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Inclusive love stories not only resonate with audiences, they strengthen the brand’s promise of celebrating love in all its forms.
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14) Friends and Family Christmas (2023) – Hallmark+ and others.
This one centers on lesbian friends (Humberly Gonzalez & Ali Liebert) who must pose as a couple for the holidays… and you’ll never guess what happens!
15) A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025) – Hallmark+
This ensemble piece stars (surprise!) Jonathan Bennett as one of three adult siblings who reluctantly join their parents on a Danube river cruise for Christmas, leading to family bonding, unexpected romance, and resolving old issues amidst European Christmas backdrops.
Let the nostalgia begin!
Fortunately, with so many different streaming services, you can now find some of these movies on multiple outlets, giving evidence that maybe they weren’t quite so disposable after all.
1) The Christmas Setup (2020) – Lifetime, Hulu, Sling TV
Older star playing a parent: Fran Drescher
Romantic chemistry?
In December 2023, Queerty posted an article proclaiming, “The Hallmark Channel is gayer than ever this year!” As evidence, they had a massive list of exactly THREE movies that they considered gay. I’m here for the cocoa.”
This one broke me. While Hallmark+ has continued to feature some inclusive stories, viewers are eager to see more gay and lesbian Hallmark movies front and center in the network’s biggest lineups.
We remain hopeful that Hallmark will continue expanding authentic representation across its movies and series.
With longtime programming executive Michelle Vicary returning to Hallmark in 2025, there’s hope the pendulum could swing back. Hilarity ensues. Find us on Patreon! We review the new Hallmark Original movies, Hallmark Mysteries, Countdown to Christmas movies, and fan-favorite Hallmark movies – all year long.
You can expect fun, laughs, lots of questions and – as always – we ask ‘Did You See That?’ Want to see the library of movies we’ve reviewed?
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6) Clusterfünke Christmas (2021) – Paramount+, Roku, Amazon Prime
“A no-nonsense hotel exec buys a family inn in northern Maine, but the town’s Christmas spirit clashes with her cosmopolitan values.” This one’s actually a spoof of the genre written by and co-starring Rachel Dratch & Ana Gasteyer as the innkeepers.
Erin (Liebert) and Kelly (Barrell) must learn how to navigate their new relationship and career dynamics while unexpectedly caring for a newborn.
A sequel followed in 2021, and Bennett has since starred in multiple projects as a gay character, including 2024’s “The Groomsmen” trilogy, which won a GLAAD Award.
This year alone, Macfarlane’s gone from filming the young adult horror film “This Is Not a Test” with Olivia Holt (to be released in 2026) to showcasing his woodworking skills as the star of Hallmark’s reality show “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” to reprising his role as Charlie on the second season of the Apple+ series “Platonic.”
Looking ahead, Macfarlane told Variety that he’s also excited about developing an LGBTQ Christmas movie for Hallmark.
A cut above Lifetime/Hallmark movies but I’m including it because it satisfies the same itch. Honey, please.
The 2024 holiday season garnered even less results: A sequel to an ensemble film from 2023 with Hallmark’s resident gay Jonathan Bennett in the cast. But now it’s a new season, and here we are.
11) Holiday Exchange (2024) – Tubi, Roku, Amazon Prime
Older stars playing the parents: Real Housewife Kyle Richards plays Mom.
Romantic chemistry?
Below you’ll find the latest releases for 2025, along with highlights from the years leading up to today.
2025 LGBTQ+ Hallmark Movies
- The Christmas Baby (schedule for Sunday, December 21, 2025) starring Ali Liebert, Katherine Barrell, and Barbara Niven. Everyone’s on an elaborate treasure hunt somehow engineered by a beloved frail old neighbor just before she croaked.
Now he’s a workaholic from the big city who gets stuck watching his sister’s kids because of a snowstorm and she’s pregnant and going into labor or something.