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Revry celebrates LGBTQ love in all its rainbow hues with an exclusive festival: 10 Days of Valentine’s Brought To You By McDonald’s.

Feast on a selection of authentic and diverse love stories across a wide spectrum of representation about, by, and within our LGBTQ community.

The LGBTQ-first network has curated movies and series depicting multi-racial and multi-ethnic identities, including Asian American, Muslim, African American, community love stories as well as insight into transgender lives.

The team at Revry are dedicated to serving these diverse audiences which are growing in leaps and bounds annually (source: Samsung TV Plus viewers data).

The following programmingwill air and stream on Revry, the LGBTQ-first streaming media network on Samsung TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Comcast Xfinity, XUMO and more.

10 Days of Valentine’s Brought To You By McDonald’s - Schedule

Monday, February 7th at 6pm PST: Tuesday, February 8th at 6pm PST: “Eat with Me”

(Trailer) - When Emma moves in with her estranged, gay son, the pair must learn to reconnect through food where words fail, and face the foreclosure of the family's Chinese restaurant and a stubborn fear of intimacy.

Tuesday, February 8th at 6pm PST “Naz & Malik”

(Trailer)- Two closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the war on terror.

Wednesday, February 9th at 5:50pm PST: “The 10 Year Plan”

(Trailer) - Best friends make a pact to be together in a decade if neither finds love. With two months left until their deadline, they both scramble to find someone to avoid being each other's last resort.

Thursday, February 10th at 6pm PST: “eCupid”

(Trailer) - A gay man nearing 30, and in a 7-year relationship rut, taps into an otherworldly Internet ad that starts omnisciently controlling his life.

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Friday, February 11th at 6pm PST: “To A More Perfect Union”

(Trailer) - To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor is a feature-length documentary that tells a story of love, marriage and a fight for equality. The film chronicles unlikely heroes -- octogenarian Edie Windsor and her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, on their quest for justice: Edie had been forced to pay a huge estate tax bill upon the death of her spouse because the federal government denied federal benefits to same-sex couples - and Edie's spouse was a woman.

Saturday, February 12th at 7pm PST: “A Sordid Wedding”

(Trailer) - An aunt and two sisters, one with a gay married son, decide to protest their church's "Anti-Equality Revival". Their Texas town needs a same-sex wedding.

Sunday, February 13th at 7pm: “Haymaker”

(Trailer) - An ex Thai boxer, Nick, loses his job as bouncer, when he beats up a man forcing himself on Nomi, a trans woman singer. She hires him as bodyguard. He returns to the gym.


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Monday, February 14th at 5pm PST: “Her Story”

(Trailer) - Her Story depicts the unique, complex, and very human women we see in queer communities.

Tuesday February 15th at 5pm PST: “Honeyglue”

(Trailer) - After learning she only has three months to live, Morgan flips her conservative protected life upside down. That is where she meets Jordan, a rebellious gender-defying artist, who takes her on the adventure of a lifetime.

Wednesday February 16th at 6pm PST: “Boy Meets Girl”

(Trailer) - Boy Meets Girl is a funny, tender, sex positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be a real man or woman, and how important it is to live a courageous life not letting fear stand in the way of going after your dreams.

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