Is it good for gays?

From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine) | Date: June 19, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Promiscuous gay men. Bickering lesbians. Underage sex. PFLG-waving moms. These things happen. But should they be on television for the world to see? Fervent fans and critics of Showtime's QUEER AS FOLK face off.

Are love-struck Michael and the controlling Dr. Dave headed for splitsville?

Will love-'em-and-leave-'em Brian ever acknowledge that he's developed a genuine bond with young and restless Justin?

And what about Emmett? With all his pals pairing off, will he be left single and alone? And Ted--isn't he just asking for trouble by taking in that meth twinkle ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

We're here, we're queer--and we're better than you: the representational superiority of gay men to heterosexuals on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.(Critical Essay)
; ...cultural matters that gay men in U.S. society...representations of gay men in U.S. film and...that this reality show would simply offer...representation of gay men on U.S. television...argued that the show endangers both children...representation of gay ...
A chorus of approval.(a personal account of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles' Eastern European tour)
; ...of the 137 members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles and...The Russians love a good show, and the clubs all have a drag show, strip show, or some sort of entertainment...Maura was right. Tonight's show was broadcast live on Russian...papers the next day. The show included ...
Gay men hide aggro.(News)
; GAY men are just as aggressive as straight men but less likely to show it, researchers said yesterday. Homosexuals are also more likely to empathise with other people and understand their emotions...Nottingham Trent University based their findings on a survey of 182 men. Psychologist Mark Sergeant, who led ...
Gay men's chorus to play Waterfront
; THE London Gay Men's Chorus, the UK's largest and best-known gay choir, are to play their first show in Belfast next month. It will be the first...entertainment. "Anyone who has seen the London Gay Men's Chorus in concert before will know that...
8 Reasons Gay Men Are a Girl's Best Friend.
; ...relationships, but it's women and gay men who are really the perfect...them down to these eight: 1. Gay men are funnier than straight...stopped laughing, he explained gay men's gift for humor. From an...Queen. So I was a one-man show--one-liners, imitations, shameless...cans ...
Eyes on the guys: gay men's turn on TV.(Television)
; ...successful gay dating show Boy Meets Boy, has...kind of new era for gay men on television. In...friendship with one of the show's producers.) A hunky...bunch of (ostensibly) gay men, eliminating a few...twist; they wanted a show of their own and felt cheated that ...
Support your local gay performer: gay men will turn out in droves to support our favorite female stars. But with gay entertainers, we're not interested. What's up with that?(COLUMN: MOUTH OF THE SOUTH)(Column)
; ...good luck getting gay men to come out and support...you're doing a benefit show or cruise and the...actor in a Broadway show and said, What a...in the olden days, gay men couldn't come out...support each other. Gay men have related to each...Stritch's one-person ...
'American Idol' inspiration for Gay Men's Chorus holiday show
; ...pedestal after the Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus gets through with him in their annual holiday show, "North Pole Idol," 8 p.m. Saturday at the Shubert Theater. The show spoofs Fox television's immensely popular "American Idol" show. "We're imagining the back story...
How the culture war was won: lesbians and gay men defeated the right in the 1990s, but tougher battles lie ahead. (State Of The Debate).
; ...openly hostile to lesbians and gay men. How hostile? Well, in this...Massachusetts bans lesbians and gay men from being foster parents...thousands of lesbians and gay men hold a civil-rights march...many American lesbians and gay men feel as if we've since been...you ...
we're not getting serious; Lifelong AIDS Alliance's vague new STD prevention campaign sends upbeat messages to gay men about HIV (survivable), homophobia (conquered), and crystal meth (lots of fun - and all the cool gay guys are doing it!). Will local AIDS prevention groups ever get their acts together?
; ...the picture of a crowd of gay men staring at you, and next to...asking gay community leaders to show more leadership--and gay men themselves to show more responsibility--in the...gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV among gay men in the Seattle area. The ...