LOS ANGELES , Calif. — Watching transgender characters on fictional TV shows has the power to influence attitudes toward transgender people and policy issues, according to new research from USC Annenberg. Just published in the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, the research further highlights the ways political ideology shapes viewer responses to transgender depictions in entertainment….
When did TV first permit joking while gay? Matt Baume’s been combing through sitcoms to figure out when queers stopped being a scary threat, and were allowed to be real people with love lives and funny punch lines. Here are just a few of his favorite early gay characters on sitcoms.
Logo TV Logo TV The PBS documentary series Point of View (POV) and Logo TV today announced a new partnership to simulcast the television premiere of Out in the Night, an award-winning film by Blair Dorosh-Walther, Monday, June 22 at 10 p.m. ET. (Check local listings.) The simulcast kicks off the 28th season of POV and launches the new Logo…
Fathead, a company famous for its life-like wall murals, plans to sue Rossia, the Russian state-run TV network, over the apparent doctoring of one of their commercials that, according to Mary Chastain over on Breitbart.com, “[manipulates] a commercial to use as evidence against the “erosion of morals” in the West with “sex education and tolerant…
The talent and variety shows currently monopolizing the TV screens are justifiably enjoyable and engaging to be sure, but have you noticed how many of the acts of our youth are missing? When was the last time you heard a marimba solo? Don’t you miss the accordionist’s anthem “Lady of Spain” or the “The Bell…
MANILA — A Filipino comedy-family drama serial that tells the story of a gay father is to feature on afternoon prime time television, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Dading, the new GMA 7 Afternoon Prime series that premiered June 23 will begin public broadcast worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV tomorrow. “We have to be careful in portraying a…
I cannot speak for the entire senior LGBT community, but many of the males therein on occasion enjoy a peek at a naughty Web site or two. Once viewed, however, it becomes impossible to escape endless enticements depicting an appalling array of sexual toys, equipment, scandalous outfits, DVDs and “personal services.” This unending invasion of…
The media continues to lavish both praise and criticism on Italy’s treatment of the LGBT community after it reported in TheDailyBeast.com that Italy’s High Court has allowed a couple to remain married even though one of them has successfully completed his transition to a woman. “For 20 years, [Alessandro] Bernaroli struggled openly with gender dysphoria,…
TEL AVIV — Israel’s popular TV host, Assi Azar, has volunteered for this year’s annual gay youth organization campaign to encourage LGBT teens to be who they are, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The purpose of the new campaign is to show LGBT youth that they have someone to turn to, and to expose them to the variety of…
The frozen food company Findus has created what TIME reports to be the first gay-friendly ad in Italy. The ad, which does not show faces, features a mother and her son, Luca, who are discussing the microwaved pasta cooked by Gianni, Luca’s roommate and boyfriend. “Mom, there is another small surprise … Gianni isn’t just…
