I came out to my parents in 1966. They were so lovely and supportive. I'll always be grateful.

Almost all these videos show the Dad as the bad guy and I guess he was. In my real world my mom was the syco that wanted to send me of for conversion therapy and my Dad just gave me a hug and said I love you no matter what and kept her from kicking me out. I guess this is my shout out to all the good Dads out there.

This is truly what it was like. While I was never rejected by friends or family, it took me 50 years to find peace.

Brilliantly executed. The imagery is effective. The plot line is believable, especially for 1965. The acting is superb, both before and after the kiss. Excellent.

I liked how they kept the ending very open, rather than having the friend acknowledge similar feelings and kiss or hold hands in the sunset. He just wanted to reconnect with his friend. This story has been played out thousands of times I'm sure.

My friend in innocence we walked away. I'm 60 still in love.

What a beautiful little film

To Sophie Boyce: You've thoughtfully distilled the stages of revelations and process. As a young man having been through the same situation with a great friend, I feel the confrontation still keenly. And to all involved, praise. Well done.

Awwwww…..I just want to reach into the screen and give Christian a big hug and assure him that there's nothing wrong with him!!! Short films like these really makes you grateful that you're living in the today's times where social values have changed for the better. And the ending was so sweet :D Thankfully, Christian would only have to wait 2 more years until homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967 in England...

Im a muslim and i was taught to think the act of homosexuality is a sin but i just cant. simple love has my heart aching.

Heart achingly superb Film. Falling for Straight guy ends in tears.

the fight scene was AMAZINGLY REAL. i cried. james kept hugging him as an apology bringing him back from bitterness and darkness.

Beautiful story with a great ending. Thank you!

this short is so aesthetically pleasing.

true love among two friends is hard to throw away because one is gay this film shows that.. thank you

How times have changed. Sort of . I remember as a kid that's how those social norms were. Kept me in the closet for 30 years. It damaged my self worth and I still haven't freed myself of this.

This short is great. The acting is really amazing

I was 22 when my sister outed me to my parents. I was disowned and shut-out of my family. It took years for my parents to get around to accepting who I am, though the connection was never the same. This is an interesting short film, but the ending is lacking closure, from my perspective.

this breaks my heart

I loved this short film! Wish there was more to it! But in my mind they both moved to London and stayed best friends.

This actually made me cry 😭

Beautiful love story

this was a very sweet story about friendship

The acting was really good. That was especially true of the fight scene.

He couldn't stand it anymore so he made a move. Then he got hated for being the way he is. Then at the very end he was having fun and being accepted as a human.

Very lovely. Thank you.

May all our bonds be so strong

Very good! Beautiful and sensitive and with a happy ending!!

There future is uncertain but at least they stayed friends. Loved it

...Beautiful

Great short film. Had me in tears, so must be pretty good!

Loved it !

He was like 'ugh no kisses, I'm to tired' then 'OH SHIT WHAT'

My heart is aching when his father told him to see a phsychiatris 😭😭😭 we queer been told like that all the time, were not crazy, freak as what people think were humans too. Its hurts like hell when someone treat us badly 😖😖😖

I felt as my life to crumble on the beginning , but while I watched the film and came the end I remembered how i Fallen in Love , from my Friend and Boy George . I'm proud for this . 😍😍

Excellent short film!

Been there, tried that, done that, it never works.out. My best mate never fancied me the way I did him. And that was in the early 70s. Wouldn't have dared kiss him.

So moving !!

Profound. Well done!

I enjoyed the ending and how he turned it around for his friend.....

Powerful.........excellent film......thank you........Ray

How times have changed all for the better

Touching and brought back many old memories. The suitcase scene reminds me of "Small Town Boy" by Bronski Beat. Good short, please keep them coming!

Good Friendship 😘😘😘

absolutely beautiful and so real!

This is a great short! Loved it. And freakin' love their accents. So cute hehe.

WoW! Just GR8 !

THANKS FOR LOADING THIS VIDEO BEFORE MY BED TIME. MOSTLY I GO TO BED AT ROUND ABOUT 11.45 P.M. TO DAY I AM LATE BUT I AM HAPPY FOR UPLOADING THIS FILM WITH HAPPY END.I WILL BE SLEEPING HAPPILY., WITH DEEP DEEP SLEEP.

This was so sad and I cried, but omg, the dad, I couldn't stop laughing at everything he said, he was so funny, made my day

Awesome!

Lovely work!

43 years ago I fell in love with slade johnson .... i will never tell him before I die....i am terminal and will be died soon

it's not my fault ! IT'S NOT MY FAULT !!!!

Very good. Not all of us find it easy to accept. But I will always love my kids, no matter what they tell me. People we love need to be supported, not condemned.

Friends should love you regardless as this story depicts love it...

the ending made me cry so much. I dont even know why

I am glad they put back the real ending music. Rooster by carl hauck.

10:42-10:52 Yes, that is a 1965 parental reaction alright. And, sadly, it has probably repeated itself many times up to 2019.

Well that ending felt like a warm ray of sunshine after the rain.

Oh, yeah, I'll tell you something I think you'll understand And I'll say that something I wanna hold your hand... Propsmaster: that was NOT a suitcase from the period.

I had a friend like that at that age - neither of us made a move on each other but i sometimes wish i had - i think - i still think of him - i wonder if he ever thinks of me. who knows he might read this one day and put two and two together - his name was Alisdair W.....

The boy has a dimple in his face ii so handsome

Nice

finally a gay short with a happy ending

I WISH TO SEE THIS LAST PART THOUSAND _ THOUSAND TIMES A DAY BUT OH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE , MY BAD LUCK. WHAT ELSE?

Lindo!!!

Looking very cool.😊

Cute short film, needs to go on with more!

this clip so much about me bec i have been through this same thing.

My partner & I never cared what might of came or way we was going to be together no mater what and we didn't care if if our family & friends liked it our not it was our lives and we was going to live it for us and it's been 45 years and have and still loving our lives togeatherwe met at 21 and we are 66 years old today . Always remember it's your life live it for your self regardless of what friends & family think you just got to walk away and live.

Back to 2012 as I found this...This was the beginning of real realizing my sexuality and the problems of lgbtqi+ people. Although the sound is sometimes not really good, the picture, the sence and spirit of the whole film are flawless

man even if I had a problem with gays, seeing how sad that guy looked when they were fighting at the door, I would not have been able to not give him a big hug

Very well done but definitely need a follow up vid to what happened with them.

it's the ending music that makes me feel sad though the ending is good.

Very interesting

Short Video,, however with much impact... And Frightening as it sounds it seems that we are now going back in time where these situations are concerned.. The Phobia,, and hatred in the Country and world seems to be going backward. To the horrible times.. The stories recently are not good on the News.Thanks for the Video and all involved.

3:41 that moment when you remember you have a test in 5 hours you didn't study for 😂

HAPPY ENDING ,IT IS SO SWEET FOR ME.

Lovely flick. Realistic.

Very good movies

author author - brilliant.

The end made me happy

great movie, music, direction. interesting ending...wonder what could have changed the guy's mind about accepting his friend since he was so irate about the situation. maybe it was that nice long bike ride, hmmm.

I noticed a lot of people are saying a good ending. It really does not have a good ending if you look at the whole picture. Even thought the two boys made up with each other. 1. The str8 young man is still moving to London 2. the other young man still has to go home to face his father and possibly see a psychiatrist. 3. The boy still needs to confront his sexuality. 4. At the time homosexuality was still punishable in England in 1965. I could keep naming more things but I won't. To me this film is confusing and it is only telling part of a unfinished story. It was well acted but felt incomplete.

I've been looking for this! on my list fo favorite movies, but I haven't been able to find it.

That was BRILLIANT. Thank you queerflix2

Great film. Watch this a few times over a number of years. Captures so much of the bullshit that the whole "coming out" process involves.

me too,,, peter palmer.... thank you.

I’m not crying you’re crying

50 Years ago in England around when this film is set ,approximately 50,000 men were in prison just for being gay

Two 17 yo forced to confront their own sexuality and love for each other when ones family decides to move south to London in the sixties. An unwelcome kiss anger frustration and rejection are quickly followed by acceptance . Whether it ends in a gay relationship or a bromance is immaterial. What is important is to love and accept yourself - gay straight or whatever.

Hello! It's "Rooster" by Carl Hauck (2010). Best wishes!

Would be better if English subtitles are added. Sound clarity is not good and their slang is not easy to understand.

After about a minute of turning it all the way up the hear the dialogue only to panic turning it down - I gave up and clicked out. I'm sure this is a great feature, but not if you're wearing ear phones. - THUMBS DOWN. Fix the audio and resubmit.

Wow

That was hard to watch because that was me. But it was sweet in the end. I never had that.😎

niceee

Mom and dad died seven days apart seven years ago this month… The room was full of family and people …that’s when I whispered to my dad as he lay in the coffin that I was gay… I didn’t have the heart to tell him when he was alive…. I was scared…..really scared….of being ….. well ….gay…..😔

The actor who played the gay guy was awesome how he was able to show his pain and despair.

Wonderful and poignant. Humanity has no compassion. Just judgement.so sad.