For most of TV history, gay characters have been absent or the butt of a joke, but there are a few posive exampl of early reprentatn.
Contents:
- WHEN WAS THE FIRST GAY TV SERI? EXPLORG THE HISTORY OF LGBT+ REPRENTATN ON THE SMALL SCREEN
- SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
- ‘RIVERDALE’ STAR KERR SMH ON TV’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘IT WAS TENSE’
WHEN WAS THE FIRST GAY TV SERI? EXPLORG THE HISTORY OF LGBT+ REPRENTATN ON THE SMALL SCREEN
* the first gay kiss *
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You are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive, ” he said addrsg the dience. While reprentatn of gay characters TV seri has e a long way the last uple of s, has been a pafully slow procs to get to this pot. When did the first gay character appear on TV?
SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
In 1971, the year after the first-ever Pri para the US and when homosexualy was still nsired a disorr, All the Fay beme the first Amerin s to show a gay character on TV, only s fifth episo. The episo subverted gay stereotyp, as Archie Bunker mocks a man who he nsirs effemate, but turns out to be straight.
It is later revealed that his macho, football-lovg drkg buddy Steve is actually gay. The gay character Peter Panama, played by Vcent Schiavelli, the US TV seri The Corner Bar. A year later, 1972, US s The Corner Bar clud the first-ever gay seri regular on Amerin TV.
‘RIVERDALE’ STAR KERR SMH ON TV’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘IT WAS TENSE’
Rich Wanl, then-print of the Gay Activists Alliance, lled Peter “the worst stereotype of a gay person I’ve ever seen”. While most early gay characters were siled, not given their own storyl or love terts, eventually same-sex upl began appearg on TV. Durg the same year as The Corner Bar, Atralia also saw s first gay seri regular – Don Flayson portrayed Joe Hasham on the serial Number 96 between 1972 and 1977.
In 1975 ABC’s Hot l Baltimore featured the first gay uple on US work televisn.