© Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Workg on the Pri and Prejudice project means that I spend a lot of my time thkg about the story of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans people Liverpool.
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LGBT REPRENTATN ON TV THROUGH THE AG – OM EASTENRS’ FIRST GAY KISS TO TRANSGENR SUPERHERO
I am proud that we got the ntract that Beth would always stay gay; wasn’t bee of her sexual abe. Lbian and gay characters have appeared on our TV screens fairly regularly sce. The arrival of two gay characters EastEnrs 1987 (one played by Stonewall founr Michael Cashman) prompted the headle EastBenrs The Sun.
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.