You can feel that in the theater when you’re watching it.”īros stars Billy Eichner, Monica Raymund ( Chicago Fire), Harvey Fierstein ( BoJack Horseman), and Brock Ciarlelli ( The Middle), and will be released in theaters on Sept 30, 2022. “There are no stories about us falling in love, navigating love, dating, relationships, and you don’t realize what you haven’t gotten until you finally see it. This is a list of fictional characters that either self-identify as gay or have been identified by outside parties to be gay, becoming part of gay media.Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters. He praises the film for being the first of its kind and encouraged people to watch it.
However, in recent years, the anime industry has looked upon the LGBT community and began to embarace it. He went on about how there aren’t a lot of films about gay people falling in love and forming relationships. Finding LGBT representation in anime is hard enough with all of the anime tropes poking fun at LGBT folks. I want to give other openly LGBTQ actors these opportunities. But on a practical level, we’re doing the first gay rom-com ever made by a major studio, and most of the characters in it are LGBTQ - there are some straight characters as well.
“On a cultural level, it’s a powerful statement to make. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Eichner talked more about the film and how producing it was not only about making a powerful statement but also wanting to give opportunities to LGBTQ+ actors.