Archie Bunker Got the Conversatn Started - The Gay & Lbian Review

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• GAYT EPISO EVER: HOW ‘ALL THE FAY’ GAVE US OUR FIRST GAY S CHARACTER
• WAS SHERMAN HEMSLEY THE ONLY GAY ON "ALL IN THE FAY"
• ‘ALL THE FAY’: INSI THE EARLY EPISO THAT CHALLENGED ARCHIE BUNKER’S VIEW OF GAY PEOPLE
• WHAT NIXON HAD TO SAY ABOUT GAYS AND ARCHIE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFMARCH 8, 2007/7:07 PMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFMARCH 8, 2007 / 7:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHAT NIXON HAD TO SAY ABOUT GAYS AND ARCHIE BUNKER","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-03-09T00:07:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-03-09T00:07:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE PARTICULAR TAPE RERDG (OM MAY 14TH, 1971) HAS PRINT NIXON SHARG HIS VIEWS ON GAYS WH JOHN EHRLICHMAN AND H.R. HALMAN. THE TRANSCRIPTN BELOW IS RENSTCTED OM AN ARTICLE THE CHIGO TRIBUNE RAN 1999, WRTEN BY JAM WARREN. THE FULL TEXT OF THAT ARTICLE N BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWG LK. BUT THE MOST TERTG PART (FOR ME) IS A DISCSN OF HOW A CBS TELEVISN SHOW WAS GLORIFYG HOMOSEXUALY, AND HOW GAYS WERE THREATENG SOCIETY -- AND LADI' FASHN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALMAN: IT'S ON EVERY WEEK. IT'S UALLY JT DONE THE GUY'S HOME. IT'S UALLY JT THAT GUY, WHO'S A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S A HARD-HAT. LOOKS LIKE JACKIE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALMAN: HE HAS THIS HIPPIE SON--LAW AND UALLY THE GENERAL TREND IS TO DOWNGRA HIM AND UPGRA THE SON--LAW, MAKE THE SQUARE HARD-HAT OUT TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: WHAT'S LLED?.{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: ARCHIE'S GUYS. [SIC] ARCHIE IS STG HERE WH HIS HIPPIE SON--LAW, MARRIED TO THE SCREWBALL DGHTER. THE SON--LAW APPARENTLY GO BOTH WAYS. THIS GUY (ENTERS). HE'S OBVLY QUEER, WEARS AN AST, BUT NOT OFFENSIVELY SO. VERY CLEVER. US NICE LANGUAGE. SHOWS PICTUR OF HIS PARENTS. AND SO ARCH GO DOWN TO THE BAR. SE HIS BT IEND, WHO ED TO PLAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALL. VIRILE, STRONG, THIS AND THAT. THEN THE FAIRY TO THE BAR-- NOW, I DON'T MD THE HOMOSEXUALY, I UNRSTAND . . . NEVERTHELS, GODDAMN, I DON'T THK YOU GLORIFY ON PUBLIC TELEVISN, HOMOSEXUALY, EVEN MORE THAN YOU GLORIFY WHOR. WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE WEAKNS. BUT, GODDAMN , WHAT DO YOU THK THAT DO TO KIDS? YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GREEKS! HOMOSEXUALY STROYED THEM. SURE, ARISTOTLE WAS A HOMO. WE ALL KNOW THAT. SO WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: BUT HE [SOCRAT] NEVER HAD THE FLUENCE TELEVISN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROMANS? THE LAST SIX ROMAN EMPERORS WERE FAGS. NEHER A PUBLIC WAY. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POP? THEY (HAD SEX WH) THE NUNS, THAT'S BEEN GO' ON FOR YEARS, CENTURI. BUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WENT TO HELL, THREE OR FOUR CENTURI AGO. IT WAS HOMOSEXUAL, AND HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED TO BRA, HAPPENED EARLIER TO FRANCE. LET'S LOOK AT THE STRONG SOCIETI: THE RSIANS. GODDAMN, THEY ROOT 'EM OUT. THEY DON'T LET 'EM AROUND AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO WH THEM. LOOK AT THIS UNTRY. YOU THK THE RSIANS ALLOW DOPE? HOMOSEXUALY, DOPE, IMMORALY ARE THE ENEMI OF STRONG SOCIETI. THAT'S WHY THE MUNISTS AND LEFT-WGERS ARE CLGG TO ONE ANOTHER. THEY'RE TRYG TO STROY . WE HAVE TO STAND UP TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: IT'S FATAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: HUH?.{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: IT'S FATAL LIBERALY. AND WH S E ON TELEVISN, HAS SUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: [ASKG EHRLICHMAN TO NSIR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.] YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: SAN FRANCIS HAS JT GONE CLEAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: BUT 'S NOT JT THE RATTY PART OF TOWN. THE UPPER CLASS SAN FRANCIS IS THAT WAY. THE BOHEMIAN GROVE [AN ELE, SECRECY-FILLED GATHERG OUTSI SAN FRANCIS], WHICH I ATTEND OM TIME TO TIME. IT IS THE MOST FAGGY GODDAMNED THG YOU ULD EVER IMAGE, WH THAT SAN FRANCIS CROWD. I N'T SHAKE HANDS WH ANYBODY OM SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[AT THIS POT THE DISCSN TURNS TO GAY MEN WORKG THE LADI FASHN DTRY.]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: DERATORS. THEY GOT TO DO SOMETHG. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GLORIFY . YOU KNOW ONE OF THE REASONS FASHNS HAVE MA WOMEN LOOK SO TERRIBLE IS BEE THE GODDAMNED SIGNERS HATE WOMEN. DIGNERS TAKG OUT ON THE WOMEN. NOW THEY'RE TRYG TO GET SOME MORE SEXY THGS G ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: HOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: [MURMURG] J {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• ‘ALL THE FAY’: INSI THE EARLY EPISO THAT CHALLENGED ARCHIE BUNKER’S VIEW OF GAY PEOPLE

GAYT EPISO EVER: HOW ‘ALL THE FAY’ GAVE US OUR FIRST GAY S CHARACTER

Not only that, gave Ameri s first gay s character — and que likely, the first LGBT character on a show of any kd that was portrayed sensively and posively.

WAS SHERMAN HEMSLEY THE ONLY GAY ON "ALL IN THE FAY"

In short, if you’re an otherwise pop culture-savvy gay guy who’s never seen an episo of All the Fay, at least know about this one.

‘ALL THE FAY’: INSI THE EARLY EPISO THAT CHALLENGED ARCHIE BUNKER’S VIEW OF GAY PEOPLE

On Febary 9, 1971, jt five episos to All the Fay’s first season, “Judgg Books by Covers” turned Archie Bunker’s anger toward gay men — or as he lls them many tim throughout the episo, fags.

While the episo begs wh Archie fumg that he has to teract wh his dghter’s effemate male iend, he’s shocked later on to fd out that Steve (Philip Carey), the manly ex-football player who hangs out at the lol bar, is himself gay. What’s remarkable about this episo is that most prev TV pictns of gay people were fairly negative.

But give this episo of my podst, Gayt Episo Ever, a sp. And if not, you’ll at least know the story of the first gay character to ever gut-star on a s. You n subscribe to Gayt Episo Ever on iTun, on Google Play and on Soundcloud.

WHAT NIXON HAD TO SAY ABOUT GAYS AND ARCHIE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFMARCH 8, 2007/7:07 PMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFMARCH 8, 2007 / 7:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHAT NIXON HAD TO SAY ABOUT GAYS AND ARCHIE BUNKER","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-03-09T00:07:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-03-09T00:07:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE PARTICULAR TAPE RERDG (OM MAY 14TH, 1971) HAS PRINT NIXON SHARG HIS VIEWS ON GAYS WH JOHN EHRLICHMAN AND H.R. HALMAN. THE TRANSCRIPTN BELOW IS RENSTCTED OM AN ARTICLE THE CHIGO TRIBUNE RAN 1999, WRTEN BY JAM WARREN. THE FULL TEXT OF THAT ARTICLE N BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWG LK. BUT THE MOST TERTG PART (FOR ME) IS A DISCSN OF HOW A CBS TELEVISN SHOW WAS GLORIFYG HOMOSEXUALY, AND HOW GAYS WERE THREATENG SOCIETY -- AND LADI' FASHN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALMAN: IT'S ON EVERY WEEK. IT'S UALLY JT DONE THE GUY'S HOME. IT'S UALLY JT THAT GUY, WHO'S A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S A HARD-HAT. LOOKS LIKE JACKIE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALMAN: HE HAS THIS HIPPIE SON--LAW AND UALLY THE GENERAL TREND IS TO DOWNGRA HIM AND UPGRA THE SON--LAW, MAKE THE SQUARE HARD-HAT OUT TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: WHAT'S LLED?.{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: ARCHIE'S GUYS. [SIC] ARCHIE IS STG HERE WH HIS HIPPIE SON--LAW, MARRIED TO THE SCREWBALL DGHTER. THE SON--LAW APPARENTLY GO BOTH WAYS. THIS GUY (ENTERS). HE'S OBVLY QUEER, WEARS AN AST, BUT NOT OFFENSIVELY SO. VERY CLEVER. US NICE LANGUAGE. SHOWS PICTUR OF HIS PARENTS. AND SO ARCH GO DOWN TO THE BAR. SE HIS BT IEND, WHO ED TO PLAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALL. VIRILE, STRONG, THIS AND THAT. THEN THE FAIRY TO THE BAR-- NOW, I DON'T MD THE HOMOSEXUALY, I UNRSTAND . . . NEVERTHELS, GODDAMN, I DON'T THK YOU GLORIFY ON PUBLIC TELEVISN, HOMOSEXUALY, EVEN MORE THAN YOU GLORIFY WHOR. WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE WEAKNS. BUT, GODDAMN , WHAT DO YOU THK THAT DO TO KIDS? YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GREEKS! HOMOSEXUALY STROYED THEM. SURE, ARISTOTLE WAS A HOMO. WE ALL KNOW THAT. SO WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: BUT HE [SOCRAT] NEVER HAD THE FLUENCE TELEVISN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROMANS? THE LAST SIX ROMAN EMPERORS WERE FAGS. NEHER A PUBLIC WAY. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POP? THEY (HAD SEX WH) THE NUNS, THAT'S BEEN GO' ON FOR YEARS, CENTURI. BUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WENT TO HELL, THREE OR FOUR CENTURI AGO. IT WAS HOMOSEXUAL, AND HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED TO BRA, HAPPENED EARLIER TO FRANCE. LET'S LOOK AT THE STRONG SOCIETI: THE RSIANS. GODDAMN, THEY ROOT 'EM OUT. THEY DON'T LET 'EM AROUND AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO WH THEM. LOOK AT THIS UNTRY. YOU THK THE RSIANS ALLOW DOPE? HOMOSEXUALY, DOPE, IMMORALY ARE THE ENEMI OF STRONG SOCIETI. THAT'S WHY THE MUNISTS AND LEFT-WGERS ARE CLGG TO ONE ANOTHER. THEY'RE TRYG TO STROY . WE HAVE TO STAND UP TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: IT'S FATAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: HUH?.{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: IT'S FATAL LIBERALY. AND WH S E ON TELEVISN, HAS SUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: [ASKG EHRLICHMAN TO NSIR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.] YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EHRLICHMAN: SAN FRANCIS HAS JT GONE CLEAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: BUT 'S NOT JT THE RATTY PART OF TOWN. THE UPPER CLASS SAN FRANCIS IS THAT WAY. THE BOHEMIAN GROVE [AN ELE, SECRECY-FILLED GATHERG OUTSI SAN FRANCIS], WHICH I ATTEND OM TIME TO TIME. IT IS THE MOST FAGGY GODDAMNED THG YOU ULD EVER IMAGE, WH THAT SAN FRANCIS CROWD. I N'T SHAKE HANDS WH ANYBODY OM SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[AT THIS POT THE DISCSN TURNS TO GAY MEN WORKG THE LADI FASHN DTRY.]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIXON: DERATORS. THEY GOT TO DO SOMETHG. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GLORIFY . YOU KNOW ONE OF THE REASONS FASHNS HAVE MA WOMEN LOOK SO TERRIBLE IS BEE THE GODDAMNED SIGNERS HATE WOMEN. DIGNERS TAKG OUT ON THE WOMEN. 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LONG BEFORE Ellen, Will & Grace, and Morn Fay helped normalize gay people the ey of the Amerin public, All the Fay—which went on the air 1971—iated the discsn about homosexualy. AITF first nonted gay stereotyp an episo lled “Judgg Books by Covers. ”At the time of the Broadway premiere of “The Children’s Hour, ” makg any reference to homosexualy on stage was illegal New York.

1975: Hot I BaltimoreAdaptg om an off-Broadway play by Lanford Wilson, Norman Lear created the s, “Hot l Baltimore, ” which featured the first gay uple to appear on U.

Due to the show’s subject matter, and then-ntroversial characters (cludg two prostut and a gay uple named Gee and Gordon), was the first time ABC cid to display a warng at the openg of one of s shows, utng viewers about the mature them. A homophobic Archie Bunker performs CPR on a woman who passed out the back out his taxib, only later to fd out the ctomer was fact a man drag.

‘ALL THE FAY’: INSI THE EARLY EPISO THAT CHALLENGED ARCHIE BUNKER’S VIEW OF GAY PEOPLE

Played by the openly gay female impersonator Lori Shannon, the character Beverly LaSalle appears three episos of “All the Fay, ” eventually beg iends wh Edh. In one of his first rol, Billy Crystal played Mary’s son Jodie Dallas, an openly gay man who was havg a secret love affair wh a closeted, profsnal quarterback and nsirg transng to beg a woman. The Internatnal Unn of Gay Athlet and the Natnal Gay Task Force also had ncerns wh the character of Jodie and how the love affair wh the football player was portrayed.

’ a stunt that was later revealed to be nothg but a ratg ploy, the episo “He’s a Crowd, ” the fifth season of the legal drama, shocked the natn when aired the first kiss between a homosexual uple on work TV. 1993: PhilalphiaMichael Ochs Archiv/Getty ImagActors Tom Hanks and Denzel Washgton on set of Philalphia first big-budget, major stud film to tackle the issu of AIDS, homophobia and homosexualy, “Philalphia” starred Tom Hanks (who would w an Osr for Bt Actor) and Denzel Washgton. 1994: Ikea CommercialJam Leynse/Corbis/Getty ImagIkea storeWhile today, gay upl have appeared the TV mercials of Cheers, Honey and DirecTV, was Ikea that featured the first same-sex uple a mastream mercial.

They saw a lot of gay upl and cid that make that their ad.