From: CarolM10@aol.com Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 05:12:12 -0500 Subject: Gay TV Shows 11/18/95 - 11/24/95 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. ******************************************************** 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 ************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #2 ************** Be sure to read all 4 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html 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. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #1 ***************** - 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. ************* TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #3 ************** Be sure to read all 4 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html 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. *************** CONTINUED FROM NOTE #2 ****************** - 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. ********************************************************* 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.'" ********************************************************* 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 *************** TO BE CONTINUED ON NOTE #4 ************ Be sure to check out all 4 notes! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. WORLD WIDE WEB GAY TV HOME PAGE (case-sensitive): http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html 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. ********************************************************** 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." ********************************************************** That's it for this week! Please be sure to read all 4 notes. Happy viewing! Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ Prodigy ID = npyr87e AmericaOnLineID = caroLm10 In IDs: 0 & 1 are numbers. Internet ID = caroLm10@aoL.com o & L are letters. 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