SCOTT MCKINNON, Watchg Men Kissg Men: The Atralian Receptn of the Gay Male Kiss On-Screen, Journal of the History of Sexualy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (MAY 2015), pp. 262-287
Contents:
- GROUNDBREAKG ON-SCREEN GAY KISS THROUGH HISTORY
- LGBT REPRENTATN ON TV THROUGH THE AG – OM EASTENRS’ FIRST GAY KISS TO TRANSGENR SUPERHERO
- SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
- WATCH: 10 GAY MEN KISS FOR THE FIRST TIME
- MARVEL UNIVERSE TO FEATURE FIRST ON-SCREEN GAY SUPERHERO KISS
- 25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
GROUNDBREAKG ON-SCREEN GAY KISS THROUGH HISTORY
From TV's first same-sex kiss ever to Disney's first gay kiss on "Star vs. the Forc of Evil," the are the moments that refed televisn and ma history. * first on screen gay kiss *
Groundbreakg on-screen gay kiss through historyThe NBC seri "L. (Youtube) From TV's first same-sex kiss ever to Disney's first gay kiss on "Star vs.
While we may now take for granted the prence of queer figureheads on TV, ls than 30 years ago the mere prence of someone intifyg as gay uld send viewers to a tailsp, pecially as beg gay – or gay marriage – was illegal. For ’s Pri Week, we’ve looked back through the years of LGBT relatnships on TV, celebratg landmark moments and trailblazg shownners who fied the odds to get the sential scen on air while startg to break down homophobia and transphobia the procs.
Here are jt some of the characters and shows that broke new ground brgg lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer stori to our screens.
LGBT REPRENTATN ON TV THROUGH THE AG – OM EASTENRS’ FIRST GAY KISS TO TRANSGENR SUPERHERO
The Season 3 fale of Dawson's Creek aired 20 years ago on May 24, 2000. The episo featured TV's first gay kiss, between Kerr Smh's character Jack * first on screen gay kiss *
1989: Col Rsell and Guido Smh air first gay kiss on UK TV Eastenrs. Col Rsell and Guido Smh aired the first lip-to-lip kiss on Eastenrs (Picture: BBC)In 1989, the first lip-to-lip gay kiss aired on Brish TV urty of Eastenrs.
It happened between Col Rsell (Michael Cashman) and his romantic other half Guido Smh (Nicholas Donovan) – after years of character Col beg out and gay on the seri.
SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
* first on screen gay kiss *
1994: Brooksi airs first pre-watershed gay kiss between Beth and Margaret.
WATCH: 10 GAY MEN KISS FOR THE FIRST TIME
The New Zealand group Love Your Condom promot safe sex between gay and bi men wh s own adorable take on the 'First Kiss' viral vio. * first on screen gay kiss *
The first lbian kiss beme so inic aired as part of the 2012 Olympic ceremony (Picture: Channel 4)Brooksi’s 1994 lbian kiss between Beth (Anna Friel) and Margaret (Nila Stephenson) is often ced as the first UK gay kiss, but unfortunately they were five years late. It was also the first gay kiss between two women.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TO FEATURE FIRST ON-SCREEN GAY SUPERHERO KISS
The moment was so inic, even managed to land a place a montage for the2012 London Olympic Openg Ceremony – airg across the world cludg untri where homosexualy was illegal. Sean and Pedro held their first gay mment ceremony on TV1994: The Real World airs first gay weddg ceremony on TV, and stars HIV+ nttant. In 1994, realy TV show The Real World: San Francis broke some ser ground whout even meang to when gay uple Sean Sasser and Pedro Zamora held a mment ceremony to each other live on air.
25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
Exchangg vows and rgs, the pair effectively beme the first gay weddg to ever air on televisn.