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Best gay television of 2010

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Lionel and Marshall in an embrace in United States of Tara

The gays struggled with the boob tube this year in part because there actually are a fair amount of decent characters and story lines to choose from. So we are on that cusp of counting down the best gay shows vs. the best gay moments.

It’s also a year where we start to shift judging from “a good portrayal of LGBT life” to simply the “best TV” that just happens to contain gay elements, or are even primarily gay themed. This list has a combination.

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Written by || Wed, Jan 5th 2011 at 03:34 PM || Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , || Category: TV || One comment - (Comments are closed)

A couple of gay TV moments from the weekend

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'Caprica'

As gayness becomes increasingly familiar in our lives, so it is reflected on the small screen. And despite that the American TV-watching population was most likely watching one of the straightest (well, if you don’t account for subtext) television events yesterday, there were most definitely some queer weekend highlights.

Firstly, let me indulge my obsession with science fiction. Though not nearly as epic as the recent SyFy hit Battlestar Galactica, new series Caprica is pretty interesting. This week they very nonchalantly introduced a gay couple as part of the tough-as-nails and mob-like Adama family. Ain’t no Tauron sissies in this touching family scene.

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Written by || Mon, Feb 8th 2010 at 05:10 PM || Tags: , , , , , || Category: TV, Video || 2 comments - (Comments are closed)