From: [email-masked] Sun Sep 11 12:14:13 1994
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 08:46:37 -0400

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Hi, folks!  This is a list of TV shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual
minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the TV week of Saturday,
9/10/94 though Friday, 9/16/94.  Based on TV listings for the Phila/NJ/NYC
area.

Sat >> PROFILE:  MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (CC).  Airs Sat 9/10/94, 9:30 pm,
C      Lifetime cable.

Sun >> THE EMMY AWARDS (CC).  Airs live Sun 9/11/94, 8:00 pm, ABC.  Among
       the nominees of interest are AND THE BAND PLAYED ON (which has been
       nominated for 13 awards, including best made-for-TV movie) and
       ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY (which has been nominated for
       best mini-series).  Ellen DeGeneres hosts.

Sun >> BITTER HARVEST.  Airs Sun-Mon, 9/11-12/94, 2:10 am, Prism.  TV
$      Guide says:  "A menage a trois between a naive rancher (Stephen
       Baldwin) and two drifters (Jennifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit)."

Mon >> PHIL DONAHUE:  FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN HETEROSEXUALS AND HOMOSEXUALS
L      (CC).  Airs in many (not all) areas on Monday 9/12/94, including
       9:00 am on Philadelphia PA KYW ch 3.

Tue >> SOAPDISH (CC).  Airs Tues 9/13/94, 6:15 am, HBO.  Parody of soap
$      operas.  One of the many villians in this show is a transgendered
       person.

Tue >> SOAPDISH (CC).  See above.  Airs Tues 9/13/94, 2:00 pm, HBO.
$

Tue >> A DIFFERENT STORY.  Airs Tues 9/13/94, 4:00 pm, Showtime cable.
$      This is a weird movie about a gay man and a lesbian who become a
       couple.

Tue >> TROUBADOURS OF FOLK MUSIC.  Airs on some PBS stations on Tues
P      9/13/94, including 8:00 pm on Camden NJ WNJS ch 23.  Includes a
       performance by Janis Ian, who recently came out as a lesbian.
       Note:  beware of pledge breaks.

Tue >> BITTER HARVEST.  See above.  Airs Tues 9/13/94, 8:00 pm, Cinemax.
$

Tue >> POSITIVE (+) HEALTH.  Airs in Phila PA area on Tues 9/13/94, 8:00
P      pm, on WYBE ch 35.  By and for People with AIDS and people who are
       HIV-positive.

Tue >> ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY, PARTS 5 & 6 (CC).  PROBABLY
P      reruns on Tues 9/13/94, 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm, on WNET NYC ch 13.
       Note:  time is not definite.  Check your local listing.

Tue >> GEORGE MICHAEL'S CONCERT OF HOPE.  Airs Tues 9/13/94, 11:30 pm,
$      Disney channel.  TV Guide says:  "David Bowie hosts an AIDS benefit
       at London's Wembley Stadium that features performances by George
       Michael, k.d. lang, and Mick Hucknall of Simply Red."

Wed >> THE BATTLE OF LITTLE JO (CC).  Airs Wed 9/14/94, 9:00 pm, Lifetime
C      cable.  TV Guide says that this is an "Old west tale about an
       outcast single mother (Suzy Amis) who poses as a man to survive on
       her own."

Wed >> DREAM ON (CC).  Airs Wed 9/14/94, 10:00 pm, HBO.  "After Martin's
$      gay father breaks up with his boyfriend, he decides to move in with
       martin, and proceeds to drive him out of his mind."  - TV Guide

Thu >> RICKI LAKE:  CHANGING ONE'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION.  Airs Thurs 9/15/94
L      in most areas, including 10:30 am on Philadelphia PA WPVI ch 6.
       Check local listings.

Thu >> LIVING PROOF:  HIV AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.  Airs Thurs
$      9/15/94, 1:30 pm, Cinemax.  1993.  TV Guide says:  "sensitive,
       upbeat portraits of a broad spectrum of individuals coping with
       their HIV-positive status by making a determined effort to get on
       with their lives."

Thu >> COMMUNITY FORUM - OUT OF THE CLOSET.  Airs in Phila PA only on
P      Thurs 9/15/94, 9:30 pm, on WYBE ch 35.  The tentative schedule
       calls for a show on transgender issues.

Thu >> PARIS IS BURNING.  Airs Thurs-Fri, 9/15-16/94, 4:35 am (not pm),
$      Cinemax.  A documentary about vogue drag dancing in the Black gay
       bars of NYC.

Fri >> MURPHY BROWN (CC).  Airs Fri 9/16/94, 11:30 pm, on WPIX national
C      cable ch 11.  This is the rerun of the great episode in which Miles
       dreams that he is "frolicking" with a new gay male staffer, and
       finds himself questioning his own sexuality.  Recommended.  Note
       that this airing may be blacked out in some areas due to FCC
       syndication rules, so you may want to check the listing for your
       local daily syndicated time slot also.

P   >> IN THE LIFE.  Check your PBS listings for this gay & lesbian
       variety series.  I haven't gotten my program listing yet, so I
       can't give specific air dates.

R   >> MRS. DOUBTFIRE.  Robin Willians dresses up as a nanny and Harvey
       Fierstein as a gay man.  Check your local video store or
       pay-per-view schedule.

R   >> PHILADELPHIA.  Tom Hanks as a gay man with AIDS.  Check your local
       video store or pay-per-view schedule.

That's it for the TV shows this week.

                                      Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ

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FROM: Michael Biocco ([email-masked])

  Hello. Be cool, print this out and place near your TV!

                                      Left margin codes:
                                            The day of the week
                                        L = Check your Local listing
                                        $ = Premium Pay Cable Network
                                        P = Check your Local PBS station
                                        C = Nationaly, on basic cable
                                        R = Pay-per-view or Video Rental

  By the Way, If anyone knows that there will be specifically G/L/B (or
  AIDS) content in any shows in advance of their airings, or would like to
  make comments or suggestions about the list, please e-mail Carol at the
  following Internet address:  [email-masked]   If she receives the info
  before the weekly listing, she will add a note about the show.  She
  generally compiles the list on Wednesdays.

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