So, why did it take Hollywood so long to make a gay rom-com?

What was The Birdcage?

Well, they obviously didn't think movies like this would become profitable. It looks like they were more concerned about using LGBT themes in their Oscar campaigns since they could market those in a different way.

Also RomComs in general are out of fashion but there are plenty of gay romcoms being released every year for global audiences that are far better than anything Hollywood could produce. Gay film as a niche genre is actually doing quite well especially if you factor in global cinema. American films in general have become too political in recent years. Any serious attempt to make big budget gay films will ruffle the feathers of everyone including the far left who will complain about minority representation and gay appropriation. Meanwhile, gay audiences will simply just seek out films with themes that interest them no matter where and how they are made.

The Object Of My Affection 1998

Jay and silent bob strike back

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It's a hard thing to market.

The alphabet agenda has achieved disproportionate success & influence the past several decades but the masses still haven't been brainwashed quite enough yet to be interested in films that heavily revolve around these themes, no matter how much it gets promoted during Hollyweird award season. It will always be a niche market, so for now, the best they can do is continue increasingly mixing in alphabet themes into media that actually has mass appeal to general audiences.

The alphabet agenda has achieved disproportionate success & influence the past several decades but the masses still haven't been brainwashed quite enough yet to be interested in films that heavily revolve around these themes, no matter how much it gets promoted during Hollyweird award season. It will always be a niche market, so for now, the best they can do is continue increasingly mixing in alphabet themes into media that actually has mass appeal to general audiences.