HBO seri 'Six Feet Unr' ma U.S. televisn history wh the first portrayal of gay marriage. HBO seri 'Six Feet Unr' ma U.S. televisn history wh the first portrayal of gay marriage.
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- DAVID FISHER ON ‘SIX FEET UNR’ WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THREE-DIMENSNAL PORTRAYALS OF A GAY MAN ON MASTREAM TELEVISN
- ‘SIX FEET UNR’ MA TV HISTORY WH FIRST PORTRAYAL OF GAY MARRIAGE
DAVID FISHER ON ‘SIX FEET UNR’ WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THREE-DIMENSNAL PORTRAYALS OF A GAY MAN ON MASTREAM TELEVISN
When Six Feet Unr buted on HBO 2001, David Fisher’s personal circumstanc matched perfectly wh what was gog on wh portrayals of gay people on televisn. TV had e a long way om the days of gay characters nvertg to straight or beg mcg stereotyp (we’re lookg at you Dynasty and Bewched) but they weren’t exactly nuanced. Most of the out characters were safely rdoned off the ghetto of “gay shows” like Queer as Folk or as sanized versn of gay people on mastream fare like Will & Grace, where gay characters were allowed to make jok about Liza Mnelli but weren’t allowed to actually kiss on the mouth.
‘SIX FEET UNR’ MA TV HISTORY WH FIRST PORTRAYAL OF GAY MARRIAGE
In fact, he didn’t really want anyone to know he was gay and felt like he was betrayg his fay, his relign, and his nservative upbrgg jt by ltg after dus. ” Jt like those whewashed gay characters he didn’t want to b anyone’s face se he might make the straight people unfortable.