Bowing to social distancing, and in celebration of Equality Day--that is, the anniversary of the day the Supreme Court brought marriage equality to all 50 states--we've put together a list of some of our favorite gay romances.
From heartwarming to hot and heavy, these flicks make us fall in love with falling in love (or at least in lust).
Grab the remote, pour a big glass of romantic French red, and enjoy the anniversary of freedom some of us thought we'd never achieve.
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Bowing to social distancing, and in celebration of Equality Day–that is, the anniversary of the day the Supreme Court brought marriage equality to all 50 states–we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite gay romances.
From heartwarming to hot and heavy, these flicks make us fall in love with falling in love (or at least in lust).
Grab the remote, pour a big glass of romantic French red, and enjoy the anniversary of freedom some of us thought we’d never achieve.
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1. Making Love
Hollywood itself came out with this tender 1982 drama. Harry Hamlin plays an out writer that falls for a closeted, married man, played by Michael Ontkean. Director Arthur Hiller, working from a script by out-screenwriter Barry Sandler, handles the coming out scenes with surprising thoughtfulness. Scenes of the two men at their hunkiest add a bonus.
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Karlis
Boo on “Birdcage.” It is a much too PC remake of an absolutely fabulous French film, “La Cage aux Folles.” Do yourself a favor and find a copy, with subtitles if you don’t speak French. I promise you, you will love it.
elemirion
I just watched Cousins last night. I found it to be a wonderfully sweet movie. Too often our stories are tragic and sad, but this one was uplifting, sweet and ends in what I feel is the right way. I think that our lives will get better as we tell better stories about ourselves, we can write a new future, give ourselves new hope to fight for.
assyrianhunk
About 20 years ago or so, Merchant Ivory and his partner produced and directed a GREAT gay love story movie. it was called “Maurice” . It starred Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, and other stellar cast members. It was like a gay Howard’s End, but more erotic. I highly recommend it.
Doug
“Making Love” should be taken off the list. The final scene was concocted to make you feel sad that the husband became gay and he and his wife couldn’t have stayed together. It was a perfect example of Hollywood thinking they could cater to the gay community in the early 80’s as long as the focus was primarily on straight people.