Comedian and actor Billy Eichner loves rom-coms, but he has one complaint: 'They never made one about a gay couple. We weren't in those movies at all. We weren't even the best friend at that point..We just were nowhere to be found.'
Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti said,"I went to the screening with my husband and halfway through, we had this moment where we looked at each other, recognizing that this was the first time we had seen ourselves represented: two gay men fronting a romantic comedy on the big screen."
"Well, the real answer to that is that the world, including Hollywood, has been very homophobic," Eichner replied."And it's a complicated topic, because in some ways Hollywood has often led the charge when it came to LGBTQ issues and representation. And yet, underneath it all, I think there was always a fear that the quote-unquote mainstream audience wasn't necessarily ready for this type of movie. And I think, because of that, a lot of our stories weren't told.
"I love that monologue, 'cause I feel like it summed up the message," said Vigliotti,"and maybe your goal with the movie – you presented this relationship in all of its grittiness, not hiding behind anything."For example, in 2006 Eichner said his manager brought talent agents to see one of his live comedy shows:"And asked me if I could make the show 'less gay' that month.
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