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Contents:
- CHANNEL 4 GLAD TO PNEER THE FIRST GAY DRAMA ON BRISH TV
- RSELL T DAVI TO EXPLORE 21ST-CENTURY GAY LIFE TWO CHANNEL 4 DRAMAS
- HOW ARE LGBT PEOPLE REACTG TO CHANNEL 4'S GAY DRAMA "CUCUMBER"?
CHANNEL 4 GLAD TO PNEER THE FIRST GAY DRAMA ON BRISH TV
It has been hailed as a tone the battle for sexual equaly, and lambasted as an explic and irrponsible piece of pornography. Last night, Brish televisn weled homosexualy to the media mastream wh the lnch of the first drama featurg all-gay central characters. * gay channel 4 drama *
The UK has been pecially strong this regard, mirrorg s mendable rerd of excellent gay cema.
Followg this creria, programm as diverse as Brishead Revised (1981), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Six Feet Unr (2001-05), The Wire (2002-08), Glee (2009-) and Morn Fay (2009-) don’t make the cut, spe their strong sendary queer characters (the ternatnal succs of Morn Fay particular, broadst untri where homosexualy is still illegal, uld help liberalise attus, followg the marriage of Cameron and Mchell, two of the most popular characters). Will & Grace (1998-2006) was a huge h, but s portrayal of gay men was clichéd and too few of the jok land (although try tellg that to the often hysteril stud dience).
RSELL T DAVI TO EXPLORE 21ST-CENTURY GAY LIFE TWO CHANNEL 4 DRAMAS
* gay channel 4 drama *
Homoeroticism throbs subtly throughout, but only the remarkable two-hour epilogue do e to the fore, through a fantastic and nightmarish journey through the md of Biberkopf.
HOW ARE LGBT PEOPLE REACTG TO CHANNEL 4'S GAY DRAMA "CUCUMBER"?
Dpe bomb threats to the stud and protts om relig groups, the episo was broadst 1997, wh Ellen fally utterg the words “I’m gay”, accintally speakg the words to the microphone at an airport check- sk. Some crics bemoaned the foc on gay issu, and ratgs fell, leadg to the show’s ncellatn.