Laugh In the Dark takes us into the heart of “queer family values” with an odd little wagon train of  “six fags, two dykes and an old lady” who pull into the dilapidated town of Crystal Beach, Ontario in the early l980s. The “boys”  dream of restoring this former resort town to its earlier glory, with a twist. They open a B&B, and stage lavish cabarets, complete with lip synching drag queens, to raise money for early AIDS awareness.

Laugh In the Dark

This entertaining examination of three gay male/straight female relationships offers an illuminating look at fag hag stereotypes and the efforts by groups like SWISH (Straight Women in Support of Homos) to embrace the term.