Kev Maxen, Jaguars assistant strength ach, out as gay

Contents:

• 'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
• GAY ROM- 'BROS' IS LIGHT AND BRIGHT WHILE MAKG MOVIE HISTORY
• 'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD
• ROM COMS WILL (FALLY!) GET GAYER 2022
• GAY ROME
• 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
• GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• IS RUDY GAY A GOOD F?

'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM

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.

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. 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.

GAY ROM- 'BROS' IS LIGHT AND BRIGHT WHILE MAKG MOVIE HISTORY

Natasha Lyonne plays a high school cheerlear who is sent to gay nversn mp bee her parents thk she's gay.

Romantic edy fans who have been cravg a new addn to the non that breaks the heteronormative mold will see their wish e te this month wh “Bros, ” the first gay rom- to premiere by a major stud.

” “Gay edians like me, we haven’t had a real chance to tell our stori like this a big way, on the big screen, ” he said. ”Both Eichner and Macfarlane said they hope straight people will watch and enjoy their gay rom- — jt like gay people have long watched and enjoyed straight love stori.

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

“As a gay man, I’ve watched those movi, and I cried and I lghed, and I took somethg away om , ” Macfarlane said of straight rom-s. “So I thk maybe askg some of our straight iends to watch a gay uple fall love and cry and lgh and take somethg om , too. It's felt like a big year for the LGBTQ+ muny on the big screen, spe a recent GLAAD report showg that only 16 of the 77 theatrilly-released films clud LGBTQ+ of those theatril releas were Billy Eichner's gay romantic edy Bros and Michael Showalter's emotnal but still heartwarmg and funny Spoiler Alert starrg Jim Parsons.

Outsi of the theaters, the most popular gay rom- of 2022 is arguably Joel Kim Booster's Fire Island, which streamed exclively on the are only a few of the LGBTQ+ films released 2022, they all played a role startg a nversatn around LGBTQ+ people beg leadg rol mastream films that aren't almost exclively about pa and sufferg.

Stead of tryg to please a ntrarian for Spoiler Alert, the most recent film about gay love to h theaters, certaly helps to brg an entire box of tissu to make through the movie.

ROM COMS WILL (FALLY!) GET GAYER 2022

Parsons and Aldridge discsed the importance of the film and how rewardg was to be a part of a film that foc on gay love, joy, and loss.

2023 is shapg up to feature some awome gay films, such as Good Grief wh Dan Levy and Le Evans, Our Son starrg Billy Porter and Le Evans, as well as another tearjerker tled Of An Age set for a release on Valente's Day. RELATED | A Romantic Gay Drama Is Head to Theaters Time for Valente's Day. Billy Eichner and Le MacFarlane star the first major stud gay romantic edy wh an almost entirely gay st.

AILSA CHANG, HOST: For years, Hollywood's major studs have tiptoed around the ia of a mastream gay romantic edy whout ever que mtg. Billy Eichner's "Bros" is a multiln-dollar, big stud, Judd Apatow-produced, R-rated rom- wh an almost entirely gay st, and 's openg this weekend on more than 3, 000 screens.

GAY ROME

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(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BROS")LUKE MACFARLANE: (As Aaron Shepard) Gay guys are so stupid. Gay or straight, the formula is the same.

In this se, the problem is that irrable Bobby, played by Billy Eichner, and mcle gay Aaron, played by Le Macfarlane, are both mment avoirs. This person isn't gay.

'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY

Bobby is the head of an LGBTQ mm, which allows a lot of jok about gay history.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BROS")JIM RASH: (As Robert) You n't say Lln was gay. Gay sex was more fun when straight people were unfortable wh .

And after a uple of s of gay characters on TV, that's probably a safe bet. What matters, though, isn't really whether a rom- is gay, but whether 's fun. I know I’m not alone but I feel like I am—one of the central emotnal tes of queer life, Don’t Cry(Image cred: Getty Imag)Queers have ded at the buffet of straight cema forever—leagu of gay men of a certa age n quote Steel Magnolias start to fish.

GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN

There are not of gay romance here and there funny films like The Birdge, and die films have served up lbian realns for a while now (ex: 1999’s But I’m a Cheerlear). I’d rather see an expert productn by a wrer and director about whom we know nothg (and therefore, would prume to be straight bee heteronormative bias), than s through a cematic grd ma by a queer person so lashed to the mast of timidy that the temperature the room never gay rom-s, allegedly, are g—an announcement of an LGBT rom- directed by Nick Stoller, wrten by and starrg Billy Eichner, and produced by Judd Apatow, as well as one starrg Kristen Stewart have recently ma the news.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

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.

In the trailer, Eichner's character is seen talkg on a podst about his experience meetg wh Hollywood producers about creatg a romantic film about gay people that "a straight guy might even like. ""They said: 'We jt want a movie that shows the world that gay relatnships and straight relatnships are the same.

From heartfelt gay and lbian films about love and acceptance to passnate romanc wh trans leads, this lorful llectn of 20 LGBTQ+ rom-s will make you giggle, swoon, and wipe away tears all one stg. After raisg spicns om her homophobic fay, Megan is sent to Te Directns, a nversn mp that tri to erase her sexual inty. This movie handl heavy topics like faial homophobia, nversn mps, and LGBTQ+ homelsns, and manag to weave a betiful romance and lots of lghs throughout.

DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

04Everett Collectn"The Way He Looks""The Way He Looks" is a Brazilian film about a bld, gay teenager named Leo (Ghilherme Lobo) whose life is changed when he meets the new guy his class, Gabriel (Fab Audi). As the two roommat spend more time wh each other, Ned learns that Conor is gay, and they grow closer as iends. That is, until he meets Elltt, an out-and-proud gay teen who shows an obv tert Alex.

"Fire Island" opens wh a famoly heteronormative Jane Aten quote and is immediately followed by an hour and 45 mut of unhibed, and absolutely hilar, gay love and joy. 17Everett Collectn"The Weddg Banquet"This '90s throwback follows Wai-Tung (Wston Chao), a gay man a mted relatnship livg New York Cy, as he tri to obscure his sexualy om his parents Taiwan. Where is the gay uple ridg off to the sunset, the trans protagonist kissg their csh the ra, an impassned prom speech about love om one girl to another?

There is a notable lack of romantic edi featurg characters om the LGBTQ+ muny (no, the gay bt iend of the heterosexual lead wh no ner life of their own don't unt). The Homo Sapiens Agenda, " tells the story of a closeted high school stunt named Simon who falls for an anonymo classmate through an onle chat, and fac the threat of beg outed by an unknown blackmailer. From s release, the film drew cricism for s homogenized, easily-digtible versn of the young gay experience.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

"Wild Nights wh Ey" is ls like a dry English Lerature lecture and more like a beloved English teacher: Wty, quick, and more than a ltle b gay. After meetg a woman named Serg (Laia Costa) at a gay bar, and beg fatuated wh her, Serg propos this bizarre, enticg experiment.

" Set 1990s Ireland, the story follows two gay teens named Eddie and Amber who agree to fake a relatnship wh each other to stay safe until they n pe to a more acceptg environment. Amber meets a girl and falls for her, while Eddie explor the gay scene Dubl.

IS RUDY GAY A GOOD F?

Be warned, due to the time perd and settg, the movie do al explicly wh homophobia and anti-gay abe, but if you stick wh tst that "Datg Amber" will take good re of you and her you through to a sweetly satisfyg ncln. It is s triumphant, upliftg endg sets apart om the more melancholy gay romantic dramas out there.

Wil's life gets plited when her unmarried pregnant mother mov wh her, puttg a stra on her relatnship wh Vivian (Lynn Chen), an openly gay dancer.

"Big En" is te romantic pism, patg a picture of a wboy town where no one is homophobic, there is no ght g-out scene, nothg but some likable guys workg through their rpective issu and fallg gay love wh each other. The film unfolds a tton ndy dream that tak on prcriptive genr rol, homophobia, and the farce of nversn therapy wh a mix of satire, sarsm, and unabashed tenrns.