My sister had to come out to my parents for like the sixth time. They just pretend they don’t hear it. So operation Not-Subtle Propaganda commences. I was visiting for the long weekend and put on movies with LGBT characters to get them desensitized (sensitized?) to the idea of gay people existing.
Ok, so maybe Forbidden Fruits wasn’t one to include in this first wave. TBF, I don’t think either parent clocked the gayness. They are so stubbornly blind to it.
Now accepting suggestions for next visit I take in ~June or July. They are Hallmark movie people so it can’t be too outrageous, FF was really pushing it even without The Gay Agenda™.
Big Eden is really charming and Mambo Iltaliano is cute and fun. Both deal with families reacting to a coming out without anything that would make someone just dealing with their feelings too uncomfortable.
Older movies, but nicely done.
there’s a movie by and with Elliot Page that has the exact scenario of a trans man visiting his family as main plot ^^
there is also “Pride” - which shows queer characters from ehrm, 70ties? and shows iirc working class people forming the very first pride in their working class town
both movies show emotions and queer issues as part of the main plot but have a storyline to follow that is - in theory - part of almost every humans lifetime experiences (coming home as a changed person/trying to change society)
love that you do your part for your sister ❤️🩹
Devil Wears Prada 2. It was very earnest, and you could tell they were working hard to clean up a bunch of messes left over from the first one, but I really enjoyed it and I think it’s worth going out and seeing.
