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The Cancellation of Don’t Trust the B and Gay Black Tele(in)visibility

February 12, 2013
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The Cancellation of <i> Don’t Trust the B </i> and Gay Black Tele(in)visibility

As we bid farewell to Don’t Trust the B, we also bid farewell to a part of gay black visibility on network television. Luther was a character written in a mold that has (problematically) been deemed passé and disrespectful to the middle class, married/coupled, suburban model of gay televisibility. And for that, we should...
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When less is more: LGBT characters and integrated television

November 12, 2009
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When less is more: LGBT characters and integrated television

In GLAAD’s recent report they mention that the total number of LGBT characters on television actually decreased this year. In part this was a result of the cancellation of the L-Word, the majority of whose character’s were LGBT. However, I believe that this year we actually saw an increase in the visibility of LGBT...
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