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On Thursday, MTV Networks go after a lucrative mographic wh the lnch of Logo, a ble  channel aimed at gay and lbian viewers, a bloc of Amerins wh annual buyg power timated at more than $600 billn.

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LOUD AND PROUD: WE'RE REMEMBERG 5 IMPACTFUL 'REAL WORLD' LGBT CAST MEMBERSIN HONOR OF PRI MONTH, 'MTV'S PROUST MOMENTS' WILL AIR JUNE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JORDANA OSSADJUNE 2, 2016/1:22 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JORDANA OSSADJUNE 2, 2016 / 1:22 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LOUD AND PROUD: WE'RE REMEMBERG 5 IMPACTFUL 'REAL WORLD' LGBT CAST MEMBERS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-06-02T17:22:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-06-02T17:22:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JORDANA OSSAD","KEYWORDS":"PRI MONTH, MTV SHOWS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV HAS ALWAYS PHED FORWARD THE VISIBILY OF LGBT EQUALY -- AND NO PROGRAM ON THIS WORK IS MORE RPONSIBLE FOR TRODUCG PEOPLE ADVOTG FOR THIS IMPORTANT E THAN THE REAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HONOR OF PRI MONTH, A 30-MUTE SPECIAL ENTLED MTV'S PROUST MOMENTS WILL PREMIERE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 4 AT 12PM AND LOOK BACK AT THE CHANNEL’S HISTORY CELEBRATG THE MANY INIC LGBT MOMENTS THAT HAVE BEE CULTURAL REFERENCE POTS FOR MASTREAM POP CULTURE TODAY -- CLUDG SCEN UNFOLDG ON THE LONG-NNG REALY ANCHISE AS WELL AS LAVERNE COX PRENTS: THE T WORD AND THE 2004 TE LIFE EPISO “I’M GAY AND I’M GETTG MARRIED” (11 YEARS BEFORE GAY MARRIAGE WAS LEGALIZED).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE REAL WORLD HAS BEEN RPONSIBLE FOR BRGG A DIVERSE GROUP OF YOUNG ADULTS WH DIFFERG SEXUAL ORIENTATNS UNR ONE ROOF, WE'RE TAKG A CLOSER LOOK AT SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE TRAILBLAZERS WHEN ME TO SHARG THEIR STORI AND SERVED AS LGBT TORS FOR THEIR ROOMMAT AND VIEWERS. TAKE A LOOK AT THEM BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORMAN KORPI OM REAL WORLD: NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 25-YEAR-OLD WAS THE VERY FIRST LGBT HOEMATE AND INTIFIED AS BISEXUAL. HE MEMORABLY TOOK SEVERAL OF HIS PEERS TO THE ROXY FOR A NIGHT OF ROLLER DIS AND WAS PRAISED BY HEATHER B FOR HIS ABILY TO "BE REAL." HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT HE HAD BEEN BULLIED WHEN HE WAS HIGH SCHOOL AND CHRONICLED HIS DATG LIFE DURG HIS TELEVISED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO ZAMORA OM REAL WORLD: SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CUBAN-AMERIN AIDS ACTIVIST FOUND LOVE WH SEAN SASSER DURG HIS FOG CY EXPERIENCE -- AND HIS MMENT CEREMONY WH HIS PARTNER WAS A CELEBRATN THAT WAS EMBRACED BY HIS PEERS AND FAR AHEAD OF S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GENIS MOSS OM REAL WORLD: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MISSOURI NATIVE -- WHO ENJOYED EQUENTG GAY CLUBS AROUND BEANTOWN -- WAS BROUGHT TO TEARS WHEN A CHILD (AT THE DAYRE CENTER WHERE THE ST WORKED) ADMTED THAT SHE HATED GAY PEOPLE. WHILE GENIS' CLOSE IEND KAMEELAH TRIED TO SPEAK TO THE MOR ABOUT HER PREJUDICED VIEWS, THE 20-YEAR-OLD UNRSTANDABLY NEED TO WALK AWAY OM THE NVERSATN TO POSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANNY ROBERTS OM REAL WORLD: NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHARMG SOUTHERN BOY HAD RECENTLY E OUT TO HIS PARENTS AND WAS A NEW RELATNSHIP WH PL. BUT THE ROMANCE PRENTED ISSU THAT NO LGBT ST MEMBER HAD FACED BEFORE: PL'S PARENTS WERE UNAWARE HE WAS GAY AND, AT THE TIME, HE WAS SERVG THE ARY (BACK WHEN DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL WAS STILL EXISTENCE). PL EVENTUALLY DID VIS NOLA, BUT HIS FACE WAS BLURRED TO PROTECT HIS INTY. SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE SEASON NCLUD AND PL'S ARY SERVICE END, HIS INTY WAS OFFICIALLY UNVEILED DURG AN MTV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATELYNN CANELLI OM REAL WORLD: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE THEN-24-YEAR-OLD WAS THE FIRST AND, TO DATE, ONLY TRANSGENR PERSON FEATURED ON THE SERI. AT FIRST, SHE WAS HANT TO OPEN UP TO HER ROOMMAT ABOUT HER TRANSN -- BUT AS THE SEASON PROGRSED, KATELYNN NDIDLY ADDRSED HER JOURNEY AND, THE PROCS, GREATLY RMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BE SURE TO SEE MORE OF THE FIVE DIVIDUALS MTV'S PROUST MOMENTS ON SATURDAY -- AND TCH THE DIGAL PROFILE SERI NO ID REQUIRED ON MONDAY, JUNE 6 ON THE WORK’S SNAPCHAT DISVER AND AND FOR MORE ROURC ON GENR AND SEXUALY, CHECK OUT MTV’S LOOK DIFFERENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}PRI MONTHMTV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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How AIDS shattered the silence about gay liv. In 2017, Korpi revealed to CNN that he is actually gay, but MTV had lled him bisexual.

Even the early ’90s, when sexualy was nsired too taboo of a subject for televisn, MTV tried to spotlight LGBTQ young people, cludg the third season’s Pedro Zamora, a Cuban-Amerin gay man wh AIDS. The show featured gay, lbian and bisexual characters experiencg love like anyone would.

WHERE ARE THE LGBTQ "REAL WORLD" HOEMAT NOW?"SEVEN STRANGERS PICKED TO LIVE A HOE TOGETHER..."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JAM POMBOMARCH 17, 2016/4:57 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) KARAMO BROWN VISS SIRIXM STUDS ON JANUARY 29, 2020 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAG)BY JAM POMBOMARCH 17, 2016 / 4:57 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHERE ARE THE LGBTQ \"REAL WORLD\" HOEMAT NOW?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-03-17T20:57:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-03-17T20:57:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JAM POMBO","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT MTV LNCHED THE REAL WORLD WAY BACK 1992. SCE THEN, THE TRAILBLAZG REALY SHOW HAS REFLECTED—AND FLUENCED—POP CULTURE UNTLS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR LGBT PEOPLE OF A CERTA AGE, THE REAL WORLD: NEW YORK'S NORMAN KORPI WAS THE FIRST REAL-LIFE GAY MAN WE EVER SAW ON TV. AND REAL WORLD: SAN FRANCIS STAR PEDRO ZAMORA'S STGGLE WH AIDS BROUGHT THE EPIMIC HOME LIKE NEVER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW, WE'RE CHECKG WH THE SHOW'S LGBTQ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORMAN KORPI, "THE REAL WORLD: NEW YORK"MARK MAZ/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES - JULY 19: ACTOR NORMAN KORPI ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD" DURG THE 22ND L.A. GAY AND LBIAN FILM FTIVAL ON JULY 19, 2004 AT MANN?S CHE THEATRE, LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MARK MAZ/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORMAN WAS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ST MEMBER ON THE REAL WORLD, APPEARG THE SERI' INIC BUT SEASON. IT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH NOW, BUT BACK THEN HAVG AN OPENLY GAY MAN WHO WAS SUCCSFUL, HAPPY AND SEXUALLY ACTIVE WAS A VERY. BIG. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POST-RW, NORMAN FOUND THE PRODUCTN PANY F FILMS, AND STARRED, DIRECTED AND WROTE THE PENNT FILM THE WEDDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY, NORMAN IS STILL SIGNG AND MAKG ART—AND RECENTLY VENTED AN ERGONOMIC LAPTOP STAND, THE AEROTRAY. 2015, HE AND FORMER HOEMAT HEATHER B AND JULIE APPEARED ON THE OPRAH WEY NETWORK TO DISCS THEIR REAL WORLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BETH ANTHONY, “THE REAL WORLD: LOS ANGEL”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY IRENE DIDN’T JT POSTPONE HER WEDDG, WE’LL NEVER KNOW. BUT HER PARTURE THE SHOW'S SEND SEASON GAVE THIS OUT-AND-PROUD HOEMATE. BETH ROCKED HER NSERVATIVE ROOMI—AND DIENC—WHEN SHE WORE A T-SHIRT READG "I’M NOT GAY, BUT MY GIRLIEND IS." (HEY, WAS THE EARLY 1990S!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DAYS, SHE LIV HAWAII WH HER FAY AND NS A VTAGE CLOTHG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO ZAMORA, “THE REAL WORLD: SAN FRANCIS”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATURE BEYOND HIS 22 YEARS, PEDRO ZAMORA ENTERED THE REAL WORLD HOE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE—HE WAS LIVG WH AIDS, AND MA HIS MISSN TO TE HIS HOEMAT—AND AMERI—ABOUT THE DISEASE. WE SAW PEDRO STGGLE WH HEALTH ISSU AND AIDS-PHOBIA, AND STILL FD TIME FOR A LOVG RELATNSHIP WH HIS PARTNER, SEAN.REAL WORLD SAN FRANCISCO, ,L-R PUCK RAEY, RACHEL CAMPOS, CORY MURPHY,PAM LG, MOHAMMED BILAL, PEDRO ZAMORA, JUDD WICK, 1994, 3RD SEASON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO DIED NOVEMBER 11, 1994-THE DAY THE SEASON FALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS LIFE WAS DRAMATIZED THE FILM PEDRO, WRTEN BY FUTURE OSR WNER DT LANCE BLACK. THIS BRAVE ACTIVIST'S LEGACY LIV ON THROUGH THE PEDRO ZAMORA PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP AND THE PEDRO ZAMORA YOUNG LEARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAN RENZI, “THE REAL WORLD: MIAMI”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MIAMI HOE WAS A WILD RI OF SEX, FUN AND FIGHTS, AND DAN FULLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POST-RW, DAN PURSUED MOLG AND WRG, AND BEME THE EDOR OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA BLA. HE'S ALSO WORKED AS A SAFE-SEX TOR AND IS NOW A REGISTERED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GENIS MOSS, "THE REAL WORLD: BOSTON"FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAGWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 11: TELEVISN PERSONALI GENIS OF "THE REAL WORLD" AND SOPHIA OF "ROAD RUL" ATTEND CY OF HOPE'S ONE-OF-A-KD EVENT, "THE REAL DEAL" TO RAISE AWARENS AND FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN LEADG-EDGE REARCH FOR HIV/AIDS AT THE PACIFIC DIGN CENTER DECEMBER 11, 2003 WT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME YEAR ELLEN DEGENER ME OUT, THIS SOUTHERN LLEGE GIRL ENTERED THE REAL WORLD HOE. A TROUBLED TROVERT HER TEENS, GEN BLOSSOMED ON THE SHOW—AND FAMOLY HAD A MOMENT WH A DRAG QUEEN NAMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY, GENIS IS A GRAPHIC SIGNER, WEDDG PHOTOGRAPHER AND WE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEPHEN WILLIAMS, "THE REAL WORLD: SEATTLE"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEPHEN WASN'T OUT DURG HIS SEASON, BUT IRENE'S ACCATN THAT HE WAS CLOSETED SPARKED ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS RW HISTORY. AS THEIR ARGUEMENT BEME MORE HEATED, STEPHEN THREW IRENE'S STUFFED DOG TO THE OCEAN AND SLAPPED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEPHEN ME OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUTHIE ALI, “THE REAL WORLD: HAWAII”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUTHIE MA A SPLASH WHEN SHE ENTERED THE REAL WORLD HOE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT SKNY-DIPPG. THOUGH LIFE WASN’T ALL TOPLS POOL PARTI PARADISE FOR RUTHIE, WHO ACCEPTED HER ISSU WH DRKG DURG THE SEASON AND ENTERED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DAYS, RUTHIE IS WORKG FILM PRODUCTN AND WORKS THE LECTURE CIRCU TO TE PEOPLE ABOUT SUBSTANCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT DEABLER, “THE REAL WORLD: HAWAII”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS HARVARD LAW STUNT WASN'T QUE FORTABLE TALKG ABOUT HIS SEXUALY WH HIS HOEMAT AND EVENTUALLY LEFT HAWAII FOR A FAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW MARRIED, HE'S HAD ONE OF THE MOT TERTG POST-RW REERS, WORKG AS THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CIVIL RIGHTS BURE, FOR THE STATE OF NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANNY ROBERTS, “THE REAL WORLD: NEW ORLEANS”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANNY WAS NOT ONLY ADORABLE, BUT HIS STORY LE SHED LIGHT ON DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL, AS HE WAS A RELATNSHIP WH A CLOSETED ARMY OFFICER. (DANNY'S BOYIEND'S FACE HD TO BE BLURRED ON-MERA.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER HIS SEASON, DANNY PURSUED ACTG, APPEARG ON DAWSON’S CREEK AND DTLA, AS WELL AS MTV’S THE CHALLENGE. IN 2018 HE ME OUT AS HIV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRIS BECKMAN, “THE REAL WORLD: CHIGO”PATRICK MCMULLAN/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK CITY, NY - MAY 15: CHRIS BECKMAN ATTENDS THE IRVGTON INSTUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGIL REARCH, "THROUGH THE KCHEN" BENEF DNER AT THE FOUR SEASONS RTRANT ON MAY 15, 2005 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY PATRICK MCMULLAN/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SOBER ARTIST SURPRISED HIS ROOMI WHEN HE TOOK A JOB AS A BARTENR—AND WHEN HE BEGAN A RELATNSHIP WH A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRIS MOLED FOR RALPH LREN AND IS NOW AN ARTIST NEW YORK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANEA FERREIRA, “THE REAL WORLD: CHIGO”ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 14: ANEA FERREIRA ATTENDS MTV'S "THE REAL WORLD EX-PLOSN" SEASON PREMIERE PARTY AT BOTTOMZ UP BAR AND GRILL ON JANUARY 14, 2014 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANEA WAS BTALLY HONT, LIKED TO FOREGO CLOTHG AND EVEN SHOWERED WH HER MALE ROOMMAT. AUDIENC SAW HER ARGUE WH TONYA, AND HER OWN GIRLIEND, BUT ANEA'S MOST MEMORABLE RW MOMENT WAS HER BIRTHDAY PARTY ON SEPTMEBER 11, 2001, AS THE HOEMAT WATCHED THE 9/11 ATTACKS ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANEA HAS SCE BEEN A STAPLE ON MTV, APPEARG ON TEN SEASONS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIMON SHERRY-WOOD, "THE REAL WORLD: PARIS"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIMON WAS AN IRISH TEENAGER WHEN HE JOED THE REAL WORLD: PARIS. SWEET AND SENSIVE, HE BOND QUICKLY WH THE GIRLS, AND HIS FORT WH HIMSELF AND HIS SEXUALY HELPED GIVE THE BOYS A POSIVE PERSPECTIVE ON GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THE REAL WORLD SIMON WAS PART OF RUPL’S DRAG RACE'S P CREW—WHERE HE BEME CLOSE IENDS WH COURTNEY ACT—AND WAS A LEAD HAIRSTYLIST FOR MADONNA’S REBEL HEART {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILLIE HERNANZ, "THE REAL WORLD: PHILALPHIA"M. CLFIELD/WIREIMAGE FOR GLAADCAST MEMBERS WILLIE HERNANZ AND KARAMO BROWN ACCEPT AWARD FOR OTANDG REALY PROGRAM FOR "THE REAL WORLD: PHILALPHIA" WHICH TIED FOR THE AWARD (PHOTO BY M. CLFIELD/WIREIMAGE FOR GLAAD){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS NEW YORKER WAS ONE OF TWO GAY MEN LIVG THE RW PHILLY HOE. THOUGH OUTGOG AND DOWN TO PARTY, WILLIE HAD A TOUGH UPBRGG—HE WAS FORCED TO LEAVE HOME AT 15 WHEN HIS RELIG PARENTS WOULDN'T ACCEPT HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE APPEARG ON THE REAL WORLD, HE WAS A CHILD ACTOR ON TV'S GHOSTWRER AND, SCE THE SHOW, HAS APPEARED MOVI LIKE THE UNRVER MAN, THE NARROW GATE, AND THE QUEER DIE A FOUR LETTER WORD .{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KARAMO BROWN, "THE REAL WORLD: PHILALPHIA"ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) KARAMO BROWN VISS SIRIXM STUDS ON JANUARY 29, 2020 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIRST OPENLY GAY AIN AMERIN MAN REAL WORLD HISTORY, TODAY KARAMO IS MOST KNOWN FOR BEG ONE OF THE FAB FIVE OM NETFLIX'S REBOOT OF QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYLER DUCKWORTH, "THE REAL WORLD: KEY WT"KEV WTER/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES - MARCH 15: TYLER DUCKWORTH ARRIV AT MTV'S REAL WORLD AWARDS BASH AT THE SUNSET PLAZA HOE ON MARCH 15, 2008 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY KEV WTER/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS FORMER GYMNAST AND FIGURE SKATER ME OM A RELIG BACKGROUND FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA. HE ACTUALLY APPLIED TO BE ON THE REAL WORLD AFTER AN ACCINT LEFT HIM UNABLE TO PETE. SCE KEY WT, TYLER HAS PETED ON MTV’S THE CHALLENGE AND WORKED AS A SPORTS JOURNALIST AND A PERSONAL TRAER FOR THE BOSTON CELTICS. TODAY, HE'S A PROJECT MANAGER WH SCHOOS DIGN GROUP AND LIV WT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAVIS MALLORY "THE REAL WORLD: DENVER"JASON MERRT/FILMMAGIC FOR BRAGMAN NYMAN CAFARELLIDAVIS MALLORY DURG TIME WARNER CABLE AND MTV NETWORKS CELEBRATE THE LNCH OF LOGO AND LOGO ON DEMAND AT BOULEVARD3 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, UNED STAT. (PHOTO BY JASON MERRT/FILMMAGIC FOR BRAGMAN NYMAN CAFARELLI){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OUT ATERNY BROTHER WAS ALG WH AN UNSUPPORTIVE CHRISTIAN FAY WHEN HE ENTERED THE HOE, AND FOUND HIMSELF AT ODDS WH TYRIE, WHO APPEARED UNEASY ABOUT LIVG WH A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAVIS LATER APPEARED ON MULTIPLE SEASONS OF MTV’S THE CHALLENGE, AND IS NOW A MEMPHIS-BASED SGER-SONGWRER AND MIC JOURNALIST. HE'S CURRENTLY AN ONLE RRPONNT FOR THE GRAND OLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JD ORDOÑEZ, "THE REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JD OVERME GREAT ODDS BEFORE MAKG TO TELEVISN: HE RAN AWAY OM HOME AT 13 BUT, BY 19, FULFILLED HIS DREAM OF BEG A DOLPH TRAER. HE'S STILL A PART OF THE MTV FAY, PETG ON VAR EDNS OF THE CHALLENGE. TODAY JD LIV L.A. AND WORKS AT WEHO MASTAY MICKEY'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATELYNN CANELLI, "THE REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATELYNN MA HISTORY AS THE FIRST TRANS ROOMMATE ON THE REAL WORLD—SHE ENTERED THE HOE JT WEEKS AFTER PLETG HER GENR-NFIRMATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY SHE WORKS SILIN VALLEY AND NTU TO WORK FOR LGBT EQUALY AND SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DEREK CHAVEZ, "THE REAL WORLD: CANCUN"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DEREK CHAVEZ WON OVER HIS HOEMAT WH HIS UPBEAT ATTU AND WARM SE. HE MA GOOD E OF HIS TIME CANCUN, DATG A GUY HE MET WHILE FILMG, AND TREATG BLE DIENC TO A FEW MAN-ON-MAN MAKEOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THE REAL WORLD DEREK ALSO PETED ON THE CHALLENGE. HE CURRENTLY LIV STTSDALE, ARIZONA, AND APPEARS TO BE BLISSFULLY HAPPY WH HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIKE C. MANNG, "THE REAL WORLD: WASHGTON, DC"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A BISEXUAL ENVIRONMENTALIST AND LGBT RIGHTS ACTIVIST, MIKE WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE RELATNSHIPS WH MEN DURG HIS STAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'S SCE GONE ON TO PURSUE ACTG MOVI LIKE DISNEY'S CLOUD 9, THE GAY DIE ECUPID AND THE UPG FOLK HERO & FUNNY GUY, WHICH WILL BUT AT THE TRIBE FILM FTIVAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIKE ALSO PRODUCED THE DOCUMENTARY KIDNAPPED FOR CHRIST, WHICH PROFILED YOUNG PEOPLE FORCEFULLY TAKEN OM THEIR HOM AND SENT TO AN EX-GAY THERAPY CENTER THE DOMIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRTON CHARL, “THE REAL WORLD: NEW ORLEANS 2"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS MICHIGAN NATIVE HAD SOME DIFFICULTI WH HIS HOEMAT—RYAN FAMOLY CROSSED THE LE WHEN HE ED A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE LATER APPEARED ON MTV'S BATTLE OF THE SEASONS: RIVALS 2 AND, 2011, TEAMED UP WH PRODUCER SHANNON MECHUTAN ON THE MTV DOCUMENTARY COMG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY PRTON LIV NEW YORK, WHERE HE BLOGS AND WR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRANK SWEENEY, "THE REAL WORLD: SAN DIEGO 2"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MTACHED BABE OF THE SAN DIEGO HOE BROUGHT HIS OWN SPECIAL BRAND OF ENERGY AND WHIMSY TO THE SHOW, WHERE HE WAS ONE OF THE SERI' FEW BISEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIFE AFTER THE REAL WORLD HAS BEEN GOOD TO FRANK: HE’S PETED ON THE CHALLENGE AND WON BATTLE OF THE SEASONS. A SER CROSSF ATHLETE, FRANK GOT ENGAGED TO HIS BOYIEND, TRENT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAM MCGN, "THE REAL WORLD: SAN DIEGO 2"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAMANTHA "SAM" MCGN HAD NO PROBLEM SRG WH THE LADI WHILE ON THE PROWL WH HOEMATE, NATE. THEIR RELATNSHIP WARMED OUR HEARTS—AS DID THE FACT THAT SAM IS ALSO DRAG KG $HAWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE HIS FELLOW STMATE FRANK, SAM WENT ON TO PETE THE CHALLENGE AND WON BATTLE OF THE SEASONS WH HER SAN DIEGO SQUAD. SHE STILL PERFORMS AS $HAWN JA, HOSTG EVENTS AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARIELLE STT, "THE REAL WORLD: EX-PLOSN"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARIELLE'S STEAMY AND EMOTNAL SCEN WH HER EX-GIRLIEND, ASHLEY, SET SAPPHIC HEARTS ABLAZE. HER ANDROGYNO STYLE LED TO MORS ABOUT HER GENR INTY, WHICH SHE ADDRSED ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE INTER CID I WAS TRANS—AND EVERYONE THE HOE WAS TALKG ABOUT , TOO," ARIELLE (A.K.A. "ARI FRZ") SAID AN TERVIEW. "I WANTED TO KNOW IF FEELG NEGATIVE [ABOUT THAT] WAS EVEN A GOOD FEELG TO HAVE, SO I REACHED OUT TO MY MUNY TO E AND TALK ABOUT ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THE REAL WORLD, STT HAS RELEASED THREE SHORTS AND THE WEB SERI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTOPHER AMMON, "THE REAL WORLD: GO BIG OR GO HOME"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEWT ADDN TO THE REAL WORLD'S QUEER FAY IS A 23-YEAR-OLD WHO LEFT HIS MORMON MUNY UTAH TO BEE AN LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT'S BEEN REALLY HEALTHY FOR ME TO TRY THGS THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD ARE CREDIBLY PERVERSE, SEXUALLY," SAYS CHRIS, WHO NOW LLS NEW YORK HOME. "I'VE NEVER FELT BETTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL CHRIS BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THE DRAMA OF THE REAL WORLD HOE? TUNE AND FD OUT!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

When “Anatomy of a Hate Crime” buted on MTV, viewers learned about Matthew Shepard, an openly gay llege stunt who died after beg attacked and left tied to a fence. The documentary seri – which clud episos such as “I’m Gay and I’m Gettg Married” and “I Have Gay Parents” – highlighted LGBTQ issu for viewers to watch and unrstand.

In the world of “Teen Wolf, ” homophobia don’t exist.

The 2003 Bravo seri Boy Meets Boy, for stance, took the straightforward premise of The Bachelor and applied an ethilly dub twist: The gay leadg man, Jam, and his heterosexual bt iend, Andra, ially had no ia that the mix of suors petg for Jam’s heart on natnal televisn clud both gay and straight men.

GAY AND STRAIGHT MEN WATCH EACH OTHER'S PORN AND IT'S PRETTY ... EYE-OPENG"MORE POWER TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A FOUR PERSON Y, GAY OR STRAIGHT."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JOSEPH LAMOURJANUARY 13, 2016/5:29 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT / YOUTUBEBY JOSEPH LAMOURJANUARY 13, 2016 / 5:29 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY AND STRAIGHT MEN WATCH EACH OTHER'S PORN AND IT'S PRETTY ... EYE-OPENG","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-01-13T22:29:10.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-01-13T22:29:10.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSEPH LAMOUR","KEYWORDS":"DATG & SEX","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO MATTER YOUR ORIENTATN, CURSY ALWAYS TO PLAY WHEN SEX IS VOLVED. MOSTLY 'S BEE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOG -- BUT ALSO, AS YOU'LL SEE BELOW, 'S TO FD OUT HOW THE OTHER HALF LIV, SO TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOUTUBE CHANNEL THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT ASKED A GROUP OF MEN TO WATCH PORN OUTSI OF THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCE. FOR THIS SET OF VIOS, THEY ASKED STRAIGHT MEN TO WATCH GAY PORN, AND GAY MEN TO WATCH ... SOME PRETTY NICHE ... STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PORN HAS BEEN THERE FOR ME WHEN MOST PEOPLE HAVEN'T," ONE OF GAY THE PARTICIPANTS STAT. "I REALLY APPRECIATE PORN -- PECIALLY STRAIGHT PORN. STARTED OM THE BOTTOM, NOW WE'RE HERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RIGHT AFTER HIS STATEMENT, HE PRS PLAY, AND ... WE'LL LET YOU WATCH THE (CENSORED, BUT STILL NSFW) RULTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR HUMAN EXPERIMENT'S OTHER VIO, STRAIGHT MEN WATCH GAY PORN FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND IF YOU WATCHED THE VIO ABOVE, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT THIS VIO IS MUCH LS *OUT THERE* THAN THE STRAIGHT PORN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAPPILY, WHILE THE STRAIGHT MEN CRGE A LTLE MORE THAN THE GAY MEN DO, THEY MOSTLY JT ADMIRE THE GAY PORN STARS' ABILY TO MULTI-TASK, WH ONE STRAIGHT GUY EXCLAIMG, "I'M JT IMPRSED, AT THIS POT." ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE (ALSO, QUE NSFW) VIO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}DATG & {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

When was revealed to them, midway through productn, their objective shifted om a putatively romantic pursu to gusg which men had been trickg Jam all Meets Boy prented this as an trigug plot velopment, but the show replited the kd of dangero guswork queer people mt unrtake each day—for gay men like Jam, rrectly intifyg another man as gay uld lead to nsequenc far more dire than losg a game show.

(So, too, did Playg It Straight, the 2004 Fox seri that required s female lead to gus which of the men on a massive Nevada ranch were gay orr to w prize money. Now, nearly 12 years after the premiere of A Shot at Love—and several queer-centric productns, and a whole bunch of Special Gay Episos later—Are You the One? The 1999 VMAs, where drag queens moled Madonna’s outfs, and the 2013 awards, where Madonna prid over a crowd of gay and straight weddgs, make to the Proust Moments highlights reel; thankfully, perhaps, her kiss wh Brney Spears and Christa Aguilera at the 2003 VMAs did not.

We’re also remd of Brokeback Mounta wng a Movie Award for “bt kiss, ” Lady Gaga walkg the red rpet wh an entourage of discharged gay soldiers, and Miley Cys brgg queer homels youth and RuPl’s Drag Race nttants to the VMAs every stance, you n see the sire to be transgrsive and distctive for brandg and ratg’s sake dovetailg wh the social project of creasg LGBT visibily and humanizatn.

MTV’S EY ON LUCRATIVE PRIZE: GAY VIEWERS

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Is the all-gay versn of The Real Hoewiv fally here? MTV is puttg s money behd the new realy show The Real Friends of WeHo, hopg scratch the ch fans have had wantg a gay equivalent of the popular Bravo anchise The Real show follows a group of six gay iends Wt Hollywood and is scribed as an "unfiltered and hont look at a select group of iends livg, lovg, and pursug their passns the Wt Hollywood muny. MTV has always phed forward the visibily of LGBT equaly -- and no program on this work is more rponsible for troducg people advotg for this important e than the Real honor of Pri Month, a 30-mute special entled MTV's Proust Moments will premiere on Saturday, June 4 at 12pm and look back at the channel’s history celebratg the many inic LGBT moments that have bee cultural reference pots for mastream pop culture today -- cludg scen unfoldg on the long-nng realy anchise as well as Laverne Cox Prents: The T Word and the 2004 Te Life episo “I’m Gay and I’m Gettg Married” (11 years before gay marriage was legalized) Real World has been rponsible for brgg a diverse group of young adults wh differg sexual orientatns unr one roof, we're takg a closer look at several participants who were trailblazers when me to sharg their stori and served as LGBT tors for their roommat and viewers.

SURPRISE! ABC FAY AND FOX ARE THE GAYT NETWORKS ON TV MUST GAY TVTHE WORKS WH THE MOST LGBT ARE ABC FAY AND FOX—ONCE NSIRED THE MOST NSERVATIVE CHANNELS ON TELEVISN. HERE'S HOW THEY BEME OUT AND PROUD. CAROLE LTONUPDATED JUL. 11, 2017 6:17PM EDT / PUBLISHED NOV. 07, 2013 5:45AM EST THE DAILY BEASTIT’S 9 P.M. ON WHAT TELEVISN CHANNEL IS YOUR TEEN MOST LIKELY TO SEE A GAY CHARACTER? IT’S NOT THE ONCE-SUBVERSIVE MTV. OR NBC, ONCE THE HOME OF FRIENDS AND WILL AND GRACE. IT’S ABC FAY AND FOX, THE WORKS LNCHED BY NSERVATIV, WHO HAVE THE MOST GAY AND LBIAN CHARACTERS ON BLE AND BROADST, RPECTIVELY. WHAT’S MORE, GLAAD SPECIFILLY CED ONE OF ABC FAY’S SIGNATURE SHOWS, THE FOSTERS, AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIRECTN THAT WORKS SHOULD FOLLOW. “IT’S IMPORTANT TO THAT THE SHOW REFLECT THE WORLD,” SAYS PETER PAIGE, ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS AND HEAD WRERS ON THE FOSTERS.GLAAD’S NETWORK RPONSIBILY INX (NRI) EVALUAT THE “QUANTY AND QUALY OF IMAG OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) PEOPLE ON TELEVISN.” IN THE 2012-13 TELEVISN SEASON, 42 PERCENT OF ALL PRIMETIME BROADSTG HOURS ON FOX HAD LGBT CHARACTERS (SO ’S NOT JT GLEE), 33 PERCENT OF THE HOURS ON ABC HAD LGBT CHARACTERS, 29 PERCENT ON NBC, 28 PERCENT ON THE CW, AND JT 14 PERCENT ON CBS. ON BLE, ABC FAY CLOCKED 50 PERCENT OF S PRIMETIME HOURS WH LGBT CHARACTERS, FOLLOWED BY FX WH 40 PERCENT, SHOWTIME WH 31 PERCENT, MTV WH 28 PERCENT, TLC WH 27 PERCENT, HBO WH 26 PERCENT, USA 20 PERCENT, TNT 17 PERCENT, TBS 10 PERCENT, AND THE HISTORY CHANNEL G AD LAST, WH ZERO PERCENT. GLAAD ASSOCIATED DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAMENT MEDIA MATT KANE SAYS THEY WERE “SURPRISED” TO SEE FOX DO SO WELL, ALTHOUGH THE WORK IS FAMO FOR GLEE, ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND GAY-IENDLY SHOWS ON TELEVISN.MTV WAS THE FIRST BLE WORK TO EVER RECEIVE AN “EXCELLENT” SRE, WH S GROUNDBREAKG SHOWS THE REAL WORLD, TE LIFE, AND SKS. GLAAD PRAISED THE WORK FOR BEG “RELIABLY CLIVE” 2012-13, BUT DID MENTN THAT THE NUMBER OF LBGT CHARACTERS HAVE SCE CLED. ABC FAY, MEANWHILE, RECEIVED THE SEND-EVER “EXCELLENT” SRE OM GLAAD 2011 (FOR THE RERD, ABC FAY ONLY RECEIVED A “GOOD” SRE THE 2012 REPORT). KANE SAYS THE ABC FAY HAS TRANSFORMED “NSIRG WHERE THEY ME OM—ALTHOUGH THAT WAS A VERY, VERY LONG TIME AGO THAT THE WORK HAD A NSERVATIVE BENT AND SIMPLY ISN’T THAT WORK ANY SHAPE OR FORM.”PAT ROBERTSON STARTED ABC FAY AS THE CBN SATELLE SERVICE 1977 TO FOC ON RELIG PROGRAMMG. IN 1990, HE SPUN THE HUGELY PROFABLE CHANNEL OFF TO THE INTERNATNAL FAY ENTERTAMENT INC., WH THE NEWLY-NAMED “FAY CHANNEL” BEG THE PRCIPLE PROPERTY. THE PANY WENT PUBLIC 1992, AND THEN WAS SOLD TO FOX KIDS WORLDWI 1997 FOR $1.9 BILLN. CBN RECEIVED $136.1 LN OM THE SALE, WH ROBERTSON PERSONALLY RECEIVG AN TIMATED $19 LN, ACRDG TO CHRISTIANY TODAY. ONE OF THE VEATS OF THE AL, ASI OM KEEPG “FAY” THE NAME, WAS THAT ROBERTSON’S SIGNATURE PROGRAM, THE 700 CLUB, WOULD NTUE TO AIR TWICE A DAY ON THE WORK. IN 2001, FOX SOLD THE CHANNEL TO DISNEY, WHERE WAS RENAMED ABC FAY.TODAY, ABC FAY IS NOT AFFILIATED WH CBN EXCEPT FOR THE 700 CLUB, AND THE WORK AIRS A DISCLAIMER PRR TO THE BROADST THAT SAYS DO NOT ENDORSE THE VIEWS STATED ON THE SHOW. MEANWHILE, 2006, THE WORK REBRAND SELF WH THE TAGLE “A NEW KD OF FAY.”“WE WANTED TO REPRENT FAY A NTEMPORARY AND THENTIC WAY, BUT WE ALSO DIDN’T WANT TO N AWAY OM THE WORD FAY,” SAYS KATE JUERGENS, ABC FAY’S CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRINT FOR ORIGAL PROGRAMMG AND DEVELOPMENT. “I THK [SEXUALY] WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF OUR PROGRAMMG—I DON’T SEE GOG AWAY OM .”ENTER THE MORN ERA OF ABC FAY. ONE OF S SIGNATURE SHOWS, THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERIN TEENAGER, HAS THREE GAY CHARACTERS (AND A GUT SPOT BY CHAZ BONO), SWCHED AT BIRTH FEATUR A LBIAN CHARACTER, AND THE BREAKOUT H PRETTY LTLE LIARS HAS A MA CHARACTER, EY, WHO IS A LBIAN. PRETTY LTLE LIARS CREATOR MARLENE KG SAYS THAT WHEN ABC FAY APPROACHED HER TO ADAPT THE BOOK SERI TO A SHOW, SHE ASKED IF THE WORK WAS FORTABLE WH A CENTRAL CHARACTER BEG A LBIAN. WHAT’S MORE, KG DIDN’T WANT EY’S SEXUALY BE SOMETHG THAT F HER. “SHE JT SO HAPPENED TO BE GAY,” KG SAYS. BEG GAY IS “PART OF WHO SHE IS, BUT DON’T FE HER AND ’S NOT 100 PERCENT A PART OF WHO SHE IS.”THE FOSTERS, WHICH PREMIERED JUNE 2013, TELLS THE STORY OF A LBIAN UPLE RAISG SEVERAL CHILDREN, CLUDG THE BLOGIL SON OF ONE OF THE WOMEN AND SEVERAL ADOPTED AND FOSTER CHILDREN. GLAAD’S KANE LLS THE FOSTERS “A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A SHOW THAT HAS VERY DIVERSE CHARACTERS TERMS OF THEIR BACKGROUNDS AND THEIR ETHNICY.” IN FACT, THE SEASON FALE (SPOILERS), WHICH WAS FILMED JT DAYS AFTER THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT WAS STCK DOWN, FEATURED THE WEDDG OF MA CHARACTERS LENA AND STEF.“BY FAR, WE WERE THE FIRST POST-DOMA LGBT WEDDG ON TELEVISN,” PAIGE SAYS. IN FACT, THE SCRIPT THE WEDDG SPEECH WAS LEFT WH ELLIPS TO CLU THE SUPREME COURT’S CISN. BIS BOTH HAVG NSERVATIVE ROOTS, ABC FAY AND WORK TELEVISN LEAR FOX ARE TARGETG LENNIALS (AND YOUNGER)—A MOGRAPHIC THAT IS MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS THAN OLR GENERATNS. AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AGED 18-32 (LENNIALS), 70 PERCENT SUPPORT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ACRDG TO A MARCH PEW REARCH POLL. THE GENERATN AFTER LENNIALS, THE TEEN DIENCE THAT ABC FAY URTS, IS LIKELY TO BE EVEN MORE SUPPORTIVE OF LGBT RIGHTS.“THE TEEN DIENCE HAS EMBRACED THIS SHOW AND THIS FAY TO SUCH A GREE THAT THEY’RE CELEBRATG ,” PAIGE SAYS. “THEY DON’T SEE , AND THEY’RE NOT WATCHG THE SHOW THE WAY PEOPLE OF MY GENERATN ARE, WHERE THEY’RE LIKE ‘HOLY SMOK, I N’T BELIEVE THIS IS ON TV.’ THEY’RE GOG, ‘OH YEAH, THAT’S LIKE MY IEND JIM, WHO'S GOT TWO MOMS. OR MY IEND BILL, WHO'S GOT TWO MOMS.’ IT’S JT A PART OF THE WORLD THEY LIVE , AND I THK THAT’S SUCH A BETIFUL, BETIFUL THG.”BUT THERE’S A FLIPSI TO THAT: AMONG THE BABY BOOMERS, ONLY 38 PERCENT SUPPORT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ACRDG TO THE SAME PEW POLL. MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF REPUBLINS, MEANWHILE, ARE OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ACRDG TO A JUNE PEW POLL. THAT ULD HELP EXPLA THE HISTORY CHANNEL HAVG ZERO GAY CHARACTERS. VIEWERS OF THE HISTORY CHANNEL TEND TO LEAN REPUBLIN, ACRDG TO A 2012 REPORT BY YOUGOV BRAND INX, AS WELL AS TEND TO BE OLR, WH 39 PERCENT OF THE WORKS DIENCE BEG OVER 55 AND THE AVERAGE AGE OF S VIEWERS IS 49.4 YEARS, ACRDG TO NATNAL TV SPOTS.WHEN ASKED FOR MENT, THE HISTORY CHANNEL SENT A STATEMENT SAYG THAT THE MAJORY OF S NTENT IS “HISTORIL NATURE, AND PRIMARILY FEATUR PROGRAMMG THE HISTORY-BASED REALY GENRE. ADDNALLY, WE HAVE VERY LIMED SCRIPTED PROGRAMS, AND WHAT WE DO HAVE, IS HISTORILLY-BASED, SUCH AS VIKGS AND HATFIELDS & MCCOYS. BEE OF THE NATURE OF OUR PROGRAMMG, AS A WORK, WE FEEL IS APPROPRIATE AND SENSIVE TO ASK ANY OF OUR CHARACTERS ABOUT THEIR SEXUALY (AND SEXUAL PREFERENCE).”IN THE MEANTIME, KANE REMAS OPTIMISTIC THAT THE HISTORY CHANNEL AND OTHER WORKS WH LOW REPRENTATN OF GAY AND LBIAN CHARACTERS WILL PROGRS MORE TOWARD CLN. FOR EXAMPLE, KANE, SAYS, TRANSGENR PEOPLE WERE ONCE “NEARLY VISIBLE” ON WORKS, AND NOW GLEE HAS MA UNIQUE A RECURRG CHARACTER, NETFLIX’S ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK HAS A TRANS CHARACTER, AND THE FOSTERS IS ADDG A TRANS CHARACTER NEXT SEASON.“THERE’S A LOT OF REALLY GREAT ORIGAL STORI OUT THERE TO TELL ABOUT LGBT PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE NOT GOG TO GET SIMPLY BY PUTTG ANOTHER GAY WHE MAN ON TELEVISN,” KANE SAYS. CAROLE LTON

Genis Moss om Real World: BostonThe Missouri native -- who enjoyed equentg gay clubs around Beantown -- was brought to tears when a child (at the dayre center where the st worked) admted that she hated gay people. But the romance prented issu that no LGBT st member had faced before: Pl's parents were unaware he was gay and, at the time, he was servg the ary (back when Don't Ask, Don't Tell was still existence). Related: How Gay Are MTV’s Bt Kiss Nome This Year?

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