Internalized homophobia, body image issues, exotic locales, sewing machine repair, and a community theater musical salute to Judy Garland: Check out "Kiss Me, Straight!"
Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney—these exciting cities are standard fare in Todd’s life, and he chases a romance with sexy-but-straight Josh through them all. Closer to home, a new neighbor in San Francisco has a huge crush on Todd. His friends—Katie, a flight attendant-turned-small appliance repairwoman, and Marzipan Q. Thespian, a man-dangling local philanthropist—think Todd should at least give Chris a shot. Sure, he’s fat, but he’s handsome, hilarious, and a great cook. They quickly become friends, but Todd’s idea of the perfect man is skinny and straight, and Chris is decidedly neither. Josh may have a fiancée and a teenaged son, but Todd just knows he’s “the One.” Todd and Josh crisscross the Pacific, dancing the night away in Sydney and playing it cool at home before finally smooching high atop the Great Wall of China. But when disaster strikes, any fantasies of a future with Josh are laid to rest along with the rest of him. Through Todd’s grief, his friends offer him unconditional support, and when he is able to set aside his prejudices, Todd is surprised to discover that real love was hiding in plain sight all along.