For marginalized groups, truthful representation in film is imperative, even lifesaving, and in today’s stormy political climate there’s an urgency for straight cisgender people to see LGBTQ characters portrayed accurately and unapologetically - and by people who actually know what LGBTQ life is like because they live it. Still, from Sacha Baron Cohen’s fashion-obsessed Brüno to a Scream Queens character nicknamed Predatory Lez, we unfortunately continue to see it all. The plays are notable in that two men play the entire cast of over twenty eccentric characters of both genders and various ages.LGBTQ people have long been buried under tropes and unsubtle stereotypes in film and television. … The plays are at once an affectionate comment on small-town, Southern life and attitudes but also a withering satire of same.
#Good gay movies series#
NetflixĪ Tuna Christmas: The second in a series of comedic plays … set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the “third-smallest” town in the state. Jodie Foster directs this ode to dysfunction. She’s lost her job and is dealing with her daughter’s (Claire Danes) revelation about her sexual activities. But this year, Claudia has more reason for angst. Between her parents (Charles Durning and Anne Bancroft), her sardonic brother (Robert Downey Jr.) and her overdramatic sister (Cynthia Stevenson), things are bad enough. Home for the Holidays (1995, 103 min.): Every year, Claudia (Holly Hunter) dreads her trip home for Thanksgiving. Too Cool for Christmas (2004, 96 min): Sixteen-year-old Lindsay Dearborn (Brooke Nevin) is “too cool for Christmas,” and wants no part of the family celebration being planned by her two male homosexual parents (Adam Harrington and Barclay Hope) and her kid sister Alexa (Jodelle Ferland). Includes Miss Richfield’s candid interaction with audience members at a pre-show celebration. Miss Richfield 1981: Fall on Your Knees Christmas Extravaganza (2005, 60 min): Holiday comedy show from Minnesota’s Mistress of Mayhem! This camp production showcases a spectacle of variety, live on stage from her sold out show, and comes with music.
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One of the guests is Meredith, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, which is almost gay enough, but those looking for the extra dose of homodays will enjoy the side story about gay son and his partner who announce to their family that they’re ready to adopt. The Family Stone (2005, 106 min.): A family gathers for their annual holiday celebration at the home of their liberal, New England parents. Instead of yuletide tunes, you’ll be regaled with a great soundtrack of sounds from the ’60s and ’70s, like Pink Floyd, David Bowie and even Miss Patsy Cline. WikipediaĬ.R.A.Z.Y. (2006, 129 min.): This one doesn’t scream Christmas, but the holidays play a special role in this story about a gay teen trying to come to terms with his sexuality in a family of macho brothers and a bullheaded dad. Holiday in Handcuffs (2007, 86 min.) : During Christmas dinner, the holiday comes to an abrupt end when aspiring painter Trudie’s (Melissa Joan Hart) parents begin to fight, her brother announces that he is gay, and her sister says that she has quit Law School and bought a Pilates studio with her parents’ tuition money. Of course, his closeted charade seems to be working fine until his mom and dad try to set him up with an old flame (Hallee Hirsh) - and his current boyfriend (Adamo Ruggiero) shows up unannounced. But going home to spend the holidays with his well-meaning Midwestern parents - who have no idea he’s gay - is a little different. Make the Yuletide Gay (2009, 89 min): Gunn is totally at ease with his sexuality when it comes to everyday life. and Peter Neville attempt to modernize the well-worn holiday tale by putting a gay spin on it. With Scrooge & Marley, debut directors Richard Knight Jr.
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Scrooge & Marley (2012, 91 min.): Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is an all-too-familiar story that has had its fair share of Hollywood adaptations. The offer of marriage is accepted, and then quickly rejected - all in the days leading up to Christmas. Red Lodge(2013, 78 min): A man proposes to his boyfriend.