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Contents:

• 'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
• 'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD
• GAY ROM- 'BROS' IS LIGHT AND BRIGHT WHILE MAKG MOVIE HISTORY
• GAY ROM- ‘BROS’ ACCSIBLE TO ANYONE
• ROM COMS WILL (FALLY!) GET GAYER 2022
• GAY ROM-COM 'BROS' HAS FOUND BILLY EICHNER'S LOVE INTERT
• ALL GAY ROM- ‘BROS’ A BOX OFFICE DISASTER, FILM STAR FLTS ‘HOMOPHOBIC WEIRDO’ MOVIE-GOG DIENCE
• WHY DIDN'T GAY ROM COM 'BROS' DO WELL AT THE BOX OFFICE? IT'S COMPLITED
• TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE THE CROWD ROOM DEFEND BY FANS

'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM

The movie, which was -wrten by Eichner and director Nicholas Stoller, also stars Guy Branam, Guillermo Diaz, Ts Madison, Raven, and Bowen 's the first gay romantic edy film to be released theaters by a major stud and the first wh an all-LGBTQ+ prcipal st, 's not the first gay rom- ever. In fact, there have been several over the years, wh que a few g out the past few years you liked Bros, here are some other gay rom-s you n check out!

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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.

'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD

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.

GAY ROM- 'BROS' IS LIGHT AND BRIGHT WHILE MAKG MOVIE HISTORY

Natasha Lyonne plays a high school cheerlear who is sent to gay nversn mp bee her parents thk she's gay. From heartfelt gay and lbian films about love and acceptance to passnate romanc wh trans leads, this lorful llectn of 20 LGBTQ+ rom-s will make you giggle, swoon, and wipe away tears all one stg. After raisg spicns om her homophobic fay, Megan is sent to Te Directns, a nversn mp that tri to erase her sexual inty.

This movie handl heavy topics like faial homophobia, nversn mps, and LGBTQ+ homelsns, and manag to weave a betiful romance and lots of lghs throughout. 04Everett Collectn"The Way He Looks""The Way He Looks" is a Brazilian film about a bld, gay teenager named Leo (Ghilherme Lobo) whose life is changed when he meets the new guy his class, Gabriel (Fab Audi). As the two roommat spend more time wh each other, Ned learns that Conor is gay, and they grow closer as iends.

GAY ROM- ‘BROS’ ACCSIBLE TO ANYONE

That is, until he meets Elltt, an out-and-proud gay teen who shows an obv tert Alex.

ROM COMS WILL (FALLY!) GET GAYER 2022

"Fire Island" opens wh a famoly heteronormative Jane Aten quote and is immediately followed by an hour and 45 mut of unhibed, and absolutely hilar, gay love and joy. 17Everett Collectn"The Weddg Banquet"This '90s throwback follows Wai-Tung (Wston Chao), a gay man a mted relatnship livg New York Cy, as he tri to obscure his sexualy om his parents Taiwan.

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.

GAY ROM-COM 'BROS' HAS FOUND BILLY EICHNER'S LOVE INTERT

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. RELATED | A Romantic Gay Drama Is Head to Theaters Time for Valente's Day.

ALL GAY ROM- ‘BROS’ A BOX OFFICE DISASTER, FILM STAR FLTS ‘HOMOPHOBIC WEIRDO’ MOVIE-GOG DIENCE

The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, this is the first film by a major Hollywood stud to foc on a gay teenage romance.

The dark twist when her parents send her to a gay nversn mp where she, ironilly, begs to tly accept herself. But when he meets Ellt, an openly gay stunt, he lls everythg he once knew to qutn. Romantic edy fans who have been cravg a new addn to the non that breaks the heteronormative mold will see their wish e te this month wh “Bros, ” the first gay rom- to premiere by a major stud.

” “Gay edians like me, we haven’t had a real chance to tell our stori like this a big way, on the big screen, ” he said. ”Both Eichner and Macfarlane said they hope straight people will watch and enjoy their gay rom- — jt like gay people have long watched and enjoyed straight love stori. “As a gay man, I’ve watched those movi, and I cried and I lghed, and I took somethg away om , ” Macfarlane said of straight rom-s.

WHY DIDN'T GAY ROM COM 'BROS' DO WELL AT THE BOX OFFICE? IT'S COMPLITED

“So I thk maybe askg some of our straight iends to watch a gay uple fall love and cry and lgh and take somethg om , too. Where is the gay uple ridg off to the sunset, the trans protagonist kissg their csh the ra, an impassned prom speech about love om one girl to another?

There is a notable lack of romantic edi featurg characters om the LGBTQ+ muny (no, the gay bt iend of the heterosexual lead wh no ner life of their own don't unt). The Homo Sapiens Agenda, " tells the story of a closeted high school stunt named Simon who falls for an anonymo classmate through an onle chat, and fac the threat of beg outed by an unknown blackmailer. From s release, the film drew cricism for s homogenized, easily-digtible versn of the young gay experience.

"Wild Nights wh Ey" is ls like a dry English Lerature lecture and more like a beloved English teacher: Wty, quick, and more than a ltle b gay.

TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE THE CROWD ROOM DEFEND BY FANS

After meetg a woman named Serg (Laia Costa) at a gay bar, and beg fatuated wh her, Serg propos this bizarre, enticg experiment. " Set 1990s Ireland, the story follows two gay teens named Eddie and Amber who agree to fake a relatnship wh each other to stay safe until they n pe to a more acceptg environment. Amber meets a girl and falls for her, while Eddie explor the gay scene Dubl.

Be warned, due to the time perd and settg, the movie do al explicly wh homophobia and anti-gay abe, but if you stick wh tst that "Datg Amber" will take good re of you and her you through to a sweetly satisfyg ncln. It is s triumphant, upliftg endg sets apart om the more melancholy gay romantic dramas out there.