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• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• NEW ‘GAY WATER’ LOOKS TO AVOID BUD LIGHT DISASTER
• TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THIRTYSOMETHG'S "STRANGERS" {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 LYLE MASAKINOVEMBER 7, 2007/5:43 PMBY LYLE MASAKINOVEMBER 7, 2007 / 5:43 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THIRTYSOMETHG'S \"STRANGERS\" EPISO","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-11-07T22:43:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-11-07T22:43:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}ABC HAS A LONG HISTORY OF LANDMARK MOMENTS GAY VISIBILY, CLUDG ONE THAT HAPPENED EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY. ON NOVEMBER 7, 1989 ABC'S POPULAR DRAMA THIRTYSOMETHG FEATURED THE FIRST GAY MALE UPLE TO BE SHOWN BED {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;}AT THE TIME, THE IMPLITNS OF THE SCENE (WHICH NSISTED OF MORNG-AFTER PILLOW TALK) WAS ENOUGH TO SET OFF ANTI-GAY ACTIVISTS TO ANIZG A ENZIED BACKLASH. REPORTEDLY, THE FUROR ST THE WORK OVER A LN DOLLARS WHEN ADVERTISERS PULLED THEIR ADS OM THE EPISO. NOW, HOWEVER, THE SCENE SEEMS TAME AS TELEVISN HAS CHED CLOSER TO TREATG GAY MALE SEXUALY EQUAL TO HETEROSEXUAL SEXUALY. LAST SEASON'S BROTHERS & SISTERS SCEN FEATURG KEV WALKER (MATTHEW RHYS) BED WH BOYIEND (CHAD BERRY) RAISED NARY 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;}EARLIER THIS YEAR WE LOOKED AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ACTORS WHO PLAYED THE GAY UPLE THAT EPISO, PETER FRECHETTE AND DAVID MARSHALL GRANT. BOTH NTUE TO APPEAR TV AND FILM, BUT GRANT IS ALSO A WRER FOR THE GAY-CLIVE ABC DRAMA, BROTHERS & {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;}MY MEMORY OF "STRANGERS" IS ACTUALLY A TRATG ONE. I WAS A REGULAR VIEWER OF THIRTYSOMETHG AT THE TIME, BUT HAPPENED TO MISS THAT PARTICULAR EPISO. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS ANYTHG GAY ABOUT UNTIL I SAW JEERED A TV GUI "CHEERS AND JEERS" PAGE (THEY THOUGHT RSELL AND PETER JUMPED TO BED TOO QUICKLY, PLAYG TO A STEREOTYPE OF GAY MEN BEG PROMISCUO). THE "JEER" MA SOUND BAD, BUT I WAS DISAPPOTED I MISSED THE CHANCE TO JUDGE FOR MYSELF. TO SAY THE LEAST, I'M GLAD THERE'S MORE OF A GAY MEDIA NOWADAYS, SO THAT I N HEAR ABOUT GAY CHARACTERS ON TV BEFORE THE EPISOS AIRS AND JUDGE THEM FOR {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;}WHAT ABOUT YOU? DID YOU TCH THE EPISO WHEN AIRED? WHAT DID YOU THK AT THE TIME AND H HELD UP OVER TIME? SHARE YOUR MEMORI THE MENTS!{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;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Back the day, a major s dog a gay episo was a big al. Hollywood has phed a ncerted, dtry-wi effort for years to place LGBTQ-related entertament to programs aimed at young dienc, often tim operatn wh gay rights group GLAAD.

Now nearly every TV seri, animated or live-actn, has add gay characters.

NEW ‘GAY WATER’ LOOKS TO AVOID BUD LIGHT DISASTER

Activists have repeatedly assumed that the sensible-shoe-wearg character is eher gay or bi-sexual. She’s gay.

TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THIRTYSOMETHG'S "STRANGERS" {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 LYLE MASAKINOVEMBER 7, 2007/5:43 PMBY LYLE MASAKINOVEMBER 7, 2007 / 5:43 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THIRTYSOMETHG'S \"STRANGERS\" EPISO","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-11-07T22:43:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-11-07T22:43:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}ABC HAS A LONG HISTORY OF LANDMARK MOMENTS GAY VISIBILY, CLUDG ONE THAT HAPPENED EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY. ON NOVEMBER 7, 1989 ABC'S POPULAR DRAMA THIRTYSOMETHG FEATURED THE FIRST GAY MALE UPLE TO BE SHOWN BED {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;}AT THE TIME, THE IMPLITNS OF THE SCENE (WHICH NSISTED OF MORNG-AFTER PILLOW TALK) WAS ENOUGH TO SET OFF ANTI-GAY ACTIVISTS TO ANIZG A ENZIED BACKLASH. REPORTEDLY, THE FUROR ST THE WORK OVER A LN DOLLARS WHEN ADVERTISERS PULLED THEIR ADS OM THE EPISO. NOW, HOWEVER, THE SCENE SEEMS TAME AS TELEVISN HAS CHED CLOSER TO TREATG GAY MALE SEXUALY EQUAL TO HETEROSEXUAL SEXUALY. LAST SEASON'S BROTHERS & SISTERS SCEN FEATURG KEV WALKER (MATTHEW RHYS) BED WH BOYIEND (CHAD BERRY) RAISED NARY 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;}EARLIER THIS YEAR WE LOOKED AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ACTORS WHO PLAYED THE GAY UPLE THAT EPISO, PETER FRECHETTE AND DAVID MARSHALL GRANT. BOTH NTUE TO APPEAR TV AND FILM, BUT GRANT IS ALSO A WRER FOR THE GAY-CLIVE ABC DRAMA, BROTHERS & {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;}MY MEMORY OF "STRANGERS" IS ACTUALLY A TRATG ONE. I WAS A REGULAR VIEWER OF THIRTYSOMETHG AT THE TIME, BUT HAPPENED TO MISS THAT PARTICULAR EPISO. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS ANYTHG GAY ABOUT UNTIL I SAW JEERED A TV GUI "CHEERS AND JEERS" PAGE (THEY THOUGHT RSELL AND PETER JUMPED TO BED TOO QUICKLY, PLAYG TO A STEREOTYPE OF GAY MEN BEG PROMISCUO). THE "JEER" MA SOUND BAD, BUT I WAS DISAPPOTED I MISSED THE CHANCE TO JUDGE FOR MYSELF. TO SAY THE LEAST, I'M GLAD THERE'S MORE OF A GAY MEDIA NOWADAYS, SO THAT I N HEAR ABOUT GAY CHARACTERS ON TV BEFORE THE EPISOS AIRS AND JUDGE THEM FOR {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;}WHAT ABOUT YOU? DID YOU TCH THE EPISO WHEN AIRED? WHAT DID YOU THK AT THE TIME AND H HELD UP OVER TIME? SHARE YOUR MEMORI THE MENTS!{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;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Last April, Disney revealed a gay character DuckTal named Vlet, who is prented as a child wh two gay dads.

JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

MR RATBURN IS GAY?!?

In May 2019, PBS children’s show Arthur featured a gay weddg scene s season premiere. Ultimately, the storyle end wh the character Cys Goodman (Joshua Rh) announcg that he is gay. In April 2016, gay activist webse Pri labeled Steven Universe one of the queert kid’s shows on TV bee most of the characters are prented as gay.