Out director Ira Sachs slams his new queer film’s NC-17 ratg, llg the MPA “anti-gay” - LGBTQ Natn

Contents:

• KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
• OUT DIRECTOR IRA SACHS SLAMS HIS NEW QUEER FILM’S NC-17 RATG, LLG THE MPA “ANTI-GAY”
• '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

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

Bros may not technilly be Hollywood's first gay love story — films like Makg Love, Jefey and Fire Island all prece — but 's fely Hollywood's rnchit gay love story. Capturg that aspect of ntemporary LGBTQ life is somethg that was important for the film's out gay stars, and sets Bros apart om the typil Apatow/Stoller jot, where the central uple tends to be monogamo.

OUT DIRECTOR IRA SACHS SLAMS HIS NEW QUEER FILM’S NC-17 RATG, LLG THE MPA “ANTI-GAY”

(Photo: ©Universal/Courty Everett Collectn)Those scen were also an tn for Stoller, who ps to beg a straight director helmg a gay rom-. The film is already gettg review bombed on IMDB by homophobic viewers, many of whom haven't even seen the movie, leadg Eichner to rpond on social how he feels about the possibily that ter trolls might claim that he's "rptg" Ameri's youth, Eichner says that ship has long sce sailed. (Photo: ©Universal/Courty Everett Collectn)Even as Bros reprents a breakthrough for gay storytellg at the major stud level, Eichner regniz that the muny he's a part of is far more diverse than the whe uple at the heart of the film.

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

Jon and Ldley both cred Glee wh beg one of the first mastream entertaments to expose dienc to the different lors that make up the famo gay pri rabow flag. (Photo: Foc Films/Everett Collectn)Speakg of love stori, Bros n't rist lobbg gags the directn of one of Hollywood's most famo gay romanc: Brokeback Mounta, Ang Lee's Osr-wng 2005 drama starrg straight actors, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, as doomed lovers. "That said, Brokeback Mounta is also the poster child for the kd of tragic gay romance — one ma by a largely straight st and crew — that Hollywood has too often favored tellg at the expense of other stori.

The films remd of that fact, and they should be appreciated jt as much as the ser list is by no means the five document of queer film—’s merely a jubilee of movi that are both gay (as LGBTQ+) and gay (as happy! [Alison Foreman]One need only mentn that Victor/Victoria stars Julie Andrews as a stgglg soprano who, wh the help of a mischievo gay performer, cis to pass herself off as a female impersonator 1930s Paris—fallg for a dashg gangster the procs.

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

Armand and Albert are unrervedly happy for the bri and groom, but ’s Barbara’s homophobic parents, Senator Kev Keeley (Gene Hackman) and wife Louise (Dianne Wit), who risk spoilg the fun should they fd out about Val’s fathers and his tranged mother Kathare (Christe Baranski). [Manuel Betanurt]Another Gay MovieImage: Courty TLA ReleasgThe perfect enpsulatn of LGBTQ+ cema the early 2000s, Another Gay Movie serv as a time psule for a moment when queer ntent was unabashedly c, lewd, straight-to-vio shlock.

While the setup provis plenty of fodr for foul-mouthed toilet-humor, sex jok, and sight gags, the movie also manag to touch on some still-prsg issu of gay life, such as self-nial, subvertg stereotyp, embracg one’s own bety, and fdg chosen fay. But this retellg of Bra’s ’80s mers’ strike and a surprisg llaboratn wh gay and lbian activists may actually be this particular list’s qutsential pick.

Gay screenwrer Stephen Berford’s tale is one of triumph over adversy, of how activism creat chosen fay, tied together by s roots real-life history. [Jack Smart]Alex StrangeloveImage: Walter ThomsonAs far as both stand-up-and-cheer moments and kiss between gay characters go, Alex Strangelove n’t be beat. The place was once n by Karen and Barry Mason, a straight uple who savvily beme gay porn entreprenrs that tered to the male clientele the neighborhood at a time when such ntent was not a mere click away.

The film won’t say , but a post-creds punchle about Ken’s handwrg, plete wh hearts and stars surroundg his name, tells what we need to heavily implied nature of Ken’s gayns Toy Story 3 harkens back to Hollywood’s tradnal gay bt iend-type characters. In the Hays Co era, explic referenc to homosexualy weren’t allowed, so characters like Van Buren (Frankl Pangborn) 1937’s Easy Livg, Kip (David Wayne) 1949’s Adam’s Rib, or Addison (Gee Sanrs) 1950’s All About Eve stead were imbued wh effemate characteristics, offerg a glimpse outsi of heteronormativy whout explicly beg of the characters were the same—some were tty, others sweet. Des later, 2010, the gay bt iend was all the rage; Teen Vogue even went so far as to proclaim the GBF as the summer’s mt-have accsory.

In movi like Mean Girls (2004), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Easy A (2010), No Strgs Attached (2011), and Isn’t It Romantic (2019), gay iends exist entirely the orb of their female iends. ” But Barbie do, and for Ken, that’s are plenty of reasons why the film wouldn’t outrightly state that Ken is homosexual. Mattel, of urse, vehemently nied any claims that Ken was gay, let alone that he had somethg as prepostero as a ck rg around his neck.