It's only a fraction of my collection it's actually much bigger than that. Michael Ausiello: Well, I'd first like to mention, that is actually my collection in the scene. Did you really have that much Smurf memorabilia in your apartment? I know we saw it in the trailer, but one of my favorite moments had to be the full Smurfs scene.

And we hit the jackpot with Ben Aldridge. Where you could believe that these two people were in love, that was more important than anything. My feeling always was I was looking less for someone to be a carbon copy of Kit just someone who just had chemistry with Jim. There were a lot of conversations about who that would be. Really, a lot of the attention was who was going to be Kit. Michael Ausiello: Jim optioned the book, very early on in the process, it was very clear that he was going to star in it and that he was going to play me. Can talk a little bit about the casting process for the film? Jim mentioned you guys did a reading together, so how involved were you in that? And what was it like to see them bring your story to life? So to see such a variety and such a diversity of stories, it's wonderful.

So much of this is about visibility and LGBTQ+ people telling their stories and sharing their stories.

Michael Ausiello: It's incredibly exciting. What is it like to be a part of that, especially with a story that's so personal? Screen Rant: This year feels like another big one for mainstream queer films from Fire Island to Bros and The inspection.

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