. And I couldn't stop thinking about the likelihood that this was the first time a lot of them ever saw a queer character or queer love or HIV/AIDS depicted in a big movie like this.
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a) it's not a "big" movie
b) loads of gay movies including many dealing with AIDS
c) gay characters and couples pretty much the norm even to teen movies and series like Riverdale. https://hornet.com/stories/queer-riverdale/
https://www.out.com/movies/2018/6/01/17 ... ry-media-2
Perks of Being a Wallflower .....there are lots ...it's to the point it's "not news".