From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 01:13:35 -0400 Subject: Gay TV Shows 6/24/95-6/30/95 Hi, folks! This is note #1 (of 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 6/24/95-Fri. 6/30/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes. Local shows are listed with local times; national shows are Eastern time zone. *********** HAPPY GAY PRIDE MONTH, FOLKS! ************** The following shows air at multiple/various times: >> IN THE LIFE. June Gay Pride Month episode. WYBE's program guide says: "The summer pride episode follows gay migrations from cities back to small towns. Travel to Helena, Montana, for the city's first-ever gay pride march. Continue on to Bunceton, Missouri to talk to an openly gay mayor who was re-elected five times in this town of four hundred. Then join host Katherine Linton as she revisits her high school in Westport, CT." Should also have features on San Francisco and two new movies: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE (which is absolutely WONDERFUL, by the way!), and JEFFREY. Check your PBS/public affairs station program guides. The following are **SOME** (NOT all) of the upcoming IN THE LIFE airings: - Sat. 6/24/95, 11:30 pm, on Seattle WA KCTS ch. 9 - Sat.-Sun., 6/24-25/95, mid., Allentown, PA WLVT ch. 39A - Sun. 6/25/95, 10:00 pm, on San. Francisco KQED ch. 9 - Sun-Mon. 6/25-26/95, midnight, on Boston PA WGBH ch. 2 - Sun.-Mon. 6/25-26/95, 1:00 am, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13 - Wed. 6/28/95, 11:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 - Fri., 6/30/95, 11:00 pm, on Los Angeles KCET ch. 28 >> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC). Harvey Fierstein and gay comic Scott Capurro appear as the gay couple who transform Robin Williams into an older woman. Airings include: - Sat. 6/24/95, 9:00 am and 5:45 pm, HBO - Wed. 6/28/95, 6:00 am (NOT pm!) and 8:00 pm, HBO >> ORLANDO (CC). "Visually striking adaptation of Virginia Woolf's historical fantasy about an individual (Tilda Swinton) who lives variously as a man or a woman over the course of four centuries."-TV Guide Airs: - Sat. 6/24/95, 2:30 pm, Showtime - Sun. 6/25/95, 5:10 am, Showtime - Wed. 6/28/95, 11:30 am, Showtime - Thurs. 6/29/95, 5:20 am, Showtime >> BEFORE STONEWALL (CC). Documentary about the early history of the modern gay rights movement. Airings include: - Sat., 6/25/95, 11:30 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12. - Wed. 6/28/95, 9:00 pm, on Los Angeles KCET ch. 28 >> SWELLEGANT ELEGANCE: MUSIC OF COLE PORTER. The WHYY program guide says: "A tribute to composer Cole Porter, with the theatrical Seattle Men's Chorus, Harvey Fierstein, and jazz artist Diane Schuur, featuring Anything Goes, Night and Day, and I've Got You Under My Skin." Airs on some PBS stations this week, so check your local listings. Airings include: - Sun. 6/25/95, 5:00 am (NOT pm), on NYC NY WNET ch. 13 - Wed. 6/28/95, 10:30 pm, on San Fran. KQED ch. 9 - Fri. 6/30/95, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA's WHYY ch. 12 ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read all 5 notes! 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 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 6/24/95-Fri. 6/30/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ****************** >> COMING OUT UNDER FIRE. TV Guide says: "A frank discussion of the treatment of homosexuals in the U.S. armed forces during WWII focuses on the evolution of a policy intended to screen them out of service as 'undesirables.'" Upcoming PBS airings include: - Sun. 6/25/95, 10:30 pm, St. Louis MO KETC ch. 9 - Sun. 6/25/95, 11:00 pm, Allentown, PA WLVT ch. 39A - Mon. 6/26/95, 8:00 pm, on Los Angeles CA KCET ch. 28 and/or KLCS ch. 58 (CHECK LISTINGS! DATE NOT CERTAIN!) - Mon-Tues. 6/26-27/95, 3:00 am, on Seattle KCTS ch. 9 - Wed. 6/28/95, 7:30 pm, San Francisco KQED ch. 9 (beware of pledge breaks) - Wed. 6/28/95, 8:00 pm, on Los Angeles CA KCET ch. 28 and/or KLCS ch. 58 - Wed. 6/28/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 - Wed. 6/28/95, 10:00 pm, on Harrisburg, PA WITF ch. 33 - Wed. 6/28/95, 11:00 pm, on Tempe AZ KAET ch. 8 - Fri. 6/30/95, 9:00 pm, on Nebraska ETV Network stations >> WIMBLEDON TENNIS TOURNAMENT (CC). This year, HBO is airing the tournament with commentator Martina Navratilova. HBO's coverage begins at 9:00 am every day, starting on Monday 6/26/95. It runs most of each day, with a daily highlights wrap-up show at 7:00 pm on HBO. Martina's fans may be interested in the article about her on pp. 22-24 of this week's TV Guide. >> WYBE'S "THROUGH THE LENS 5" FILM FESTIVAL: "SEAMS". SEAMS is a 30 minute short that is part of WYBE's 1995 shorts festival. SEAMS is described in WYBE's guide as: "A Brazilian queer man explores machismo in Northeastern Brazil by focusing on the life stories of 5 elderly sisters who are also his aunts. This personal account of Brazil's social and sexual constraints for women and gay men is framed by family photographs, archival footage and the maker's autobiographical voice." Airs: - Tues. 6/27/95, beginning APPROXIMATELY 9:10 pm, on Phila. PA's WYBE ch. 35 - Sat. 7/1/95, beginning approx. 8:10 pm, on WYBE >> MONTEL WILLIAMS: AIDS AND CHILDREN. Airs in some (NOT all) areas on Wed. 6/28/95, so check your local listings. Airings include: - Wed. 6/28/95, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5. >> AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE: TALES OF THE CITY. Airings continue in Seattle WA on KCTS ch. 9: - Thurs-Fri, 6/29-30/95, 3:00 am, KCTS ch. 9 (part 2) - Fri. 6/30/95, 10:00 pm, KCTS ch. 9 (part 3) - Thurs-Fri., 7/6-7/95, 3:00 am, KCTS ch. 9 (part 3) *********** CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ******************* Please be sure to read all 5 notes. 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 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 6/24/95-Fri. 6/30/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** The following shows air once this week as far as I know: >> THE CHILDREN'S HOUR. Airs Sat. 6/24/95, 5:00 am (NOT pm!), Encore cable. Faithful (and therefore depressing) 1962 adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about two women who run a girls' school in a small town. One of their students lies and says that the women are lovers, and the whole turn turns against them in a vile display of mass homophobia. Warning: This has a very upsetting ending. >> OUT: STORIES OF LESBIAN & GAY YOUTH. Airs in San Francisco on Sat.-Sun. 6/24-25/95, at 12:45 am, on KQED ch. 9. KQED's program guide says: "An intimate exploration of the struggles and victories of gay and lesbian youth in Canada, that breaks the silences surrounding sexual orientation and sexual differences." >> LAST CALL AT MAUD'S. Airs in NYC on Sat-Sun., 6/24-25/95, 12:50 am, on WNET ch. 13. Documentary about the closing of a long-time lesbian club. >> 60 MINUTES (CC). Airs Sun. 6/25/95, 7:00 pm, CBS. Scheduled to include a repeat of a segment on AIDS. >> 1995 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA LESBIAN & GAY MARDI GRAS HIGHLIGHTS. Airs in San Francisco on Sun. 6/25/95, 11:00 pm, on KQED ch. 9. KQED's program guide says "The biggest gay and lesbian festival in the world, the Lesbian & Gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia is the result of a year's planning and attracts over a half a million spectators." >> ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE. Airs Mon. 6/26/95, 8:15 am (NOT pm!), Cinemax. This comedy features George Hamilton as the twin sons of the legendary masked swordsman, who decide to take over his role after he dies. One of the brothers is straight and the other is a flaming queen, so things get interesting. There are lots of stereotypical moments in this film, but also some very funny ones. >> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. Airs Mon. 6/26/95, 2:10 pm, The Movie Channel. Will Smith stars as a gay con man. >> DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. (CC). Airs Mon. 6/26/95, 6:30 pm, on WPIX national cable superstation ch. 11. "Vinnie is present with his video camera when the hospital cancels a mural project run by an artist with AIDS."-TV Guide >> CHICAGO HOPE (CC). Airs Mon. 6/26/95, 10:00 pm, CBS. TV Guide says "an AIDS patient (Obba Babatunde) fights for his life". **************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 ******************* Be sure to read all 5 notes! 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 #4 (of 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 6/24/95-Fri. 6/30/95. Be sure to read all 5 notes! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ****************** >> ARTHUR ASHE: CITIZEN OF THE WORLD (CC). Airs Tues. 6/27/95, 8:00 am (NOT pm!), on HBO. Profile of the tennis star and AIDS activist. >> POSITIVE HEALTH. Airs in Phila. PA every Tuesday (including 6/27/95) at 7:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35. Locally produced show by and for PWAs and people who are HIV+. >> WHEN A KID IS GAY. Airs in Boston MA on either Tues. 6/27 or Wed. 6/28 (not sure), at 8:00 pm, on Boston WGBX ch. 44A. A correspondent wrote that this show "Profiles several Worcester (MA) area teens as they try to cope with issues common to gay youth, from thoughts of suicide, to religious issues, to dealing with family." >> TINSELTOWN'S QUEER. Airs in Los Angeles CA on Tuesday 6/27/95, 11:00 pm, on Century Cable Ch. 3. Topic is West Hollywood Halloween, part 2. >> GAY YOUTH. Airs in Phila. PA on Tues. 6/27/95, 11:30 pm, on WHYY ch. 12. A 1992 documentary. WHYY's program guide says: "Examines the risks for gay and lesbian youth in our culture and society, and breaks the silence surrounding adolescent homosexuality." >> THREE OF HEARTS (CC). Airs Tues.-Wed. 6/27-28/95, 2:50 am, The Movie Channel. Very strange movie about a lesbian (Kelly Lynch) who hires a male gigolo (William Baldwin) to romance, and then drop, her bisexual ex (Sherilyn Fenn), in the hopes that the ex will then give up on men and return to her. >> HOMOPHOBIA IN THE WORKPLACE. Airs in San Francisco on Wed. 6/28/95, 9:00 pm, on KQED ch. 9. Video of homophobia educator Brian McNaught's workshop. >> REAL WORLD. Airs Wed. 6/28/95, 10:00 pm, MTV. This is the beginning of the 4th season, with a new "cast". An article on pp. 26-31 of this week's TV Guide introduces the new group. None of them is described as being gay, but there is a story in the article about a upsetting event that will air sometime this season (air date not specified. It involves punk singer Neil and another man who assaults him, in response to an attempted kiss during a concert. See pg. 26 for details. >> NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN. Airs in L.A. on Wed 6/28/95, 10:30 pm, on KCET ch. 28. KCET's program guide says: "The late filmmaker Marlon Riggs expresses what it means to be black, gay, and HIV-positive in 1990s America." **************** CONTINUED ON NOTE #5 ******************* Be sure to read all 5 notes! 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 #5 (of 5) of the list of tv shows with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 6/24/95-Fri. 6/30/95. Be sure to read notes 1-4 also! Most times Eastern. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #4 ****************** >> SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES: PORTRAITS OF GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL YOUTH. Airs in Seattle WA on Wed-Thurs., 6/28- 29/95, 4:30 am, on KCTS ch. 9. >> BEFORE YOUR EYES (CC). Airs Thurs. 6/29/95, 8:00 pm, CBS. TV Guide says: "Julia Roberts narrates the affecting story of a Florida fifth grader with AIDS who decided to reveal her condition to her schoolmates. 'I've been keeping this secret because I didn't want to lose friends,' says Angelie Diya, who was infected with HIV at birth by her biological mother (now deceased) and currently lives with her adoptive parents. Filmed over eight months, the documentary chronicles the decision- making process that led to her revelation, and examines the impact the news had on both Angelie and her parents' friends. Included: Angelie's stay at a camp for children with AIDS; and the celebration of her 11th birthday." >> GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE. Airs in Phila. PA on Thurs. 6/29/95, 11:30 pm, WHYY ch. 12. "Ellen Spiro and her dog Sam travel to the South to report on the activites of the gay subculture down there. This revealing journey features an interview with author Allan Gurgonaus, a visit to a rural Faerie gathering and a gay Mardi Gras Ball."- KCET guide >> THREESOME (CC). Airs Fri. 6/30/95, 9:00 pm, The Movie Channel. Movie about 3 college roommates: Man #1 is in love with Man #2. Man #2 is in love with Woman #1. Woman #1 is in love with Man #1. Got the picture? ********************************************************** That's it for the firm listings, but NETWORK Q: OUT ACROSS AMERICA should be airing on the following stations in the next couple of weeks: Denver's KBDI, NYC's WNET ch. 13, Phila. PA's WYBE ch. 35, Miami's WLRN, & some stations in CA (details unknown). I don't have air dates/times yet. Again, my deepest thanks to the MANY folks who have sent me listings for gay pride month, including: Frank, Rena, Wayne, Lee, James, Jason, Karen, Pop, Bob, Richard, Harold, R.P., David, Pet, Deb, Robert, Suzanne, Michael, Scott, I., Nicholas, and anyone else whom I've stupidly overlooked. Happy Gay Pride Month, one and all! ********************************************************** Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npwc08a In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 o & L are letters. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com PS: I'm appending the following note from GLAAD for anyone who may be interested: Dear friend, GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, fights for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in the media. Recognizing the internet as a powerful grassroots tool, we have recently started an E-Mail Activation Tree. We invite you to become a part of the tree to receive all our latest Activations, Alerts and FYIs as they come out, that way you can respond in the quickest way possible. All you have to do to join is send an E-Mail message to GLAAD NATL@aol.com, using "E-mail Activation Tree" as the subject. Sincerely, Loren Javier GLAAD **********************************************************