From Ellen to G Kenworthy: A history of gay kiss on TV

Contents:

• FROM ELLEN TO G KENWORTHY: A HISTORY OF GAY KISS ON TV
• 25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS
• LGBT REPRENTATN ON TV THROUGH THE AG – OM EASTENRS’ FIRST GAY KISS TO TRANSGENR SUPERHERO
• SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH
• 10 MILTONE MOMENTS GAY TV HISTORY

FROM ELLEN TO G KENWORTHY: A HISTORY OF GAY KISS ON TV

The first same-sex Hallmark kiss ever was featured the 2020 holiday movie The Christmas Hoe, which starred Mean Girls alum Jonathan Bent and -star Brad Harr as a gay uple.

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25 UNFETTABLE GAY TV KISS

In realy a kiss might be meangls, but means a great al when a major work broadsts a gay kiss to lns. (skip to 26:40)RoseanneABC's Roseanne embraced ntroversy, cludg numero gay-clive moments. In a 1994 episo, Roseanne shared a kiss wh Mariel Hemgway, who played a lbian stripper at a lol gay bar.

Although this was not the first lbian kiss on the show, was the first not done to thwart creepy men htg on Warrr Prcs Durg the 1990s and 2000s, viewers excedly watched actrs Lucy Lawls (Xena) and Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle) lock lips on several ocsns, all while wonrg if the two were gay or not. In an terview, Lucy Lawls stated Xena was "fely gay.

However, a recent episo ma headl for featurg TV's youngt gay kiss history: It occurred between teenage characters Ju and & Grace Classic edy Will & Grace had dienc cheerg durg a 2000 episo when Will and Jack locked lips. "Queer as FolkThis show and 's Brish precsor are rponsible for brgg gay culture to a mastream dience.

LGBT REPRENTATN ON TV THROUGH THE AG – OM EASTENRS’ FIRST GAY KISS TO TRANSGENR SUPERHERO

In 2000, Showtime rema the Brish seri and broadst explic gay sex to the world of premium ble subscribers. Brothers & Sisters In the first season of ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, gay character Kev (Matthew Rhys) locked lips wh Stty (Le Macfarlane) 2006. Although this was not the first gay kiss on work televisn, Kev was one of the few major gay characters on TV at that time.

Wh that over wh, now there have been plenty of kiss sce and a same-sex weddg, of Our LivAlthough late to the party, NBC's Days of Our Liv aired s first gay kiss 2012, between Will (Chandler Massey) and Neil (Jse Kristofferson).

SIZZLG ! 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GAY KISS MA TV HISTORY: WATCH

Even though Days didn't lead the pack, still was appld for cludg a gay s six seasons, Ryan Murphy's Glee unabashedly embraced LGBT storyl.

LookgAs the HBO dramedy centered on gay men, had no shortage of same-sex kissg, but the kiss between protagonist Patrick (Jonathan Groff) and Kev (Rsell Tovey) had the extra forbidn air -- Kev was not only partnered, he was Patrick's is the New BlackWe uldn't have this list and not feature the impet for !

There are many lovely lbian kiss on this show, but how about when Piper (Taylor Schillg) fally giv to her attractn to Alex, the no-good ex who helped land her ItThe entire MTV show may be foced on the fx lbian relatnship of Karma and Amy, but 's De and Shane who live out every gay teen's wet dream. Connor and Oliver are the clear power gay uple, but was revealed that Annalise Keatg is attracted to both sex and has a stunng ex-girliend (Famke Jansen) to To Get Away Wh MurrIt's an absolute necsy to clu law stunt, Connor (Jack Falahee), and his boyiend, Oliver (Conrad Rimora) on this list. The hidn gay romance occurs between the rebell basketball player Zero (Adam Senn) and sports agent Ju (Brent Antonello).

10 MILTONE MOMENTS GAY TV HISTORY

EmpireAlthough there isn't any vio footage available of the gay kiss between Jamal Lyon (Jsie Smollett), Empire's heir, and his boyiend Michael (Rafael la Fuente), the picture explas all. Smollett is among the mory of gay actors playg a gay character on a work televisn seri. 18), but he did sre a solid-gold moment when he gave his boyiend, Matt Wilkas, a quick kiss at the bottom of the embrace was ught live on TV by NBC as part of their Olympic footage, quickly went viral — and proved to be a tone for a young man who, as a youngster, never “dreamed of seeg a gay kiss on TV at the Olympics.

My childhood self would never have dreamed of seeg a gay kiss on TV at the Olympics but for the first time ever a kid watchg at home CAN! — G Kenworthy (@gkenworthy) Febary 19, 2018Although perhaps the first gay kiss televised om the Olympics, Kenworthy and Wilkas’s smooch is not the only same-sex one that’s been showsed on TV. Here’s a ndown of 10 more famo gay kiss that have ma history on the small screen.

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