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Wayans and Grier’s portrayal of two flamboyant gay men criqug var subjects was a lgh rt and a staple of the show. By no means a great show -- more soap opera than ser drama, spired more than s fair share of eye-rollg clich -- but I liked a lot bee was the only place on TV where I saw myself: characters that were black and gay and not relegated to the background or wrten off as a you're growg up, 's very important to see yourself -- to know that your experience and your existence has precence; that you are not alone how you feel and who you are, short, to know that you matter. Wh a tip of the wig to RuPl's short-lived talk show, a handful of five-mute sketch for approximately three years the early-'90s was the extent of the black gay men I saw on TV.
All Aboard the ArcCreated by Patrik-Ian Polk, Noah's Arc chronicled the liv and lov of four black gay iends livg Los Angel.
A RERD YEAR FOR LGBTQ REPRENTATN FILM — FOR GAY WHE MEN
No doubt sensg the unique platform he had, Polk attempted to tackle a number of ser issu facg the gay and black muni, often g off a ltle "Very Special Episo of... Noah's Arc planted the seeds of the televised revolutn we're seeg now wh Fox's megah Empire and other shows brgg black gay characters to the foreont. "It was only a few years ago that GLAAD's annual televisn reports found that gay black men were one of the most unrreprented groups on televisn, " Matt Kane, a program director at GLAAD, told the Daily News, "but the current flux of more diverse characters is a very promisg sign.
Rhim has always wrten for and about strong women of lor, but she's also been an advote of plex gay characters-- even to the chagr of her otherwise loyal fan base. Followg the footsteps of Olivia Pope's Manolos, BET's Beg Mary Jane and OWN's The Hav and Have Nots both feature gay black men forced to e to grips wh their sexualy -- and their parents' reactns.