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This movie is GREAT. It's brought to us by the creator of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell, and it's just as good as Hedwig, if not better.

Yes, it involves a lot of real sex. By real sex, I mean, a lot of real people actually having real sex that you can actually see with your actual, real eyes. Real sex. And the first scene, a montage that introduces you to all the main characters, culminates in a lot of male ejaculate. Which, you know, makes some of my female compatriots gag. But, I swear, if you can get past those first ten minutes, it's worth it.

Yes, it's about sex, but it's not a sexy movie. Ok, sometimes it's sexy. But really it's about people facing their own deepest, hardest things, digging into their shameful places, their damaged places, and reaching out from those places and making real, genuine connections with each other. It's about community and relationship and growth. Its a really sweet movie. A really loving movie. And, at the same time, clever, light-hearted and hip.

Plus there are hot people. And they spend some quality time naked. I'm adding it to my very short list of favorite movies. Yay.