T.J. Hoe, former MLB pcher, out as gay: "Love has fally set me ee" - CBS News

Contents:

• THE CLOSET DOOR BURSTS OPEN FOR GAY WORK’S 1ST S
• T.J. HOE, FORMER MLB PCHER, OUT AS GAY: "LOVE HAS FALLY SET ME EE"
• GAY FOR NO PAY

THE CLOSET DOOR BURSTS OPEN FOR GAY WORK’S 1ST S

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Here TV — a premium channel that targets a gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) dience — will but s first origal s, “From Here on OUT, ” a farcil look at the behd-the-scen workgs of the work.

T.J. HOE, FORMER MLB PCHER, OUT AS GAY: "LOVE HAS FALLY SET ME EE"

“To me, ’s like a gay ‘30 Rock’ wh sort of a ‘Tootsie’ twist, ” says the show’s creator and wrer, LA-based filmmaker Terry Ray, who is one of the show’s stars. The seri — equal parts mpy, chey and sexy — spoofs how a fictnal gay work (not unlike Here TV) would create a show about a hunky gay spy named Guy Dubai (played by T.

In a post-“Will & Grace” era, ’s no surprise to see gay characters on mastream TV. Even Ray is surprised that neher Here TV nor the other Amerin work that targets a gay dience — Via-owned Logo, started 2005 — has prevly created an origal s. When I found out there were gog to be gay works, I was thrilled, ” says Ray.

“I thought, ‘I want to do a gay s — this is my world! 1 prry” for the show — available on Time Warner Cable, Comst and via Here TV’s YouTube premium channel — is gay male viewers and adms that won’t necsarily be for everyone.

GAY FOR NO PAY

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