Gay Characters on TV
Now I'm on a roll, Elle!! For context: Elle linked to a list of gay characters on TV, saying it is far from complete. Ain't that the truth! I mentioned more in one comment to her blog, and now I'm thinking of more still: Mariel Hemingway's character and Roseanne's boss Leon on Roseanne, Waylon Smithers on The Simpsons, Blanche's brother Clayton who came out to Blanche and Dorothy's friend who had a crush on Rose on The Golden Girls, Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City, hmmm, let me go to Jump the Shark for more jogging of the memory...okay:
Billy, the gay teenager, in One Life to Live
WILLOW AND TARA (and Kennedy) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ricky Vasquez in My So-Called Life
Okay, that's all I can think of for now. On an unrelated note, I saw Freddy vs. Jason last night. How campy and nostalgic. Makes me want to rent all the Nightmare on Elm St. movies again.
Lesson for the day: Don't ever do a Google search for "golden girls" + lesbian if you're looking for information on THE TV SHOW. Yikes!!!!
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Oh, Monroe on - Too Close for Comfort?
Michelle
Yeah, but...
Was he out on the show? Or just an effeminate comic foil for the grumpy dad on the show? I don't know.
Also, I remembered, Ricky Vasquez on My So-Called Life was actually bisexual, not gay.
I think you're right in that
I think you're right in that it was probably obvious to the audience who chose to notice but maybe an issue for the network that he seemed "more gay" as the show went on. (But guilty of "E" True Hollywood story there!) :o
Was Ricky bi? I didn't remember that.
Michelle