The daily gossip: The Hallmark Channel will have a Christmas movie about a same-sex couple this year, Dolly Parton has a beehive tattoo, and more

The Hallmark Channel will have a Christmas movie about a same-sex couple this year, Dolly Parton has a beehive tattoo, and more

Jonathan Bennett.
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1. The Hallmark Channel is making a Christmas movie about a same-sex couple

The Hallmark Channel does not exactly have a reputation for being audacious in its programming. "Hallmark specializes in movies about single women who find love at Christmas, or families who reunite at Christmas, or families of single women who reunite and find love at Christmas," Vox has written. "The characters in these movies tend to be white … If you're of a progressive political bent, it's easy to feel vaguely discomfited by all of it." But this season is going to be different: The Christmas House, which premieres Nov. 22, will feature a same-sex couple. Mean Girls' Jonathan Bennett stars as Brandon, who visits his parents during the holidays with his husband, Jake, as they wait to hear about "the adoption of their first child." Get your tissues ready!

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.