![]() ![]() ![]() Nate’s best friend Libby tells him about an audition for a Broadway musical version of “Lilo & Stitch,” and suggests they go to New York so he can audition. When Nate plays a tree in a middle school musical, it reminded me of my own school performances that were described as “wooden.” Writer-director Tim Federle, creator of “High School Musical: The Series,” says this movie, based on his book, is semi-autobiographical. Youngsters can go to the internet or, in most states, teachers and counselors at school, to learn why they feel an attraction to members of their own gender.īut there are still confused kids out there, and in some cases the pressures on them are even greater than they were in my youth so all generations of queers can celebrate “Better Nate than Ever” on some level. Of course there’s more information out there now. This is the movie I wish I could have seen when, like titular character Nate Foster, I was a 13-year-old theater queen, clueless about who I was and why I felt different. As if in penance, they’ve produced “Better Nate than Ever,” now streaming on Disney+. ![]() The Disney Company can be forgiven for donating to a few right-wing politicians in order to continue operating in Florida. ![]()
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