Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker talk wh THR about the role director Greg Berlanti played on the first teen-targeted, major stud project centerg on a gay romance.
Contents:
- AGT REP: SIMON'S INCREDIBLY CEL PRANK ON SOFIA, 'WORLD'S GAYT BOY BAND' BRGS IT
- LOVE, SIMON IS A GROUNDBREAKG GAY MOVIE. BUT DO TODAY'S TEENS ACTUALLY NEED IT?
- LOVE, SIMON: AT LAST HOLLYWOOD IS SAYG ‘I’M GAY’
- 'LOVE, SIMON' IS A GOTDAMN LIGHTFUL ROM, AND 'S GAY AS HELL
- HULU’S LOVE, VICTOR IS UGHT UP THE MYTHOLOGY OF WHE GAYNS
- WHY DID TAKE SO LONG FOR HOLLYWOOD TO MAKE A GAY TEEN STORY LIKE 'LOVE, SIMON'?
AGT REP: SIMON'S INCREDIBLY CEL PRANK ON SOFIA, 'WORLD'S GAYT BOY BAND' BRGS IT
Love, Simon: Directed by Greg Berlanti. Wh Nick Robson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Kathere Langford. Simon Spier keeps a huge secret om his fay, his iends and all of his classmat: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon mt face everyone and e to terms wh his inty." data-id="ma * is simon from go gay *
After g out as gay, Colton Unrwood is sharg his journey a new Netflix documentary.
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LOVE, SIMON IS A GROUNDBREAKG GAY MOVIE. BUT DO TODAY'S TEENS ACTUALLY NEED IT?
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LOVE, SIMON: AT LAST HOLLYWOOD IS SAYG ‘I’M GAY’
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Former "Bachelor" star Colton Unrwood me out as gay on "Good Morng Ameri.
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'LOVE, SIMON' IS A GOTDAMN LIGHTFUL ROM, AND 'S GAY AS HELL
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The Homo Sapiens Agenda, " the 2015 but novel om Becky Albertalli, followed an -the-closet gay teen forced to operate wh one of his classmat or be outed to the whole school. Though don't share the book's tle, the adaptatn ma an earnt effort to stay fahful to s source material, likely due part to s openly gay director Greg Berlanti, known for wrg "Dawson's Creek" and "The Flash.
HULU’S LOVE, VICTOR IS UGHT UP THE MYTHOLOGY OF WHE GAYNS
The Homo Sapiens Agenda, " om an email thread between Blue and Simon, as Jacqu explas midway through the book. Blue jokgly referenc the phrase "homosexual agenda, " once ed as a rogatory term the fight for gay rights. Simon fir back that should be lled the Homo Sapiens Agenda if everyone should have to e out.
The Homo Sapiens Agenda" is followed by "Leah on the Offbeat, " a book about Leah and her stggle wh tellg people she's bisexual on the cp of high school graduatn. Jack is filled wh dad jok, some of which are homophobic nature, and seem to upset Simon or make him unfortable, even though he very clearly stat the social leangs of his parents.
The Homo Sapiens Agenda" is based around a tangled love triangle. Mart disvers Simon's emails wh Blue, and that Simon is gay, after readg them on a school puter Simon ed, fettg to log off.
WHY DID TAKE SO LONG FOR HOLLYWOOD TO MAKE A GAY TEEN STORY LIKE 'LOVE, SIMON'?
Albright brgs stunts to him for bullyg Simon and Ethan (Clark Moore), another gay stunt at school, he mak them apologize and shows his acceptance of Simon beg gay. (Berlanti’s 2000 gay rom-, The Broken Hearts Club, remas a classic for an earlier generatn. )Ben Rothste/20th Century FoxAnd there is somethg to be said for isolatg Simon’s sexualy as his sole pot of difference, to highlight the trials of g out when beg gay is somethg one n believably hi.