The romcom just isn’t what it used to be, but we’re finally getting a glimpse of a resurgence of the genre, thanks in part to streaming services. And for the LGBTQ+ community, this provides hope that we’ll finally get the queer romcoms we’ve always deserved.
There have been a smattering of these films over the years — some good, some not so great — but we’re lacking anything resembling the vast catalogue of romcoms straight people have to cuddle up to and enjoy. We’re also missing the mainstream, in most cases — queer romcoms with real star power drawing audiences in.
So when @FilmUpdates recently asked the question, “Who is your dream rom-com pairing?” there was no shortage of responses that the LGBTQ+ community would love.
\u201c@FilmUpdates give me these two blondes together\nhttps://t.co/4bdjgyansa\u201d— Film Updates (@Film Updates) 1676416578
“this photo of Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac is something that can be so personal…”
\u201cthis photo of Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac is something that can be so personal\u2026\u201d— Renaldo Moon (@Renaldo Moon) 1676505773
“the chemistry would be inSANE”
\u201cthe chemistry would be inSANE\u201d— rose\ud83c\udf19 (@rose\ud83c\udf19) 1676446465
\u201cAnna Kendrick and Brittany Snow\u201d— Amber (@Amber) 1676570408
“them”
\u201cthem\u201d— maria (@maria) 1676476264
\u201conly them\u201d— alan b. (@alan b.) 1676472100
\u201cjennifer aniston and courteney cox please\u201d— comfort for jennifer stans (@comfort for jennifer stans) 1676467041
\u201chear me out jomie nation!!! \ud83d\ude29\ud83e\udef4\ud83c\udffb\u201d— Cres \ud83e\udee7 (@Cres \ud83e\udee7) 1676513686
\u201cWALK WITH ME WALK WITH ME\u201d— val \u2615\ufe0f (@val \u2615\ufe0f) 1676482947
\u201cwhen do i get to see them being happy senior citizens together ??\ud83d\ude44\u201d— giulietta \ud83d\udc01 \u0f09\u2027\u02da (@giulietta \ud83d\udc01 \u0f09\u2027\u02da) 1676557776
“straight actors should leave gay roles for gay actors except for the gay romcom we all need starring dave baustista and john cena”
\u201cstraight actors should leave gay roles for gay actors except for the gay romcom we all need starring dave baustista and john cena\u201d— kai (@kai) 1676488126
\u201cit's all about the crackling connection\u201d— eglan\ud83e\udde2 (@eglan\ud83e\udde2) 1676484123
\u201ccate blanchett and sandra bullock\u201d— anne \ud83e\udd8b (@anne \ud83e\udd8b) 1676559599
“need them to link up like rn https://t.co/5cn7yc3c8T”
\u201cneed them to link up like rn\nhttps://t.co/5cn7yc3c8T\u201d— \ud83c\udf03 Jericho \ud83c\udf03 (@\ud83c\udf03 Jericho \ud83c\udf03) 1676420735
\u201cbut also\u201d— hannah (@hannah) 1676487562
\u201clena headey and hannah waddingham is the only right answer\nhttps://t.co/miVUy4oTce\u201d— mar\u00eda (@mar\u00eda) 1676563881
\u201cCate Blanchett and Kate Winslet \ud83e\udef1\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\udef2\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc90\u201d— \ud835\udc45\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc50\u00ed\ud835\udc5c \u2606 (@\ud835\udc45\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc50\u00ed\ud835\udc5c \u2606) 1676504740
“Hear me out, a gay romcom starring them as the classic enemies to lovers ♥️”
\u201cHear me out, a gay romcom starring them as the classic enemies to lovers \u2665\ufe0f\u201d— Call Me Miguelito (@Call Me Miguelito) 1676401696
