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Contents:

• GAY AND LGBTQ+ COMEDY MOVI TO WATCH IF YOU LOVED 'BROS'
• 'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD
• KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• A MSY ERA OF GAY EDI IS FALLY PAYG OFF
• 8 GAY COMEDY MOVI LIKE BROS YOU MT SEE
• THE BT QUEER HOLIDAY MOVI TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY

GAY AND LGBTQ+ COMEDY MOVI TO WATCH IF YOU LOVED 'BROS'

And while there is much to learn om and much to love about the many heavy gay dramas out there, we mt also take time to celebrate and revel the bright si of difference, which is why this list is all about the edi. Synopsis: A closeted gay teen (Pl Iano) wants to jo the popular gals' clique, but his scheme backfir when his bt...

'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD

Major studs have released gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng people edi like Love, Simon and In & Out. More5Released: 1997Directed by: Frank OzUpon wng an Amy Award, actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) honors his high school teacher, Howard Brackett (Kev Kle), who he announc, before lns of viewers, is gay. There are plenty of gay and queer romantic edi and LGBTQ+ movi that are romantic, light-hearted, pellg, and edic, like Love, Simon, Bros, and Happit SeasonLove, Simon gaed a lot of attentn and buzz durg s 2018 release, maly bee was one of the first mastream gay romantic edi.

For this list, I wanted to highlight some LGBTQ+ movi and gay romantic edi that are worth watchg. Some may not follow the tradnal romantic edy formats, but all tell very ptivatg and entertag love stori.(Image cred: Fox 2000 Pictur)Love, SimonLove, Simon follows Simon (Nick Robson), a gay teenager who fears g out. Simon cis to wre to another stunt who anonymoly posts about beg gay on their high school webse.

Rent/buy Savg Face on Amazon(Image cred: Orn Classics)JefeyJefey is a gay romantic edy based on a play.

KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND

It’s a sweet blend of g-of-age and romantic edy.Stream The Half Of It on Netflix.(Image cred: Lacuna Film)The Way He LooksThe Way He Looks is a Portugue gay romantic edy directed by Daniel Ribeiro.

(Image cred: Universal Pictur)BrosBros follows Bobby (Billy Eichner) and Aaron (Le Macfarlane), two gay men who avoid relatnships. For this list, I tried to clu as many movi that reprent different parts of the LGBTQ+ muny (gay, bisexual, qutng, transgenr, lbian, pansexual, etc.) as I uld fd.

However, the world of gay and queer romantic edi and LGBTQ+ movi is nstantly growg, so hopefully a few years, this list will be even bigger. 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.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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! RELATED | Meet the All-LGBTQ+ Cast of Bros, Billy Eichner's New Gay Rom-Com.

A MSY ERA OF GAY EDI IS FALLY PAYG OFF

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.

8 GAY COMEDY MOVI LIKE BROS YOU MT SEE

This now-classic teen rom- kicked the doors open for gay teen romanc. 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.

THE BT QUEER HOLIDAY MOVI TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY

Two roommat, one gay and one straight, both want to date another set of roommat - also one gay and one straight. One of the most powerful aspects of the movie is that 's able to addrs real problems wh the gay muny through a humoro lens, helpg viewers regnize the problems, whout feelg overwhelmed. The sisters go on a wild ri through gay hookup apps, leather bars, and clubs filled wh strippers, and along the way, they make lifelong iends.

When Megan's parents disver she's gay, they send her off to Te Directns, a nversn therapy mp the middle of nowhere. The movie is known for s subversive humor about gay stereotyp, relign, and the hypocrisy of so-lled "moral lears". Another Gay Movie is an LGBTQ parody of the teen h Amerin Pie.

Universal Pictur released Wednday the trailer for “Bros, ” the first gay romantic edy to premiere by a major gay rom- was wrten by and stars Billy Eichner, makg the edian and four-time Emmy nomated actor the first openly gay man to ever wre and star his own major stud film. "While ’s sane to me that took this long to get this movie ma, ’s still credibly excg to me — and a real sign of progrs — that the same stud makg movi like 'Jurassic World' and 'The Fast and the Fur' is also releasg this R rated gay rom wh an all LGBTQ+ st, and wh as much passn and enthiasm as they release those other films, " Eichner wrote. "Nile Rivelli / Universal PicturDirected by Nicholas Stoller, "Bros" featur Eichner playg an openly gay man, Bobby, who stggl "to fd another tolerable human beg to go through life wh.