The movie has gotten attention for bringing a gay couple into the cinnamon-scented milquetoast Christmas genre. “ Happiest Season,” one of Hulu’s holiday movies, starts out with a lesbian couple, Abby and Harper, heading to visit Harper’s family together for the first time. But, turns out, Harper isn’t out to her family. She’s told them that Abby, played by Kristen Stewart, is just a roommate. Viewers and critics alike wonder if these movies signal a lasting update to a well-worn genre. This year, in the onslaught of streaming holiday specials from Hulu, Hallmark and Lifetime, there’s been a notable increase in films with LGBTQ storylines, featuring same-sex couples.
It’s that time of year again, in which we get an avalanche of holiday movies: the bad, the good, the downright cheesy.
