Badpuppy Gay Today |
Tuesday, 03 February 1998 |
GLAAD has learned that the decision from ABC on whether or not to renew Ellen for another season may happen as early as THIS week. More than ever, ABC needs to know how much of an impact this show has had on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community and our families and friends. Don't let the voice of a radical fundamentalist minority be the only one that ABC hears. Let the network know how having a positive portrayal of a lesbian lead character on primetime television has affected your life and the lives of those close to you. Ellen has broken precedent after precedent by bringing America a honest, funny and poignant look at Ellen Morgan and in doing so, at lesbians and gay men everywhere. It is essential that the community and our friends rally around the television every Wednesday and support this landmark program. Since she and her character emerged from the closet, Ellen DeGeneres has become an unstoppable force in fighting for equal rights. Ellen has brought the real experience of the lesbian and gay community to millions of viewers in a landmark fashion. WRITE ABC AND DISNEY NOW!!! IT MAY BE OUR LAST CHANCE!!! Every Thursday, GLAAD produces Ellen Watch, an e-mailed list of the previous night's sponsors. E-mail: glaad@glaad.org to be added to the growing list. Contact: … Jamie Tarses, Entertainment President, ABC, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA, feedback form: http://www.abc.com/vvoice/Viewcons1.html Michael Eisner, Chairman & David Newman, President of Network TV E-mail GIA: SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD On January 31, HBO premiered Gia, a biographical drama of arguably the world's first supermodel. The film about Gia, portrayed by recent Golden Globe winner Angelina Jolie, explores the model's troubled youth, her rise to super-stardom, her lesbian relationship, her constant need for love and attention, her battle with heroin and finally her death from AIDS in 1986. Throughout the film, Gia's girlfriend Linda (Elizabeth Mitchell) portrays one of only a few people in her life who cares deeply for Gia, finally demanding that Gia choose between her and drugs. While Gia certainly does not depict the healthiest of environments or lives, Gia's relationship with Linda is depicted as one of the only real, tangible redeeming parts of the supermodel's life. In addition, the film may in fact be one the most same-sex explicit movies ever made for TV. Lesbian, bisexual and gay relationships are all depicted throughout. If you see Gia write HBO Contact: Jeffrey Bewkes, |
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