The Dawson's Creek gay kiss which pvated a generatn was signed to undo the wrongs of past attempts at queer reprentatn, said Greg Berlanti.
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- DAWSON’S CREEK PRODUCER SHAR THE RELATABLE TE STORY BEHD THE GAY KISS THAT PTIVATED A GENERATN
- TV’S HISTORIC GAY KISS: FROM ‘DAWSON’S CREEK’ TO ‘THE FOSTERS’
DAWSON’S CREEK PRODUCER SHAR THE RELATABLE TE STORY BEHD THE GAY KISS THAT PTIVATED A GENERATN
The out producer, creator, director, and wrer -- who is also married to soccer player Robbie Rogers -- spoke about brgg what has been referred to as the first "passnate" gay kiss on a work show Dawson's Creek. Law between characters Amanda Donohoe (a bisexual) and Abby Perks (a straight woman) as well as a 1994 episo of Roseanne, where Roseanne Barr go to a gay bar and is kissed by the character Nancy (played by Mariel Hemgway). Berlanti also touch on the necsy for more "g out" stori, why he has never helmed a "gay-centric" seri, the character he wrote that most closely mirrors him, and rporatg LGBTQ+ characters on The CW's DC Comics shows (often llaboratn wh gay stg director David Rappaport).
Dawson’s Creek shownner Greg Berlanti said he wanted to feature a proment gay kiss on the seri to right the wrongs done to past queer characters other shows. The teen drama broke new ground when Jack me out as gay a 1998 episo and proceed to share a kiss wh another man.
Dawson’s Creek gay kiss was signed to ‘undo’ Melrose Place’s wrongs. Speakg about the impact of Dawson’s Creek’s gay kiss, Berlanti add: “There was a whole generatn where that was a pivotal storyle for them and was subsequent to them havg their own g out experience.
TV’S HISTORIC GAY KISS: FROM ‘DAWSON’S CREEK’ TO ‘THE FOSTERS’
Greg Berlanti met wh ‘ristance’ when he suggted gay storyle. Berlanti once told the Hollywood Reporter that he was met wh “ristance” when he first suggted makg a character on the famo show gay. In 2000, actor Kerr Smh ma history when his Dawson's Creek character, Jack McPhee, was a part of TV's first gay kiss.
Lamb (Amanda Donohoe) and Abby Perks (Michelle Greene), but spe gay weddgs on Roseanne and Goln Girls, no gay male characters had been allowed to share a snog.