Dorian Lagatos (Michael McMillian), a small town young man in upstate New York, is in his final year of high school. He knows he's different and understands why when he reaches the conclusion that he's a "stereotypical gay." Dorian is a social outcast and the butt of his classmates' fag jokes at school. He meets another gay youth locally, but remains confused. So he tries "therapy" with an alcoholic counselor and a psychologist he comes on to, resorts to confession in the Church, and finally comes out to his athletic brother Nicky (Lea Coco). The latter teaches him how to fight and tries to have him spend a night with a prostitute to make him become straight, but it doesn't work. When Dorian decides to come out to his homophobic father Tom (Steve Fletcher), he gets kicked out of the house. He moves to NYC where he discovers a new world of coffee houses, sophisticates, and handsome men. Soon Dorian finds a boyfriend, but gets dumped after two months. His brother visits him and they learn their father has died of a heart attack. At the funeral, his mother Maria (Maureen Quigley) tells him she regrets not stopping his father from being angry with him.
A refreshing and witty coming of age comedy, "Dorian Blues" is a bright, cheerful film about a gay teenager coming to terms with his identity. This critically acclaimed gem won eight awards at the first nine film festivals it screened at and eventually won a total of 14 awards. Written and directed by Tennyson Bardwell, it is loosely based on Bardwell's college roommate.
