Nearly half of Brs thk there are 'far too many' gay people on TV om Heartstopper to EastEnrs, Graham Norton Show to Drag Race - here's why they're wrong - Matt Spivey - MyLondon

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• NEARLY HALF OF BRS THK THERE ARE 'FAR TOO MANY' GAY PEOPLE ON TV OM HEARTSTOPPER TO EASTENRS, GRAHAM NORTON SHOW TO DRAG RACE - HERE'S WHY THEY'RE WRONG"SHOULDN'T WE BE LIFTG UP LGBT+ TV STARS, NOT PICKG AT THEM FOR THEIR MOMENT THE SPOTLIGHT", WR MYLONDON LGBT+ REPORTER MATT SPIVEYGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTS NEWSOPNBYMATT SPIVEYCONTENT EDOR13:13, 5 MAR 2023UPDATED15:08, 5 MAR 2023BOOKMARKLGBT+ PEOPLE ARE FAR MORE VISIBLE ON MASTREAM TV BUT THERE'S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO FOR EQUAL REPRENTATN (IMAGE: BBC)SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI MORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI INVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN
• WHO'S GAY ON TV? DADS, JOURNALISTS, INVTIGATORS AND FOOTMEN
• DIVERSY ORG ADMS GAYS, MORI HUGELY OVERREPRENTED UK TELEVISN

NEARLY HALF OF BRS THK THERE ARE 'FAR TOO MANY' GAY PEOPLE ON TV OM HEARTSTOPPER TO EASTENRS, GRAHAM NORTON SHOW TO DRAG RACE - HERE'S WHY THEY'RE WRONG"SHOULDN'T WE BE LIFTG UP LGBT+ TV STARS, NOT PICKG AT THEM FOR THEIR MOMENT THE SPOTLIGHT", WR MYLONDON LGBT+ REPORTER MATT SPIVEYGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTS NEWSOPNBYMATT SPIVEYCONTENT EDOR13:13, 5 MAR 2023UPDATED15:08, 5 MAR 2023BOOKMARKLGBT+ PEOPLE ARE FAR MORE VISIBLE ON MASTREAM TV BUT THERE'S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO FOR EQUAL REPRENTATN (IMAGE: BBC)SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI MORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI INVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Amerin Charl Perez of ABC News is one to particularly note - he published his book 'Confsns of a Gay News Anchorman' (2011) after his oral of beg fired om a posn Florida when he was intified as beg gay.

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JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

The actor is straight and has been a relatnship wh Zendaya for many years, so his role on The Crowd Room is clearly jt a role that don’t affect his personal the topic of LGBTQ+ actors playg LGBTQ+ characters, ’s not like Billy Milligan is the most posive dividual out there for an actor to brg to life, so feels like ’s bis the pot for a non-LGBTQ+ actor to play this particular person on as seen on LGBTQ-clive shows like The Last of Us, homophob will clg to jt about any reason to pla about queer characters beg picted on mastream media.

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Whether 's daytime TV, soaps, chat shows, realy TV, news bullets or sports punds, Brish TV has allowed the rise of talent om all walks of society but some people seem to thk there are too many gay people on their screens - here's why they are wrong.

RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN

It's no surprise that people are overwhelmed by queer reprentatn on televisn after s of gay people beg crimalised then persecuted unls they kept their sexualy hidn behd closed doors. Throughout the history of televisn, gay people have been prent the foundatn of much of the entertament and programm we watch today.

Those doors have been all but blown off their hg and seeg proud LGBT+ stars every rner of the programmg schle of the big TV works is one big step 'normalisg' the existence of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people and showsg their talent as well as openg up important nversatns. Throughout the history of televisn, gay people have been prent the foundatn of much of the entertament and programm we watch today - for example, the first Director General of the BBC, John Reh, who began his role 1922 is believed to have had sexual relatns wh men.

Graham Norton has been an out and proud gay man on our screens and rad for years and is showg no signs of stoppg. Wh the rise populary of shows which centre around the liv of queer people such as It's A S, Sex Edutn, Heartstopper and Feel Good there are plenty of reason to celebrate the wav that have been ma followg years of trailblazg stars breakg through and openly intifyg as gay.

WHO'S GAY ON TV? DADS, JOURNALISTS, INVTIGATORS AND FOOTMEN

As Drag Race stars Tayce and Assta Manla ma very clear on season two of the UK anchise, there are very few black LGBT+ ins the history of our stage and screen as both stars chose Naomi Campbell as their 'gay in' nway theme. " It's unclear om the data whether people specifilly thk there are too many gay people, characters, actors or shows on TV but they seem to be missg the pot of jt how important LGBT+ reprentatn is - as major dramas and soaps regularly clu storyl focsg on gay people. Thanks to streamg works like HBO Max, Netflix, Apple TV+ and Showtime, we're gettg some of the bt gay sex on TV we've ever you're lookg for a sexy show to watch wh a iend or by yourself, here are some of our favor.

Image source, Emma RileyImage ptn, Rad operator Emma Riley was discharged om the Navy for beg a lbian the 1990sRishi Sunak has apologised for the historil treatment of LGBT veterans who were sacked or forced out of the ary for beg PM lled the ban an "appallg failure" of the Brish was illegal to be gay the Brish ary until 2000 - wh thoands of veterans thought to be affected. Addrsg MPs, the prime mister said: "Many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment all while bravely servg this untry.

DIVERSY ORG ADMS GAYS, MORI HUGELY OVERREPRENTED UK TELEVISN

"The LGBT Veterans Inpennt Review, led by Bra's first openly gay judge Lord Etherton, began last year and heard about the experienc of 1, 145 veterans between 1967 to 2000. Acrdg to the report, the Mistry of Defence said at the time that jtifitn for the policy clud "matenance of operatnal effectivens and efficiency" - but the report said there had been an "prehensible policy of homophobic bigotry" the armed forc. It heard shockg acunts of homophobia, bullyg, blackmail, sexual asslts, "disgraceful" medil examatns, and nversn mak 49 remendatns to the ernment cludg:Affected veterans to be given an "appropriate fancial reward" pped at £50m overallThe rtoratn of medals that had to be hand back on dismissal or dischargeThe clarifitn of pensn rights The prentatn of a special veterans' badgeThe ernment said would rpond full after summer of the veterans affected watched the PM's public of them, Emma Riley, 51, was a Royal Navy rad operator for three years before she was arrted and discharged for beg a lbian after tellg a lleague her sexualy the early told BBC News she weled the report, and hoped would be put to place "swiftly.

Carol Man, who was dismissed after tellg her boss she was gay 1978, kept her sexualy secret for another 30 years and said she had been "robbed" of her life. "Olympian Dame Kelly Holm, who served the army and me out as gay last year, lled the publitn of the report a "historic moment", while Cathere Dixon, a former army officer who is now vice chair at Stonewall, said was "an important step towards jtice" for those whose ary reers were "ed" bee of their sexualy. Many still have a crimal rerd to this also tails how some veterans faced a plete loss of e, while others were emed eligible to claim their pensn bee of their report more than 20 years after four servicemen and women, who were sacked for beg gay, won a se the European Court of Human Rights and overturned the armed forc chary Royal Brish Legn lled on the ernment to accept the report's remendatns chary's director general Charl Byrne weled both the report and Mr Sunak's "landmark apology", sayg many people who had dited their liv to the untry were "forced or felt prsured to leave the armed forc, and this mistreatment stroyed or shortened their reer".