I fast-forwarded through the first 20 of the Christmas movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu, and found only one with probable gay characters:
Plus there are two hot guys on the icon, so there's bound to be some beefcake.
Scene 1: It's snowing in a Chicago with no recognizable landmarks. Pentatonix is singing on holograms and store cams everywhere: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." The Girl, Layla, is in the airport with her luggage on Christmas Eve.
Who flies on Christmas Eve? You won't get there in time for anything. But all flights out are cancelled.
She is shocked; who knew that flights are cancelled in snow? While she is waiting in the VIP lounge, James (Kofi Siriboe, top photo), a hot guy with a cancelled flight, sits next to her. Her flirting bio: she runs a charity that gives scholarships to deserving youth to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities. She shows him a photo of Derek, who graduated from Langston College in Oklahoma last year.
Named after Langston Hughes, the Westernmost HBCU is advertised as an "excellent value," with a lot of white students on its website. and no mention of LGBT people.
"Right now Tanner and I would be going to the Pentatonix Christmas Eve Show." You're flying on the same day as the show? Idjit!
James doesn't know what Pentatonix is, even though they've been singing all through the airport, so Layla tells him.
They decide that, if they're both single next year, they'll meet at next year's big Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert.
Scene 2: The next year, three days before Christmas, Layla is at work, busily placing students at HBCUs, when her bff calls --
not a gay guy, darn it, but she talks like a drag queen. Layla is going to pick up boyfriend Tanner's favorite dinner -- takeout Italian with a Christmas twist.
She arrives at her stunning Victorian -- in Poughkeepsie? Why not near a HBCU college? -- screams -- and a half-naked lady runs out, followed by a shirtless Tanner (Brendan Morgan, left). What idjit has a hookup when he knows his girlfriend will be home any minute?
Layla wants to know that too. He explains that this is the day the maid comes, so he couldn't hook up at his place. So she dumps the Italian food on his bare chest, slams the door, and looks out the window, miserable.
Scene 3: In New York, staying with her bff, Layla drinks wine and stares out onto the city. Girlfriend says that she always picks the wrong guys -- successful, muscular, well-hung -- but forgets to find out if he's into her. "Is he your ride or die?"
"Hey, maybe I can fall in love with my airport hookup from last year, James." They said they would meet at the big Pentatonix concert, but Tanner the idjit ordered Macklemore tickets this year!
No problem; they'll just go to the Rockefeller Center website and buy a ticket for Pentatonix. Sold out! "But you can go through a concierge service to get them." I thought a concierge worked in a hotel, but it's a general service that rich people use for help of all sorts, like getting sold-out tickets.
Scene 4: In New York, two days before Christmas, concierge Teddy (Devale Ellis) passes out Christmas fudge to his coworkers, and cioppino to the boss lady.
I'll bet that Layla gets with him instead of James. Layla has hired him, after sending a lot of emails and showing up at the office. His job is to get her Petatonix tickets by tomorrow night. "Your client reviews suck," Boss lady snarls,"So get this one done or you're fired."
In Teddy's office, Layla explains that she's freaking out because she's tried everything to get that ticket: Ticketmaster, Tickpick, Stubhub...none available. Girl, just text the guy and offer to meet him somewhere else.
Nothing in the company databases, but Teddy knows a guy who might have one. "He has a kiosk. I'll go get it. No, Layla wants to go with him, to make sure there are no screw-ups. And fall in love, of course.
Scene 5: Out onto the streets of Toronto masquerading as New York. The kiosk is closed, but Layla found a guy on Dave's Tickets who has a couple, and wants to meet in the Village. Tony resists -- he's the professional with the contacts, so this guy must be a scam -- but she drags him on. Squabbling- they'll be smooching in the last scene, 100 to 1
Gay characters after ther break
