Subject: Gay TV Shows 1/6/96 - 1/12/96
From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 03:16:15 -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 1/6/96 - Fri 1/12/96.
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:

- POSITIVE:  LIFE WITH HIV.  This new series was produced
by AIDS Films for the Independent Television Service
(ITVS).  A press release says: "POSITIVE: LIFE WITH HIV is
a limited series of four one-hour programs that provides a
forum for sharing the achievements, frustrations,
aspirations, and successes of those who are affected
and/or infected by AIDS."  WHYY's APPLAUSE guide says:
#1. Community: "...looks at the ways that societal issues
affect people living wiht HIV and AIDS.  How does race,
class and gender influence diagnosis, care and treatment?"
#2. Identity:  "...explores the issues of identity and
lifestyle, including a candid look at sex and sexuality
among those affected and infected by HIV."
#3. Care.  "This segment takes a look at the American
health-care system and how it is dealing with the
overwhelming demands of this epidemic."
#4. Fighting for Our Lives.  "This final episode examines
the many forms of AIDS activism as fears and concerns
about death, grief and commemoration are explored."
> Check your PBS listings for airings in your area.
Upcoming airings include but are NOT limited to:
> Sat. 1/6/96, 11:00 pm, on New Jersey Network public tv
stations (incl. Camden WNJS ch. 23, Trenton WNJT ch. 52,
and WNJM Channel 50 in northern NJ).  (#1)
> Sun. 1/7/96, 10:30 pm, NYC NY WNET ch. 13 (#1)
> Tues. 1/9/96, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 (#1)
> Wed. 1/10/96, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 (#2)
> Thurs. 1/11/96, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 (#3)
> Fri. 1/12/96, 11:00 pm, Phila. PA WHYY ch. 12 (#4)
> Tues. 1/16/96, 8:00 pm, Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35 (#1&2)
> Tues. 1/23/96, 8:00 pm, Phila. PA WYBE ch. 35 (#3&4)

- JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (CC).  Fun movie about a teen woman
who poses as a male and enrolls in another high school, to
research a newspaper article on sexism.  When she falls
for a male friend at that school, the other students think
she's a gay man.  Airs:
> Sun. 1/7/96, 4:00 pm, HBO
> Thurs. 1/11/96, 8:00 am and again at 6:00 pm, HBO

- LONGTIME COMPANION.  Movie about the impact of the early
AIDS years on a group of (fictional) mostly-white gay men
from NYC and Fire Island.  Airs:
> Sun. 1/7/96, 7:00 pm, on the Independent Film Channel
(IFC)
> 1/8/96, 1:15 am (not sure if this is Sun-Mon or
Mon-Tues.), IFC

- PHILADELPHIA (CC).  Tom Hanks plays a gay lawyer who is
fired from his law firm when he develops AIDS and his
gayness becomes known.  Denzel Washington plays his
defense attorney.  Airs:
> Mon. 1/8/96, 7:55 am & 9:00 pm, The Movie Channel

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Be sure to read all 4 notes!
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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 1/6/96 - Fri 1/12/96.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- ALL MY CHILDREN (CC).  AMC is doing an extraordinarily
good job with the continuing plot around Michael Delaney,
the gay high school history teacher.  This is a major plot
right now, with many of the parents trying to get him
fired, and others defending him.  Highly recommended!
> Airs weekdays at 1:00 pm ET on ABC.

- GUIDING LIGHT (CC).  Guiding Light's story line involving
HIV and AIDS continues.
> Airs weekdays at 3:00 pm ET on CBS.

- A CHORUS LINE.  This musical film based on the Broadway
show features a gay character.  Airings include:
> Tues. 1/9/96, 6:00 am and again at 4:00 pm, Prism

- CHARLES PEREZ:  HOW HIV AFFECTS RELATIONSHIPS.  Airs
Tues. 1/9/96 in some (not all) areas.  Check local
listings.  Airings include:
> Tues.-Wed. 1/9-10/96, 4:00 am, on Phila. PA WPHL ch. 17

- BIOGRAPHY:  J. EDGAR HOOVER.  Airs:
> Thurs. 1/11/96, 8:00 pm, Arts & Entertainment
> Thurs.-Fri. 1/11-12/96, midnight, A&E

- CARNIE:  HOMOSEXUAL GUESTS HELP THEIR STRAIGHT FRIENDS
FIND DATES.  Airs Fri. 1/12/96 in most areas.  Check local
listings.  Airings include:
> Fri. 1/12/96, 10:00 am, on NYC NY WABC ch. 7
> Fri.-Sat. 1/12-13/96, 2:05 am, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6

- ROSEANNE (CC).  TV Guide says "Roseanne suffers the
consequences of telling Bev (Estelle Parsons) that she's
had her fill of her at the Lunch Box."  This is the show
in which Bev sells her part of the restaurant to
Roseanne's gay former boss Leon (Martin Mull), bringing
his character back into the series.  Check your local
syndicated daily reruns for this week (especially for Fri.
1/12/96).  Airings include:
> Fri. 1/12/96, 6:30 pm, on Phila. PA WPSG ch. 57

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

- TOOTSIE.  Airs in Phila. PA on Sat. 1/6/96, 7:30 pm, on
WPHL ch. 17.  Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor
who pretends to be an actress to get a job on a soap
opera.  When he falls for another actress on the show, she
thinks he's a lesbian.

- ALL ABOUT BETTE (CC).  Airs in NYC NY on Sat. 1/6/96,
9:30 pm, on WNET ch. 13.  TV Guide says "Jodie Foster
narrates a profile of Bette Davis (1908-89), whose 'real
life was filled with ambivalence.'  Included:  Davis's
battles with studio bosses over creative control."

- SISTERS (CC).  Airs Sat. 1/6/96, 10:00 pm, NBC.  TV
Guide says "Reed is sentenced to community service in an
AIDS hospice."

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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 1/6/96 - Fri 1/12/96.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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- IN THE LIFE.  Airs in Los Angeles on Sun. 1/7/96, 11:30
(not sure if this is AM or PM!), on LA's KCET ch. 28.  The
IN THE LIFE member program guide says #502 has: stories on
gays & religion, holidays & family celebrations, and
leadership issues; a visit to the US Holocaust Memorial
Museum; and an interview with George Stephanopoulous about
the Clinton "Administration's role in forging alliances
between gay and straight communities".

- ED WOOD (CC).  Airs Sun. 1/7/96, 9:00 pm, The Movie
Channel.  1994 movie about Edward D. Wood Jr., a 1950s
film director ("Glen or Glenda?", "Plan 9 from Outer
Space", etc.).  Wood was a straight cross-dresser whose
friends included gay & transgender individuals.

- ED WOOD:  A LOOK BACK IN ANGORA (CC).  Airs Sun. 1/7/96
11:10 pm, The Movie Channel.  A companion documentary
profile, which includes interviews and film clips.

- ZORRO THE GAY BLADE.  Airs Mon. 1/8/96, 3:40 pm, The
Movie Channel.  Very stereotypical but also very funny
movie about the twin sons of the legendary swordsman, who
take over as Zorro when their father dies.  One is
straight, and the other is a flaming queen.  (Picture
Zorro in a lavender tassled hat!)

- MRS. DOUBTFIRE (CC).  Airs Mon. 1/8/96, 6:00 pm,
Cinemax.  Harvey Fierstein and gay CA comic Scott Capurro
appear as a gay couple who transform Robin Williams into
an elderly woman in this film.

- MELROSE PLACE (CC).  Airs Mon. 1/8/96, 8:00 pm, Fox.  TV
Guide says "Kimberly spills Matt's history to Alan (Lonnie
Schuyler)".

- POSITIVE HEALTH.  Airs in Philadelphia PA on Tues.
1/9/96, 7:30 pm. on WYBE ch. 35.  Local weekly show by and
for people with AIDS and HIV disease.

- THE QUESTION OF EQUALITY.  Airs in Phila. PA on Tues.
1/9/96, 8:00 pm, on WYBE ch. 35 (parts 3 & 4).  "Going a
step beyond the stereotypes and sensational headlines to
present a deeper view of the gay/lesbian rights movement,
this series of independent works uses personal testimony
and recent history to show the importance of the modern
gay movement."-WYBE program guide

- THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT.  Airs
Thurs. 1/11/96, 11:15 pm, Showtime cable.  TV Guide calls
this a "Delightfully campy account of three transvestites'
offbeat escapades as they traverse the Australian outback
in their ramshackle bus, 'Priscilla'."  According to a
reader, however, the movie is "actually about two
transvestites and a transsexual."

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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 1/6/96 - Fri 1/12/96.
Be sure to read all 4 notes!  Most times Eastern.

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

- THE WEDDING BANQUET.  Airs Fri. 1/12/96, 1:30 pm,
Cinemax-2.  Movie about an interracial gay male couple.
One of the men decides to marry a woman to keep his
traditional Chinese parents from learning of his gayness.

- OVERKILL:  THE AILEEN WUORNOS STORY (CC).  Airs Fri.
1/12/96, 9:00 pm, Lifetime cable.  TV Guide calls this a
"Docudrama about the 1990-91 police dragnet for a Florida
serial killer (Jean Smart) whose victims were older men
who picked her up along the roads."  Unknown if this movie
depicts her reported relationship with another woman.

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Gay tv notes:

1.  Last week I reminded readers that the British sitcom
ARE YOU BEING SERVED - which airs on some PBS stations -
has a gay/bi character.  I've received numerous notes with
local air dates/times/channels for this show.  I'm sorry
folks, but I've gotten so many notes that it really isn't
practical for me to list them all!  I urge interested
viewers to check their local PBS listings.

2. A reader asked me to also pass on that another British
import, EASTENDERS, "had two lesbian characters and a
character with HIV".  This also airs on PBS stations, so
check your local listings for this one, too.

3.  There will be a 20/20 segment on transgendered police
& fire officers sometime in January (air date unknown).
20/20 airs on Fridays at 10:00 pm ET on ABC.  Interested
readers may want to check for this segment each week.

THIS NEWS JUST RECEIVED:  According to an email I just
received, it looks like this segment WILL AIR THIS WEEK on
Fri. 1/12/96 at 10:00 pm ET ABC. Not definite, but likely.

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

- OPEN MIND.  Airs Sat. 1/6/96, noon, on NYC NY WNET ch.
13.  "James Farmer, founder and leader of the Congress of
Racial Equality, discusses the civil-rights movement."-TV
Guide

- SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST (CC).  TV Guide calls this "A
superlative chronicle of the Holocaust - as told by those
who lived through it."  Airs:
> Mon. 1/8/96, 8:05 pm and 11:05 pm, TBS

- OPRAH WINFREY:  INTERNATIONAL VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN'S
RIGHTS (CC).  Airs Mon. 1/8/96 in most areas.  Check local
listings.  Airings include:
> Mon. 1/8/96, 4:00 pm, on Phila. PA WPVI ch. 6 and NYC NY
WABC ch. 7

- SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL: CROSSES ON THE LAWN (CC). Airs in
NYC NY on Tues. 1/9/96, 4:00 pm, on WCBS ch. 2.  "Tempers
flare when a new industry imports minority workers into a
job-hungry town, sparking protests and testing old
friendships."-TV Guide

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Happy viewing, everyone!
PS to women: Check out WWW site  http://www.lesbian.org/

Warmly, Carol Mortimer, NJ
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