Subject: Gay TV Shows 5/6/95 - 5/12/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 6 May 1995 00:22:41 -0400

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 5/6/95- Fri 5/12/95.
Be sure to read notes #2&3 also.  Most times are Eastern.

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The following shows air at multiple/various times:

>> MY SO-CALLED LIFE MARATHONS.  MTV is airing two
marathons of MSCL episodes.  Undoubtedly, many will
feature the gay (bi?) character of Rickie.  Airs:
- Sat. 5/6/95, 1:00 pm, MTV (5 hours)
- Sun. 5/7/95, 2:00 pm, MTV (6 hours)

>> PERSONAL BEST. 1982 movie starring Mariel Hemingway and
Patrice Donnelly as Olympic track stars and lovers.  Most
of the women I know hated this movie because of the
incredibly sexist and offensive male coach.  Airs:
- Sat. 5/6/95, 11:00 pm, Encore cable
- Sat-Sun., 5/6-7/95, 4:15 am, Encore
- Wed-Thurs., 5/10-11/95, 1:15 am, Encore

>> GERALDO.  Geraldo has two shows of possible interest
this week.  Check local listings for:
- BISEXUALITY.  Airs on Mon 5/8/95 in most areas, incl.
4:00 pm on Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10 and NYC NY WCBS ch. 2
- MARRIED COUPLES WHO INCLUDE A THIRD PERSON IN THEIR SEX
LIFE.  Airs Thurs. 5/11/95 in most areas.

>> REGIS & KATHIE LEE.  Guests include gay Olympic gold
medalist-turned-author Greg Louganis.  Airs Tues. 5/9/95
in most areas.  Check local listings, but airings include:
- Tues. 5/9/95, 9:00 am, on Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10; NYC NY
WABC ch. 7; and Wildwood NJ WMGM ch. 40

>> SEX IN THE 90s.  TV Guide says:  "Singles comment on
aspects of courtship and dating, birth control, sexual
consent, and AIDS."  Airs:
- Tues. 5/9/95, 7:30pm, MTV
- Fri. 5/12/95, 7:00 pm, MTV

>> 700 CLUB.  On Thursday, Pat Robinson's 700 Club is
supposed to have a segment about AIDS called "Is God
Judging the Nations?".  This will undoubtedly be both
AIDS-phobic and homophobic, so beware.  Airs Thurs.
5/11/95, including:
- Thurs. 5/11/95, 6:00 am local time on Los Angeles ch. 13
- Thurs. 5/11/95, noon local time, Los Angeles ch. 40
- Thurs. 5/11/95, 10:00 am, Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17

>> CHARLES PEREZ:  TRANSSEXUALISM.  Airs Thurs. 5/11/95 in
most areas, including:
- Thurs. 5/11/95, 11:00 am, WPIX national cable ch. 11
- Thurs. 5/11/95, 5:00 pm, Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17

>> ALL MY CHILDREN (CC).  Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm, ABC.
One of the on-going sub-plots has the (straight) character
Julia Santos volunteering in an AIDS hospice.  So far,
they've had a gay man & a straight woman as patients, and
they've been doing a good job with it.  It isn't featured
in every episode, but it is popping up fairly often now.

************** 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 5/6/95 - Fri 5/12/95.
Be sure to read notes #1 & #3 also.  Times are Eastern.

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

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

>> THE HANDMAID'S TALE.  Airs Sat-Sun, 5/6-7/95, 12:30 am,
Bravo cable.  Horrific story based on the Margaret Atwood
novel, about a future in which women are sexual slaves and
lesbians and gays are imprisoned for "sexual crimes."
Among the characters is one lesbian.

>> L.A. LAW.  Airs Sun. 5/7/95, 2:00 pm, Lifetime cable.
This is supposed to be the episode in which Brackman is
mistakenly gay-bashed, but refuses to press charges.

>> SOAPDISH (CC).  Airs Mon. 5/8/95, 11:30 am, Cinemax.
Sally Field and Kevin Kline star in this 1991 parody of tv
soap operas.  One of the many villians is transgendered.

>> MELROSE PLACE (CC).  Airs Mon 5/8/95, 8:00 pm, FOX.  TV
Guide says:  "Matt gets a warning about Paul (David
Beecroft)."

>> AIDS UPDATE.  Airs every Monday (including 5/8/95)
at 8:00 pm, on Boston's cable channel 3 (public access).
From AIDS Action and the FCHC.  Note:  Actual show title
is uncertain.

>> DAVE'S WORLD (CC).  Airs Mon 5/8/95, 8:30 pm, CBS.  TV
Guide says:  "On Mother's Day, Dave's family and friends
recall past celebrations, including the time Kenny's
mother (Audrey Meadows) questioned his orientation."

>> ROSIE O'DONNELL (CC).  Airs Mon. 5/8/95, 11:45 pm, HBO.
April 1995 stand-up performance, taped in Boston.  Among
other topics, the comic offers her on-target opinion of
the murder of a gay Jenny Jones guest by another guest,
and the societal homophobia that was involved.

>> OUT:  STORIES OF LESBIAN AND GAY YOUTH (CC).  Airs
Tues. 5/9/95, 6:00 am (NOT PM!), Cinemax.  1994 Canadian
documentary from filmmaker David Adkin.

>> POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday
(including 5/9/95) at 7:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35.

>> WITHNAIL & I.  Airs Tues. 5/9/95, 8:00 pm, Bravo cable.
An email correspondent described the plot as:  "Two sloppy
actors in 1969 London drive their beat-up Jaguar to a
rough cottage owned by one's gay uncle."

************ CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 *******************

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

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
  Prodigy ID = npwc08a         In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers.
  AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10           o & L are letters.
  Internet ID = [email-masked]

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 5/6/95- Fri 5/12/95.
Be sure to read notes #1 & 2 also.  All times Eastern.

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

>> GEORGE MICHAEL'S CONCERT OF HOPE.  Airs Tues. 5/9/95,
11:00 pm, Disney Channel.  TV Guide says:  "David Bowie
hosts an AIDS benefit at London's Wembley Stadium
featuring performances by George Michael, k.d. lang and
Mick Hucknall of the group Simply Red."

>> CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC.  Airs Tues-Wed., 5/9-10/95, 2:00
am, on Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17.  "An account of how the
disco group the Village People was formed."-TV Guide

>> BITTER HARVEST.  Airs Tues-Wed., 5/9-10/95, 3:00 am,
The Movie Channel.  TV Guide says:  "A menage a trois
between a naive rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters
(Jannifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit)."

>> DREAM ON (CC).  Airs Wed. 5/10/95, 10:00 pm, HBO.  TV
Guide says:  "At a school reunion, Martin runs into a
woman (Kim Cattrall) on whom he had a crush, and is
crushed to learn that she thought he was gay."

>> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.  Airs Wed.-Thurs.,
5/10-11/95, 3:05 am, Showtime cable.  Will Smith appears
as a gay con man.

>> FRIENDS (CC).  Airs Thurs. 5/11/95, 9:30 pm, NBC.  TV
Guide says:  "Ross quarrels with Susan in the delivery
room as Carol prepares to give birth."  I believe that
Susan and Carol are the lesbian couple.

>> MAURICE.  Airs Fri-Sat., 5/12-13/95, midnight, Brabo
cable.  Beautifully filmed movie about a man dealing with
his gayness in Edwardian England.

>> IN CONCERT.  Airs Fri-Sat., 5/12-13/95, 2:05 am,
on some late-night ABC stations including Phila. PA WPVI
ch. 6.  TV Guide says:  "Performances from Woodstock '94
featuring Green Day ('When I Come Around'), Melissa
Etheridge ('I'm the Only One')."
Note:  Melissa's fans may be interested in a brief article
about her on page 5 of this week's TV Guide.

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

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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