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According to Wikipedia [1], comedy TV shows with LGBT characters by decade (which is probably a good proxy). Ellen's "coming out" episode was in 1997. 70s: 1
by tomnipotent 6y ago
According to Wikipedia [1], comedy TV shows with LGBT characters by decade (which is probably a good proxy). Ellen's "coming out" episode was in 1997.
70s: 12
80s: 11
90s: 28
00s: 45
Willing to wager the trend is similar to movies.
We had (just the ones I can recall off-hand, but had to lookup years):
Paris is Burning ('90)
My Own Private Idaho ('91)
Fried Green Tomatoes ('91)
Philadelphia ('93)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar ('95)
Jeffrey ('95)
Birdcage ('96)
Bound ('96)
In & Out ('97)
Boys Don't Cry ('99)
Of course, most of these role were filled by cis people.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_television_series_with_LGBT_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_television_seri...
- elliekelly 6y agoBut how often were those characters the butt of the joke or gay for comedic relief?
- tomnipotent 6y agoAs of 2015, same-sex marriage is legal across all 50 states (no idea about territories). Progress can sometimes can incredibly ugly, and I wish it wasn't, but a win is a win.
- Klinky 6y agoCivil Rights Act was 1964, and we're still struggling to live up to standard proposed by the law.
- tomnipotent 6y agoWomen were given the right to vote in 1920, and they still make on average 20% less than men (and 40% less for Black women).
- dependenttypes 6y agoHow is this relevant to what elliekelly said?
- kgwgk 6y ago> Of course, most of these role were filled by cis people. Acting is about pretending to be someone else but, in any case, aren't most of these characters "cis people"?