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16 LGBTQ+ Christmas Movies To Monitor This Winter
Christmas movies have become their own unique genre of film boasting feel-good vibes and family hijinks – but it’s only in recent years that the highly traditionalist genre has embraced LGBTQ+ characters and plot elements.
Thankfully, this is a correspond made in heaven. LGBTQ+ Christmas movies open up the genre to a constantly under-represented audience. In this comprehensive overview, we’re going to count down the best gay Christmas movies of all time. So, if you’re looking for a taste of inclusivity and a perfectly gay Christmas, then keep reading!
We’ve got something for everyone on this list, so strap in for a wild swing through the genres. We’ve got some indie lesbian Christmas movies, some content gay-centric wholesome family fun, and a Ru Paul musical. Browse on for the 16 of the best gay Christmas movies!
1. Happiest Season
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: November 25,
Family Friendly: Yes!
Where To Watch It: Hulu
Happiest Season is an excellent lesbian Christmas movie. It’s about Abby, played by Kristen Stewar
Real-life married gay couple cast in 1st Lifetime LGBTQ holiday movie
Lifetime has revealed the cast of its first LGBTQ-centric Christmas movie, "The Christmas Setup."
The network announced this week it has tapped actors Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, a real-life married couple, to star in its historymaking holiday film.
Lewis -- known for roles in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Arrow" -- and Lee -- known for roles on "Parks and Recreation," "Mixology" and "Wisdom of the Crowd" -- wed in
Co-starring alongside Lewis and Lee are "The Nanny" icon Fran Drescher and actress Ellen Wong ("The Carrie Diaries" and "GLOW").
The movie will follow Hugo (Lewis), a Adj York lawyer, who returns noun to Milwaukee for the holidays with his best friend, Madelyn (Wong). While there, his mother, Kate (Drescher), plays matchmaker between him and his secret elevated school crush, Patrick (Lee), who recently made it big in Silicon Valley. While their relationship
Starring Ben Lewis, Blake Lee and Fran Drescher. Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo's high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley.
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Ben Lewis and Blake Lee of 'The Christmas Setup' on the Importance of Representation
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About the Movie
The Christmas Setup follows the story of New York lawyer Hugo (Ben Lewis) who heads to Milwaukee with his foremost friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) to spend the holidays with his brother Aiden (Chad Connell) and his mom Kate (Fran Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick (Blake Lee), Hugo’s adj school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion
Lifetime’s First Lesbian Christmas Movie Made One Joke That Nearly Destroyed Me
Have you ever gotten a rogue onion ring in your order of fries? If you like onion rings, it’s cause for celebration. But if you absentmindedly bite into it and think it’s going to be a strip of potato, the slimy sweetness might make you gag.
That’s how I felt when, midway through Lifetime’s wholesome brand-new Christmas movie, I encountered a joke about strap-ons.
According to Lifetime, Under the Christmas Tree is its “first lesbian holiday romance,” directed by, I kid you not, a woman named Lisa Rose Snow. (The channel aired its first-ever LGBTQ Christmas movie, The Christmas Setup, lastyear, amid a slew of putatively groundbreaking queer holiday films.) In the true spirit of Christmas rom-coms, Under the Christmas Tree is chaste: Hearts are warmed, but nothing ever gets truly steamy between Alma (Elise Bauman, nearly upstaged by her bangs) and Charlie (Tattiawna Jones), who see cute in Camden, Maine, just before Christmas.
Before we get to the strap-on situation and the self-flagellating spiral