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It's really about freakin' time someone made another Christmas film for us homos—24 Nights is the only other gay Christmas film that I can think of. I mean we celebrate the holidays too, right? Thankfully talented director Rob Williams (3-Day Weekend, Back Soon, Long-term Relationship) and his production company Guest House Films has filled the void with the film festival smash hit Make the Yuletide Gay.

Out-and-proud college studen Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson (hottie Keith Jordan) leaves his cutie-pie boyfriend Nathan (way out homo Adamo Ruggiero, "Degrassi: The Next Generation") and heads back to his parents' house for Christmas break—and back into the closet. You remember what that's like... I know I do. Hilarity ensues when Nathan shows up unnanounced at the front door, and the fued between Gunn's mom and her neighor Heather (played by the legendary bad girl Alison Arngrim—Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie) reaches epic proportions! And for gay cinema fans, you will also recognize Derek Long (Socket) who stars as Gunn's dad.

If you want a fun, festive holiday treat, then check out Make the Yuletide Gay. This is definitely a charming film for the whole family... and not just your gay one either!

Even though we don't typically don't focus on political issues, occasionally we like to straddle the lines because it's important for our LGBT community.

Gay marriage has been a scorching hot topic lately starting with the Prop 8 fiasco in last year's California election. In fact Maine is going through the same legislative bullshit, but there has been some great, positive strides recently with the March on Washington Rally and President Obama speaking at the HRC black tie dinner. Shockingly though, HOMOPOP was not invited to the event, nor did we have the thousands of dollars to attend this function. But I did show my solidarity by being down in DC only a block away whooping it up at the EAGLE with a bunch of daddies like Mike ran into in the NYC Eagle. And to show even more support we headed to the classy dick bar Secrets and danced our asses off with beefy naked strippers, but I digress.

The best part about this hot button issue is all of the celebs coming out of the woodwork to support us. Keeneye talked about the Baltimore Raven's Superstar Brendon Ayanbadejo as well as our recent post about Adam Bouska and his No H8 Photo Campaign. What really makes stand up and hoot and holler with glee (and not the TV show) is when queens get to actually stand up in front of celebrities and propose to each other. That takes a lot of guts for the celebs - like Mariah Carey to be a part and the homos for not throwing up being in the face of their idols! I commend them both! Say what you want about Mariah, she's been clawing her way back to her diva status and in my opinion, this little coolness has put her back on top again. Big props from HOMOPOP.

I had the good fortune to see one of the rare screenings of the first film James Ivory completed since his creative/life/business partner Ismail Merchant passed away in 2005. Adapted from a Peter Cameron novel, City of Your Final Destination tells the story of a college professor who is desperately trying to get the family of Jules Gund, a deceased author to allow him to write an authorized biography. A terse Laura Linney plays the widow, Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as the writer's mistress and Anthony Hopkins is Gund's brother Adam. This unusual family resides in a ramshackle mansion in Uruguay where the professor travels on his mission. Hopkins is gay and shares his home with his "companion" -- a much-younger Asian man, Pete. Without flamboyance or any affect, Hopkins plays the role with ease. There is a wonderful moment where Adam shares a hammock with a naked Pete. This 2007 film has languished in post-production and legal disputes, until now. With its screening at the Berlin European Film Market, it appears as if Merchant/Ivory Productions is seeking a US distributor. Don't miss a chance to see this evocative, literary treat.