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Clea DuVall and Kristen Stewart Talk Queering the Christmas Rom-Com With 'Happiest Season' (Exclusive)

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, is not exactly revolutionary in its representation of queer people — it centers on well-to-do, white lesbians — nor does it set out to reinvent the holiday-centric romantic comedy. (There are hiccups and hijinks, but the couple is kissing again come Christmas.) It is radical, however, in centering those queer people in a still overwhelmingly -laced genre.Which is exactly what director and writer Clea DuVall (who penned the script with actress Mary Holland) set out to do. «Growing up as a gay kid, I never saw myself represented in any movies, much less a holiday film,» DuVall tells ET. «As I transitioned into writing to directing, I thought to myself, 'Why don't I just make one of those movies then?'»Thus, there are the trappings we know.

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