Subject: Gay TV Shows 8/5-11/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 20:10:45 -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 8/5/95-Fri. 8/11/95.
Be sure to read all 3 notes.  Local shows are listed with
local times; national shows are Eastern time zone.

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The following shows air at multiple/various times:

>> THE PELICAN BRIEF (CC). It's incidental to the plot,
but one of the Supreme Court Justices who gets killed
turns out to have been a closeted gay man.   Airs:
- Sat. 8/5/95, 1:00 pm and 10:00 pm, Prism

>> ED WOOD: A LOOK BACK IN ANGORA.  Documentary about the
straight cross dresser who is distinguished for having
directed some of the worst (& unintentionally funniest)
films ever made.  Includes interviews with Ed Wood. Airs:
- Sat. 8/5/95, 9:30 pm, New York City NY WNET ch. 13
- Sat.-Sun., 8/5-6/95, 1:00 am, WNET ch. 13

>> NETWORK Q.  Weekly gay tv program.  Airings include:
- Sat. 8/5/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch.35 (show#4)
- Mon.-Tues., 8/7-8/95, midnight, NYC NY WNET ch. 13
- Wed. 8/9/95, 9:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35 (#5).

>> JOHN BRADSHOW'S 'ON FAMILY SECRETS.'   A reader wrote
that this 3-part miniseries MIGHT include sexual
orientation issues, but "no promises" about gay content.
Airs in Tampa, Florida only as far as I know:
- Sun. 8/6/95; parts 1-3 air from 1:30 pm-5:00 pm local
time; on Tampa, Florida WEDU ch. 3.

>> SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.  Will Smith as a gay con
man.  Airs:
- Sun. 8/6/95, 9:50 pm, The Movie Channel
- Thurs. 8/10/95, 11:05 pm, The Movie Channel

>> JUST ONE OF THE GUYS.  Pretty good movie about a teen
woman who cross dresses and enrolls in another high school
as a male, to research a newspaper article about sexism.
When she falls for a male friend at the school, the
students think "he's" a gay male.  Airs:
- Sun. 8/6/95, 11:00 pm, Encore cable
- Mon. 8/7/95, 8:00 am and 3:15 pm, Encore
- Thurs.- Fri., 8/10-11/95, 2:45 am, Encore
- Fri. 8/11/95, 10:00 am and 5:15 pm, Encore

>> DONAHUE:  HOMOSEXUALITY AND CROSS DRESSING AMONG
TEENAGERS (CC).  Airs Mon. 8/7/95 in most areas,
including:
- Mon. 8/7/95, 9:00 am, Phila. PA KYW ch. 3
- Mon. 8/7/95, 4:00 pm, NYC NY WNBC ch. 4

>> SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL:  ABANDONMENT BY A GAY SPOUSE.
Airs Tues. 8/8/95 in most areas.  Check local listings.
Airings include:
- Tues. 8/8/95, 10:00 am, on Phila. PA KYW ch. 3
- Tues. 8/8/95, 3:00 pm, on NYC NY WNBC ch. 4

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Be sure to read all 3 notes!   

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 8/5/95-Fri. 8/11/95.
Be sure to read all 3 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

>> RICHARD BEY:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs Tues. 8/8/95 in most
areas, including:
- Tues. 8/8/95, 11:00 am, on national cable WWOR ch. 9
- Tues. 8/8/95, 11:00 pm, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57

>> SUSAN POWTER.  Topics include tips for handling stress
and a discussion of teens & homosexuality.  Airs Tues.
8/8/95 in most areas, including:
- Tues. 8/8/95, 12:30 pm, on Wildwood, NJ WMGM ch. 40
- Tues.-Wed., 8/8-9/95, 4:30 am, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57

>> TODAY SHOW (CC).  Two-part interview with Elton John.
- Part 1:  Airs Thurs. 8/10/95, 7:00 am, NBC
- Part 2:  Airs Fri. 8/11/95, 7:00 am, NBC

>> SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL:  TRANSSEXUALISM.  Airs Thurs.
8/10/95 in most areas, including:
- Thurs. 8/10/95, 10:00 am, on Phila. PA KYW ch. 3
- Thurs. 8/10/95, 3:00 pm, on NYC NY WNBC ch. 4

>> ROLONDA:  LESBIANS.  Airs Thurs. 8/10/95 in most areas,
including:
- Thurs. 8/10/95, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WABC ch. 7
- Thurs. 8/10/95, 11:00 am, on Phila. PA KYW ch. 3

>> DENNIS PRAGER: COPING WITH PREJUDICE.  Guests include
gay comic Bob Smith & Hispanic comic George Lopez.  Airs
Fri. 8/11/95 in many areas.  Check local listings.
Airings include:
- Fri.-Sat., 8/11-12/95, 1:00 am, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5
- Fri.-Sat., 8/11-12/95, 4:00 am, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57

The following shows air once this week as far as I know:
>> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC).  Airs Sat. 8/5/95, 4:30 pm,
Cinemax.  Harvey Fierstein and CA gay comic Scott Capurro
play the gay couple & make-up artists who transform Robin
Williams into an elderly woman.

>>  A MOTHER'S PRAYER (CC).  Airs Sun. 8/6/95, 8:00 pm,
USA cable.  TV Guide said: "Linda Hamilton's gritty
performance keys this 1995 made-for-cable drama about a
woman with AIDS who's determined to find a home for her
son before she dies.  ....  RuPaul stands out in a small
role as an AIDS counselor."  This is Ru Paul's first
non-drag acting role.

>> LARRY SANDERS (CC).  Airs Mon. 8/7/95, 10:30 pm, HBO.
Bisexual actress/comic/author Sandra Bernhard is a guest
star this week.
Note:  Also see pp. 30-32 of this week's TV Guide, which
has an article about Janeane Garofalo.  The article
includes a photo of Garofalo with fellow LARRY SANDERS
cast members Jeffrey Tambor and Scott Thompson.  (Scott
Thompson is the gay actor who has a new recurring role as
a gay man in this series.)

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Please be sure to read all 3 notes.

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 8/5/95-Fri. 8/11/95.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

>> LIFESTORIES:  FAMILIES IN CRISIS (CC).  Airs Wed.
8/9/95, 4:30 pm, HBO.  TV Guide says: "Two teenage girls
cause a stir when they go to a high-school prom together.
Heidi: Sabrina Lloyd.  Missy:  Kate Anthony."  This is a
pretty good show.  (It's also the show that was discussed
in a key scene of the wonderful new lesbian movie THE
INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF 2 GIRLS IN LOVE.)

>> FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (CC).  Airs Wed. 8/9/95,
9:00 pm, The Movie Channel.  This movie has been highly
praised by readers for the positive portrayal of a gay
couple.

>> AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE:  "ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S 'TALES OF THE
CITY'" (CC).  Part 4 (of 6) airs in NYC on Thurs. 8/10/95,
10:00 pm, WNET ch. 13.  May or may not air on other PBS
stations, so check your local listings.  In this episode,
"Michael (Marcus D'Amico) learns that his parents are
coming to San Francisco; Mona (Chloe Webb) renews an old
relationship."-TV Guide

>> CHANTILLY LACE.  Airs Thurs.-Fri., 8/10-11/95, 3:00 am,
Showtime cable.  Mostly improvised movie about a group of
women who have a reunion in a cabin retreat.  Two of them
are a lesbian couple, & they wind up coming out to the
group during the weekend.  Although well intentioned, the
acting & improvisations are uneven.

>> TV NATION (CC).  Airs Fri. 8/11/95, 8:00 pm, FOX.  TV
Guide says:  "The show introduces 'Love Night,' in which a
mariachi band and black cheerleaders attend a Ku Klux Klan
rally in Georgia; a chorus line 'kicks up some love' at an
Aryan Nations rally; and a gay choir serenades Sen. Jesse
Helms outside his bedroom window."

>> THREE OF HEARTS (CC).  Airs Fri. 8/11/95, 9:35 pm,
Showtime cable.  This is a very weird movie about a
lesbian (Kelly Lynch) who hires a male gigolo (William
Baldwin) to seduce, and then drop, her bisexual ex
(Sherilyn Fenn), in the hope that the ex will give up on
men and come back to her.

>> DAVID LETTERMAN (CC).  Airs Fri. 8/11/95, 11:35 pm,
CBS.  Actor Patrick Stewart appears to plug his latest
role as a gay man in the upcoming theatrical movie
JEFFREY.  The movie is based on Paul Rudnick's play about
a gay man who decides to give up sex because he's afraid
of AIDS.  (Also, see pg. 4 of this week's TV Guide for a
short blurb about Steven Weber's title role in the movie.)

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That's it for this week's gay tv shows, but also check out
the article about ultra-conservative actor Tom ("Magnum")
Selleck in this week's TV GUIDE (pp 10-17).  Selleck talks
about his lawsuit against the tabloid THE GLOBE, which
printed an article that inaccurately said he was gay.

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Please be sure to read all 3 notes.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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