List of news and information television programs featuring LGBT subjects
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The following televisions programs include central LGBTQ+ themes or cast members.
News and information programs
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Personality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013– | Time of Death | Showtime | Nicole "Little" Lencioni[1] | Little is a 25-year-old lesbian who becomes caretaker to her younger siblings after their mother dies.[2] |
| 2013–2014 | Hello Ross | E! | Ross Matthews | Weekly talk show focusing on the entertainment industry.[3] |
| 2011–2018 | The Chew | ABC | Clinton Kelly | |
| 2011–2014 | Our America with Lisa Ling | OWN | "Transgender Lives" originally aired February 22, 2011. "Pray the Gay Away?" originally aired March 8, 2011. "Pray the Gay Away - Breaking News", a follow-up, aired August 21, 2012. Another follow-up, "God & Gays", aired June 20, 2013. | |
| 2011–2012 | The Rosie Show | OWN | Rosie O'Donnell | The series debuted on October 10, 2011.[4] |
| 2010– | The Gossip Queens | Syndicated | Alec Mapa | |
| 2010–2017 | Fashion Police | E! | George Kotsiopoulos[5] | |
| 2010– | The Talk | CBS | Sara Gilbert | |
| 2010–2012 | The Nate Berkus Show | Syndicated | Nate Berkus | |
| 2010 | "Gary and Tony Have a Baby" | CNN | Gary Spino Tony Brown |
An installment in CNN's ...In America documentary series anchored by Soledad O'Brien. |
| 2009– | Watch What Happens: Live | Bravo | Andy Cohen | Talk show focusing on the world of entertainment in general and Bravo programming specifically. |
| 2009– | Don't Quit Your Gay Job | OUTtv | Rob Easton Sean Horlor |
Two hosts competing on who is best in various stereotypical jobs. |
| 2009 | The Wanda Sykes Show | Fox | Wanda Sykes Brant Kaiwi |
Talk show. Kaiwi performed in the drag persona "Porche". |
| 2008–? | here! With Josh and Sara | here! | Josh Rosenzweig | Televised version of the podcast of the same name. |
| 2008– | Primetime: What Would You Do? | ABC | Various scenarios involving gay-related media | |
| 2008 | The Ben and Dave Show | here! | Ben Harvey Dave Rubin |
Televised version of the podcast of the same name. |
| 2006–2007 | The Megan Mullally Show | MyNetworkTV | Megan Mullally | Talk show. Mullally acknowledged her bisexuality while appearing on Will & Grace. |
| 2006 | Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink | TV Land | Hour-long special on the history of homosexuality in classic TV programs. | |
| 2005–2009 | 365gay News | Logo | Jason Bellini Itay Hod Chagmion Antoine |
News programming produced in partnership with CBS. Originally titled CBS News on Logo. Moved to online-only in 2009.[6] |
| 2004–2006 | The Brini Maxwell Show | Style | Ben Sander as Brini Maxwell | Drag queen with home and hobby tips. |
| 2004 | How Gay are You? | Sky1 | 'Lighthearted' look at whether it is possible to be 'too gay'? | |
| 2003–2013 | What Not to Wear | TLC | Clinton Kelly | |
| 2003–2022 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Syndicated | Ellen DeGeneres | Talk show hosted by DeGeneres. |
| 2003– | Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | Anderson Cooper | Nightly news show hosted by journalist Anderson Cooper. Cooper came out publicly in July 2012. |
| 2003 | Totally Gay! | VH1 | Trev Broudy (Narrator) Ellen DeGeneres Melissa Etheridge Rupert Everett Barney Frank John Cameron Mitchell |
Documentary about the mainstreaming of LGBT culture in the United States. |
| 2002– | The Suze Orman Show | CNBC | Suze Orman | Orman is a financial adviser and television personality who has written a number of books. She came out publicly in 2007. |
| 2002–2005 | Locker Room | PrideVision | PJ DeBoy Nina Arsenault |
Gay sports program. |
| 2001–2002 | That Gay Show | BBC | Kristian Digby Scott Capurro |
Lifestyle magazine show aimed at gay men. |
| 2000–2003 | So Gay TV | PrideVision | Mathieu Chantelois Jason Ruta |
Newsmagazine show about LGBT issues. |
| 1997–2001 | QT: QueerTelevision | Citytv | Irshad Manji | |
| 1997– | The View | Syndicated | Rosie O'Donnell | O'Donnell joined the cast in 2006 and left in 2007. |
| 1996–2002 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Syndicated | Rosie O'Donnell | O'Donnell came out shortly before leaving the show. |
| 1996–1998 | The RuPaul Show | VH1 | RuPaul | Talk show hosted by drag queen. |
| 1995–2001 | 10% QTV | Rogers Television | LGBT newsmagazine; first continuing LGBT-themed series in Canadian television history | |
| 1994–1995 | The Charles Perez Show | Syndicated | Charles Perez | Perez was not openly gay during the series, although his appearance in an episode of the first season of The Real World had the effect of outing him. |
| 1993–2004 | Ricki Lake | Syndicated | Jonny McGovern | McGovern was a correspondent for the show during its final season. |
| 1993–1999 | Turning Point | ABC | "For Better or Worse: Same-Sex Marriage" aired November 7, 1996. | |
| 1992–2012 | In the Life | PBS | Monthly LGBT news magazine. | |
| 1980 | Gay Power, Gay Politics | CBS | Episode of CBS Reports purporting to explore gay political clout in San Francisco but was criticized for focusing on the seamier aspects of gay life. | |
| 1973– | ABC News Closeup | ABC | The episode "Homosexuals" first aired on December 18, 1979.[7] | |
| 1972 | Coming Out | Maclean-Hunter | Short-run documentary series profiling LGBT people in Toronto. | |
| 1967 | CBS Reports: The Homosexuals | CBS | Hal Call Frank Kameny Jack Nichols Gore Vidal |
Hosted by Mike Wallace. Several anonymous gay men were interviewed for the program, which concealed the men's identities by seating them in shadow and in one instance behind a potted palm tree. |
| 1961 | The Rejected | KQED (TV) | Hal Call Don Lucas |
One hour documentary produced by local public television station. |
| 1956–1978 | This Week | ITV | The program aired the documentary "Homosexuals" in 1964, followed by "Lesbians" in 1965.[8] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ 'Time Of Death,' Showtime Documentary Series, Peers Into The Last Days Of The Dying
- ^ Showtime’s “Time of Death” features a lesbian dealing with her mom’s passing
- ^ Hell Ross Home
- ^ Tickets to 'The Rosie Show' available Friday
- ^ "17th Annual Out100". Out Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ Logo Cancels Gay-Themed Newscast
- ^ Tuesday's highlights
- ^ "Newly unearthed ITV play could be first ever gay television drama". The Guardian. 2013-03-16. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.