- Executive Meddling: Explored in depth, especially how the studio enforced the But Not Too Gay trope with Philadelphia and made them cut scenes that showed the main gay couple being more intimate.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally a sequence was planned looking at Biopics that made gay people into straights, such as Alexander the Great (1956) with Richard Burton, Hans Christian Andersen (1952) with Danny Kaye, Night and Day (1946) (about Cole Porter) with Cary Grant, and The Agony and the Ecstasy with Charlton Heston. The sequence was canned due to rights issues. Heston in particular insisted that his portrayal of Michelangelo as a heterosexual was 100% accurate.
- Cher, Bette Midler and Liza Minnelli were scheduled to be interviewed for this documentary, but all canceled at the last minute due to scheduling conflicts. Jack Lemmon was asked to be interviewed, but declined.
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