Larry The Cable Guy's Surprisg Thoughts On Gay Rights
Contents:
- THE FOTTEN GAY CABLE NETWORK THAT CHANGED LGBTQ HISTORY
- LARRY THE CABLE GUY ON GAY RIGHTS: 'IT A'T AFFECTG MY LIFE' (VIDEO)
THE FOTTEN GAY CABLE NETWORK THAT CHANGED LGBTQ HISTORY
Lou Maletta was termed to get gay life—om porn reviews to polil verage—on TV. Forty years ago, he succeed. * gay cable guy *
Lou Maletta was termed to get gay life—om porn reviews to polil verage—on TV. 25, 1982, rints of Woodstock, New York, turned on their TVs to fd gay porn airg on their lol public accs statn.
The program, technilly a review of gay pornography lled Men & Films, clud a clip of two naked men kissg bed. The ntroversy soon attracted natnal attentn: Playboy and NPR vered the town’s cri to censor Men & Films, and the Village Voice asked, “Do nstutnally guaranteed eedom of exprsn extend to public accs TV shows pictg nsentg gay mal gettg on wh, pardon the exprsn, equally nsentg u?
LARRY THE CABLE GUY ON GAY RIGHTS: 'IT A'T AFFECTG MY LIFE' (VIDEO)
Men & Films was created early 1982 by gay entreprenr Lou Maletta. On the show, which first aired on Manhattan Cable’s racy leased accs Channel J, Maletta terviewed gay porn stars and reviewed slightly eded X-rated clips om newly released vios of gay pornography. To support his programs, he lnched the Gay Cable Network, one of the first productn pani dited to creatg LGBTQ televisn seri.