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

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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. 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.

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