Subject: Gay TV Shows 11/18/95 - 11/24/95
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 05:12:12 -0500

Hi, folks!  This is note #1 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 11/18/95-Fri 11/24/95.
Be sure to read all 4 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:

- PELICAN BRIEF (CC).  It is incidental to the plot, but
one of the US Supreme Court Justices who gets killed in
the beginning of the show turns out to have been gay.
Airs:
> Sat. 11/18/95, 5:00 pm, HBO
> Wed. 11/22/95, 5:30 pm, HBO

- THE QUESTION OF EQUALITY (CC).  4-part series on past &
current efforts in the lesbian & gay rights movement:
 Pt. 1:  OUT RAGE '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. 11/18/95, 11:30 pm, Seattle WA KCTS ch. 9 (pt. 3)
> Sun. 11/19/95, 10:00 pm, on NYC NY WNET ch. 13 (pt. 3)
> World Wide Web users:  For more info on this series,
see:  http://www.itvs.org/ITVS/programs/QofE

- BABYLON 5 (CC).  Several readers have mentioned that one
of the characters appears to be a lesbian, although the
show isn't making a big deal about it.  No gay content is
indicated for this week's episode, but if you're
interested, check your local listings for this syndicated
show.  Airings include:
> Sun. 11/19/95, 8:00 pm, on WWOR national cable ch. 9
> Mon. 11/20/95, 9:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17.

- RICKI LAKE:  HOMOSEXUALITY.  Airs on Mon 11/20/95 in
most areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Mon. 11/20/95, 10:30 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
> Mon. 11/20/95, 5:00 pm, on national cable WWOR ch. 9

- JENNY JONES:  MAKEOVERS FOR CROSS-DRESSERS.  Airs Tues.
11/21/95 in some (not all) areas.  Check local listings.
Airings include:
> Tues. 11/21/95, 11:00 pm (not am), on WWOR national
cable ch. 9.

- LAUREN HUTTON AND...  According to TV Guide, the
scheduled program guest is "author Meryl Cohn ('Do What I
Say:  Ms. Behaviour's Guide to Gay and Lesbian
Etiquette')."  Airs Tues 11/21/95 or late night Tues-Wed.
11/21-22/95 in most areas.  Check local listings.  Airings
include:
> Tues-Wed. 11/21-22/95, 1:30 am, on Phila. PA WGBS ch. 57
> Tues.-Wed. 11/21-22/95, 1:35 am, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2

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Be sure to read all 4 notes!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #2 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 11/18/95-Fri 11/24/95.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- MONTEL WILIAMS:  REVEALING SECRETS TO ONE'S PARENTS.
Airs Wed. 11/22/95 in areas that delay or rerun Montel one
week after the regular air date.  Check local listings.
May or may not have gay content, but it seems likely.  No
promises, though. Airings include:
> Wed. 11/22/95, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WNYW ch. 5

- VH1 DUETS.  TV Guide says:  "VH1 Duets begins with a
quintet:  Paula Cole, Melissa Etheridge, Sophie B.
Hawkins, Jewel & Joan Osborne."  Airs:
> Wed. 11/22/95, 8:00 pm, VH1
> Fri. 11/24/95, 10:00 pm, VH1

- LAUREN HUTTON AND...  Guest is drag queen RuPaul.  Airs
Thurs. 11/23/95 or late night Thurs.-Fri. 11/23-24 in most
areas.  Check local listings.  Airings include:
> Thurs.-Fri., 11/23-24/95 1:30 am, on Phila. PA WGBS ch.
57
> Thurs.-Fri., 11/23-24/95, 1:35 am, on NYC NY WCBS ch. 2

- JUST ONE OF THE GUYS.  Joyce Hyser stars as a high
school student who pretends to be male and enrolls in
another school, to research a newspaper article on sexism.
When she falls in love with a male friend at the other
school, her classmates think that Joyce is a gay male.  A
well done 1985 movie.  Airs:
> Fri. 11/24/95, 10:45 am, Cinemax (CC)
> Fri. 11/24/95, 7:15 pm, Encore Cable (NOT CC)

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

- SUNDAY MORNING (CC).  Airs Sun. 11/19/95, 9:00 am, CBS.
"What scientists have learned about AIDS since first
detecting the virus in the early 1980s."-TV Guide.
Postponed from last week's original air date.

- MELROSE PLACE (CC).  Airs Mon. 11/20/95, 8:00 pm, Fox.
TV Guide says "Matt catches on to Shelly's misdealings".

- HIGH SOCIETY (CC).  Airs Mon. 11/20/96, 9:30 pm, CBS.
Several readers have also urged me to mention this show,
so everyone learns of it.  Again, my resources do NOT list
any gay content for this episode, but a reader writes
that:  "The recurring character of the secretary (male) on
the new CBS show 'High Society' is obviously (though not
declared) gay."  Another reader has a different opinion on
the matter.  He reports that the show "also features as a
regular character an office assistant Stefano, who is
openly, outrageously gay."

- POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs Tues. 11/21/95, 7:30 pm. on
Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35.  Local show by and for people with
AIDS and HIV disease.

- FRIENDS (CC).  Airs Tues. 11/21/95, 9:30 pm, NBC.  TV
Guide doesn't indicate any gay story line for this rerun,
but "Ross relishes the chance to talk to his unborn child"
and both Ross's ex-wife Carol (Jane Sibbett) and her lover
Susan (Jessica Hecht) are listed as appearing this week.

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Be sure to read all 4 notes!

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #3 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 11/18/95-Fri 11/24/95.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- NYPD BLUE (CC).  Airs Tues. 11/21/95, 10:00 pm, ABC.  TV
Guide says "Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) gets a haircut from
John Irvin, who wants to reach out to Lesniak."  Lesniak
recently came out, which may or may not be discussed.

- THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE (CC).  Airs in San Francisco on
Wed.-Thurs. 11/22-23/95, at 1:00 am.

- LARRY SANDERS (CC).  Airs Wed. 11/22/95, 10:30 pm, HBO.
"Sandra Bernhard hosts the show."-TV Guide

- PERSONAL BEST (CC).  Airs Wed. 11/22/95, 11:00 pm,
Encore cable.  Just about every woman I know hated this
1982 movie about two female Olympic athletes who are
lovers.  Beware of the incredibly offensive male coach.

- ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY.  Parts 5 and 6 (of
6) air in San Francisco on Fri. 11/24/95, at 9:00 pm, on
KQED ch. 9.

- ARMISTEAD MAUPIN IS A MAN I DREAMT UP.  Airs in San
Francisco, CA on Fri. 11/24/95, 11:00 pm.  Interviews with
the TALES OF THE CITY series author and his friends.

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Also:  Some notes:
1. Scott K. writes:
  "Late breaking soap news on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Robin
Scorpio (Stone Cates' lover) tested (or will) test HIV+.
Production plans call for her to leave the show
temporarily while the actress who plays Robin attends
college. She will make periodic appearances when her
schedule permits.
  "This is a fairly big deal because Robin has been a
fixture on the show since she was an infant."
  General Hospital airs on weekdays at 3:00 pm ET, on ABC.

2. Check out the article about Arsenio Hall in the
11/18/95 TV Guide.  On pg. 31 they say "Hall admits that
being vague about his love life has made him the target of
gossip.  'I know, I know,' he says with a sigh.  'The
assumption is that I'm gay.  Well, okay.  I mean, I
respect all lifestyles.  But I ain't living like that.'"

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

- FIRING LINE.  TV Guide says:  "The effects of racism on
African-Americans are discussed by author Dinesh D'Souza
('The End of Racism')."  Airs at various times this
weekend.  Check your PBS listings.  Airings include:
> likely:  Sat. 11/18/95, 10:00 am, NYC WNET ch. 13
> Sat. 11/18/95, 3:00 pm, on Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A
> likely:  Sun. 11/19/95, 1:30 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch.
12

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Be sure to check out all 4 notes!
Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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Hi, folks!  This is note #4 (of 4) of the list of tv shows
with gay, lesbian, other sexual minority, and gay/straight
AIDS themes, for the tv week of Sat 11/18/95-Fri 11/24/95.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

Continuation of non-gay ALL ISMS ARE RELATED Dept. shows:

- IN THE MIX.  Topics:  "An interview with singer Lisette
Melendez, a student-produced video on racism."-TV Guide
Airs Sat. 11/18/95, 6:30 pm, on New Jersey Network
stations (including WNJS ch. 23 Camden and WNJT ch. 52
Trenton).

- LYNCHING IN MARION (CC).  TV Guide says:  "Historian
James Cameron recalls how he survived a near-lynching in
Indiana that claimed the lives of his two friends,
following a night in 1930 when he accompanied them on a
holdup."   Airs:
> Sat.-Sun. 11/18-19/95, 3:20 am, NYC NY WNET ch. 13
> Sun.-Mon. 11/19-20/95, 2:00 am, NYC NY WNET ch. 13

- BOOKNOTES.  Topic:  "Black feminist Bell Hooks talks
about 'Killing Rage: Ending Racism'."-TV Guide  Airs:
> Sun. 11/19/95, 8:00 pm & again at 11:00 pm, C-SPAN

- NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT.  Guest:  George Campbell Jr. of
the National Action Committee for Minorities in
Engineering.  Airs Mon. 11/20/95 on most PBS stations.
Check local listings, but airings include:
> Mon. 11/20/95, 6:30 pm, NYC NY WNET ch. 13
> Mon. 11/20/95, 7:00 pm, on Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 and
Allentown PA WLVT ch. 39A
> Mon. 11/20/95, 11:30 pm, on New Jersey Network stations
(including WNJS ch. 23 Camden and WNJT ch. 52 Trenton)

- RICKI LAKE:  CONCERN ABOUT RACIST ATTITUDES IN ONE'S
FAMILY.  Airs Wed. 11/20/95 in many areas.  Check local
listings.  Airings include:
> Wed. 11/22/95, 10:30 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6
> Wed. 11/22/95, 5:00 pm, on national cable WWOR ch. 9

- THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.  Airs Fri. 11/24/95, 7:15 am,
on Cinemax.  TV Guide says this is a "remake with Melissa
Gilbert as the Jewish teen who wrote of her WWII ordeal."

- GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT.  Airs Fri. 11/24/95, 4:30 pm, on
American Movie Classics.  Dated but still disturbingly
relevant 1947 movie about a reporter (Gregory Peck) who
pretends to be Jewish, to research a story about anti-
Semitism.
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PS:  LATE ADDITION TO GAY TV LIST, Just Received:

"The MTV European Music Awards at 8pm on Thanksgiving Day... it's hosted by
the openly gay designer Jean Paul Gaultier with many campy performances."

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That's it for this week!  Please be sure to read all 4
notes.  Happy viewing!

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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