And at the end of the day, they’re the same - and different.”Įvery Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best “And Billy came into this saying, ‘No! It’s super different.’ I kind of went to a class taught by him where he explains, in great detail, all the differences.
“I did come into this being like, ‘Well, all relationships, whether straight or gay or whatever, are, on some fundamental level, the same,’” says Stoller. Stoller, who directed Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Neighbors, had to shake off some universalist impulses to co-write and direct Bros, which is getting a big push from Universal Studios. “But what I told him right off the bat is, ‘If we’re going to do this, you have to understand that this is not as simple as doing When Harry Met Sally and swapping in two men.'” “I knew it was such a huge opportunity,” says Eichner, the star and co-writer of Bros, due out Sept. Timothy Ramthun, another candidate, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.Įvers’ campaign responded to Michels’ comment by tweeting a video of Evers waving a rainbow flag while marching in a parade along with the message: “Tony will always support the LGBTQ+ community in Wisconsin.Billy Eichner had one lesson he wanted to impart to Nick Stoller as they attempted to write what would become the first gay romantic comedy release by a major studio: Love is, in fact, not love.
“The American people have made clear their view on this, that they believe that it should be legal,” Nicholson said. She later apologized.īusiness consultant Kevin Nicholson, another candidate, has said he doesn’t want the courts to revisit the legality of same-sex marriage. Kleefisch in 2010 said that same-sex marriage could result in people marrying dogs, tables or clocks. Rebecca Kleefisch supports same-sex marriage and her campaign spokesman Alec Zimmerman said earlier this month that “she has moved on from this debate.” Michels’ position on same-sex marriage puts him in contrast with another top candidate in the Aug. Wisconsin Democratic Party spokeswoman Hannah Menchhoff said Michels “is once again staking out the most radical position on gay marriage.” She pointed to polls that show a majority of Wisconsin residents support same-sex marriage, saying that Michels is “too radical for Wisconsin.” One of those is the 2015 ruling that struck down state bans on same-sex marriage. Since the leak of a draft opinion alluded to the Supreme Court potentially overturning abortion rights, concerns have grown over whether justices could next move to reverse other decisions that rely on the “right to privacy” that the court outlined in the Roe v. Supreme Court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage. The next day, officials across the state began issuing marriage licenses. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling finding the state ban to be unconstitutional. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Wisconsin since Oct. So I am very hesitant to do hypotheticals on a broadly stated question like that.”īut Michels said he would win the support of LGBTQ voters because “they know that I’m going to bring proper, proven executive leadership to the governor’s office.” When asked if he would take steps as governor to limit the rights of gay people, Michels said: “As a businessman, what I do is I look at what’s in the legislation and it’s all about the details. “My position that is that marriage should be between a man and a woman,” Michels said when asked about it Tuesday.