Lifetime Is Finally Making a Holiday Movie Featuring a Same-Sex Romance

Lifetime is slowly catching up to the 21st century, one gingerly progressive step at a time: Last year, the network included its first-ever same-sex kiss in one of its holiday movies. This year, it’s taking it up a notch and actually featuring a full same-sex romance. Get ready, senescent America!\n

The movie will follow Hugo, a corporate lawyer in New York who heads home to Milwaukee for the holidays, where his mother arranges for him to run into his secret high school crush, Patrick. As their mutual attraction grows, Hugo is faced with a decision to accept a promotion in London or remain in Milwaukee.The Christmas Set Up

is just one of its many stabs at diversity: Another will feature a Chinese American family, and still another will star Ali Stroker, who uses a wheelchair. Tiffany Haddish is also on board to executive produce a movie called“We are thrilled to continue our legacy of creating a holiday destination that is welcoming to all at Lifetime,” Amy Winter, the network’s head of programming, said in a statement.

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