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Michael is asked what he was most obssed wh as a child, he rponds stantly: “Christmas and soap operas!” As you <em>may</em> have gleaned om s tle, the film—which was -wrten by activist and wrer Dan Savage and is based on the memoir by Michael Aiello—don’t have a happy endg. But still feels very much part of the romantic-edy non.</p><style data-emotn="css aeyldl">{font-fay:Charter,Geia,Tim,Serif;font-size:1.1875rem;le-height:1.6;} strong{font-fay:Charter,Geia,Tim,Serif;font-weight:bold;} em{font-style:alic;font-fay:Charter,Geia,Tim,Serif;}</style><p data-no-id="1" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">2022 has been the year of the gay rom-. 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