Subject: Gay TV Shows 3/18/95-3/24/95
From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 02:25:55 -0500

Hi, folks!  This is note #1 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95.
Be sure to read notes #2-4 also.  Most times are Eastern.

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The following shows air at multiple/various times:

>> TINSELTOWN'S QUEER.  Two episodes air this week on
Century Cable Channel 3 in the Los Angeles area (excluding
Beverly Hills):
- Sat. 3/18/95, 2:30 pm local time.  Scheduled:  A live
call-in show about the national GLAAD Media Awards.
- Tues. 3/21/95, 11:00 pm local time.  Scheduled:  A
celebration of Paul Monette, Part II.

>> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC).  It is incidental to the plot,
but one of the two Supreme Court Justices whose
assassinations kick off the story in this movie turns out
to have been gay.  Airs:
- Sat. 3/18/95, 5:30 pm, Cinemax
- Tues-Wed., 3/21-22/95, 1:10 am, Cinemax
- Fri. 3/24/95, 3:30 pm, Cinemax

>> RICHARD BEY. There are two shows of possible interest
this week.  No guarantees, but "lifestyle" is frequently
tv-speak for gayness.  Look for:
- DISAPPROVING OF A LOVED ONE'S LIFESTYLE.  Airs Monday
3/20/95 in some areas, including 11:00 am on national
cable WWOR ch. 9, based in NYC.
- MOTHERS WHO FEEL ASHAMED OF A DAUGHTER'S LIFESTYLE.
Airs Wed. 3/22/95 in some areas, including 11:00 am on
Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57 and 4:00 pm on national cable WWOR
ch. 9, based in NYC.

>> CITIZEN X (CC).  This is a fact-based movie about a
search for a killer in the former Soviet Union.  A friend
wrote to say that it also included some interesting
insights into the USSR governmental response to gay
issues.  Airs:
- Mon-Tues. 3/20-21/95, 3:00 am, HBO
- Friday 3/24/95, 10:00 pm, HBO  (followed by "THE MAKING
OF CITIZEN X" at 11:45 pm)

>> JENNY JONES:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs in most areas on
Tues. 3/21/95, including:
- Tues. 3/21/95, 9:00 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
- Tues. 3/21/95, 1:00 pm, national cable WWOR ch. 9

>> REAL WORLD MARATHON.  No guarantees, but this will
probably be a marathon from the most recent season of Real
World episodes, which featured the late Pedro Zamora, a
gay man who died recently of AIDS.  This 4-1/2 hr.
marathon features 9 episodes from the season.  Airs:
- Wed.-Thurs., 3/22-23/95, beginning at 1:30 am, MTV

>> ROLONDA:  PRETENDING TO BE A HOMOSEXUAL. (Say WHAT???)
Airs in most areas on Thurs. 3/23/95, including:
- Thurs. 3/23/95, 10:00 am, NYC WABC ch. 7
- Thurs. 3/23/95, 11:00 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3

************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 **************

Be sure to read notes #2-4 for more shows!

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #2 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95.
Be sure to read notes #1, 3, & 4 also.  Times are Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ******************

>> PHILADELPHIA (CC).  Tom Hanks plays a gay lawyer who
develops AIDS and is fired by his homophobic law firm.
Denzel Washington is his attorney.  Airs:
- Fri. 3/24/95, 9:45 am, Showtime cable (followed at 11:50
am by EXTRAS: PHILADELPHIA)
- Fri. 3/24/95, 10:00 pm, Showtime (followed by EXTRAS:
PHILADELPHIA at 12:05 am Fri-Sat.)

The following shows air once this week as far as I know:

>> AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (CC).  Airs Sat. 3/18/95, 9:00
pm, Fox.  TV Guide says:  "Scheduled:  A report on an
unsolved San Francisco hate crime in which a gay man was
shot to death on the street by an unidentified motorist
who had taunted him."

>> SALMONBERRIES.  Airs Sat-Sun. 3/18-19/95, 2:00 am,
Prism.  I've never seen this movie, but it is infamous for
the k.d. lang nude scene.  It has also been universally
panned by every lesbian I know who has ever seen it.

>> BITTER HARVEST.  Airs Sat-Sun., 3/18-19/95, 3:10 am,
Cinemax.  TV Guide says:  "A menage a trois between a
naive rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters (Jennifer
Rubin, Patsy Kensit)."

>> DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH (CC).  Airs Sun. 3/19/95, 5:30 pm,
Showtime.  "Frank discussions of AIDS frame this episode
in which Snake's older brother (Montgomery Randal) reveals
that he is gay."-TV Guide

>> PROTOCOL.  Airs Sun. 3/19/95, 6:00 pm, Lifetime cable.
Goldie Hawn appears as a waitress who becomes a diplomat
in this comedy.  Her best friends and housemates are a gay
couple, who are portrayed positively.

>> MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (CC).  Airs Sun. 3/19/95, 9:00 pm,
CBS.  TV Guide says:  "This emotional 1995 TV-movie
dramatizes the fact-based story of a man who's fighting
against AIDS - and the health care system.  John Lithgow,
in a dual role, plays identical twins Tom and Bob Bradley.
Tom, who is HIV-positive, learns that his immune system
could be restored via a bone-marrow transplant from Bob.
Tom wants the treatment, but it's an expensive,
experimental procedure that his medical-insurance company
won't cover - thereby settign the stage for a court
battle."  Also see the article on pg 6 and the Paul
Droesch review on pg. 45.

*********** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 *****************

Please be sure to read notes 1, 3, & 4 for more shows.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #3 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95.
Be sure to read notes #1, 2, & 4 also.  All times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ******************

>> HILL STREET BLUES.  Airs Mon. 3/20/95, 7:00 pm, on
Phila. PA WGTW ch. 48.  May or may not air in other areas
in syndicated reruns.  Joe Coffey is propositioned by his
old high school coach (James Tolkan).

>> FOCUS: LEHIGH VALLEY.  Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 7:30 pm, on
Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39a.  "Programs for HIV-positive
people and their families."-TV Guide

>> POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday at
7:30 pm, including Tues. 3/21/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA
WYBE ch. 35.  A local show by and for people who are HIV+.

>> CENTURY OF WOMEN (CC).  Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 8:05 pm,
WTBS.  TV Guide says:  "A look at the changing roles of
women in the 20th century.  Segments include 'Sexuality
and Social Justice,' 'Work and Family' and 'Image and
Popular Culture.'  Among those interviewed:  Maya Angelou,
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Erica Jong."  Unknown if the
sexuality segment will address lesbianism or bisexuality.

>> UNPLUGGED.  Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 10:00 pm, MTV.  "Grammy
winner Melissa Etheridge goes Unplugged in an outstanding
1995 performance that counts among its highlights a
surprise visit from Bruce Springsteen."

>> JAY LENO (CC).  Airs Tues. 3/21/95, 11:35 pm, NBC.
Guests include the Indigo Girls.

>> BROADCAST TAPES OF DR. PETER (CC).  Airs Wed. 3/22/95,
6:40 am (NOT pm!), HBO.  Documentary about a Canadian
physician who filmed tv news reports on his progressing
case of AIDS, prior to his death from the disease.

>> INDEPENDENT IMAGES.  Airs Wed. 3/22/95, beginning at
11:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12.  According to WHYY's
APPLAUSE program guide in the March '95 issue of SEVEN
ARTS MAGAZINE, this set of short films includes:
1. "Takedown" at 11:00, which "examines the inherent
sensuality in wrestling, male homoeroticism and the female
gaze"
2. "Queerson" at 11:05, which "takes a look at a group of
parents whose fear turns to unconditional love for their
gay and lesbian children" and
3. "VUR-TE-BRAK" at 11:50, which "investigates the
simultaneous breakdown of the videomaker's spinal cord and
his long-term relationship."

*********** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 *****************

Be sure to read notes #1, 2 & 4 for more shows.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ 
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Hi, folks!  This is note #4 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 3/18/95- Fri 3/24/95.
Be sure to read notes #1 - #3 also.  All times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ******************

>> ROSEANNE (CC).  Airs Thurs. 3/23/95, 7:00 pm, on Phila.
PA WGBS ch. 57.  May or may not air in other areas as
well.  This is the show in which Roseanne decides to stick
her two cents into Leon's argument with his lover about
whether or not they should "straighten up" the house when
parents visit.

>> GOLDEN GIRLS (CC).  Airs Thurs. 3/23/95, 7:30 pm,
Wildwood NJ WMGM ch. 40.  May or may not air in other
syndicated daily reruns.  This is the great episode in
which Dorothy's lesbian friend Jean (Lois Nettleton)
falls in love with Rose.

>> HATE ROCK.  Airs Thurs. 3/23/95, 8:00 pm, MTV.  These
documentary features usually address anti-gay music as
well as other forms of hate-oriented music.

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That's it for this week!  Be sure to read notes #1-3 for
more shows.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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