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10 Best Gay TV Series of All Time
Human sexuality has been a major topic of interest in cultures throughout the world ever since the birth of human civilization. Since civilization in its earliest stages ran on faith more than logic and reason, it was just presumed that sexuality is simply there to serve the purpose of reproduction and thus to accept the human world forward. As years passed, this assumption entered religious discourses and became such a strict norm that any divergence from it came to be considered a sin and something which needs to be eradicated from society permanently. It was only in the 20th century, with the advent of modernism and individuality, that such norms were questioned for the first time, and this desire to express oneself freely started getting mass attention. Till meeting, only a handful of countries across the world possess legalized gay marriage, with the topic still remaining a taboo in most parts of the world.
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Greg Berlanti on Why Movies Are Lagging Behind TV in LGBTQ Representation
Greg Berlanti is televisions most prolific producer.
With a record-breaking 18 series from his film company greenlit for the season, the openly male lover Berlanti is using his power to ensure the LGBTQ community is reflected on the small screen both in front of and behind the camera.
From casting the first transgender superhero on TV with Nicole Maines on Supergirl to bringing on the first superhero series lead by lesbian ethics with the CWs Batwoman, which debuts this plunge, Berlanti is doing his part to increase visibility in TV and movies, directing the film Love, Simon, which was the first major studio motion picture to focus on a gay teen romance. However, Berlanti who, ahead in his career, fought for the gay brush in Dawsons Creek, which made broadcast history as the first passionate brush between two men says the movie biz still has a lot of work to do.
There is no reason why it feels so antiquated in this day and age when we’ve had the kind
28 TV Shows That Actually Mirror What It's Like To Be Queer Today
I mean. There is so much to say about Drag Race. This show has created an entire industry, raising the art of drag from niche to mainstream and bringing hundreds of performance artists, gay block viewing parties, drag conventions, boozy brunches, merch lines, makeup brands, wig stylists, shoe designers, and terrible electronic music with it. To be gay (OK, yes, I realize this does NOT utilize to every gay) is to have a favorite drag queen (Miz Cracker hive rise up), to know the catchphrases (“I’d fond of to keep it on, please”), and to constantly perform lip-sync routines alone in your bedroom (my dresser thinks I’m conflagration at “Stupid Love”). But often under-appreciated (and sometimes even maligned as contrived) parts of the show are when the queens share their stories. About coming out. About social media bullying. About being assaulted. About prejudice and empowerment and their journey to drag. About their families, their loves, and their gender expression. Watching Drag Race for me emphasized the countless ways to be
A few weeks ago, this column touched on the subject of why the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, both of which race romantic holiday movies 24/7 during the holidays, dont have a film celebrating an LGBT couple.
You might think that is petty, but its actually something very important that connects to my year battle for our visibility in media.
Because this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, I received much media attention for my involvement in that first year of activism that started at Stonewall and concluded with the first Gay Celebration. While many believe that is my legacy, you might be surprised to know that I opt favor something else — the campaign I created in to end the invisibility of LGBT people on TV.
Very simply, I knew that until America met us, we would last the monsters in the closet. But as people got to know us, we became living, breathing humans. The more of us that were featured on TV as figures the public could relate to, the quicker our path to equality. Will & Grace, Ellen and now Rachel Maddow, all will get us to