatn wh daily iced ffe and Waffle Hoe hangouts wh iends. Wrtlg wh his homosexualy, Simon reads a post on his school’s unrground gossip blog which a classmate wh the pen name “Blue” out.
News & views: What ‘Simon’ says to gay teens — and why that msage mattersSimon matas the illn of beg straight to his iends, cludg secure bt pal Leah (Kathere Langford), soccer star Nick (Je Lenb Jr. As a gay filmmaker, he’s brought an idyllic thenticy to Love, Simon, where a boy g out is a normal yet dramatilly heightened part of the teen-movie experience, jt like pickg the right person your love triangle or fdg love before the big 'Every Day' is your new YA movie obssnAlso:10 books to read before they bee movi 2018Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker’s screenplay offers a wi variety of personali, even antagonists, that are all treated wh a realns and rpect.