Subject: Gay TV Shows 10/7/95-10/13/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 02:53:48 -0400

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 10/7/95 -Fri 10/13/95.
Be sure to read all 5 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:

- KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN.  Movie about a gay man and a
political activist who are imprisoned together in South
America.  Check your PBS schedules.  Airings include:
> Airs in Phila. PA on Sat. 10/7/95, 10:00 pm, WHYY ch. 12
> next Sat. 10/14/95, 8:00 pm, on San Francisco KQED ch. 9
> next Sat. 10/14/95, 9:00 pm, on Los Angeles KCET ch. 28
> next Sun. 10/15/95, 10:30 pm, San Fran. KQED ch. 9

- IN THE LIFE.  Quarterly g/l/b news/journal.  WYBE's
program guide says "In Beijing for the International
Conference of Women, IN THE LIFE visited the 'lesbian
tent' where women from around the world met to discuss
international gay rights.  Also Charles Busch reports on
the new mainstreaming of drag, interviewing Patrick Swayze
and Wesley Snipes about their recent roles as drag
queens."  TV Guide says this episode also has a segment on
the fight to legalize lesbian and gay marriages.  Airs
this month in many PBS and public access stations; check
your local listings.  Upcoming airings include:
> Sat. 10/7/95, 11:00 pm, on Pittsburgh, PA WQEX ch. 16
> 10/7/95, midnight, on Gainsville, FL WUFT ch. 5
> 10/7/95, midnight, on Cleveland/Akron Alliance OH WNEO
ch. 45 and WEAO ch. 49
> Sun. 10/8/95, 11:00 pm, on Detroit, MI WTVS ch. 56
> Sun.-Mon. 10/8-9/95, mid., on Rochester NY WXXI ch. 21
> Sun.-Mon 10/8-9/95, 1:00 am, on Wash. DC WETA ch. 26
> Mon. 10/9/95, 10:00 pm, on NYC NY WNYC ch. 31
> Tues. 10/10/95, 11:00 pm, on Chicago, IL WTTW ch. 11
> Tues. 10/10/95, 11:00 pm, on Tacoma, WA KBTC ch. 28
> Wed. 10/11/95, 9:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35
> Wed. 10/11/95, 9:00 pm, on Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN KTCI
ch. 17
> Wed. 10/11/95, 11:00 pm, on Phoenix AZ KAET ch. 8
> Wed.-Thurs. 10/11-12/95, midnight, on Maryland Public TV
WMPT ch. 22, WMPB ch. 67, WFPT ch. 62, WWPB ch. 31, WCPT
ch. 36, WCPB ch. 28
> Next Sat. 10/14/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35

- NETWORK Q.  G/L/B show.  Check your local listings.
Scheduled airings include (but aren't limited to):
> Sat. 10/7/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35
Note:  This show will NOT air during its regular Wed.
10/11/95, 9:00 pm slot, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35.  It is
preempted this week for an IN THE LIFE episode.

- YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY.  No gay content, but may be
interesting to some for the performance by Linda Hunt.
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her
performance as a MALE character in this movie.  Airs:
> Sat. 10/7/95, 8:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12
> Sun. 10/8/95, 3:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12

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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 10/7/95 -Fri 10/13/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- A QUESTION OF EQUALITY (CC).  4-part series on past &
current efforts in the lesbian & gay rights movement:
 Pt. 1:  OUTRAGE '69 - re: Stonewall & the early movement
 Pt. 2:  CULTURE WARS - re: gaybashing, etc.
 Pt. 3:  HOLLOW LIBERTY - re: does 'liberty & justice'
apply to lesbians & gays?, navy discharges of women, etc.
 Pt. 4:  GENERATION Q - re: the future of gay rights,
especially the concerns/achievements of lesbian/gay youth.
Check your PBS stations, because this one is airing around
the country all month.  Upcoming airings include, but are
*NOT* limited to:
> Sat. 10/7/95, 11:00 pm, on New Jersey Network (incl.
Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52)
> Mon 10/9/95 through Thurs 10/12/95, 11:00 pm each day,
on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12
> Fri. 10/13, 11:30 pm local time, Los Angeles KCET ch. 28
(part 3).  Series continues on 10/20 at 11:00 pm.
> World Wide Web users:  For info on this series, see:
     http://www.itvs.org/ITVS/programs/QofE
> Some folks may wish to check out the companion book,
which is due out from Scribner this week.

- HEALTH CHRONICLES.  TV Guide says this is about the
"impact of AIDS in Long Island (N.Y.) and other suburban
communities."  Check your PBS listings.  Airings include:
> Mon. 10/9/95, 6:30 pm, on New Jersey public tv stations
(including Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52)

- LAUREN HUTTON AND....  Monday's guest is out musician
Janis Ian.  Check your local listings.  Airs:
> Mon.-Tues., 10/9-10/95, 1:30 am, Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57
> Mon.-Tues., 10/9-10/95, 1:35 am, NYC NY WCBS ch. 2

- RICKI LAKE:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs Tues. in most (NOT
all) areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Tues. 10/10/95, 10:30 am, Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
> Tues. 10/10/95, 5:00 pm, WWOR national cable ch. 9

- THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (CC).  TV Guide says:
"Robert Aldrich directed this strong, well-acted version
of Frank Marcus's stage play about a destructive lesbian
relationship.  June:  Beryl Reid.  Childie:  Susannah
York."  Airs:
> Tues.-Wed., 10/10-11/95, 2:30 am, Encore Cable
> Fri.-Sat., 10/13-14/95, 3:15 am, Encore Cable

- TEMPESTT:  ASKING FAMILY MEMBERS TO ACCEPT ONE'S
HOMOSEXUALITY (CC).  Airs on National Coming Out Day (Wed.
10/11/95) in most areas.  Check local listings.  Airs:
> Wed. 10/11/95, 1:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17
> Wed. 10/11/95, 2:00 pm, on WWOR national cable ch. 9

- OUT THERE IN HOLLYWOOD.  3rd edition of Comedy Central's
National Coming Out Day debuts of "Out There" lesbian &
gay comedy hours.  Gay actor Scott Thompson hosts this
one.  The last two editions have been very good.  Three
cheers for Comedy Central for a GREAT tradition!  Airs:
> Wed. 10/11/95, 10:00 pm, Comedy Central
> Fri.-Sat., 10/13-14/95, 2:00 am, Comedy Central

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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 10/7/95 -Fri 10/13/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- GORDON ELLIOTT:  MAKEOVERS INSPIRED BY THE FILM "TO WONG
FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!  JULIE NEWMAR."  Airs Thurs.
10/12/95.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Thurs. 10/12/95, 9:00 am, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5

- ROSEANNE (CC).  Rerun of the episode in which Roseanne
can't help but stick her two cents' worth into Leon's
fight with his lover about "straightening up" the house
before family members arrive.  This was a good episode.
Check your listings for local syndicated air time.  Airs:
> Thurs. 10/12/95, 6:30 pm, NYC NY WNYW ch. 5

- SEINFELD (CC).  A syndicated rerun of the episode in
which "A reporter gets the mistaken idea that Seinfeld and
Costanza are a gay couple, in an episode that begins when
a practical joke goes awry" (TV Guide).  Airings include:
> Thurs. 10/12/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. PA WTXF ch. 29
> Thurs. 10/12/95, 11:00 pm, on WPIX national cable ch. 11

- MARC WALBERG:  WOMEN IN LOVE WITH GAY MEN.   Airs Fri.
10/13/95 in many areas.  Check local listings.  Airings
include:
> Fri. 10/13/95, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5

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

- MISERY LOVES COMPANY (CC).  Rebroadcast Sat. 10/7/95,
11:30 pm, Fox.  TV Guide says "Joe (Dennis Boutsikaris)
thinks his brother is unwittingly dating a transvestite."
I saw a clip for this show last week, and it looked like
it should come with a transphobia alert.....

- SOAPDISH (CC).  Airs in Phila. PA on Sun. 10/8/95, 2:00
pm, on WPHL ch. 17.  Sally Field and Kevin Kline star in a
parody of tv soap operas.  One of the many villians is
transgendered.  Transphobia alert.

- ADVENTURES WITH DEBI AND MARK.  This gay/lesbian monthly
show airs in San Francisco on Sun. 10/8/95, 8:00 pm, on
Viacom cable ch. 53.  Topic: "The Folsom Street Adventure"
on mdTV.

- FIRST TIME OUT (CC).  Airs Sun. 10/8/95, 9:30 pm, on WB
network (incl. Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17 and WPIX national
cable ch. 11).  No promises on this one, but TV Guide
says: "Susan wants to prove to her mother (Mimi Kennedy)
that she's not predictable, so she 'comes out' with a
story that surprises everyone - including Jackie."

- ORLANDO (CC).  Airs Tues. 10/10/95, 1:00pm, Showtime
cable.  Surprisingly boring movie about a person who lives
for 400 years and manages to change genders in the middle
without the benefit of surgery.  Based on Virginia Woolf's
story.  This movie is an exercise in tedium.

- POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Phila. PA on Tues. 10/10/95,
7:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35.  A weekly show by, for, and about
people with AIDS and HIV disease.

- COURTHOUSE (CC).  Airs Tues. 10/10/95, 9:00 pm, CBS.  TV
Guide says "Danny's hurt by Rosetta's reluctance to reveal
their relationship to her colleagues."  I believe that
these are the two black lesbian characters.

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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 10/7/95 -Fri 10/13/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #3 ******************

- PASSION TO PLAY.  Airs Tues. 10/10/95, 10:30 pm, ESPN-2.
TV Guide says:  "Sportswomen profiled include tennis
greats Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King; race car
driver Janet Guthrie; figure skater Peggy Fleming; track
star Jackie Joyner Kersee."

- LAKE CONSEQUENCE (CC).  Airs Tues.-Wed., 10/10-11/95,
12:10 am, The Movie Channel.  TV Guide says "Sexual
situations, strong language.  Menage a trois with a
troubled housewife, a msyterious gardener and his
girlfriend."

- AILEEN WUORNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER.  Airs
Wed. 10/11/95, 8:00 pm, on Cinemax.  Documentary about the
serial killer, who is supposed to have had a woman lover.
Unknown if the same-sex relationship will be addressed.

- ARTHUR ASHE (CC).  Airs Thurs. 10/12/95, 1:00 pm, HBO.
Documentary about the tennis star.  Probably includes his
death from AIDS and his education efforts about the
disease.

- THE CREW (CC).  Airs Thurs. 10/12/95, 8:30 pm, Fox.
According to TV Guide, gay character Paul "fears he's
going bald" this week.  Note:  Several readers have
written to comment that Paul's gayness is addressed
positively and well in nearly every episode.

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In the "ALL ISMS ARE RELATED" category, check out these
non-gay, diversity-related tv shows:

- FAMILY MATTERS (CC).  Airs Tues. 10/10/95, 7:30 pm, on
WPIX national cable ch. 11. TV Guide says "Laura dons a
mustache and men's clothing to haggle with a sexist used-
car dealer (Stuart Pankin) over the price of a car."

- ALIEN NATION: BODY AND SOUL.  Airs Tues. 10/10/95, 8:00
pm, Fox.  A new Alien Nation movie.  I haven't seen this
one, but if it's like the series on which it is based, it
is very likely to address racism and xenophobia, and to do
so very well.  The series examined conflict between native
Earthers and "Newcomers", who were escaped slaves from
another planet.  It addressed racism (& the ability of
thinking people to combat it) on a regular basis, without
ever getting preachy.

- 20TH CENTURY.  Airs Wed. 10/11/95, 10:00 pm, Arts &
Entertainment cable.  Subject is "chronicling racial
violence." (TV Guide)

- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.  Airs Fri.-Sat., 10/13-14/95,
12:30 am, Disney cable.  Excellent movie about a black man
who is wrongly accused of raping a white woman in 1930s
Alabama, and the lawyer (Gregory Peck) who defends him.

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That's it for this week's tv shows, but check the next
list for a few special notes.

Please be sure to read all 5 notes.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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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 10/7/95 -Fri 10/13/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

*************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #4 ******************

A few notes this week:

1. Check out the 10/7-13/95 TV Guide.  In an article on
Star Trek (pgs. 10 and 21), TVG discusses a Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine episode that will feature a same-sex
relationship.  They say that Trill Jadzia Dax (Terry
Farrell) "will have a romance with another female Trill,
Lenara (guest star Susanna Thompson).  No, it's not a
lesbian storyline, technically."  TVG goes on to explain
that the two Trills knew each other in a prior,
heterosexual, relationship.
   According to the article, this episode will involve a
same-sex kiss.  Unfortunately, the article also made a big
deal about how "difficult" Ms. Farrell thought it was to
do this show.  They quote her as saying that the kiss "was
difficult because I do not find myself attracted to my own
sex.  I had to get past that, because the story was
important enough ... [but] it *was* uncomfortable."

2.  On pg. 42, TV Guide reiterates an already-reported
story Leon (Martin Mull) will marry another man later this
season on ROSEANNE.

3.  Several readers have written to comment on the new
series MURDER ONE.  The lead lawyer (played by Daniel
Benzali) has a male assistant/office manager who is widely
believed to be gay (and somewhat stereotypical).
    To my knowledge, they haven't addressed his personal
life yet, but some folks may want to monitor this series.
This week, MURDER ONE moves to Thursdays at 10:00 on ABC,
(opposite ER).

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That's it for this week's lists.  Be sure to read all 5
notes.

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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