First, I had a few issues with this movie. I didn't love how Billy Eichner sometimes seemed to believe he was the first gay person putting a gay love story on the screen; earlier, and sharper, writing has come from Adam Goldman and Chris Kelly ("Other People"), among others. I did not see "Pride and Prejudice" transported to Fire Island, but people like that one, too. I do think the commentary on "straight" representations of gay lives is pretty funny. Gay suffering is a moneymaker; Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" is one of many examples of the "let your gay character die" principle, in writing. "Brokeback Mountain" and "Power of the Dog" borrow from Lillian Hellman, in some ways. But to play devil's advocate: suffering is also a major part of storytelling just because suffering is interesting. I'd rather see a fight than a slo-mo depiction of falling in love. And the pain of the closet ...