Hallmark Releasg Its 1st Gay-Led Holiday Film—Will 2022 Have More?

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• THE HALLMARK CHANNEL'S FIRST GAY CHRISTMAS MOVIE STARS 'MEAN GIRLS' JONATHAN BENT
• HALLMARK PREMIER S FIRST LGBTQ HOLIDAY MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD UPLE
• SHOP SKILLETS, UTENSILS AND MORE OKWARE!OPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTUREHALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'2:14HALLMARK CHANNEL BYGOOD MORNG AMERIJULY 16, 2020, 7:15 PM•3 M READHALLMARK MOVI WILL BE MORE DIVERSE THE NEAR FUTURE.ON THURSDAY, AMID CRICISM THAT NONE OF THE PANY'S 40 UPG HOLIDAY MOVI FEATURE AN LGBTQ LEAD, A HALLMARK CHANNEL SPOKPERSON TOLD "GOOD MORNG AMERI" THAT CHANGE IS G.IN THE G MONTHS, THE REPRENTATIVE SAID, HALLMARK WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT "PROJECTS FEATURG LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS.""DIVERSY AND CLN IS A TOP PRRY FOR ," READ THE PANY'S STATEMENT. "WE ARE MTED TO CREATG A HALLMARK EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELE."EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL SCHL MARATHON OF FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY MOVI AMID MASS SELF-QUARANTEMAR 19, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG GAY-THEMED WEDDG ADDEC 15, 2019THE BT HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVI, ACRDG TO EXPERTS DEC 25, 2018LAST YEAR, HALLMARK APOLOGIZED FOR REMOVG A ZOLA MERCIAL THAT FEATURED A GAY UPLE AMID PLATS OM ONE MILLN MOMS, A NSERVATIVE GROUP THAT IS A PART OF THE AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN. HALLMARK'S PARENT PANY, CROWN MEDIA, ALSO VOWED TO PARTNER WH LGBTQ ADVOCY GROUP GLAAD "TO BETTER REPRENT THE LGBTQ MUNY ACROSS OUR PORTFOL OF BRANDS.""THE CROWN MEDIA TEAM HAS BEEN AGONIZG OVER THIS CISN AS WE'VE SEEN THE HURT HAS UNTENTNALLY ED. SAID SIMPLY, THEY BELIEVE THIS WAS THE WRONG CISN," HALLMARK CARDS CEO MIKE PERRY SAID A STATEMENT AT THE TIME. "WE ARE TLY SORRY FOR THE HURT AND DISAPPOTMENT THIS HAS ED.""ACROSS OUR BRAND, WE WILL NTUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BE MORE CLIVE AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENC," HE ADD.MORE: HALLMARK MEDIA CEO LEAV, MONTH AFTER SAME-SEX AD BACKLASHHALLMARK'S "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" MOVI AND HALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI' ANCHISE "MIRACL OF CHRISTMAS" WILL KICK OFF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS CLU: HALLMARK CHANNEL· "A ROYAL HOLIDAY," STARRG LRA OSN, AARON TVE AND KRYSTAL JOY BROWN· "JGLE BELL BRI," STARRG JULIE GONZALO AND RONNIE ROWE· "A CHRISTMAS TREE GROWS BROOKLYN," STARRG ROCHELLE AYT AND MARK TAYLOR· "IF I ONLY HAD CHRISTMAS," STARRG CANDACE CAMERON BURE· "DELIVER BY CHRISTMAS," STARRG ALVA AUGT AND EN BAILEY· "ON THE 12TH DATE OF CHRISTMAS," STARRG MALLORY JANSEN AND TYLER HYN· "CHRISTMAS WALTZ," STARRG LACEY CHABERT· "CHRISTMAS VIENNA," STARRG SARAH DREW AND BRENNAN ELLTT· "CHRISTMAS EVERGREEN 4," STARRG RIYA BERNARD AND HOLLY ROBSON PEETE· "CHATE CHRISTMAS," STARRG MERRT PATTERSON AND LE MACFARLANE· "CROSS COUNTRY CHRISTMAS," STARRG RACHAEL LEIGH COOK· "CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL," STARRG TAMERA MOWRY-HOLEY· "WHEN CALLS THE HEART CHRISTMAS 2020," STARRG ER KRAKOW, PASLE HUTTON, JACK WAGNER, KAVAN SMH, CHRIS MCNALLY, KEV MCGARRY, PL GREENE, ANDREA BROOKS AND MART CUMMSHALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI· "CHRISTMAS TREE LANE," STARRG ALICIA WT AND ANDREW WALKER· "HOLLY & IVY," STARRG JANEL PARRISH, JEREMY JORDAN, AND MARISOL NICHOLS· "THE CHRISTMAS BOW," STARRG LUCIA MIRELLI AND MICHAEL RADY· "CRANBERRY CHRISTMAS," STARRG NIKKI DELOACH AND BENJAM AYR· "CHRISTMAS DOCTOR," STARRG HOLLY ROBSON PEETEEDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL SCHL MARATHON OF FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY MOVI AMID MASS SELF-QUARANTEMAR 19, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG GAY-THEMED WEDDG ADDEC 15, 2019THE BT HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVI, ACRDG TO EXPERTS DEC 25, 2018UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023
• JONATHAN BENT WANTED TO CREATE A GAY UNCLE BUCK FOR THE HOLIDAY STER
• MAKE THE YULETI GAY WH THE NEW LGBTQ CHRISTMAS MOVI
• FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’
• SHOP SUAL WGIRL-SPIRED OUTFS FOR FALLOPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTUREHALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNC CHRISTMAS MOVIE FEATURG GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPT3:40HALLMARK APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG AD PICTG GAY UPLE BYTONY MORRISON AND LLEY MSERSEPTEMBER 23, 2020, 9:59 AM•4 M READHALLMARK CHANNEL AND S PARENT PANY, CROWN MEDIA FAY NETWORK, ARE LIVERG ON A PROMISE TO DIVERSIFY THEIR HOLIDAY MOVI."MEAN GIRLS" ACTOR JONATHAN BENT WILL STAR "THE CHRISTMAS HOE," WHICH FEATUR A STORYLE ABOUT A GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPT THEIR FIRST CHILD, ACRDG TO MICHELLE VIRY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRINT OF PROGRAMMG FOR CROWN MEDIA FAY NETWORK.MORE: HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'BENT'S -STARS CLU "ONE TREE HILL" ACTOR ROBERT BUCKLEY, ANA AYORA OF "IN THE DARK," VETERAN ACTOR TREAT WILLIAMS, "NYPD BLUE" STAR SHARON LAWRENCE AND ACTOR BRAD HARR. "THE CHRISTMAS HOE" PREMIER ON SUNDAY, NOV. 22 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT.A SYNOPSIS FOR "THE CHRISTMAS HOE" READS: "WORKG THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT CISNS, MCHELL FAY MATRIARCH PHYLIS (LAWRENCE) AND PATRIARCH BILL (WILLIAMS), HAVE SUMMONED THEIR TWO GROWN SONS -- MIKE (BUCKLEY) AND BRANDON (BENT) -- HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT IS THEIR HOPE THAT BRGG THE FAY TOGETHER TO RECREATE THE CHRISTMAS HOE WILL HELP THEM FD ROLUTN AND MAKE A MEMORABLE HOLIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE FAY AND MUNY. AS BRANDON AND HIS HBAND, JAKE (HARR), MAKE THE TRIP HOME, THEY ARE ANXLY AWAG A LL ABOUT THE ADOPTN OF THEIR FIRST CHILD. MEANWHILE, MIKE RENNECTS WH ANDI (AYORA), HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART.""OUR HOLIDAY TABLE IS BIGGER AND MORE WELG THAN EVER. THIS YEAR'S MOVI REFLECT OUR MOST DIVERSE REPRENTATN OF TALENT, NARRATIV AND FAI," VIRY SAID WEDNDAY. "OUR MOVI ARE ROOTED WARMTH AND POSIVY, MEANGFUL NNECTNS, FAY GATHERGS AND SEASONAL TRADNS -- A WNG FORMULA WE HOPE WILL BRG OUR LNS OF VIEWERS MUCH-NEED LEVY AND HOLIDAY CHEER AT THE END OF A TOUGH YEAR."EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'JUL 16, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL SCHL MARATHON OF FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY MOVI AMID MASS SELF-QUARANTEMAR 19, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG GAY-THEMED WEDDG ADDEC 15, 2019AMID CRICISM THAT NONE OF THE PREVLY-ANNOUNCED HOLIDAY FILMS FEATURED AN LGBTQ LEAD, A HALLMARK CHANNEL SPOKPERSON TOLD "GOOD MORNG AMERI" JULY THE PANY WAS "MTED TO CREATG A HALLMARK EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELE" AND WOULD BE ANNOUNCG "LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS" THE FUTURE.MORE: IN REVERSAL, HALLMARK WILL RESTATE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE ADSIN ADDN TO "THE CHRISTMAS HOE," CROWN MEDIA ANNOUNCED WEDNDAY THAT CANDACE CAMERON BURE WILL STAR HER NTH HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGAL CHRISTMAS MOVIE, "IF ONLY I HAD CHRISTMAS," AND LACEY CHABERT WILL APPEAR TWO FILMS, "TIME FOR US TO COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" AND "CHRISTMAS WALTZ," WHICH ALSO FEATUR HER "LOVE, ROMANCE AND CHOLATE" -STAR WILL KEMP. HOLLY ROBSON PEETE WILL ALSO STAR TWO MOVI: "CHRISTMAS DOCTOR" AND THE FOURTH STALLMENT OF "CHRISTMAS EVERGREEN: BELLS ARE RGG." VETERANS ALISON SWEENEY, DANI MCKELLAR AND TAMERA MOWRY-HOELEY WILL ALSO RETURN FOR NEW PROJECTS.NEWERS TO THE WORK CLU "RIVERDALE" ACTRS MARISOL NICHOLS, "PRETTY LTLE LIARS" STAR JANEL PARRISH AND JEREMY JORDAN OF "SUPERGIRL," AMONG OTHERS.HALLMARK CHANNEL'S "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" KICKS OFF SATURDAY, OCT. 24 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT WH "JGLE BELL BRI," WHILE HALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI' "MIRACL OF CHRISTMAS" BEGS AN HOUR LATER, WH "CHRISTMAS TREE LANE."EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'JUL 16, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL SCHL MARATHON OF FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY MOVI AMID MASS SELF-QUARANTEMAR 19, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG GAY-THEMED WEDDG ADDEC 15, 2019UP NEXT CULTURE—'HAPPS FALLS' BY ANGIE KIM IS OUR 'GMA' BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SEPTEMBERAUGT 29, 2023LUPA NYONG'O REMEMBERS CHADWICK BOSEMAN EMOTNAL TRIBUTE 3 YEARS AFTER HIS ATHAUGT 28, 2023MILEY CYS ON HOW HER PERSPECTIVE ON FAME AND SUCCS IS DIFFERENT OM HER DADAUGT 28, 2023KHLOE KARDASHIAN SHAR SWEET PHOTO WH HER 2 KIDS: 'MOMMY'S CUBS'AUGT 28, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—'HAPPS FALLS' BY ANGIE KIM IS OUR 'GMA' BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SEPTEMBERAUGT 29, 2023LUPA NYONG'O REMEMBERS CHADWICK BOSEMAN EMOTNAL TRIBUTE 3 YEARS AFTER HIS ATHAUGT 28, 2023MILEY CYS ON HOW HER PERSPECTIVE ON FAME AND SUCCS IS DIFFERENT OM HER DADAUGT 28, 2023KHLOE KARDASHIAN SHAR SWEET PHOTO WH HER 2 KIDS: 'MOMMY'S CUBS'AUGT 28, 2023
• TV’S GAY CHRISTMAS MOVI ARE AS BENIGN, CHARMG AND CLICHE AS WE ALWAYS HOPED THEY’D BE

THE HALLMARK CHANNEL'S FIRST GAY CHRISTMAS MOVIE STARS 'MEAN GIRLS' JONATHAN BENT

However, ’s a good first step that there are even enough movi for me to create this list of Hallmark movi wh gay characters. Most gay characters and upl the movi are whe and male.

Let’s be clear, as of the start of 2021, no Hallmark movie has featured gay characters as leads.

No matter what official Hallmark reps say, The Christmas Hoe and Mix Up the Mederranean do not feature gay leads.

HALLMARK PREMIER S FIRST LGBTQ HOLIDAY MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD UPLE

While I tly enjoyed The Christmas Hoe and loved seeg the happily married gay uple, they played send-fiddle to the ma straight uple’s romantic storyle.

SHOP SKILLETS, UTENSILS AND MORE OKWARE!OPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTUREHALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'2:14HALLMARK CHANNEL BYGOOD MORNG AMERIJULY 16, 2020, 7:15 PM•3 M READHALLMARK MOVI WILL BE MORE DIVERSE THE NEAR FUTURE.ON THURSDAY, AMID CRICISM THAT NONE OF THE PANY'S 40 UPG HOLIDAY MOVI FEATURE AN LGBTQ LEAD, A HALLMARK CHANNEL SPOKPERSON TOLD "GOOD MORNG AMERI" THAT CHANGE IS G.IN THE G MONTHS, THE REPRENTATIVE SAID, HALLMARK WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT "PROJECTS FEATURG LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS.""DIVERSY AND CLN IS A TOP PRRY FOR ," READ THE PANY'S STATEMENT. "WE ARE MTED TO CREATG A HALLMARK EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELE."EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL SCHL MARATHON OF FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY MOVI AMID MASS SELF-QUARANTEMAR 19, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG GAY-THEMED WEDDG ADDEC 15, 2019THE BT HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVI, ACRDG TO EXPERTS DEC 25, 2018LAST YEAR, HALLMARK APOLOGIZED FOR REMOVG A ZOLA MERCIAL THAT FEATURED A GAY UPLE AMID PLATS OM ONE MILLN MOMS, A NSERVATIVE GROUP THAT IS A PART OF THE AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN. HALLMARK'S PARENT PANY, CROWN MEDIA, ALSO VOWED TO PARTNER WH LGBTQ ADVOCY GROUP GLAAD "TO BETTER REPRENT THE LGBTQ MUNY ACROSS OUR PORTFOL OF BRANDS.""THE CROWN MEDIA TEAM HAS BEEN AGONIZG OVER THIS CISN AS WE'VE SEEN THE HURT HAS UNTENTNALLY ED. SAID SIMPLY, THEY BELIEVE THIS WAS THE WRONG CISN," HALLMARK CARDS CEO MIKE PERRY SAID A STATEMENT AT THE TIME. "WE ARE TLY SORRY FOR THE HURT AND DISAPPOTMENT THIS HAS ED.""ACROSS OUR BRAND, WE WILL NTUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BE MORE CLIVE AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENC," HE ADD.MORE: HALLMARK MEDIA CEO LEAV, MONTH AFTER SAME-SEX AD BACKLASHHALLMARK'S "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" MOVI AND HALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI' ANCHISE "MIRACL OF CHRISTMAS" WILL KICK OFF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS CLU: HALLMARK CHANNEL· "A ROYAL HOLIDAY," STARRG LRA OSN, AARON TVE AND KRYSTAL JOY BROWN· "JGLE BELL BRI," STARRG JULIE GONZALO AND RONNIE ROWE· "A CHRISTMAS TREE GROWS BROOKLYN," STARRG ROCHELLE AYT AND MARK TAYLOR· "IF I ONLY HAD CHRISTMAS," STARRG CANDACE CAMERON BURE· "DELIVER BY CHRISTMAS," STARRG ALVA AUGT AND EN BAILEY· "ON THE 12TH DATE OF CHRISTMAS," STARRG MALLORY JANSEN AND TYLER HYN· "CHRISTMAS WALTZ," STARRG LACEY CHABERT· "CHRISTMAS VIENNA," STARRG SARAH DREW AND BRENNAN ELLTT· "CHRISTMAS EVERGREEN 4," STARRG RIYA BERNARD AND HOLLY ROBSON PEETE· "CHATE CHRISTMAS," STARRG MERRT PATTERSON AND LE MACFARLANE· "CROSS COUNTRY CHRISTMAS," STARRG RACHAEL LEIGH COOK· "CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL," STARRG TAMERA MOWRY-HOLEY· "WHEN CALLS THE HEART CHRISTMAS 2020," STARRG ER KRAKOW, PASLE HUTTON, JACK WAGNER, KAVAN SMH, CHRIS MCNALLY, KEV MCGARRY, PL GREENE, ANDREA BROOKS AND MART CUMMSHALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI· "CHRISTMAS TREE LANE," STARRG ALICIA WT AND ANDREW WALKER· "HOLLY & IVY," STARRG JANEL PARRISH, JEREMY JORDAN, AND MARISOL NICHOLS· "THE CHRISTMAS BOW," STARRG LUCIA MIRELLI AND MICHAEL RADY· "CRANBERRY CHRISTMAS," STARRG NIKKI DELOACH AND BENJAM AYR· "CHRISTMAS DOCTOR," STARRG HOLLY ROBSON PEETEEDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL SCHL MARATHON OF FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY MOVI AMID MASS SELF-QUARANTEMAR 19, 2020HALLMARK CHANNEL APOLOGIZ FOR PULLG GAY-THEMED WEDDG ADDEC 15, 2019THE BT HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVI, ACRDG TO EXPERTS DEC 25, 2018UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023

It jt so happens that Jeremy Jordan, who is playg that straight man is also playg his gay tw.

This do not qualify as a gay lead character, and dog the bare mimum isn’t enarg Hallmark to anyone. The only memorable thg about this movie was one of the only tim a Hallmark character has said “I am gay.

Y, back 2012, Hallmark premiered a Christmas movie which the sister proclaimed she was gay.

JONATHAN BENT WANTED TO CREATE A GAY UNCLE BUCK FOR THE HOLIDAY STER

At first, I thought was jt a way to keep a man om htg on her, but an earlier scene shows that she actually is gay. It also had the most subtle ht of a gay uple I have ever seen on TV.

This movie also marks the first time a gay uple has shared an on-screen kiss on any Hallmark work.

Though there is no POC love tert as of yet, Dani McKellar’s Kayleigh was given a gay bt iend, which for Hallmark is a gigantic step forward. My only knock on the movie is how Hallmark attempted to market as the work’s first movie wh gay leads.

MAKE THE YULETI GAY WH THE NEW LGBTQ CHRISTMAS MOVI

This is the send Kimberly Stad/Pl Campbell llaboratn that has clud a gay uple. I love how they’re slowg chippg away at archaic notns of love one edy and one gay character at a time. For Lifetime, which last year had “The Christmas Setup, ” the channel’s first-ever movie starrg gay leads, the move was a big one: the premiere of “Unr the Christmas Tree, ” s first movie featurg lbians as the uple at the center of a holiday romance.

Meanwhile, Hallmark ma a smaller step by settg “The Christmas Hoe 2: Deck Those Halls, ” a sequel to 2020’s “The Christmas Hoe, ” which featured Jonathan Bent and Brad Harr as a gay uple lookg to adopt.

FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’

The dispary between the extents to which the Christmas-obssed ble channels are focg on LGBTQ holiday ntent 2021 is nsistent wh their rpective cisns ma on the matter last year, when Lifetime st a gay uple as leads “The Christmas Setup” and Hallmark featured s first homosexual uple as part of an ensemble “The Christmas Hoe. “Even though we’ve got ‘Unr the Christmas Tree, ’ which is a real highlight, we’ve got several others the mix that are clive, whether they’re gay upl or jt characters, we’ve been tryg to make sure that people are reprented across the board, ” Lifetime head of programmg Amy Wter told TheWrap durg an Oct.

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When “The Christmas Setup, ” Lifetime’s first-ever movie starrg gay leads, played by married--real-life uple Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, buted last year, Wter told TheWrap she had been lookg for a project starrg LGBTQ leads for some time, but was very agast somethg “really sacchare. “The fact that big Hallmark — the greetg-rd divisn — overturned Bill Abbott’s cisn on the Zola ad shows that the pany is ser about diversy their mographics, and we’re seeg lots of baby steps the 2020 and 2021 movi wh gay and lbian B-stori.

(Durg the Abbott era, spottg a queer uple was like tryg to fd a gay character a 1940s movie that somehow slipped past the Productn Co. The Hallmark Channel is set to make history — and make good on s promise for more LGBTQ-cln — wh s first holiday movie featurg a gay lead character.

TV’S GAY CHRISTMAS MOVI ARE AS BENIGN, CHARMG AND CLICHE AS WE ALWAYS HOPED THEY’D BE

Canadian actor Jake Foy is makg wav for playg the openly gay wboy Tuff McMurray on Hallmark's newt wtern seri, Ri.

Dubbed by The Advote's sister publitn Out as the "gay kg of Christmas, " Jonathan Bent has starred some of the Hallmark Channel's most beloved holiday films. Alberta native Brad Harr is an out actor known pecially for The Christmas Hoe seri, which he and Jonathan Bent played the first married gay uple Hallmark history.