leftovers

In the late 90s when I was coming of age, and coming out of the closet (slowly), there was a little explosion of gay indie films. Some of the ones I remember the most are Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, Trick, Beautiful Thing, and Edge of Seventeen. Oh, and of course, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, which inspired my brother and I to have a party where we dressed in drag.  In the years since, there have been huge milestones in LGBTQ+ representation in film and television, with grounbreaking shows like Will & Grace, Queer as Folk, and Call Me By Your Name. One that really hit for me was "Brokeback Mountain" in 2005. I was obsessed with that movie and saw it several times in the theater. However, that movie was really very sad. So many LGBTQ "romance" stories have sad endings. Either the lovers couldn't be public about their love, or they couldn't be honest and open with each other, or one of them gets sick or dies.  So when I first st...