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• REVIEW OF "KISS THE BRI"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY MICHAEL JENSENAPRIL 17, 2008/10:52 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENAPRIL 17, 2008 / 10:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"REVIEW OF \"KISS THE BRI\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-04-18T02:52:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-04-18T02:52:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW GAY WEDDG EDY KISS THE BRI (OPENG LIMED RELEASE FRIDAY) BEGS WH AN ODDLY APPROPRIATE IMAGE: WHILE WATCHG TWO MALE MOLS FAKE KISSY-FACE FOR HIS MAGAZE’S “GAY WEDDG” ISSUE, MATTHEW (PHILIPP KARNER) GETS SMACKED THE FACE WH A GOB OF WEDDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER SEEG KISS THE BRI, THE IA OF BEG H THE FACE WH AN OVERLY SWEET BUT OTHERWISE TASTELS WEDDG-RELATED NCTN IS ALL TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A PASSABLE BUT SLAPDASH TRIFLE THAT’S A B TOO LIGHT ON BOTH ROMANCE AND EDY FOR S GENRE, “BRI” TELLS THE STORY OF MATTHEW, A LOS ANGEL GAY MAGAZE EDOR WHO IS DRAWN BACK TO HIS SLEEPY HOMETOWN AFTER LEARNG THAT HIS FIRST LOVE, RYAN (JAM O’SHEA) IS GETTG MARRIED TO – GASP – A WOMAN. DETERMED TO RIGHT THIS POTENTIAL WRONG SPE NOT HAVG HAD NTACT WH HIS FORMER BOYIEND FOR TEN YEARS, MATTHEW SHOWS UP ON RYAN’S DOORSTEP, CRASH THE BRIDAL SHOWER, AND PROCEEDS TO FOUL UP EVERYTHG FOR EVERYONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OKAY, QUICK POLL: RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU MSED AROUND WH SOMEONE DURG PUBERTY WHO IS NOW HAPPILY MARRIED WH KIDS. OKAY, YOU N ALL PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN. NOW, RAISE YOUR HANDS AGA IF YOU EVEN REMOTELY NSIRED CRASHG THEIR WEDDG BEE YOU FELT THAT THE GROOM-TO-BE SHOULD BE WH YOU STEAD BEE OF SOME AWKWARD FUMBLGS YOU HAD UNR THE GARFIELD SHEETS BACK WHEN YOU HAD TO TAKE OUT YOUR RETAER FOR THE FUN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THAT’S THE STORY HERE. IF ALL SOUNDS A B LIKE CHUCK & BUCK WH A BACHELOR PARTY … KD OF IS. ONLY BUCK HAD THE SENSE TO ST THE EMOTNALLY STUNTED CHARACTER AS THE ANTAGONIST AND PLAYED THE SUATN STRAIGHT, TO WONRFULLY UNSETTLG EFFECT. HERE, THE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE MATTHEW ANYTHG OTHER THAN THE SELF-OBSSED BORRLE STALKER THAT HE IS AREN'T NEARLY AS FUNNY AS THEY WERE MEANT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TE, THE SPIRATN FOR KISS THE BRI WASN’T CHUCK & BUCK, WHICH IS A CIDLY DARKER (AND FAR MORE EFFECTIVE) FILM. THE SPIRATN FOR THIS FILM WAS MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG … AND IF YOU AREN’T QUICK ENOUGH TO PICK UP ON YOURSELF, DON’T WORRY: THE NNECTNS ARE ACTUALLY MENTNED BY THE CHARACTERS AS THE ALL-TOO-FAIAR STORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’VE GOT THE RATHER LOATHSOME LEAD CHARACTER (JULIA 2.0), THE BCHY GAY IEND (HERE A TIC LBIAN PLAYED BY JANE CHO, NOT RUPERT EVERETT), THE DZY-BUT-OMG-TOO-LOVABLE-TO-HATE BRI-TO-BE (TORI SPELLG STG FOR CAMERON DIAZ), THE LUNKY-BUT-ENARG, UTTERLY CLUELS GROOM, AND A SMATTERG OF GOOFY TYP THROWN TO THE WEDDG PARTY TO DISTRACT YOU OM THE FACT THAT THE MOVIE’S CENTRAL NCE (A SELFISH PERSON TRYG TO BREAK UP A WEDDING, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE) IS MISANTHROPIC TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PHILIPP KARNER, JAM O'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG, THEY ACTUALLY MET THE CHALLENGE OF MAKG THE SENTIALLY UNLIKABLE LEAD CHARACTER WATCHABLE, MOSTLY BEE THE FILM BALANCED HER VENOM WH SOME LEGIMATELY FUNNY GAGS AND SPIRED, SCENE-STEALG PERFORMANC OM DIAZ AND EVERETT. IN BRI, NONE OF THE SUPPORTG CHARACTERS IS SPARKLG ENOUGH TO DISTRACT THE DIENCE OM THE PLOT’S SHORTGS, AND THE WHOLE EXERCISE WDS UP FEELG WHY, SHALLOW, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TE, WE GAY FOLKS HAVE A PLITED RELATNSHIP WH THE WHOLE WEDDG THG. MOST OF AREN’T LEGALLY OR WH OUR FAHS ALLOWED TO HAVE OUR OWN WEDDGS, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BUY LAVISH PRENTS AND TRAVEL AT THE DROP OF A HAT FOR ANY WEDDG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S PROBABLY SIAR TO THE RELATNSHIP DIABETICS HAVE WH RAISETS: WE KNOW WEDDGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SWEET, BUT AFTER YEARS OF BEG NIED THEM, THEY JT LOOK LIKE SO MANY RABB TURDS. BUT THAT DON’T MEAN THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO ENJOY THEIR WEDDGS, OR SHOULD RENOUNCE THE STUTN DURG THE CEREMONY SELF, LIKE THEY DO HERE. DON’T TOAST WH THAT WE, FOLKS – THE GRAP WERE CLEARLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BIGGT FAILG OF BRI IS THAT NOTHG THAT HAPPENS FEELS REMOTELY ANIC. IT’S ONE OF THOSE MOVI WHERE A CHARACTER’S ACTNS WILL HAVE YOU ASKG, “WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?!” PRETTY MUCH EVERY SCENE. AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUTN, EVERY TIME, IS: “BEE THE SCRIPT REQUIRED HIM TO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR EXAMPLE, WHY WOULD MATTHEW PRETEND TO BE A STRIPPER AT ALEX’S BACHELORETTE PARTY? NO REASON, OTHER THAN TO GET HIS SHIRT OFF. WHY WOULD MATTHEW, AFTER CIDG THAT RYAN AND ALEX REALLY BELONG TOGETHER, MAKE OUT WH HER? HE’S NOT BISEXUAL, AND DON'T EVEN SEEM PARTICULARLY FOND OF WOMEN. NOPE, NO REASON OTHER THAN THAT SOMEONE APPARENTLY THOUGHT WOULD BE FUNNY OR SHOCKG OR TERTG, WHEN REALY, ’S THE NVOLUTED PLOT NTRIVANC AND ERRATIC CHARACTER CHOIC THAT TURN WOULD ULD HAVE BEEN A OTHY EDY TO A NFED, UNSATISFYG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASI OM PROBLEMS WH SCRIPT, THE MOVIE’S PETENT ENOUGH. KARNER IS MORE LIKEABLE THAT HE PROBABLY SHOULD BE, AND O’SHEA AND SPELLG PLAY THE BLANDLY LIKABLE UPLE WH ENOUGH BLANDNS AND LIKABILY TO MAKE WORRIED ENOUGH THAT THEY MIGHT GET SPL UP. AND SPE THE FACT THAT MATTHEW’S TENTNS ARE MUDDY AND THE LEAD-UP TO THE FAL “WILL THEY OR WON’T THEY?” MOMENT IS PRETTY NTRIVED, I DID AT LEAST WANT TO KNOW IF THEY WERE GOG TO TIE THE KNOT OR LL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOANNA CASSIDY, AMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE HAVG FELY MORE PLITED CHARACTERS, JOANNA CASSIDY AND AMBER BENSON ARE WASTED AS ALEX’S MOTHER AND SISTER, RPECTIVELY (BENSON’S TIC CHARACTER WAS LEFT AT THE ALTAR A YEAR BEFORE … NOW THAT’S THE MOVIE I’D RATHER BE WATCHG). TS HARPER TURNS A NICE SUPPORTG PERFORMANCE AS RYAN’S DOTG MOM, WHOSE OWN RELATNSHIP WO WH HER DNK EX-HBAND E TO A HEAD AS THE WEDDG APPROACH. HER OBV AFFECTN FOR HER SON’S FIRST GAY LOVER IS ONE OF THE TLY THENTIC EMOTNAL ELEMENTS THE MOVIE HAS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND Y, THERE IS AMPLE BEEFKE ON DISPLAY, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY MUCH ANY GAY MOVIE THE DAYS (FUNNY, I DON’T REMEMBER ANY NUDY MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG…). KARNER AND O’SHEA ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE GUYS, OF URSE, BUT THE “FLASHBACK” SCENE OF THEIR FIRST TEENAGED SEXUAL ENUNTER (SPE THE ACTORS BEG ABOUT 30) PLAYS LIKE SOMETHG OUT OF A FALN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}O'SHEA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KISS THE BRI OVERALL JT DON’T GEL. IT TRASH THE IA OF MARRIAGE FOR STRAIGHTS OR GAYS (THE OPENG SCENE’S PROLONGED GAG IS ABOUT HOW LAME GAY WEDDG VATNS ARE) BUT THEN SELLS THE IA THAT MMENT IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS. WA, ISN’T THAT WHAT A WEDDG IS ALL ABOUT? IT’S NOT LIKE THE MECHANICS OF PLANNG A WEDDG WERE THE BIG OBSTACLE FOR THIS UPLE, SO I REALLY DON’T SEE THE DISTCTN. LIKEWISE, MATTHEW'S OWN EMOTNAL JOURNEY FEELS ABOUT AS EXTENSIVE AS A TRIP OM THE UCH TO THE KCHEN. YOU DON'T GET THE SENSE THAT HE ACTUALLY LEARNED ANYTHG, AND HIS SOLE MOMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH IS TOLD SUCH A BIZARRE WAY (THE GHOSTS OF BOYIENDS PAST ON STRIPPER POL ... NO JOKE) THAT 'S MORE LGHABLE THAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE KE FLI THE OPENG SCENE, MATTHEW DROPS THE FILM’S RATHER OFF-PUTTG FIRST LE: “YOU KNOW THE BT THG ABOUT SUCKG C*CK? I DON’T TASTE LIKE WEDDG KE.” WELL, FIRST, I’D DISAGREE. BUT SEND, SURE – WE ALL KNOW WEDDG KE SUCKS, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO EAT BEE CELEBRAT A UPLE’S LOVE. KISS THE BRI IS MORE NTENT TO BCH ABOUT , AND NO ONE LIK A WEDDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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REVIEW OF "KISS THE BRI"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY MICHAEL JENSENAPRIL 17, 2008/10:52 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENAPRIL 17, 2008 / 10:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"REVIEW OF \"KISS THE BRI\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-04-18T02:52:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-04-18T02:52:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW GAY WEDDG EDY KISS THE BRI (OPENG LIMED RELEASE FRIDAY) BEGS WH AN ODDLY APPROPRIATE IMAGE: WHILE WATCHG TWO MALE MOLS FAKE KISSY-FACE FOR HIS MAGAZE’S “GAY WEDDG” ISSUE, MATTHEW (PHILIPP KARNER) GETS SMACKED THE FACE WH A GOB OF WEDDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER SEEG KISS THE BRI, THE IA OF BEG H THE FACE WH AN OVERLY SWEET BUT OTHERWISE TASTELS WEDDG-RELATED NCTN IS ALL TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A PASSABLE BUT SLAPDASH TRIFLE THAT’S A B TOO LIGHT ON BOTH ROMANCE AND EDY FOR S GENRE, “BRI” TELLS THE STORY OF MATTHEW, A LOS ANGEL GAY MAGAZE EDOR WHO IS DRAWN BACK TO HIS SLEEPY HOMETOWN AFTER LEARNG THAT HIS FIRST LOVE, RYAN (JAM O’SHEA) IS GETTG MARRIED TO – GASP – A WOMAN. DETERMED TO RIGHT THIS POTENTIAL WRONG SPE NOT HAVG HAD NTACT WH HIS FORMER BOYIEND FOR TEN YEARS, MATTHEW SHOWS UP ON RYAN’S DOORSTEP, CRASH THE BRIDAL SHOWER, AND PROCEEDS TO FOUL UP EVERYTHG FOR EVERYONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OKAY, QUICK POLL: RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU MSED AROUND WH SOMEONE DURG PUBERTY WHO IS NOW HAPPILY MARRIED WH KIDS. OKAY, YOU N ALL PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN. NOW, RAISE YOUR HANDS AGA IF YOU EVEN REMOTELY NSIRED CRASHG THEIR WEDDG BEE YOU FELT THAT THE GROOM-TO-BE SHOULD BE WH YOU STEAD BEE OF SOME AWKWARD FUMBLGS YOU HAD UNR THE GARFIELD SHEETS BACK WHEN YOU HAD TO TAKE OUT YOUR RETAER FOR THE FUN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THAT’S THE STORY HERE. IF ALL SOUNDS A B LIKE CHUCK & BUCK WH A BACHELOR PARTY … KD OF IS. ONLY BUCK HAD THE SENSE TO ST THE EMOTNALLY STUNTED CHARACTER AS THE ANTAGONIST AND PLAYED THE SUATN STRAIGHT, TO WONRFULLY UNSETTLG EFFECT. HERE, THE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE MATTHEW ANYTHG OTHER THAN THE SELF-OBSSED BORRLE STALKER THAT HE IS AREN'T NEARLY AS FUNNY AS THEY WERE MEANT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TE, THE SPIRATN FOR KISS THE BRI WASN’T CHUCK & BUCK, WHICH IS A CIDLY DARKER (AND FAR MORE EFFECTIVE) FILM. THE SPIRATN FOR THIS FILM WAS MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG … AND IF YOU AREN’T QUICK ENOUGH TO PICK UP ON YOURSELF, DON’T WORRY: THE NNECTNS ARE ACTUALLY MENTNED BY THE CHARACTERS AS THE ALL-TOO-FAIAR STORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’VE GOT THE RATHER LOATHSOME LEAD CHARACTER (JULIA 2.0), THE BCHY GAY IEND (HERE A TIC LBIAN PLAYED BY JANE CHO, NOT RUPERT EVERETT), THE DZY-BUT-OMG-TOO-LOVABLE-TO-HATE BRI-TO-BE (TORI SPELLG STG FOR CAMERON DIAZ), THE LUNKY-BUT-ENARG, UTTERLY CLUELS GROOM, AND A SMATTERG OF GOOFY TYP THROWN TO THE WEDDG PARTY TO DISTRACT YOU OM THE FACT THAT THE MOVIE’S CENTRAL NCE (A SELFISH PERSON TRYG TO BREAK UP A WEDDING, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE) IS MISANTHROPIC TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PHILIPP KARNER, JAM O'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG, THEY ACTUALLY MET THE CHALLENGE OF MAKG THE SENTIALLY UNLIKABLE LEAD CHARACTER WATCHABLE, MOSTLY BEE THE FILM BALANCED HER VENOM WH SOME LEGIMATELY FUNNY GAGS AND SPIRED, SCENE-STEALG PERFORMANC OM DIAZ AND EVERETT. IN BRI, NONE OF THE SUPPORTG CHARACTERS IS SPARKLG ENOUGH TO DISTRACT THE DIENCE OM THE PLOT’S SHORTGS, AND THE WHOLE EXERCISE WDS UP FEELG WHY, SHALLOW, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TE, WE GAY FOLKS HAVE A PLITED RELATNSHIP WH THE WHOLE WEDDG THG. MOST OF AREN’T LEGALLY OR WH OUR FAHS ALLOWED TO HAVE OUR OWN WEDDGS, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BUY LAVISH PRENTS AND TRAVEL AT THE DROP OF A HAT FOR ANY WEDDG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S PROBABLY SIAR TO THE RELATNSHIP DIABETICS HAVE WH RAISETS: WE KNOW WEDDGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SWEET, BUT AFTER YEARS OF BEG NIED THEM, THEY JT LOOK LIKE SO MANY RABB TURDS. BUT THAT DON’T MEAN THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO ENJOY THEIR WEDDGS, OR SHOULD RENOUNCE THE STUTN DURG THE CEREMONY SELF, LIKE THEY DO HERE. DON’T TOAST WH THAT WE, FOLKS – THE GRAP WERE CLEARLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BIGGT FAILG OF BRI IS THAT NOTHG THAT HAPPENS FEELS REMOTELY ANIC. IT’S ONE OF THOSE MOVI WHERE A CHARACTER’S ACTNS WILL HAVE YOU ASKG, “WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?!” PRETTY MUCH EVERY SCENE. AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUTN, EVERY TIME, IS: “BEE THE SCRIPT REQUIRED HIM TO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR EXAMPLE, WHY WOULD MATTHEW PRETEND TO BE A STRIPPER AT ALEX’S BACHELORETTE PARTY? NO REASON, OTHER THAN TO GET HIS SHIRT OFF. WHY WOULD MATTHEW, AFTER CIDG THAT RYAN AND ALEX REALLY BELONG TOGETHER, MAKE OUT WH HER? HE’S NOT BISEXUAL, AND DON'T EVEN SEEM PARTICULARLY FOND OF WOMEN. NOPE, NO REASON OTHER THAN THAT SOMEONE APPARENTLY THOUGHT WOULD BE FUNNY OR SHOCKG OR TERTG, WHEN REALY, ’S THE NVOLUTED PLOT NTRIVANC AND ERRATIC CHARACTER CHOIC THAT TURN WOULD ULD HAVE BEEN A OTHY EDY TO A NFED, UNSATISFYG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASI OM PROBLEMS WH SCRIPT, THE MOVIE’S PETENT ENOUGH. KARNER IS MORE LIKEABLE THAT HE PROBABLY SHOULD BE, AND O’SHEA AND SPELLG PLAY THE BLANDLY LIKABLE UPLE WH ENOUGH BLANDNS AND LIKABILY TO MAKE WORRIED ENOUGH THAT THEY MIGHT GET SPL UP. AND SPE THE FACT THAT MATTHEW’S TENTNS ARE MUDDY AND THE LEAD-UP TO THE FAL “WILL THEY OR WON’T THEY?” MOMENT IS PRETTY NTRIVED, I DID AT LEAST WANT TO KNOW IF THEY WERE GOG TO TIE THE KNOT OR LL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOANNA CASSIDY, AMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE HAVG FELY MORE PLITED CHARACTERS, JOANNA CASSIDY AND AMBER BENSON ARE WASTED AS ALEX’S MOTHER AND SISTER, RPECTIVELY (BENSON’S TIC CHARACTER WAS LEFT AT THE ALTAR A YEAR BEFORE … NOW THAT’S THE MOVIE I’D RATHER BE WATCHG). TS HARPER TURNS A NICE SUPPORTG PERFORMANCE AS RYAN’S DOTG MOM, WHOSE OWN RELATNSHIP WO WH HER DNK EX-HBAND E TO A HEAD AS THE WEDDG APPROACH. HER OBV AFFECTN FOR HER SON’S FIRST GAY LOVER IS ONE OF THE TLY THENTIC EMOTNAL ELEMENTS THE MOVIE HAS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND Y, THERE IS AMPLE BEEFKE ON DISPLAY, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY MUCH ANY GAY MOVIE THE DAYS (FUNNY, I DON’T REMEMBER ANY NUDY MY BT FRIEND’S WEDDG…). KARNER AND O’SHEA ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE GUYS, OF URSE, BUT THE “FLASHBACK” SCENE OF THEIR FIRST TEENAGED SEXUAL ENUNTER (SPE THE ACTORS BEG ABOUT 30) PLAYS LIKE SOMETHG OUT OF A FALN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}O'SHEA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KISS THE BRI OVERALL JT DON’T GEL. IT TRASH THE IA OF MARRIAGE FOR STRAIGHTS OR GAYS (THE OPENG SCENE’S PROLONGED GAG IS ABOUT HOW LAME GAY WEDDG VATNS ARE) BUT THEN SELLS THE IA THAT MMENT IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS. WA, ISN’T THAT WHAT A WEDDG IS ALL ABOUT? IT’S NOT LIKE THE MECHANICS OF PLANNG A WEDDG WERE THE BIG OBSTACLE FOR THIS UPLE, SO I REALLY DON’T SEE THE DISTCTN. LIKEWISE, MATTHEW'S OWN EMOTNAL JOURNEY FEELS ABOUT AS EXTENSIVE AS A TRIP OM THE UCH TO THE KCHEN. YOU DON'T GET THE SENSE THAT HE ACTUALLY LEARNED ANYTHG, AND HIS SOLE MOMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH IS TOLD SUCH A BIZARRE WAY (THE GHOSTS OF BOYIENDS PAST ON STRIPPER POL ... NO JOKE) THAT 'S MORE LGHABLE THAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE KE FLI THE OPENG SCENE, MATTHEW DROPS THE FILM’S RATHER OFF-PUTTG FIRST LE: “YOU KNOW THE BT THG ABOUT SUCKG C*CK? I DON’T TASTE LIKE WEDDG KE.” WELL, FIRST, I’D DISAGREE. BUT SEND, SURE – WE ALL KNOW WEDDG KE SUCKS, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO EAT BEE CELEBRAT A UPLE’S LOVE. KISS THE BRI IS MORE NTENT TO BCH ABOUT , AND NO ONE LIK A WEDDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

If you intify wh those terms, go ahead and adopt them for your queer, LGBTQ+, gay or lbian weddg ceremony language. ” To make the change for your queer, LGBTQ+, gay or lbian weddg ceremony, you uld change “man and wife” to: wife and wife, hbands together, spo, partners for life, equal partners marriage, or jt married! The bottom le for planng your queer, gay or lbian weddg ceremony.

For upl planng a queer, LGBTQ+, gay or lbian weddg ceremony – or any non-cis non-hetero ceremony for that matter – you tomatilly are nonted wh cisns that cisgenr, heterosexual upl don’t have to make.

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Do What Feels Right to YouUltimately the weddg ceremony is about you and your partner g together to wed— isn't a gay weddg or a lbian weddg, is your weddg and the ceremony script should reflect that. The new gay weddg edy Kiss the Bri (openg limed release Friday) begs wh an oddly appropriate image: while watchg two male mols fake kissy-face for his magaze’s “gay weddg” issue, Matthew (Philipp Karner) gets smacked the face wh a gob of weddg seeg Kiss the Bri, the ia of beg h the face wh an overly sweet but otherwise tastels weddg-related nctn is all too faiar.

A passable but slapdash trifle that’s a b too light on both romance and edy for s genre, “Bri” tells the story of Matthew, a Los Angel gay magaze edor who is drawn back to his sleepy hometown after learng that his first love, Ryan (Jam O’Shea) is gettg married to – GASP – a woman. 0), the bchy gay iend (here a tic lbian played by Jane Cho, not Rupert Everett), the dzy-but-OMG-too-lovable-to-hate bri-to-be (Tori Spellg stg for Cameron Diaz), the lunky-but-enarg, utterly cluels groom, and a smatterg of goofy typ thrown to the weddg party to distract you om the fact that the movie’s central nce (a selfish person tryg to BREAK UP A WEDDING, for heaven’s sake) is misanthropic to the extreme.

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In Bri, none of the supportg characters is sparklg enough to distract the dience om the plot’s shortgs, and the whole exercise wds up feelg why, shallow, and, we gay folks have a plited relatnship wh the whole weddg thg. Her obv affectn for her son’s first gay lover is one of the tly thentic emotnal elements the movie has to y, there is ample beefke on display, as there seems to be pretty much any gay movie the days (funny, I don’t remember any nudy My Bt Friend’s Weddg…). It trash the ia of marriage for straights or gays (the openg scene’s prolonged gag is about how lame gay weddg vatns are) but then sells the ia that mment is what really matters.

While we may now take for granted the prence of queer figureheads on TV, ls than 30 years ago the mere prence of someone intifyg as gay uld send viewers to a tailsp, pecially as beg gay – or gay marriage – was illegal. For ’s Pri Week, we’ve looked back through the years of LGBT relatnships on TV, celebratg landmark moments and trailblazg shownners who fied the odds to get the sential scen on air while startg to break down homophobia and transphobia the procs. Here are jt some of the characters and shows that broke new ground brgg lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer stori to our screens.

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1989: Col Rsell and Guido Smh air first gay kiss on UK TV Eastenrs. Col Rsell and Guido Smh aired the first lip-to-lip kiss on Eastenrs (Picture: BBC)In 1989, the first lip-to-lip gay kiss aired on Brish TV urty of Eastenrs.

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It happened between Col Rsell (Michael Cashman) and his romantic other half Guido Smh (Nicholas Donovan) – after years of character Col beg out and gay on the seri. 1994: Brooksi airs first pre-watershed gay kiss between Beth and Margaret.

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The first lbian kiss beme so inic aired as part of the 2012 Olympic ceremony (Picture: Channel 4)Brooksi’s 1994 lbian kiss between Beth (Anna Friel) and Margaret (Nila Stephenson) is often ced as the first UK gay kiss, but unfortunately they were five years late. It was also the first gay kiss between two women. The moment was so inic, even managed to land a place a montage for the2012 London Olympic Openg Ceremony – airg across the world cludg untri where homosexualy was illegal.

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Sean and Pedro held their first gay mment ceremony on TV1994: The Real World airs first gay weddg ceremony on TV, and stars HIV+ nttant. In 1994, realy TV show The Real World: San Francis broke some ser ground whout even meang to when gay uple Sean Sasser and Pedro Zamora held a mment ceremony to each other live on air.

Exchangg vows and rgs, the pair effectively beme the first gay weddg to ever air on televisn. But the show phed forward regardls, and even had gay rights activist Candace Ggrich officiate the weddg to drive the pot home. 1997: Ellen Degener out as gay on her s.

It’s one of the most fg moments of the late 90s – Ellen Degener g out as gay, first as a character on her show, and then publicly shortly after. Queer as Folk was a no-holds-barred look at life of three gay men Manchter (Picture: Channel 4)1999: Queer As Folk lnch the UK. Starrg Aidan Gillan, Charlie Hunnam and Craig Kelly – Queer As Folk beme groundbreakg telly part to s no-holds-barred look at life and sex on the Manchter gay scene.

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Lnched by Rsell T Davi, Queer as Folk aired at a turng pot time for homosexualy and acceptance, wh the ernment that same year lowerg the age of nsent for gay sex down to 16, the same as heterosexual sex. While there was fely some problematic elements to the show, still showed beg gay a much more well-round, ls stereotypil light than before, and was one of the first major seri to lead off three gay characters.

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First havg a heterosexual relatnship wh Oz (Seth Green), Willow veloped feelgs and relatnship wh young wch Tara (Amber Benson), before g out as gay to her iends. 2009: Morn Fay troduce gay uple Cam and Mch adoptg a Vietname baby.