Comfort and Joy alternates scenes of Ford and Dan's courtship with their trip to North Carolina to meet Dan's family. That the two manage to meet, date, and fall in love is something of a miracle in itself-perhaps the only one that can sustain them through the season of miracles. And Ford, a rich doctor from a prominent Savannah family, doesn't even think of himself as gay. For one thing, Dan is a hemophiliac who's HIV-positive. Their attraction is immediate, but the couple must face down several obstacles. Ford McKinney first lays eyes on Dan Crell when he's singing carols at the hospital where they both work, the mournful minor-key tones of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" seeming to broadcast "the sadness of Christmas" in contrast to the lights and decorations around them. From the start, it's clear that Jim Grimsley's vision of the holidays holds as much darkness as it does light. Question: What could be more terrifying than bringing your significant other home for Christmas? Answer: Bringing home your significant other of the same sex.
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