Neda Ulaby looks at the current landspe of gay characters on televisn, om the hight brows of Downton Abbey to the surprisgly welg world of realy shows.
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WHO'S GAY ON TV? DADS, JOURNALISTS, INVTIGATORS AND FOOTMEN
* famous gay journalists *
Frank BniColumnist, The New York Tim@FrankBniFormerly the chief rtrant cric for The New York Tim, Bni ma history 2011 by beg the Grey Lady's first out gay lumnist. The Emerson College assistant profsor is also a producer of the upg film Michael, based on his Tim Magaze piece about his "ex-gay" iend.
Kate FaganWrer, ESPN@KateFagan3ESPN ntributor and lumnist Kate Fagan wr about basketball (and genr and sexism and homophobia) om a place of knowledge and ep, personal appreciatn. @AnrsonCooperCNN's Anrson Cooper beme the first out gay man ever to host a printial bate bee Amerins tst him.
FAMO GAY PEOPLE
Roxane Gay — Author, and Contributg Op-ed Wrer, The New York Tim. @rgayA ntributg edor at Blutem Prs and the founr of Ty Hardre Prs, Gay is a renowned profsor and mentator and New York Tim ntributor wh several fictn and nonfictn books to her name. @Locs_n_LghsGranrson is equally astute at polics and sports, and he's perhaps the most proment openly gay sports journalist the U.
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