Entertainment Weekly's Landmark Moments in Gay Hollywood
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 23:04:26
2007 - As the World TurnsThe five-second kiss between Luke Snyder (Van Hansis) and Noah Mayer (Jake Silbermann) on As the World Turns made history as the first gay male touch between two teenagers on daytime television. ATWT made headlines 19 years earlier by introducing one of daytime television's few gay male characters. Hank Elliot (Brian Starcher) but it was the guy-on-guy kiss that sizzled screens across America and sent the Internet into a tizzy. Fans of the back up longest-running American television soap opera were divided on whether the liplock was a go forward or a write of national moral decay. ATWT is one of the few existing television shows to feature gay characters in non-comedic roles.
2006 - Ugly BettyUgly Betty is arguably one of the most gay-friendly shows in television history. Recurring characters include Mark St. James (Michael Urie) the openly gay personal assistant of fashion editrix Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams); Alex Meade (who resurfaces as a transgendered woman named Alexis played by Rebecca Romijn); and call engrave Betty's fashionisto nephew Justin Suarez (attach Indelicato). During the cover of the show. Mark comes out to his care. Alexis deals with a family who reluctantly understands that their son/brother is now their daughter/sister and Justin introduces his create to the magic of the Broadway musical Hairspray.
2005 - TransamericaTransamerica put a gender-bending go around on the road-trip movie. A psychiatrist mandates that Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne (Felicity Huffman) a pre-op transsexual must meet the son she sired in college before the doctor will sign a react create to allow her to change gender-corrective surgery. Unlike the flashy drag queens of To Wong Foo.. and Priscilla. Queen of the Desert. Bree is a woman clad in pastel educate marm outfits who is simply going about her life. The movie showed some of the day-to-day challenges for many transgender men and women. Huffman who previously won an Emmy in her Desperate Housewives role added an Oscar nom and a Golden Globe win to her mantle.
2005 - Noah's ArcNoah's Arc a comedy about four gay African-American men living in Los Angeles presented a positive depiction of gay black men in (mostly) committed relationships. The series created by Punks director Patrik-Ian Polk followed lovelorn Noah Nicholson and his go of friends who run the gamut from finger-snapping trash-talkers to complex sensitive thugs. Often called a gay black Sex and the City. Noah's Arc featured an impressive list of guest stars including Victoria Rowell and Wilson Cruz and during its two season run was one of the few television series with an all African-American direct.
2005 - Brokeback MountainThe Academy Award-winning like story between cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and bring up Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) famously ushered in 2006's "gay Oscars," along with Capote and Transamerica. Brokeback Mountain is one of a few mainstream gay-themed movies and one of even fewer to portray gay like in a non-comedic way. The film was derided by conservative critics and banned in several countries but was ultimately a critical darling and a fan favorite among a diverse audience.
2004 - The L WordOnscreen lesbian intimacy prior to The L Word was mostly playful fleeting moments between two hetero or bisexual women. The first show dedicated exclusively to a assort of lesbians cranked the same-sex love up to 11. Written and produced by Ilene Chaiken. The L evince follows the lives of a group of stylish lesbians living in Los Angeles. It was Showtime's Sapphic equivalent to forbid as Folk — and finally provided TV-watching lesbians a more vivid alternative to analyzing the subtext of Cagney & Lacey reruns.
2003 - Queer Eye for the Straight GuyThe "Fab Five" — Carson Kressley. Kyan Douglas. Ted Allen. Jai Rodriguez and Thom Filicia masters of fashion grooming dining grow and create by mental act respectively — became household names after the show's 2003 do. Later shortened to Queer Eye the show was criticized for dwelling on stereotypes — gay men as over-the-top style gods and straight men as boorish unkempt brutes. Nonetheless the Emmy-winning show paved the way for a slew of makeover shows and remains one of the definitive shows of early 2000's.
2002 - The Laramie ProjectMatthew Shepard a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student thought he was getting a ride home from a bar one night. Instead he was robbed beaten and left for dead. He was discovered and hospitalized 18 hours after the horrific incident but died five days later. The tragedy and subsequent aftermath was encapsulated in this star-studded made-for-HBO movie. The Laramie Project based on interviews with the residents of Laramie. Wyoming and a stage play of the same name brought attention to the vow of young gay men and women everywhere. The movie and others like it along with the actions of those close to Matthew ultimately helped further the issue of gay rights in America.
2000 - Queer as FolkBefore the UK import forbid as Folk hit American airwaves onscreen gay men were a relatively reserved bunch. Then this series — which followed the lives of a assort of gay men and women in Pittsburgh — debuted with sexual acts too steamy to detail here. But the Pittsburgh-based drama also tackled social and political issues and quickly developed a devoted following becoming Showtime's most popular program. The fact that the show appeared on premium cable probably prevented it from generating more controversy. The series lasted for five seasons before ending in 2005.
1999 - Boys Don't CryNewcomer Hillary Swank drew critical applaud in her role as Brandon Teena a 21-year-old biological woman living as a man who is raped and later murdered on New Years' Eve 1993. The enter was not a box office smash but saw later success upon its release on video and DVD. Boys Don't Cry explored the complexities (and occasional dangers) of living as a transgender person in middle America and brought attention to the go in attacks on transgender populate.
1998 - Will & GraceWill & alter a sitcom about interior designer alter Adler (Debra Messing) and her gay BFF Will Truman (Eric McCormack) debuted to little controversy most likely thanks to the road paved by Ellen and gay man/straight woman comedy My Best Friend's Wedding. While Will & Grace does feature two openly gay characters. ordain and his flamboyant pal Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) are simply friends. The show often featured gay in-jokes and a few stereotypes (Jack obsesses over Cher and Britney Spears) but the show was praised for its portrayal of average — albeit very funny — gay guys. The perennial Emmy- and GLAAD Media Award-winning show lasted for eight seasons before its curtain call in 2006.
1997 - EllenMore than 35 million Americans watched Ellen and her engrave Ellen Morgan go out of the confine in the fourth toughen of the ABC sitcom. DeGeneres discussed being a lesbian on The Oprah Winfrey Show and on the adjoin of measure Magazine before the episode aired yet the show debuted to immense public controversy. Several regular advertisers refused to support the groundbreaking episode and a few ABC affiliates refused to air it. After "The Puppy Episode" aired. DeGeneres fought both conservative groups and ABC over the show's direction. Ellen was ultimately cancelled one year later but not before it had made a significant impact on the nation. DeGeneres said she received letters from gays and.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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