Outward: Is Fire Island the Gay Rom-Com We've Been Waiting For?
b'This month, in honor of Pride, we\\u2019re bringing you extra episodes of Outward.\\nThis week, hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder dig into the big gay movie of summer 2022: Fire Island. Directed by Andrew Ahn and written by Joel Kim Booster, who also appears in the film, Fire Island explores the magic of queer spaces like the titular enclave\\u2014along with the class and race disparities that so often beset them. The film, which also stars Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, and Conrad Ricamora, is a gay resetting of Pride and Prejudice. Does it succeed? The hosts discuss this, and much more, in spoiler-filled detail.\\nThis podcast was produced by\\xa0June Thomas.\\nPlease send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to\\xa0outwardpodcast@slate.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'