Macho, macho men: on HBO's 'Arli$,' an athlete's sexuality helps undermine gay male stereotypes.(Brief Article)

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) | August 18, 1998| | Copyright

So what if they play positions like "tight end" and "wide receiver," grunt a lot, and love to pile on top of each other?. Pro football players are burly men, not girly men.

At least, that's what most TV producers think. Of course, Mike Tollin is not like most TV producers. And his show, Arli$$ (Sundays, 9:30 p.m., HBO), is unlike anything else on the tube.

Arli$$, in its third season, stars actor-comic Robert Wuhl (seen in the 1994 film Cobb) as ethically challenged Los Angeles sports agent Arliss Michaels. On the June 7 season opener, one of Arliss's ...

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