Subject: Gay TV Shows 4/15-21/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1995 03:58:21 -0400

Hi, folks!  This is note #1 (of 2) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 4/15/95- Fri 4/21/95.
Be sure to read note #2 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 (local times) include:
- SPRINGFIELD/NORTHAMPTON, MA:  Sat. 4/15/95, 11:30 pm,
WGBY ch. 57
- SACRAMENTO, CA:  Sat-Sun., 4/15-16/95, mid., KVIE ch. 6
- MNPLS./ST.PAUL, MN:  Mon. 4/17/95, 10:00 pm, KTCI ch. 17
- NEW YORK CITY, NY:  Tues. 4/18/95, 10:00 pm, WNET ch. 13
(but TV Guide says NYC's segment will also feature
B.D.Wong, Melissa Etheridge, and Martina Navratilova)
- SAN MATEO, CA:  Thurs. 4/20/95, 5:00 pm; Wed. 4/26/95,
11:00 pm, and Thurs. 4/27/95, 2:00 pm on KCSM ch. 60
- MARYLAND PUBLIC TV:  Thurs. 4/20/95, midnight, on:
Annapolis WMPT ch. 22, Baltimore WMPB ch. 67, Frederick
WFPT ch. 62, Hagerstown WWPB ch. 31, Oakland WCPT ch. 36,
Salisbury WCPB ch. 28
- BOSTON, MA:  Sun. 4/23/95, midnight, WGBH ch. 2
- FLINT, MI:  Sun. 4/23/95, midnight, WFUM ch. 28
- TACOMA, WA:  Fri. 4/28/95, 11:00 pm, KBTC ch. 28
- WISCONSIN PUBLIC TV:  Fri. 4/28/95, 11:00 pm, on:
Madison WHA ch. 21, Menomonie/Eau Claire WHWC ch. 28,
Green Bay WPNE ch. 38, LaCrosse WHLA ch. 31, Wassau WHRM
ch. 20, and Park Falls WLEF ch. 36

>> JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (CC).  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:
- Sat. 4/15/95, 1:30 pm, HBO
- Wed. 4/19/95, 6:15 am and also 6:15 pm, HBO

>> SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL:  TRANSSEXUALISM.  Airs Mon.
4/17/95 in most areas, including:
- Mon. 4/17/95, 10:00 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3
- Mon. 4/17/95, 3;00 pm, NYC NY WNBC ch. 4

>> MY SO-CALLED LIFE (CC).  Episodes are airing weeknights
at 7:00 pm ET on MTV.  I won't repeat this again, so if
you're interested, take note now.

>> CHARLES PEREZ: BLAMING ONE'S PROBLEMS ON RACE, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION OR ECONOMIC CLASS.  (Hey, don't blame me for
this; I just report 'em.)  Airs on Wed. 4/19/95 in most
areas, including:
- Wed. 4/19/95, 11:00 am, national cable ch. 11 (WPIX)
- Wed. 4/19/95, 5:00 pm, Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17

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

Be sure to read note #2 for more shows!

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
  Prodigy ID = npwc08a         In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers.
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Hi, folks!  This is note #2 (of 2) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 4/15/95 - Fri 4/21/95.
Be sure to read note #1 also.  Times are Eastern.

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

>>OUT THERE 1 AND OUT THERE 2.  Two lesbian & gay stand-up
comedy specials.  Out There 1 was hosted by Lea DeLaria
and features performers like Bob Smith, Suzanne
Westenhoefer, Marga Gomez, and Steven Moore.  Out There 2
was hosted by Amanda Bearse and features comics like Kate
Clinton.  Airings include:
- Thurs. 4/20/95, 8:00 pm, Comedy Central (OUT THERE 1)
- Thurs. 4/20/95, 9:00 pm, Comedy Central (OUT THERE 2)
- Thurs.-Fri. 4/20-21/95, 2:00 am, Comedy Central
(OUT THERE 1)
- Thurs.-Fri. 4/20-21/95, 3:00 am, Comedy Central
(OUT THERE 2)

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

>> INDEPENDENT IMAGES.  Airs Mon. 4/17/95, beginning at
11:00 pm, Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12.  Among the segments is
"Fighting in Southwest Louisiana" which the WHYY program
guide says "confronts gay prejudice in the rural South".

>> POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday at
7:30 pm, including Tues. 4/18/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA
WYBE ch. 35.  A local show by and for people who are HIV+.

>> NYPD BLUE (CC).  Airs Tues. 4/18/95, 10:00 pm, ABC.  TV
Guide says "A suspect is sought in a robbery-homicide at a
gay bar."

>> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.  Airs Tues. 4/18/95, 11:05
pm, The Movie Channel.  Will Smith plays a gay con artist.

>> HILL STREET BLUES (#1).  Airs in Phila. PA on Wed.
4/19/95, 7:00 pm, WGTW ch. 48.  TV Guide says "Bates' new
partner (Lindsay Crouse) is accused of sexual harassment
by a prostitute she arrested."

>> HILL STREET BLUES (#2).  Airs in Phila. PA on Thurs.
4/20/95, 7:00 pm, WGTW ch. 48.  TV Guide says "Belker
comforts a friend (Charles Levin) dying of AIDS."

>> COMMUNITY FORUM: OUT OF THE CLOSET.  Airs in Phila. PA
on Thurs. 4/20/95, 9:30 pm, WYBE ch. 35.  Unknown which
topic will air this month.

>> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC).  Airs Fri. 4/21/95, 4:00 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.

>> UNPLUGGED.  Airs Fri. 4/21/95, 10:00 pm, MTV.  Lesbian
rocker Melissa Etheridge performs without amplification.
TV Guide says:  "A 1995 performance by Grammy-winning
singer Melissa Etheridge features a rendition of 'Thunder
Road' with surprise guest Bruce Springsteen.  Included:
'Come to my Window', 'If Only I Wanted To'. "

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Please be sure to read note #1 for more shows.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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