Back when everyone needed a “G.B.F.”: Revisiting the queer cult classic
Teen Vogue. In 2010, the outlet ran a piece about the must-have item for the summer, except it wasn’t for an item at all, but a person.The piece extolled the glory of the GBF, better known as the Gay Best Friend. “He’s fun, trustworthy, and supportive, plus you don’t have to compete with him.”Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with the latest LGBTQ newsWhen George Northy came across the article, it inspired him to write a film of his own.“It felt like an Onion article, but it was real,” Northy told LGBTQ Nation.
Drawing on other inspirations with teen movies like Mean Girls, Easy A, and especially Darren Stein’s first film Jawbreaker, he got down to business to write a queer teen movie of his own: 2013’s GBF.The film takes place in high school, where the three most popular girls in school are gunning for the title of prom queen.
They’re after something that can push them over the edge and guarantee their prom supremacy, and the latest craze is a GBF. The only problem?
There’s not a single out student at their school.Brent (Paul Iacono) is planning to be the first out kid at school and is ready to become the most popular kid in school.
