Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 17:16:08 +0100
From: glaad@glaad.org (GLAAD)
Subject: GLAAD Salutes "Mad About You" and "E.R."

GLAAD Salutes "Mad About You" and "E.R."

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) would like to commend
"E.R." and "Mad About You" for the revelation of two recurring characters'
sexual orientation.  In the January 4th episode of "E.R.," entitled "Dead
of Winter," Raoul (Carlos Gomez), one of the paramedics that is frequently
seen on the show, is revealed to be gay in a conversation amongst hospital
workers.  His "outing" was treated as a matter of fact and not made into an
issue or a joke.  The January 7th episode of "Mad About You," entitled "Our
Fifteen Minutes," features the coming out of Paul Buchman's (Paul Reiser)
sister, Debbie, played by Robin Bartlett.

"In what has been a phenomenal season for the gay and lesbian community on
television, we are now seeing established recurring characters come out and
become part of the shows' fabric," said Tamra King, GLAAD's Entertainment
Media Director,"GLAAD is quite pleased to see the inclusivity of gay and
lesbian characters that television has come to offer."

GLAAD is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive
representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of
challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Write and thank NBC and the producers of "E.R." and "Mad About You" at:

Michael Crichton, Executive Producer and Creator
John Wells, Executive Producer
"E.R."
Warner Brothers Television
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91522

Danny Jacobson, Executive Producer
Paul Reiser, Executive Producer
TriStar Television
9336 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232

Warren Littlefield, President
NBC
3000 West Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91523
You can also e-mail comments at their e-mail web site:
http://www.nbc.com/mail.html
make sure to scroll down to NBC Entertainment

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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
glaad@glaad.org
http://www.glaad.org

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD, is a national
organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation of
individuals and events in the media as a means of combatting homophobia and
all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.
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