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Contents:
- IS UNUPLED THE GAY SEX AND THE CY?
- SEX AND THE CY 2 PLANNG A BIG GAY WEDDG?
- WHY "SEX AND THE CY" IS BAD FOR THE GAYS
IS UNUPLED THE GAY SEX AND THE CY?
Perhaps surprisgly for a show wh so many gay fans, which was created and wrten by two gay men (Darren Star and Michael Patrick Kg), rctive queer stereotyp were everywhere.
SEX AND THE CY 2 PLANNG A BIG GAY WEDDG?
Stanford Blatch and Anthony Maranto personified the “gay bt iend” trope that once domated TV and film. In Season 2, Charlotte broke up wh pastry chef Stephan—a man she ially thought was gay—bee he was effemate. From Hallmark to Hulu, LGBTQ films are fally gettg a seat at the proverbial holiday table month, Hallmark ma history wh “The Christmas Hoe, ” s first holiday movie wh a gay lead uple.
”Those behd the film also hope serv to honor the memory of openly gay actor Chris Trodale, who played a weddg sger the film and is bt known as a member of the former boy band Dream Street. OK, so I should amend that first statement of me: It's Friday afternoon, folks—let's have some gay, gay, gay fun!
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WHY "SEX AND THE CY" IS BAD FOR THE GAYS
It’s how they eventually meet Claire (Marcia Gay Harn), a wealthy—and licly uptight—hoewife who cis to sell her lavish apartment uptown after her hband leav her.
There’s the feisty gay twk at work, Tyler, who is nstant petn wh Michael over listgs; Billy and Stanley also only seem to exist to serve Michael’s storyl, often lackg the pth and charm that the SATC gals had.
But what Unupled do succeed at is makg a mastream edy show totally gay, whout beg forcibly “woke” or chey. Sex and the Cy 2 is throwg a big, gay, se Jt Jared claims that an “sir” says the movie will volve a weddg between the seri’ notable gay uple, played by Mar Cantone and Willie Garson.