Mah oh Mah. Ta’s been so busy spreading FABULOSITY ’round the world that when Ah finally had a moment to relax with mah mint julep

and catch up on some movie watchin’ Ah didn’t realize Ah’d be in for such a hilarious treat!

Todd (played by Jonathan Bray), who is straight, ends up on a blind date with a gay man, Kelly (the stunningly handsome and oh-so-cute, Wilson Cruz) — the result of a practical joke played by his brother, Barry (Jonathan Silverman).

To Todd’s surprise, he and Kelly strike up a friendship. They decide to take revenge on Barry by reversing the joke. After their “date,” the pair saunter past Barry holding hands. The joke works too well. Freaking out and convinced that Todd is gay, Barry calls their mother (Super-Ally Sally Kirkland)to break the news.

Concerned, she arrives on the next plane. Despite his vehement denials, Mom now sees Todd’s love of movies and theater, as well as his lack of interest in sports, as clear signs she’d previously missed. She is determined to prove to her son that she loves him no matter what. She joins PFLAG, and invites the local chapter president (Joanne Baron) into Todd’s home. Nothing Todd says or does can convince her that he’s actually straight!

Their mutual love of movies brings Todd and Kelly face-to-face with one of Todd’s homo co-workers, the devilish, rumor-mongering Clayton (the hilarious Jason Stuart) who also jumps to the conclusion that Todd is gay and wastes no time in letting everyone in the office know. Soon, everyone in his life believes he is gay despite his increasingly vehement denials.

After a limpy attempt to prove his heterosexuality with a sexy younger woman ends in disaster, Todd starts to wonder, could his feelings for Kelly be more than he’d ever suspected? Kelly is more than happy to introduce Todd to the ecstacy of homo sex because he’s now developed a crush on poor confused Todd despite warnings from his roommate and fag-hag, Bonnie (adorable Elaine Hendrix).

Now, Coffee Date could have devolved into a conversion tale and Ah’m glad writer/director/co-producer Stewart Wade not only didn’t fall into that morass but deftly contrived a conclusion that actually says more about the character and speaks to our dream to have a world as equally understanding.

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Tallulah Givehead is a Fabulous drag queen living in Portland, Oregon (Lord only knows why!) writing reviews of gay film by day and tearing up the stage by night. You can read her reviews here as well as at her blog, QUEER VUE MIRROR.

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