From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 6 May 1995 00:22:41 -0400 Subject: Gay TV Shows 5/6/95 - 5/12/95 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. ********************************************************* 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 Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com 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 = caroLm10@aoL.com 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. ********************************************************* Be sure to read notes #1 & 2 for more shows. Happy viewing. Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com