Drive Me Crazy, Never Been Kissed, 10 Things I Hate About You.it was a good time to be a young romantic, even if that meant I had to see myself through the eyes of Drew Barrymore. Every trip to the video store (RIP Blockbuster) resulted in me renting another one of the theater company's live-action story adaptations of classic tales. Around age five, the same time most kids glom onto Disney, I got hooked on Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theater (shoutout to my fellow FTT fans!). My obsession with the romance genre started with an early fairy tale fixation. Hollywood is long overdue for a big-budget, splashy gay romantic comedy.
But for all the love I have for the genre, I'm still waiting for a love story that speaks to my own experience as a gay man. For as long as I can remember, rom-coms have been a source of comfort. You know those movies where the main character is obsessed with romantic-comedies, and it’s given them an unrealistic view of love and relationships? Welcome to my life. ' In Our O-pinion' is an series where we share our unsolicited takes on everything from bathroom etiquette to whether or not you should split the bill at group dinners.
