Love, Simon is a corrective to that, presenting a universe in which being gay is, finally,.K.
This year, Call Me by Your Name, a delicately made film about a teenage boy who learns valuable lessons after having an affair with his fathers assistant, was effectively welcomed into the canon when it was nominated for four Oscars. Can a love story centered around a gay teen who is very carefully built to seem as straight as possible appeal to a generation thats boldly reinventing gender and sexuality on its own terms?