{"id":175,"date":"2013-05-29T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T21:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2013-11-22T09:38:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T17:38:35","slug":"gay-as-in-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/gay-as-in-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay as in HAPPY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/8262414456\/\" title=\"LOVE WINS RECEPTION by jillbertini, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8070\/8262414456_abb7a38c53_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" alt=\"LOVE WINS RECEPTION\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the things that annoys me is the dearth of happiness for gay couples in movies and books. I can&#8217;t really speak to television, since I don&#8217;t watch that much of it. At any rate, I asked my friends on Facebook and Twitter to help me compile a list of movies and books where the same-sex couple gets to stay together and be happy at the end. If there&#8217;s a movie based on a book, I&#8217;m going to list the book (unless they have different endings). Here&#8217;s what we came up with:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/2-9780345378910-0\">Ammonite<\/a> by Nicola Griffith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/8-9780316040105-2\">Ash<\/a> by Malinda Lo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/1-9781555836610-1\">Curious Wine<\/a> by Katherine V Forrest<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/2-9780930044732-1\">Desert of the Heart<\/a> by Jane Rule<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/61-9780789322166-0\">The Complete Wendel<\/a> by Howard Cruse<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/61-9780983830917-0\">Lunatic Fringe<\/a> by Allison Moon<\/li>\n<li>Lynn Flewelling&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/7-9780553575422-1\">Nightrunner<\/a> books<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/2-9780142413432-2\">My Most Excellent Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Peanuts&#8221; in David Ebenbach&#8217;s collection, <a href=\"http:\/\/davidebenbach.com\/between-camelots\/into-the-wilderness\/\">Into the Wilderness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenmccauley.com\/\">Stephen McCauley&#8217;s<\/a> books<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio\/17-9781573227889-0\">Tipping the Velvet<\/a> by Sarah Waters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Movies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0109045\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0115640\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Beautiful Thing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0168987\/\">Better Than Chocolate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0212815\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">Big Eden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0115736\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Bound<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0179116\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">But I&#8217;m a Cheerleader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0126240\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Chutney Popcorn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367631\/?ref_=sr_1\">D.E.B.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089015\/?ref_=sr_1\">Desert Hearts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1575539\/?ref_=sr_1\">Elena Undone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0356680\/?ref_=sr_1\">The Family Stone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0116308\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Fire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0162360\/?ref_=sr_1\">Happy Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0113321\/?ref_=sr_1\">Home For The Holidays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0421994\/?ref_=sr_1\">Imagine Me &#038; You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0113416\/?ref_=sr_1\">The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1859522\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">Kiss Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077288\/?ref_=sr_1\">La Cage Aux Folles<\/a> (and the remake <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0115685\/?ref_=tt_rec_tt\">The Birdcage<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0345551\/?ref_=sr_1\">Latter Days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093512\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Maurice<\/a> (E.M. 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