Subject: Gay TV Shows 10/14/95 - 10/20/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 03:16:10 -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 10/14/95-Fri 10/20/95.
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:

- OUT THERE IN HOLLYWOOD.  3rd edition of Comedy Central's
"Out There" lesbian & gay comedy hours.  Gay actor Scott
Thompson hosts this one.  Three cheers for Comedy Central!
Airs:
> Sat. 10/14/95, 8:00 pm, Comedy Central cable
> Sun. 10/15/95, 7:00 pm, Comedy Central
> Thurs. 10/19/95, 9:00 pm, Comedy Central

- THE WEDDING BANQUET.  TV Guide says "Engaging farce
involving an interracial gay couple who stage a phony
marriage ceremony to please one partner's tradition-minded
parents."  Airings include:
> Sat. 10/14/95, 9:00 pm, Prism
> Sat.-Sun., 10/14-15/95, 3:40 am, Prism

- 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.  The IN THE LIFE newsletter lists the
following local air dates/times:
> Sat. 10/14/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35
> Sat. 10/14/95, 10:00 pm, on Buffalo, NY WNEQ ch. 23
> Sat. 10/14/95, 10:00 pm, on Dallas, TX KDTN ch. 29;
> Sat. 10/14/95, 11:00 pm, Sacramento CA KVIE ch. 6
> Sat. 10/14/95, 11:30 pm, Seattle WA/Vancouver BC KCTS
ch. 9
> Sat.-Sun. 10/14/95, midnight, Bethlehem, PA WLVT ch. 39A
> 10/14/95, midnight, Oregon Public Broadcasting:  KOAB
ch. 3, KOAC ch. 7, KEPB ch. 28, KTVR ch. 13, KOPB ch. 10
> Sat.-Sun. 10/14/95, 12:30 am, Tampa FL WEDU ch. 3
> 10/15/95, 12:30 am, Boston MA WGBH ch. 2
> Wed. 10/18/95, 9:00 pm, WGBX ch. 44
> 10/15/95, 12:30 am, on Houston, TX KUHT ch. 8
> Tues. 10/17/95, 11:00 pm, San Francisco CA KQED ch. 9
> Thurs. 10/19/95, 11:30 pm, Tacoma WA KBTC ch. 28

- 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:
> Sat. 10/14/95, 8:00 pm, San Francisco KQED ch. 9
> Sat. 10/14/95, 9:00 pm, Los Angeles KCET ch. 28
> Sun. 10/15/95, 10:30 pm, San Francisco KQED ch. 9

- NETWORK Q.  G/L/B show.  Check your local listings.
Scheduled airings include (but aren't limited to):
> Sat. 10/14/95, 10:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35
> Wed. 10/18/95, 9:00 pm, on Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35.

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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 10/14/95-Fri 10/20/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- THE 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.  According to the Q of E web site,
upcoming airings include:
> Sat. 10/14/95, 11:00 pm, on New Jersey Network (incl.
Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52) - part 2
> Sat. 10/14/95, 11:00 pm, on Kent, OH WNEO/WEAO ch. 13
> Sun. 10/15/95, 11:00 pm, Detroit WTVS ch. 56
> Sun. 10/15/95, 11:00 pm, Nebraska ETV Network
> Mon. 10/16/95, 10:00 pm, Chicago IL WTTW ch. 11
> Tues. 10/17/95, 11:00 pm, Fargo North Dakota, Prarie
Public Television
> Fri. 10/20/95, 10:00 pm, Los Angeles CA KLCS ch. 58
> Fri. 10/20/95, 11:00 pm, Los Angeles KCET ch. 28 (pt.4).
> World Wide Web users:  For more info on this series,
see:  http://www.itvs.org/ITVS/programs/QofE

- JUDITH KRANTZ'S 'DAZZLE', PARTS 1 & 2 (CC).  2-part
movie.  In the "Tuesday Guidelines" column, TV Guide says
"A surprising lesbian relationship figures prominently in
the conclusion of this 1995 TV-melodrama."  Airs:
> Part 1:  Sun. 10/15/95, 9:00 pm, CBS
> Part 2:  Tues. 10/17/95, 9:00 pm, CBS

- JERRY SPRINGER:  INFIDELITY AND BISEXUALITY IN MARRIAGE.
Airs Mon. 10/16/95 in most areas.  Check local listings.
Airings include:
> Mon. 10/16/95, 11:00 am, NYC, NY WNBC ch. 4
> Mon. 10/16/95, 11:00 am, Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57
(possible, but not definite)
> Mon. 10/16/95, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57

- ORLANDO (CC).  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.  Airs:
> Mon. 10/16/95, 4:00 pm, Showtime
> Tues. 10/17/95, 5:20 am (NOT pm!), Showtime

- DRESS GRAY.  TV Guide says:  "Gore Vidal adapted Lucian
Truscott's murder mystery set at a Vietnam-era military
school.  Alec Baldwin."  This 2-part movie has a gay plot
line.  My memory of it is dim, but I don't recall it being
very positive.  Airs:
> Part 1:  Mon.-Tues., 10/16-17/95, 3:30 am, on WPIX
national cable ch. 11
> Part 2:  Tues.-Wed., 10/17-18/95, 3:30 am, WPIX ch. 11

- GEORGE & ALANA.  Guests include Sandra Bernhard.  Airs
Tues. 10/17/95 in many areas.  Check local listings. Airs:
> Tues. 10/17/95, 9:00 am, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2
> Tues. 10/17/95, 10:00 am, on Phila. PA WGTW ch. 48 and
Wildwood, NJ WMGM ch. 40

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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 10/14/95-Fri 10/20/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- PHILADELPHIA (CC).  Tom Hanks plays a gay lawyer who is
fired when he develops AIDS, and his disease & gayness are
revealed.  Denzel Washington plays his attorney.  The
Flirtations have a brief appearance. Airs:
> Tues. 10/17/95, 11:35 am & 9:00 pm, The Movie Channel

- GERALDO:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs Wed. 10/18/95 in most
areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Wed. 10/18/95, 3:00 pm, on Phila. PA WCAU ch. 10
> Wed. 10/18/95, 4:00 pm, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2

The following shows air once this week as far as I know:
- K.D. LANG Special.  Airs in Canada on Sat. 10/14/95,
9:00 pm, on CBC.

- DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE.  Airs in San Francisco on
Sat.-Sun., 10/14-15/95, 1:40 am, on KQED ch. 9.  Hosted by
Australian cross-dresser Barry Humphries.

- ARTHUR ASHE (CC).  Airs Sun. 10/15/95, 11:00 am, HBO.
Documentary about the tennis star.  Probably includes his
death from AIDS & his education efforts about the disease.

- INDIGO GIRLS IN LONDON.  Airs Sun. 10/15/95, 9:00 pm,
Disney cable.

- MELROSE PLACE (CC).  Airs Mon 10/16/95, 8;00 pm, Fox.
TV Guide says that "Matt makes peace with his father
(James Handy)."

- THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT.  Airs
Mon. 10/16/95, 8:00 pm, Showtime cable.

- THREESOME (CC).  Airs Mon. 10/16/95, 9:45 pm, Showtime
cable.  Three college roommates:  Man #1 is in love with
Man #2.  Man #2 is in love with the Woman.  And the Woman
is in love with Man #1.....

- PORTRAITS OF COURAGE.  Airs Mon. 10/16/95, 10:00pm,
ESPN.  TV Guide says that the profiles include one of Greg
Louganis.

- BITTER HARVEST.  Airs Mon. 10/16/95, 11:10 pm, The Movie
Channel.  "A rancher (Stephen Baldwin) and two drifters
(Jennifer Rubin, Patsy Kensit) form a menage a trois."-TV
Guide

- OUR CONVERSATIONS:  SPECIAL ADOPTIONS.  Airs in NYC NY
on Tues. 10/17/95, at either 1:00 pm or 1:30 pm, on NYC
ch. 70.  Guests include an openly gay adoptive parent.

- POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Phila. PA on Tues. 10/17/95,
7:30 pm, on WYBE ch. 35.  A weekly show by, for, and about
people with AIDS and HIV disease.

- SWITCH (CC).  Airs Wed. 10/18/95, 8:00 pm, HBO.  Ellen
Barkin plays a reincarnated male misogynist who has been
murdered and brought back to life as an adult woman.
He/she gets involved with a lesbian.  This movie has some
stereotypes, but also some amusing moments.

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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 10/14/95-Fri 10/20/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- ER (CC).  Airs Thurs. 10/19/95, 10:00 pm, NBC.  Among
the stories listed in TV Guide:  "Ross and Greene have a
heated exchange over the care of a 4-year-old boy (Joshua
Hoon Cho) with AIDS."

- TOM SNYDER (CC).  Airs Thurs.-Fri., 10/19-20/95, 12:35
am, CBS.  TV Guide lists the scheduled guest as AIDS
activist Mary Fisher.

- SECOND OPINION.  Airs in Philadelphia PA on Fri.
10/20/95, 7:30 pm, on Phila. WYBE ch. 35.  May or may not
also air on other public tv stations, so you might want to
check your local listings.  WYBE's program guide says:
"When a woman faces heart disease, AIDS or breast cancer,
sometimes the disease is not the only opponent she faces.
Through personal interviews and anecdotes, three women
with potentially fatal illnesses tell their stories.  The
authors of Our Bodies, Our Selves offer candid comments
about women and health care."

- MEDUSA: DARE TO BE TRUTHFUL.  Airs Fri. 10/20/95, 8:00
pm, Comedy Central.  This parody of the Madonna: Truth or
Dare documentary also reportedly parodies the gay content
in that movie.

- LAKE CONSEQUENCE (CC).  Airs Fri. 10/20/95, 9:00 pm, The
Movie Channel.  TV Guide says "Sexual situations, strong
language.  Menage a trois with a troubled housewife, a
mysterious gardener and his girlfriend."

- THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW (CC).  Airs in Canada on Fri.
10/20/95, 11:30 (am? or pm?-not sure).  This is the
episode in which Scott Thompson's gay character is
introduced.

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

- TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL.  TV Guide says of this week's
episode:  "Archival photographs are used to show the role
of black women in the U.S. armed forces during World War
II."  Check local listings.  Airings include: 
> Sat. 10/14/95, 11:00 am, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13
> Sat. 10/14/95, 4:00 pm, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A
> Wed. 10/18/95, 7:00 pm, on New Jersey Network (incl.
Camden NJ WNJS ch. 23 and Trenton NJ WNJT ch. 52)

- WRITING WOMEN'S LIVES.  Airs Sun. 10/15/95, 10:30 pm, on
NYC NY WNET ch. 13.  "Eight prominent women authors
discuss their influences, motivations and views on love,
marriage and children.  The women interviewed include Amy
Tan, Isabel Allende."-TV Guide

- MARGARET SANGER (CC).  Airs Mon. 10/16/95, 6:30 pm, on
New Jersey Network (Camden NJ WNJS ch. 23 and Trenton NJ
WNJT ch. 52).  TV Guide says:  "Chronicled:  nurse and
educator Margaret Sanger's crusade to legalize the
distribution of information about contraception."

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Please be sure to read all 5 notes.

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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 10/14/95-Fri 10/20/95.
Be sure to read all 5 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- FIREFIGHTER.  Airs Tues. 10/17/95, 2:00 pm, Lifetime
cable.  "Fact-based story of Los Angeles County's first
female firefighter (Nancy McKeon), centering on her
rigorous training - and vigorous taunting by her male
colleagues."-TV Guide

- GLORY (CC).  Airs Tues. 10/17/95, 6:55 pm, The Movie
Channel.  TV Guide says:  "Stirring tribute to the Army's
first black regiment, mustered up during the Civil War
under the command of an inexperienced New Englander
(Matthew Broderick).  Denzel Washington won an Oscar."
This is an excellent film.

- INSIDE THE LAW.  Airs Tues. 10/17/95, 7:00 pm, on New
Jersey Network (Camden NJ WNJS ch. 23 and Trenton NJ WNJT
ch. 52).  TV Guide says:  "Part 1 of a two-part look at
the death penalty.  Examined:  its deterrent effect,
alleged racial bias, the lengthy appeals process."

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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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