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| Gay Themed Features from Lazy Frog click on frog to return or image to buy / add to your wishlist |
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| SYNOPSIS - DEFYING GRAVITY This earnest low budget drama centers around a college student who is forced to come to terms with his closeted gay sexuality. Griff (Daniel Chilson) is a seemingly happy jock who blends in comfortably with his sex-starved, towel- snapping, group-showering fraternity brothers at a Southern California University. But, in reality, he’s a gay man who has been clandestinely involved with Pete (Don Handfield), his cute boyhood friend. An argument ensues after Pete begins to pressure him to be more open about their relationship. After they part, Pete is attacked by gay-bashers, an action which leads Griff to question his life of lies. While the plot outline may seem like a gay After School Special, the film does raise some important issues. It is most effective in debunking the myth that the trauma of coming out is a thing of the past or affecting only those in rural or suburban settings — it demonstrates quite well that accepting one’s sexual self can be just as difficult for inner city college students today. |
