Christmas gay movies 2022
‘The Holiday Sitter’: Hallmark&#;s First Christmas Movie Featuring Same-Sex Couple Is For &#;Other People In The World Who Want To Be Acknowledged&#;
Starring in a Hallmark Christmas movie today isn&#;t much different than appearing in Mean Girls 18 years ago, says star Jonathan Bennett: just enjoy he did with Lindsay Lohan in , he &#;meet cutes&#; an attractive single in a rom-com type setting in The Holiday Sitter.
This occasion, however, Bennett is making a little history: the movie debuting Dec. 11 at 8. p.m. marks the first time a Hallmark holiday flick revolves around a same-sex couple. In this case, Bennett plays a confirmed bachelor named Sam who agrees to watch his teen nephew and young niece while their parents are away. He ends up falling for Jason (George Krissa), an easy-on-the-eyes neighbor who&#;s far more adept at loving for kids.
&#;We&#;re doing all the classic things that we love in Hallmark movies,&#; Bennett tells Deadline. &#;We&#;re doing the tropes that we&#;ve arrive to love and expect from watching Hallmark movies. We&#;re just turning up the com
Last week, Queerty posted an article proclaiming, “The Hallmark Channel is gayer than ever this year!” This is followed by a massive list of exactly THREE movies that they consider gay. The first one, Catch Me If You Claus stars Luke Macfarlane in his 16th movie for the network. Yes, the Bros co-star is gay in authentic life, but the ethics in the film is not. Kudos to him for continuing to be cast in straight roles, but… do we then count this as a gay film?
The second production on their list, Christmas on Cherry Lane is an ensemble piece that includes a gay couple. Jonathan Bennett, Hallmark’s go-to gay actor for lgbtq+ roles plays opposite Vincent Rodriguez III. It airs December 9th.
The third production, Friends and Family Christmas centers on lesbian friends (Humberly Gonzalez & Ali Liebert) who must pose as a couple for the holidays… and you’ll never guess what happens! This one premieres on December 17th.
So there you have it. As a reminder: The Hallmark Channel is premiering 42 – FORTY-TWO – new Hallmark Christmas movies this season. And we’re suppos
Lesbian Christmas movies: the final frontier. In a Christmas Film landscape dominated by heterosexual workaholic girl-bosses returning to their hometowns in dominance suits and falling for heterosexual males who do artisan/manual labor, for many years nary a lesbian or attracted to both genders woman, let alone a non-binary person, dared to build an appearance. It&#;s usually been strenuous to find any LGBTQ+ Christmas movies at all, but in recent years gay men acquire been emerging out of the corners into the Christmas spotlight in droves and also, occasionally, a wee womxn loving womxn, queer or transsexual woman or a non-binary person has earned a not many minutes under the mistletoe. In , Clea Duvall&#;s Happiest Seasonstarring Kristen Stewart broke records for Hulu, and subsequent years have even brought some gay stories from Lifetime (Under the Christmas Tree, ) and Hallmark (Friends & Family Christmas, ). Although we&#;ve rarely found ourselves in the mainstream Christmas movie spotlight, we have shown up as side characters and in indie films here and there, and in this genre it seems we&#;ll get what we
The Hallmark Channel has transformed significantly over the past few years, evolving from its traditional romance formula to embrace more diverse and inclusive storytelling. Queer representation has become an increasingly important part of Hallmark&#;s programming, offering viewers heartwarming stories that mirror a wider range of experiences and relationships.
In this comprehensive guide (updated for ), we highlight the best LGBTQ+ Hallmark movies, from groundbreaking early representations to the latest releases. Whether you&#;re looking for holiday cheer, romantic comedies, or heartfelt dramas, these inclusive Hallmark films provide authentic stories of care and acceptance that everyone can enjoy.
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A Turning Point for Inclusion
When our podcast &#;Girls Gone Hallmark&#; began examining Hallmark movies in overdue , we quickly noticed a significant lack of diversity. We even implemented a &#;diversity check&#; segment in our earlier episodes to highlight this issue.
The catalyst for change came after a controversy in , when Hallmark aired and subsequentl