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.
Contents:
- LGBT REPRENTATN ON TV THROUGH THE AG – OM EASTENRS’ FIRST GAY KISS TO TRANSGENR SUPERHERO
- FROM ELLEN TO G KENWORTHY: A HISTORY OF GAY KISS ON TV
- SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
- GROUNDBREAKG ON-SCREEN GAY KISS THROUGH HISTORY
- TV’S HISTORIC GAY KISS: FROM ‘DAWSON’S CREEK’ TO ‘THE FOSTERS’
- 25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
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 male gay kiss on tv *
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.
FROM ELLEN TO G KENWORTHY: A HISTORY OF GAY KISS ON TV
* first male gay kiss on tv *
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. 1994: Brooksi airs first pre-watershed gay kiss between Beth and Margaret. 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.
SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
It was also the first gay kiss between two women.
GROUNDBREAKG ON-SCREEN GAY KISS THROUGH HISTORY
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.
TV’S HISTORIC GAY KISS: FROM ‘DAWSON’S CREEK’ TO ‘THE FOSTERS’
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. Exchangg vows and rgs, the pair effectively beme the first gay weddg to ever air on televisn.
25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
But the show phed forward regardls, and even had gay rights activist Candace Ggrich officiate the weddg to drive the pot home. 1997: Ellen Degener out as gay on her s.
It’s one of the most fg moments of the late 90s – Ellen Degener g out as gay, first as a character on her show, and then publicly shortly after.
Queer as Folk was a no-holds-barred look at life of three gay men Manchter (Picture: Channel 4)1999: Queer As Folk lnch the UK.