Christmas movies with gay couples
In a year of anti-LGBTQ backlash, Hallmark’s Christmas movies are a welcome verb of progress
A charming suburban couple welcomes a 6-year-old foster daughter on a joyous Christmas Eve. A successful New York lawyer and an ambitious Brooklyn photographer are set up on a blind date by their parents and fall in love, just in time to celebrate Christmas together. One might think that these movies — “Christmas on Cherry Lane” and “Friends and Family Christmas” — are exactly the sort of heartwarming, family-friendly holiday romances that conservative culture warriors would cheer.
But this year on the Hallmark Channel, there’s a plot twist: The main characters are gay. Christmas movies include dominated the family-friendly channel’s winter programming for nearly two decades, with millions of loyal viewers. Last year, Hallmark aired its first Christmas movie with gay central characters. This year, two new movies feature gay and lesbian leading characters. Other movies have supporting LGBTQ characters as well.
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Netflix’s first gay holiday rom-com
When the holiday season rolls around, I find myself pulled towards the lure of Hallmark-esque Christmas movies. They’re simply irresistible with charming small towns, cheesy romances, and holiday cheer.
Netflix has a wide range of original holiday movies out, and heaps of them are released every November. While I haven’t seen all of them, there certainly are a couple of gems.
Of course, it’s a fair critique to say that these types of movies are very formulaic and cliche. With unrealistic plotlines and predictable twists, the movies are by no means masterpieces. The once brooding love interest will always find the true meaning of Christmas, and any threats to the holiday will be miraculously resolved. However, despite the cheesiness, there is something so lighthearted and fun about these movies that is hard to ignore.
With Christmas approaching, I set out to watch a unused movie.
Number 8 on Netflix’s top ten charts was “Single All The Way,” released December 2nd, The movie centers on two gay best friends trying to navigate the holidays back ho
16 LGBTQ+ Christmas Movies To Watch This Winter
Christmas movies have become their have 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 match made in heaven. LGBTQ+ Christmas movies unlock up the genre to a constantly under-represented audience. In this comprehensive overview, we’re going to calculate 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 cheerful gay-centric wholesome family entertaining, and a Ru Paul musical. Read 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 Monitor It: Hulu
Happiest Season is an excellent lesbian Christmas movie. It’s about Abby, played by Kristen Stewar
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Season's Greetings From Cherry Lane ()
The only LGBTQ+ story on Hallmark's docket of almost 50 movies is one of three sequels to Christmas on Cherry Lane, with Mike and Zain's romance again sharing the narrative with two other couples. (The whole point of the Cherry Lane movies is that different couples have fallen in like at the same residence. It's wild to consider that eight of the nine couples are straight. Anyway!) Unless I'm adj and Sugarplummed ends with Janel Parrish and Maggie Lawson getting together, this is it.
Premieres December 5 on Hallmark+.
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter ()
The "Espresso" singer's holiday special promises to be for the girls and for the gays. With a Chappell Roan duet at bare minimum, it seems like Sabrina is going to deliver!
Premieres December 6 on Netflix.
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Last ExMas ()
Two girls who used to date trying to avoid each other over Christmas in their small town? And then another ex-girl