Subject: Gay TV Shows 4/1-7/95
From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 01:46:26 -0500

Hi, folks!  This is note #1 (of 3) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 4/01/95- Fri 4/7/95.
Be sure to read notes #2&3 also.  Most times are Eastern.

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The following shows air at multiple/various times:

>> IN THE LIFE.  According to the IN THE LIFE program
guide, episode 403 "looks at the experience of gay and
lesbian veterans - veterans of the military, veterans of
the battle against AIDS, and veterans in the Stonewall
movement for lesbian and gay equal rights."  It also
includes a preview of "A Language of Their Own" (which is
a new play about a gay male Asian couple) and reports on
the 5th annual OutWrite conference for gay & lesbian
writers.  Upcoming airings include:
- DALLAS, TX:  Airs Sat. 4/1/95, 10:30 pm, KDTN ch. 2
- PITTSBURGH, PA: Airs Sat. 4/1/95, 11:00 pm, WQEX ch. 16
- VERMONT ETV:  Airs Sat. 4/1/95, 11:00 pm, on Burlington
WETK ch. 33, Rutland WVER ch. 28, St. Johnsbury WVTB ch.
20, and Windsor WVTA ch. 41
- WASH. DC:  Sun.-Mon., 4/2-3/95, midnight, WETA ch. 26
- NEW YORK, NY:  Airs Tues. 4/4/95, 9:00 pm, WNYC ch. 31
- PHILA. PA:  Airs Thurs-Fri., 4/6-7/95, midnight, WHYY
ch. 12
- MIAMI, FL:  Airs Sun. 4/9/95, noon, WLRN ch. 17
- NORTH DAKOTA TV:  Airs Sun. 4/9/95, 10:00 pm, on Fargo
KFME ch. 13, Grand Forks KGFE ch. 2, Bismark KBME ch. 3,
Minot KSRE ch. 6, Dickinson KDSE ch 9, Williston KWSE ch.
4, Ellendale KJRE ch. 19

>> JUST ONE OF THE GUYS.  This film depicts a female high
school student who decides to dress as a male and enroll
in another school, to investigate sexism for a newspaper
article.  When she falls for a male she meets at the other
school, the students there believe that she's a gay male.
Airs:
- Sun. 4/2/95, 9:00 am and 5:45 pm, HBO (CC)
- Thurs. 4/6/95, 9:00 am and 7:00 pm, HBO (CC)

>> KIDS IN THE HALL.  I don't list this show every week,
because it airs so often, but I do try to mention it
periodically to remind folks.  This is one such reminder.
One of the actors in this comedy troupe, Scott Thompson,
is openly gay, and many of the shows have gay themes.
Right now, the show is airing fairly often, including:
- Weeknights, 10:00 pm, Comedy Central
- Weeknights, 12:30 after midnight (i.e., late nights
Monday through Friday), Comedy Central

>> RICKI LAKE:  WANTING TO HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
A FRIEND.  No promises on this one.  The friends may be
same or opposite gender.  Airs on Mon. 4/3/95 in most
areas.  Check local listings, but airings include:
- Mon. 4/3/95, 10:30 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
- Mon. 4/3/95, 5:00 pm, WWOR national cable ch. 9

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

Be sure to read notes #2 & 3 for more shows!

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #2 (of 3) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 4/1/95 - Fri 4/7/95.
Be sure to read notes #1 & 3 also.  Times are Eastern.

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

>> MARILU:  GAYS AND PARENTING.  Airs in most areas on
Tues. 4/4/95, including:
- Tues. 4/4/95, 10:00 am, NYC NY WCBS ch. 2
- Tues. 4/4/95, noon, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3

>> JENNY JONES:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs Tues. 4/4/95 in some
(not all) areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
- Tues. 4/4/95, 11:00 pm, WWOR national cable ch. 9

>> GORDON ELLIOT:  DISAPPROVING OF A SON'S LIFESTYLE.  May
or may not have to do with sexuality, but "lifestyle" is
often a TV Guide euphemism for gayness.  No promises.
Airs Thurs. 4/6/95 in some areas.  Airings include:
- Thurs. 4/6/95, 9:00 am, NYC NY WNYW ch. 5
- Thurs. 4/6/95, 10:00 am, Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10
- Thurs.-Fri. 4/6-7/95, 4:00 am, NYC WNYW ch. 5

>> MAURY POVICH:  TWINS WITH DIFFERENT SEXUAL PREFERENCES
(CC).  Airs in most areas on Thurs. 4/6/95, including:
- Thurs. 4/6/95, 2:00 pm, NYC NY WNBC ch. 4
- Thurs. 4/6/95, 3:00 pm, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3
- Thurs. 4/6/95, 4:00 pm, Wildwood, NJ WMGM ch. 40

>> DONAHUE:  GREG LOUGANIS (CC).  Airs Fri. 4/7/95 in most
areas, including:
- Fri. 4/7/95, 9:00 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3
- Fri. 4/7/95, 4:00 pm, NYC NY WNBC ch. 4

>> THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (CC).  1962 adaptation of Lillian
Hellman's play about two female teachers who run a school
for young girls.  When one of their students lies and
tells her parents that the women are lovers, the whole
town goes in an uproar.  The women's lives are ruined.
Warning:  This movie has a VERY upsetting ending!  Airs:
- Fri. 4/7/95, 9:40 am and 5:25 pm, The Movie Channel

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

>> SIRENS (CC).  Airs Sat. 4/1/95, 11:30 pm, on Phila. PA
WGBS ch. 57.  May or may not air in other areas.  TV Guide
says:  "Molly inadvertently learns that a fellow officer
(Scott Valentine) had been secretly involved with a
recently murdered man."  No promises on what TYPE of
involvement is intended.

>> A DIFFERENT STORY.  Airs Sun. 4/2/95, 7:00 am, Cinemax.
Very weird romance between a gay man and a lesbian woman.

>> CBS THIS MORNING (CC).  Airs Mon 4/3/95, 7:00 am, CBS.
TV Guide reports that a scheduled segment will feature a
discussion of gays in the military, with guest US Army
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, Ph.D..

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

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

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #3 (of 3) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 4/1/95- Fri 4/7/95. Be
sure to read notes #1 & 2 also.  All times Eastern.

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

>> POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday at
7:30 pm, including Tues. 4/4/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA
WYBE ch. 35.  A local show by and for people who are HIV+.

>> AIDS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.  Airs Tues. 4/4/95, 9:00
pm, Black Entertainment Television cable.  Discussion.

>> NYPD BLUE (CC).  Airs Tues. 4/4/95, 10:00 pm, ABC.  An
email correspondent recently contacted me to say that a
temporary character is a gay receptionist/secretary.  The
TV Guide does NOT indicate any specifically gay themes for
this week, however.

>> BIOGRAPHY:  J. EDGAR HOOVER.  Airs Wed. 4/5/95, 8:00
pm, Arts & Entertainment cable.  TV Guide indicates that
this profile will include his relationship with his
assistant.

>> UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER (CC).  Airs Wed. 4/5/95, 9:00 pm,
on the Warner Brothers network (incl. Phila. PA WPHL ch.
17 and NYC WPIX ch. 11).  According to some email, this
show has an openly gay semi-regular character.  Unknown if
the character will appear this week or not.  Info:  17 yo, male 
student, name is Barry...Attends the school "Priddy High", 
and is best friends with the two main leads "Tiffany and Ryan."

>> MUSCLE (CC).  Airs Wed. 4/5/95, 9:30 pm, Warner
Brothers network (incl. Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17 and NYC WPIX
ch. 11).  TV Guide says:  "To keep Robert from airing her
dirty laundry, Bronwyn (Amy Pietz) decides to come out of
the closet while on the air."  Warning:  I watched this
series once and found it sleazy and highly offensive.

>> INDEPENDENT IMAGES.  Airs Thurs. 4/6/95, on Phila. PA
WHYY ch. 12.  According to WHYY's SEVEN ARTS program
guide, one of the shorts is "Victor," which "documents the
conflicts involved with pulling a gay, black reservist
back into service during the war."

>> BITTER HARVEST.  Airs Thurs-Fri. 4/6-7/95, 1:10 am,
Showtime cable.  TV Guide says:  "A menage a trois between
a naive rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters
(Jennifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit)."

>> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC).  Airs Fri. 4/7/95, 10:20 pm,
Cinemax.  Robin Williams appears as a divorced man who
pretends to be an elderly woman so he can be around his
children.  Harvey Fierstein and gay CA comic Scott Capurro
appear as the gay male couple and makeup experts who
assist with the transformation.

>> VICTOR/VICTORIA.  Airs Fri-Sat., 4/7-8/95, 3:00 am, The
Movie Channel.  One of my all-time favorite films!  Julie
Andrews plays a singer who poses as a gay male drag queen
(i.e., a woman playing a play who's playing a woman).
James Garner is her male lover who is assumed by everyone
else to be gay.  Robert Preston and Alex Karras are
fantastic as her best friend and Garner's bodyguard - both
of whom really are gay.  This movie is very gay-positive
and extremely funny.  It also has a wonderful score.

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That's it for this week's shows!  Some notes:

1) TV Guide is sponsoring a "Save Our Shows" effort on the
show MY SO-CALLED LIFE.  See pp 32-35.  Email votes can be
sent (up to 4/7) to:  [email-masked]

2)  According to some email I received, Fox's PARTY OF
FIVE now has a semi-regular gay character named "Roth."

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

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ

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