In a nservative genre that has maly told straight stori, six new films, cludg tl on Hallmark and Lifetime, center on gay or lbian characters.
Contents:
- 25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
- SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
- SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
For people who grow up whout real-life gay role mols, TV and movie romanc might be the first time you see two women kissg, and that n open up a whole new world to kiss are some of the bt exampl of that. Megan and Graham are two girls at a gay nversn mp, and Megan’s never been wh a woman before. But one night when they sneak away to a gay bar, tensns rise until the two start fightg, and until the fightg starts turng to kissg.
Unfortunately, lots of TV shows that troduce LGBTQ characters end up killg them off a harmful trope lled “Bury Your Gays. “How long will I have to wa to see two gay men kiss on work televisn?
Dawson’s Creek followed a pretty classic gay storyle wh Jack (Kerr Smh), whose g-out procs was arduo and heartbreakg but ultimately very satisfyg by the end of the seri. Glee didn’t jt have a long-term gay relatnship; also had a long-term relatnship between a lbian, Santana (Naya Rivera), and a bisexual woman, Brtany (Heather Morris). (skip to 26:40)RoseanneABC's Roseanne embraced ntroversy, cludg numero gay-clive moments.
SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
In a 1994 episo, Roseanne shared a kiss wh Mariel Hemgway, who played a lbian stripper at a lol gay bar. Although this was not the first lbian kiss on the show, was the first not done to thwart creepy men htg on Warrr Prcs Durg the 1990s and 2000s, viewers excedly watched actrs Lucy Lawls (Xena) and Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle) lock lips on several ocsns, all while wonrg if the two were gay or not. In an terview, Lucy Lawls stated Xena was "fely gay.
However, a recent episo ma headl for featurg TV's youngt gay kiss history: It occurred between teenage characters Ju and & Grace Classic edy Will & Grace had dienc cheerg durg a 2000 episo when Will and Jack locked lips. "Brothers & Sisters In the first season of ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, gay character Kev (Matthew Rhys) locked lips wh Stty (Le Macfarlane) 2006.
Although this was not the first gay kiss on work televisn, Kev was one of the few major gay characters on TV at that FayIt wasn't that long ago -- jt 2010 -- that a Facebook mpaign was lnched llg on the creators of Morn Fay to let same-sex uple Mch and Cam share a kiss on screen.
SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
Wh that over wh, now there have been plenty of kiss sce and a same-sex weddg, of Our LivAlthough late to the party, NBC's Days of Our Liv aired s first gay kiss 2012, between Will (Chandler Massey) and Neil (Jse Kristofferson).