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• TORCHWOOD: JOHN BARROWMAN'S GAY SEX SCENE TO BE AXED FOR BBC BUT WILL AIR US
• SABC1 TO AIR UNCENSORED GAY SEX SCENE
• TORCHWOOD MIRACLE DAY : LA BBC CENSURE UNE SCèNE SEXE GAY
• BBC RPONDS TO COMPLATS THAT TORCHWOOD IS TOO GAY
• 'TORCHWOOD' GAY SCEN NOT MEANT TO E OFFENCE, SAYS BBC

TORCHWOOD: JOHN BARROWMAN'S GAY SEX SCENE TO BE AXED FOR BBC BUT WILL AIR US

Too gay for the UK: John Barrowman's explic sex scene Torchwood is to be axed for BBC broadst, but will air US A gay sex scene has been brand too sensatnal to air on Brish televisn - spe the US optg to broadst Amerins are notor for their strong censorship, yet on this ocsn UK televisn boss have been BBC will axe the lewd act om an upg episo of Torchwood: Miracle Day.

SABC1 TO AIR UNCENSORED GAY SEX SCENE

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TORCHWOOD MIRACLE DAY : LA BBC CENSURE UNE SCèNE SEXE GAY

A source said: 'It wasn't that was a gay scene that worried people, but jt the fact that was such an explic sex scene full stop. 'Behd the meras, Barrowman is openly gay and has been wh the same partner for nearly two former Any Dream Will Do judge met Stt Gill 1993 while he was starrg a theatre productn of Rope - a play which Aled Hchck ma to a Christmas 2006, the pair beme civil partners.

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BBC RPONDS TO COMPLATS THAT TORCHWOOD IS TOO GAY

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'TORCHWOOD' GAY SCEN NOT MEANT TO E OFFENCE, SAYS BBC

“It wasn’t that was a gay scene that worried people, but jt the fact that was such an explic sex scene full stop, ” a BBC statement said at the time. “We’ve received plats om some viewers who feel is approprate to show gay sex Torchwood, ” the rporatn said of the latt misgivgs. We aim to pict relatnships whether heterosexual or homosexual an hont and realistic way.

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