‘The Boys In The Band’ still has a lot to say about gay men’s lives.

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“The Boys in the Band” stars (from left) Tuc Watkins, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington and Charlie Carver. All the actors are gay. (Photo: SCOTT EVERETT WHITE/NETFLIX)

Depending on who you ask, the 1968 play “The Boys in the Band” is either a theatrical touchstone capturing the sentiments of gay men before the Stonewall uprising, or a stereotypical portrait that ultimately betrays the queer community.

With that controversial…