A Closer Inspection of LGBT Characters in Film
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Seven Minutes in the Closet
The year is 1997 and the graduating class of Smitty Crest High School is celebrating with a game of seven minutes in heaven. After being paired together, teens Ryan and Ian begin to question each other’s intentions in the closet. Once they both come to the realization that neither wants to kiss the other, they use humour and 90’s nostalgia to get to the bottom of each other’s sexualities.
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The year is 1997 and the graduating class of Smitty Crest High School is celebrating with a game of seven minutes in heaven. After being paired together, teens Ryan and Ian begin to question each other’s intentions in the closet. Once they both come to the realization that neither wants to kiss the other, they use humour and 90’s nostalgia to get to the bottom of each other’s sexualities.
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Written By:Tatum Thompson
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