PBS has jt nfirmed that Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay.
Contents:
- GAYS ON TV
- THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
- GAY
- 12 POPULAR CHILDREN’S TV SHOWS THAT HAVE GAY CHARACTERS
- OH YOU SILLY THG, OF COURSE HE’S GAY
- ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE
GAYS ON TV
A day after Massachetts' hight urt l agast the ban on same-sex marriag, Terence Smh exam the proliferatn -- and populary -- of gay and lbian-oriented televisn shows, and what this new trend Amerin televisn suggts about public attus toward homosexualy. * pbs gay *
A day after Massachetts' hight urt l agast the ban on same-sex marriag, Terence Smh exam the proliferatn -- and populary -- of gay and lbian-oriented televisn shows, and what this new trend Amerin televisn suggts about public attus toward homosexualy.
Now shootg s fourth season, the provotive seri about gay and lbian characters als wh sensive issu such as AIDS, promiscuo sex and dg this scene, muny members discs a rash of gay, "Queer as Folk": Who do you thk will e nng?
THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
Tudays, Jan. 17 and 24, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now wh PBS Vio app. Dpe adversy, gay and lbian anizg begs. Publitns, protts and uprisgs sprg up, leadg to the untry's first Pri Para, LGBTQ Social Servic, the first "Gay Cy" and an eventual natnal Civil Rights Movement. * pbs gay *
It had never been done before, a drama about gay people, and I thk we were very … I thk we were very sred at the begng. Prevly there had been gay characters who were always supportg characters — you know, the bt iend, the neighbor, whatever.
"Queer as Folk, " which is set Ptsburgh, but shot on lotn here Toronto, is a breakthrough broadst two rpects: It's attracted a large crossover dience that clus many straight young women; and picts s gay and lbian characters as livg full liv, profsnally and, "Queer as Folk": Don't expect too much.
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Gay USA, the longt-nng LGBT news show history, offers prehensive news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ muny. * pbs gay *
The broadst is a forenner one of the more dramatic new trends Amerin televisn: An explosn of programs on work and ble that featur gay and lbian characters and them.
12 POPULAR CHILDREN’S TV SHOWS THAT HAVE GAY CHARACTERS
12 Popular Children’s TV Shows that Have Gay Characters by Michael Fot - Christian breakg news mentary. * pbs gay *
This season there are some 20 seri, dramas or realy shows, that feature gay and lbian ble work Bravo ma a splash recently wh s realy show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, " which a team of gay men mak over athetilly challenged straight KRESSLEY, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy": You only have two pairs of pants your whole closet!
ABC's new edy "It's All Relative" featur a gay uple a 20-year relatnship who are fathers to a llege-aged dghter. It won 16 Emmy nomatns recently, more than any other, "Six Feet Unr": It's not like they're not gog to know that we're gay.
OH YOU SILLY THG, OF COURSE HE’S GAY
“Vic,” a Brish seri soon to be broadst on PBS, follows two partners a gay relatnship of nearly 50 years. * pbs gay *
And "Will & Grace" on NBC, now s fifth season, shows two gay characters and is the third-most-watched s on work televisn.
ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE
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Social scientists see this proliferatn of gay and lbian-themed televisn as reflective of a broar societal trend.
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. * pbs gay *
Suzanna Walters is the director of women's studi at Geetown Universy and thor of "All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibily Ameri. The optns for lbians and gays ten, 15 years ago was eher plete visibily or awful, heo, you know, vic stereotyp.