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Getty Imag for Vany FairOUTtv has a range of ntent, cludg Drag Race Thailand, Sha: Queens of NYC, My Life is a Telenovela and Mixed Race host RuPl will make an appearance wh his game show Gay for channel also featur documentari such as OUT the le-up, about gay surfers travellg the world and vtigatg homophobia surfg; Bearnatn, about the “bear” movement the gay muny; and Beg Dive, about a school Milan where you n study OUTtv webse says the channel will also feature reportg on “natnal and ternatnal LGBT-events, film ftivals, fashn shows, travel and liftyle of the muny.
The UK has been pecially strong this regard, mirrorg s mendable rerd of excellent gay cema. Followg this creria, programm as diverse as Brishead Revised (1981), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Six Feet Unr (2001-05), The Wire (2002-08), Glee (2009-) and Morn Fay (2009-) don’t make the cut, spe their strong sendary queer characters (the ternatnal succs of Morn Fay particular, broadst untri where homosexualy is still illegal, uld help liberalise attus, followg the marriage of Cameron and Mchell, two of the most popular characters). Will & Grace (1998-2006) was a huge h, but s portrayal of gay men was clichéd and too few of the jok land (although try tellg that to the often hysteril stud dience).
Homoeroticism throbs subtly throughout, but only the remarkable two-hour epilogue do e to the fore, through a fantastic and nightmarish journey through the md of Biberkopf. Dpe bomb threats to the stud and protts om relig groups, the episo was broadst 1997, wh Ellen fally utterg the words “I’m gay”, accintally speakg the words to the microphone at an airport check- sk. Some crics bemoaned the foc on gay issu, and ratgs fell, leadg to the show’s ncellatn.