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Contents:

• 14 TV SHOWS THAT BROKE GROUND WH GAY AND TRANSGENR CHARACTERS
• FALLY, GAYS HAVE THEIR OWN TRASHY, MARRIAGE-DEFILG REALY SHOW
• THE SHOWS HELPED SHAPE AMERI'S ATTUS ABOUT GAY RELATNSHIPS
• WATCH: TV'S FIRST GAY WEDDG IS A PERFECT SUMMATN OF HOW FAR AMERI HAS E
• THE VIEW STAR REVEALS WHY SHE AGRE WH SUPREME COURT LG FOR SIGNER WHO OPPOS GAY MARRIAGE
• GAY WEDDGS
• HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAG – ARE STRAIGHT AND GAY MARRIAG INTIL?
• HGTV DROPS REALY SHOW STARRG ANTI-GAY-MARRIAGE CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST
• SETTLED FOR GAY

14 TV SHOWS THAT BROKE GROUND WH GAY AND TRANSGENR CHARACTERS

16, 2017Last year was a remarkable time when me to the reprentatn of gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr or queer regular characters on televisn, acrdg to the latt Glaad report monorg diversy on the small screen.

FALLY, GAYS HAVE THEIR OWN TRASHY, MARRIAGE-DEFILG REALY SHOW

People, or beg able to help people unrstand who we are, pecially those tim when so many people lived hidn and visible, ” said Sarah Kate Ellis, the print and chief executive of Glaad (formerly known as the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn). 1972 — ‘THAT CERTAIN SUMMER’ A divorced father (Hal Holbrook) his his lover (Mart Sheen) om his teenage son Lamont Johnson’s movie for ABC, nsired the first sympathetic pictn of gay people on televisn. ”)1977 — ‘SOAP’ In this ABC s, Billy Crystal plays Jodie Dallas — a gay man havg an affair wh a famo quarterback and ntemplatg genr-reassignment surgery — who be one of the first gay dads on televisn.

]1985 — ‘AN EARLY FROST’ A Chigo lawyer (Aidan Qun) returns home to reveal to his parents that he’s gay and has AIDS this NBC movie by John Erman, settg the stage for feature films like Jonathan Demme’s “Philalphia. 1994 — ‘MY SO-CALLED LIFE’ In the episo “Life of Brian, ” this ABC drama about high school angst als wh young gay love when Rickie (Wilson Cz) velops a csh on his new classmate, Corey (Adam Bik). 2009 — ‘MODERN FAMILY’ This ABC s — featurg a gay uple, Mchell (Jse Tyler Fergon) and Cameron (Eric Stontreet), and their adopted dghter, Lily (Aubrey Anrson-Emmons), as part of a larger fay — “is geni the way tegrat edy and cln, and is able to te and open people’s hearts and mds, ” Ms.

A few members are practiced therapy-speak, leadg them to soberly analyze fellow participants’ behavr terms of trmas and triggers—a taste of te gay life wh the make-believe settg of the show. This predictable oute ntraliz what I image would be, om a productn and marketg perspective, the primary sellg pot of a gay romance realy show: the possibily that a participant uld end up wh any of the others.

THE SHOWS HELPED SHAPE AMERI'S ATTUS ABOUT GAY RELATNSHIPS

But gay marriage is still so young—I uldn’t shake the feelg that the participants were hung up on the same one-size-fs-all relatnship stcture that has disappoted straight people for generatns, when they uld be tryg somethg new.

WATCH: TV'S FIRST GAY WEDDG IS A PERFECT SUMMATN OF HOW FAR AMERI HAS E

" Kev and Stty's weddg was a landmark moment for gay marriage on work ble, as "Prr Commtments" was the first same-sex marriage held between seri regulars on a work TV show, acrdg to Rollg 's AnatomyAfter seasons of pullg for the "" uple of Grey's Anatomy, Derek and Meredh, Grey's dienc were given a new uple to root for: Callie and Arizona. Why we like : Vampir have long been a metaphor for queerns, and Anne Rice’s Interview wh the Vampire — both her 1976 novel and the 1994 film adaptatn — were also so obvly gay.

THE VIEW STAR REVEALS WHY SHE AGRE WH SUPREME COURT LG FOR SIGNER WHO OPPOS GAY MARRIAGE

The seri follows Louis Pote du Lac (Jab Anrson, Grey Worm om Game of Thron) as he reunts the wild tal of his life as a wealthy gay Black vampire 1900s New Orleans and the lover pann of Ltat (Sam Reid).

What mak this new eratn of Interview so pellg, though (apart om beg super gay, of urse), is how updat Rice’s origal material to offer sharp social mentary on race, class, and sexualy. Our Flag Means Death is a ba-and-swch masterpiece that lur the dience wh the hilary of Wai's anachronistic wrg set agast the Goln Age of Piracy and traps 'em wh the reveal that OFMD is a gay romantic edy. Not only is this seri one of the most all-around lightful viewg experienc morn memory, but also offers a movg and nuanced look at LGBTQ love that actually lets a gay uple serve as the ma romantic storyle.

What is: An animated seri about an optimistic young girl bravg the dangers of a post-apolyptic Earth overn wh mutated we love : It's not often that you hear a character say "I'm gay" an animated show aimed at younger dienc, but that's exactly what happens Kipo and the Age of Wonrbeasts. Though many factors have ntributed to the creasg acceptance of gay marriage, cludg an endorsement om Print Barack Obama, some Amerins’ mds may, too, have been changed by the creasg prence of gay upl popular culture. Acrdg to a 2012 Hollywood Reporter poll, 27% of people who had changed their mds about gay marriage om anti- to pro- the last said that they ma their cisn after watchg gay characters on shows like Morn Fay and Glee.

GAY WEDDGS

Though Ross’ jealoy of his ex-wife Carol’s new partner, San, borred on homophobic, the character reemed himself when he walked his lbian ex-wife down the aisle after her disapprovg parents bailed on the weddg. Jt like straight upl on TV, David and Keh had their ups and downs, but they were tly love and beme one of the first gay fai (and one of the first terracial gay fai) reprented on TV when they married and adopted a child. The ABC drama not only hand over screen time to one of TV’s longt-nng same-sex upl, Stty and Kev (Le Macfarlane and Matthew Rhys), but also explored the difficulti gay upl n face tryg to adopt when their relatnship isn’t fully regnized.

HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAG – ARE STRAIGHT AND GAY MARRIAG INTIL?

Though crics have poted out that the uple don’t seem nearly as affectnate as their straight unterparts, Phil and Claire, Mch and Cam’s relatnship and eventual marriage showed the Amerin public the siari between straight and gay upl and advoted for equal protectn unr the law. The female prisoners on Netflix’s show Orange Is the New Black reprent a wi range of the sexualy spectm, as the show has never shied away om prentg gay, bisexual and straight relatnships and lorful sexual enunters. Black Monday (Showtime)Inially about the events leadg up to the worst stock market crash history, the seri has expand beyond that, cludg more time spent the world of Andrew Rannells’ closeted gay character, Blair, who is a sham marriage wh Casey Wilson and havg a secret affair wh a polician played by Tuc Watks.

Dear Whe People (Netflix)The seri created by Jt Simien pulls the veil back on what many believed was a post-racial world followg the electn of Print Barack Obama, offerg sight to the Black experience as seen through the terlockg stori of several stunts, cludg buddg gay journalist Lnel (DeRon Horton), attendg the fict, predomantly whe Ivy League school Wchter Universy. Heartstopper (Netflix)The Brish g-of-age seri adapted om the graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman tells the story of Charlie Sprg (Joe Locke), a gay schoolboy who falls love wh his classmate, Nick Nelson (K Connor).

It's a S (Max)Spanng a startg 1981, the five-part seri created by Davi follows a group of gay iends -- Rchie (Olly Alexanr), Rose (Omari Douglas) and Col (Callum Stt Howells) -- and their straight girliend, Jill (Lydia Wt), as they go om chasg their dreams to fightg for survival a prejudiced society.

HGTV DROPS REALY SHOW STARRG ANTI-GAY-MARRIAGE CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST

Lookg (HBO)Told over two short seasons and a 90-mute film, Lookg is creator Michael Lannan's moody and darkly funny story about three gay men -- Patrick (Jonathan Groff), Agt (Frankie J.

Special (Netflix)Created by and starrg Ryan O’Connell, Special tells the story of Ryan, a gay man wh cerebral palsy steppg out om the protectn of his helipter mom to create a world of his own, which means movg out, makg new iends and fdg romance. "Basilly, what says is, bee somethg like creatg a webse would be eedom of exprsn or speech, this would also — let's flip on s head — would protect a gay web signer om havg to create a bigoted, anti-LGBTQ webse. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.

'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.

SETTLED FOR GAY

The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage". TV Seri200230mRealy-seri followg the liv of gay and lbian upl as they prepare for their weddgs, alg wh fay reactns, homophobia and the logistil head-ach of planng a wedd... Read allRealy-seri followg the liv of gay and lbian upl as they prepare for their weddgs, alg wh fay reactns, homophobia and the logistil head-ach of planng a weddg ceremony.