Subject: Gay TV Shows 8/12/95-8/18/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 04:58:45 -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 8/12/95-Fri. 8/18/95.
Be sure to read both notes.  Local shows are listed with
local times; national shows are Eastern time zone.

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Note:  This week's list is based on a TV Guide that
 doesn't include NYC NY shows.  Therefore, NYC shows
 are guesses based on usual airings & won't be complete.

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The following shows air at multiple/various times:

>> LIFESTORIES:  FAMILIES IN CRISIS (CC).  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.)  Likely airings include:
- Sat. 8/12/95, 7:00 am (NOT pm!), HBO-2  (not definite)
- Sun. 8/13/95, 2:30 pm, HBO  (definite)
- Fri. 8/18/95, 5:00 pm, HBO  (not definite)

>> NETWORK Q.  Weekly gay tv program.
1) Definite airings include:
- Sat. 8/12/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch.35 (show#5)
- Wed. 8/16/95, 9:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35 (#6)
2) Other reported air times include:
- Miami:  weekly on Sundays on WLRN, 1:00 pm
- NYC NY:  weekly Monday nights, midnight, WNET ch. 13
- San Francisco:  weekly on Tuesdays 9:00 pm, KMTP
- Tacoma, WA:  weekly on Wednesdays, 11:00 pm, KBTC
- Denver, CO: weekly on Fridays, 10:00 pm, KBDI

>> CHARLES PEREZ:  TRANSEXUALISM.  Airs Mon. 8/14/95 in
most areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
- Mon. 8/14/95, 11:00 am, WPIX national cable ch. 11
- Mon. 8/14/95, 5:00 pm, Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17

>> MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC).  Harvey Fierstein and CA gay comic
Scott Capurro play the gay couple & make-up artists who
transform Robin Williams into an elderly woman.  Airs:
- Mon. 8/14/95, 8:00 pm, Cinemax
- Fri. 8/18/95, 9:00 am, Cinemax

>> EAGLE SCOUT: THE STORY OF HENRY NICOLS (CC).
Documentary about an HIV-positive Boy Scout from NY who
does AIDS education.  Airs:
- Tues. 8/15/95, 1:00 pm and 10:30 pm, HBO-2

>> 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:
- Tues. 8/15/95, 2:30 pm & 9:00 pm, Prism

>> GERALDO:  A DISCUSSION OF TEENS & BISEXUALITY.
According to TV Guide, the guests include author Randy
Kirk ('A Generation Betrayed').  Airs in most areas on
Tues. 8/15/95, including:
- Tues. 8/15/95, 4:00 pm, Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10
- probably airs at same time on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2

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Be sure to read both notes!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
  Prodigy ID = npwc08a         In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers.
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  Internet ID = [email-masked]

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 8/12/95-Fri. 8/18/95.
Be sure to read both notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

>> ROLONDA:  DISAPPROVING OF A TEEN'S SEXUALITY.  Not
definite, but likely to have gay/lesbian/bi content.
Check local listings.  Airs in most areas on Wed. 8/16/95,
including:
- Wed 8/16/95, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WABC ch. 7 (likely)
- Wed. 8/16/95, 11:00 am, on Phila. PA KYW ch. 3

>> A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.  This is supposed to be the
1951 version that omitted overt discussion of
homosexuality because of production codes.  Airs:
- Wed. 8/16/95, 8:00 pm, American Movie Classics
- Wed.-Thurs. 8/16-17/95, midnight, AMC

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

>>  A MOTHER'S PRAYER (CC).  Airs Sat. 8/12/95, 3:00 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.

>> SOAPDISH (CC).  Airs Sat.-Sun., 8/12-13/95, 3:00 am,
HBO-2.  Parody of tv soap operas.  One of the many
villians is transgendered.  Transphobia alert.

>> M. BUTTERFLY (CC).  Airs Mon. 8/14/95, 2:00 pm, HBO-2.
TV Guide says:  "Adaptation of David Henry Hwang's Tony-
winning play about the deceptive love affair between a
French diplomat (Jeremy Irons) and a Chinese opera
singer."  The opera singer turns out to be a man in drag.
Supposed to be based on a true story.

>> THIS MORNING (CC).  Airs Wed. 8/16/95, 7:00 am, CBS.
According to TV Guide, the scheduled guests include Kathy
Najimy, who will discuss her role in the upcoming
theatrical movie JEFFREY, about a gay man who decides to
be celibate because he's afraid of AIDS.

>> DOING TIME ON MAPLE DRIVE.  Airs Thurs. 8/17/95, 2:00
pm, Lifetime cable.  A family copes with conflicts over
gayness & other issues.

>> COMMUNITY FORUM: OUT OF THE CLOSET.  Airs in Phila. PA
on Thurs. 8/17/95, 9:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35.  Monthly talk
show about the local gay/lesbian/bi/transgendered
communities, with a special emphasis on our communities of
color.  This month's topic is unknown.

>> AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE:  "ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S 'TALES OF THE
CITY'" (CC).  Part 5 (of 6) probably airs in NYC on Thurs.
8/17/95, 10:00 pm, WNET ch. 13.  May or may not air on
other PBS stations, so check your local listings.

>> TOM SNYDER (CC).  Airs Fri.-Sat., 8/18-19/95, 12:35 am,
CBS.  TV Guide lists the scheduled guest as Patrick
Stewart.  He'll probably discuss his upcoming role as a
gay man in JEFFREY.

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That's it for this week's list.  Be sure to read both
notes.  Also, you may want to check out:
- pg. 4 of this week's TV GUIDE for a short blurb on gay
actor Scott Thompson (THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW)
- pg. 3D of the 8/8/95 USA TODAY for an article on Bill
Brochtrup's role as a gay man in NYPD BLUE.

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ALERT!!!!    As an experiment, I've posted this week's gay
tv list and some FAQ info about gay tv on a new World Wide
Web home page.  If you have Web access, check it out at
the following address:

http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html

(Depending on the width of your display, the address may
appear to be longer than one line, but it isn't.)

If you go to my web page, please let me know what you
think and whether or not you think I should maintain it.

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Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ

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