The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green is a syndicated
comic strip drawn by
Eric Orner. Appearing in
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender publications, the strip's title character is Ethan Green, a young
gay man trying to balance his professional career as a personal assistant with his search for love. It was started in 1989.
Film adaptation
In
2005,
George Bamber directed a film based on the comic strip, starring
Daniel Letterle as Ethan Green,
Meredith Baxter as his mother,
Diego Serrano as his boyfriend Kyle,
Shanola Hampton as his roommate Charlotte and
Joel Brooks and
Richard Riehle as the Hat Sisters, an older gay couple in Ethan's circle of friends who are known for wearing outrageous hats.
The film premiered on the
film festival circuit in
2005 and enjoyed a limited theatrical release beginning June 16, 2006.