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Jane Lynch and Bruce Vilanch in the same film? It’s almost too good to be true.<\/p>\n

A new film by writer\/director Stewart Wade<\/a> – called Tru Loved<\/cite> – centers on Tru (Najarra Townsend), the straight daughter of a lesbian couple (Alexandra Paul, Cynda Williams) who faces challenges when her family moves from San Francisco to a conservative Southern California suburb.<\/p>\n

One of our favorite actresses, Jane Lynch<\/a> stars in the film. Lynch’s credits include The L Word<\/cite>, Best in Show<\/cite> and Talladega Nights<\/cite>. Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch also stars. Dave Kopay, the former professional U.S. football player who came-out in 1975 has just been added to the cast. He will play himself in the film, inspiring a young football player to come out to his friends and family – offering words of support based on his own experiences coming out as a professional athlete.<\/p>\n

Stewart Wade also wrote and directed the short film Coffee Date<\/cite>, which screened at over 35 festivals worldwide and won awards at the Honolulu International Gay, the Lesbian Film Festival and the Madrid Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The short was released in 2005 as part of a compilation titled \u201cStraight Men and the Men Who Love Them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feature version of Coffee Date<\/cite>, starring Wilson Cruz, Jonathan Silverman, Sally Kirkland and Deborah Gibson, successfully played over 30 international film festivals, winning an Audience Award at the Breckenridge Film Festival – and voted Best Feature Film by audiences at the Sedona International Film Festival. Coffee Date<\/cite> was released theatrically by Film and Music Entertainment, and it’s scheduled for a 2007 DVD release.<\/p>\n

Tru Loved<\/cite><\/a> comes at a time when gay teen stories are popular – including Brent Hartinger’s teen novel Geography Club<\/cite>, and James St. James’ Freak Show<\/cite>.<\/p>\n

The film began principal photography on July 2, 2007 and it’s now in post-production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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