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Gay Cable Network Archives
This collection has been arranged into 36 Series:
Series I: About Entertainment
Series II: AIDS Memorial Quilt
Series III: Be Our Guest
Series IV: Candied Camera
Series V: Commercials, Trailers, and Miscellaneous Promos
Series VI: Dungeon Knights
Series VII: Emerald City
Series VIII: Events
Series IX: Frankie Loves Johnny
Series X: Lgbtq+ Games and Sporting Events
Series XI: Gay USA
Series XII: Health and Fitness with Jessie Garcia
Series XIII: Interviews
Series XIV: In the Dungeon
Series XV: In the Life
Series XVI: Lavender Health
Series XVII: LGBT Parades, Marches, and Rallies
Series XVIII: Men & Films
Series XIX: Miscellaneous Programs and Clips
Series XX: Tune Videos
Series XXI: Out on Wednesdays
Series XXII: Political Conventions
Series XXIII: Pride and Progress / The Right Stuff
Series XXIV: Public Service Announcements
Series XXV: Secret Passions
Series XXVI: Sixth Floor Harrison
Series XXVII: Sports Scan
Series XXVIII: Static
Series XXIX: Stonewall Place After Dark
Series XXX: Unedited Footage
Series XXXII: Lou Malet
The Forgotten Gay Cable Network That Changed LGBTQ History
This piece is part of Outward, Slate’s dwelling for coverage of LGBTQ life, reflection, and culture. Read more here.
On the evening of Dec. 25, , residents of Woodstock, Fresh York, turned on their TVs to find gay porn airing on their local public access station. The program, technically a review of gay pornography called Men & Films, included a clip of two naked men kissing in bed. Area residents called and complained to the station about the steamy footage on their screens—and airing on Christmas, of all nights. Town Supervisor John LaValle agreed with their objections: According to an article in the Advocate, he claimed the illustrate was so “degrading to human behavior” that the station itself should be disconnected. But the board of directors of the channel countered that doing so would violate New York articulate law forbidding censorship of public access cable television. The controversy soon attracted national attention: Playboy and NPR covered the town’s cries to censor Men & Films, and the Village Voice asked, “Doe
Gay Cable Network Archives
Be My Guest No. 20, Jack Wrangler, August 29,
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Be Our Guest, 3/5/,
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Program content: "Houston"
Be Our Guest, 3/12/, March 12,
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Program content: "Night of Gowns"
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Be Our Guest, 3/19/,
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Program content: "Quick!"
[1]--Be Our Guest, 3/26/ [2]--Health and Fitness with Jessie, 12/18,
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Program content: "Hot Rods"
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Case study: LOGO
The victory of advertising
"Our viewers are very curious about the companies that want to reach them," Sherman said. "This is a highly sophisticated audience, and they are very aware when they're being messaged to."
That vigilance often leads to a purchase, said Howard Buford, CEO of Prime Access, a multicultural advertising firm. "Gay men and lesbians report significantly higher intent-to-purchase scores when advertisers specifically portray their lives and sensibilities," Buford said. "Advertisers are listening."
Strangely enough, in spite of the proven popularity and commercial success, the audience did not vote Logo their favorite network. Per a New American Dimensions review , gay viewers said that their favorite network was ABC, followed by Finding out Channel, NBC, Logo and Bravo.
Things did not always go smoothly: according to Wikipedia, writer Del Shores brought his series Sordid Lives to Logo in After Shores and the actors, including Beth Grant and Olivia Newton John were not paid, the series stopped production after only one season. It is being stat