Gay best friends
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After I came out, I faced bullying, rejection, and depression. Always listening to her boy problems and being her comedy side queen should have been an honour. Having dabbled with the thought of being straight and denying who I was for far too long, I stopped pretending that my best friend was a potential love interest thank you Alex and told my family just before I left sixth form.
From Rupert Everett in My Best Friend's Wedding to Dan Levy in Happiest Season, here's a look at some of the most notable GBFs of the past few decades, and recent characters who are changing.
It is fair to say that while the gay best friend is alive and well some of them anyway—more on that, soon , their portrayal has been bolstered with a newfound self-awareness of late. But the stereotype remains a paltry offering of queer representation that is complicated and often contradictory, begging the ultimate question: is it time to shelve the trope of the gay best friend, or can the GBF be successfully reimagined? Traditionally, the quintessential gay best friend is an accessory—think well-groomed handbag pooch—to the straight white woman.
From Rupert Everett in My Best Friend's Wedding to Dan Levy in Happiest Season, here's a look at some of the most notable GBFs of the past few decades, and recent characters who are changing.
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Check out #gaybestfriends posts below to see other platonic pairs — and groups of three or more BFFs! Sign up for the Queerty newsletter to stay on top of the hottest stories in LGBTQ+.
After I came out, I faced bullying, rejection, and depression. Always listening to her boy problems and being her comedy side queen should have been an honour. Having dabbled with the thought of being straight and denying who I was for far too long, I stopped pretending that my best friend was a potential love interest thank you Alex and told my family just before I left sixth form.