The 80s put the gay man ont and centre of pop. Then me the Aids crisis – and three s of monisatn, disrd and displacement. Now, wh Troye Sivan leadg a new wave of gay stars, has change tly arrived?
Contents:
- THAT GAY EPISO: JOEY SAYS “WHOAH” TO A SECRET ADMIRER ON A VERY SPECIAL ‘BLOSSOM’
- HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
- TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISO 15: JOEY LAWRENCE HAS A GAY SECRET ADMIRER
THAT GAY EPISO: JOEY SAYS “WHOAH” TO A SECRET ADMIRER ON A VERY SPECIAL ‘BLOSSOM’
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That Gay Episo: 'Frasier' Is Gay Comedy by Gay People Starrg Straight Characters.
That Gay Episo: 'The Bob Newhart Show' Shows Straight People How to Stand Up for Gay People.
HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
That Gay Episo: An Out And Proud 'Wgs' Plays One-On-One Wh Bad Parentg. That Gay Episo: 'Night Court' Reveals How The Patriarchy Fuels Homophobia. Knowg that, ’s no surprise that Blossom was one of the very few ’90s fay ss to clu a very special gay episo, a topic that Full Hoe and Step By Step steered clear of.
And Blossom beg Blossom, their first of two gay episos also tossed some still-hella-relevant mentary on sexual asslt. The B-plot is where we get the gay stuff, as Joey (Joey Lawrence) receiv a letter om a secret admirer named Llie–an admirer that turns out to be one of his baseball teammat, L! The gay plot starts out nspicuoly (okay, nspicuoly if you fet that this is a very special s) when Joey gets a love letter om a secret admirer.
When watchg the gay episos as a gay man, you always hope that your lovable s buds will be ol wh queer people. It’s hard fdg out your fav (like Blanche and Cliff, my se) are homophob, bee s characters feel like your iends. And there’s no doubt that Joey Rso was the object of affectn for an entire generatn of gay teens.
TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISO 15: JOEY LAWRENCE HAS A GAY SECRET ADMIRER
That’s why ’s hard to hear Joey’s rponse to attractg attentn om a gay man:. Joey is dumbfound, more so than ual, at learng that one of his lifelong buds is gay–and on the baseball team, to boot!