The Gay Rom-Coms of 2022 That Shifted Pop Culture

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.

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

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.

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.

'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- 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. “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. 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.

ROM COMS WILL (FALLY!) GET GAYER 2022

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.

GAY ROME

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. To party and mun wh gay iend.

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

(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.

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

This person isn't gay.

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

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 .

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

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.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

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.

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. 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.

IS RUDY GAY A GOOD F?

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.