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- MISSISSIPPI DERS REACT TO GAY COUPLE KISSG ON ABC'S "WHAT WOULD YOU DO": {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYMAY 31, 2014/11:29 AMBY DAN AVERYMAY 31, 2014 / 11:29 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MISSISSIPPI DERS REACT TO GAY COUPLE KISSG ON ABC'S \"WHAT WOULD YOU DO\": WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-05-31T15:29:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-05-31T15:29:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WOULD YOU DO, THE ABC HIDN-MERA SHOW, CREAT NTROVERSIAL SCENARS AND THEN SE HOW UNSPECTG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REACT. WHILE THE SHOW DO DABBLE SENSATNALISM, ALSO ROUTELY ILLTRAT HOW GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE ARE BRAZENLY DISCRIMATED AGAST—AND HOW SOMETIM STRANGERS N BE SURPRISGLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS" TACKL TRANSPHOBIA WH CARMEN CARRERA: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN YTERDAY'S SEGMENT, A GAY UPLE SHOWS AFFECTN AT A RTRANT VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI. ACTUALLY, 'S TWO ACTORS—CLUDG HUNTG SEASON'S BEN BR—GIVG PDA AS ANOTHER ACTOR CLARG "DISGTG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE HOW THE OTHER PATRONS RPOND THE CLIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ABC US NEWS | ABC INTERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- EQUAL RIGHT TO KISS? WHY YOU MAY BE DISGTED BY GAY BEHAVR WHOUT KNOWG IT
MISSISSIPPI DERS REACT TO GAY COUPLE KISSG ON ABC'S "WHAT WOULD YOU DO": {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYMAY 31, 2014/11:29 AMBY DAN AVERYMAY 31, 2014 / 11:29 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MISSISSIPPI DERS REACT TO GAY COUPLE KISSG ON ABC'S \"WHAT WOULD YOU DO\": WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-05-31T15:29:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-05-31T15:29:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WOULD YOU DO, THE ABC HIDN-MERA SHOW, CREAT NTROVERSIAL SCENARS AND THEN SE HOW UNSPECTG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REACT. WHILE THE SHOW DO DABBLE SENSATNALISM, ALSO ROUTELY ILLTRAT HOW GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE ARE BRAZENLY DISCRIMATED AGAST—AND HOW SOMETIM STRANGERS N BE SURPRISGLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS" TACKL TRANSPHOBIA WH CARMEN CARRERA: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN YTERDAY'S SEGMENT, A GAY UPLE SHOWS AFFECTN AT A RTRANT VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI. ACTUALLY, 'S TWO ACTORS—CLUDG HUNTG SEASON'S BEN BR—GIVG PDA AS ANOTHER ACTOR CLARG "DISGTG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEE HOW THE OTHER PATRONS RPOND THE CLIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ABC US NEWS | ABC INTERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
While the show do dabble sensatnalism, also routely illtrat how gay and trans people are brazenly discrimated agast—and how sometim strangers n be surprisgly yterday's segment, a gay uple shows affectn at a rtrant Vicksburg, Mississippi. A long history of censorship and erasure has weighted the gay kiss wh meang and often exclud om view.
EQUAL RIGHT TO KISS? WHY YOU MAY BE DISGTED BY GAY BEHAVR WHOUT KNOWG IT
The growg prence of gay characters on televisn has not necsarily dited growg fort wh displays of same-sex affectn. Popular 1990s soap Melrose Place (1992-1999) was known for s steamy romanc, but gay character Matt only ever participated an ocsnal manly hug. S- Will and Grace (1998-2006) went several seasons before gay character Will ever kissed a male partner.
In cemas, the first gay kiss seen Atralia may well have been the Brish film Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971), released lolly 1972. But the arrival of that first gay screen kiss didn’t mean that thgs had changed forever.