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Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness,...
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Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness,...
>> when the aids outbreak started, i was terrified of people finding out that i'm gay. there was no way i could be openly gay at that time. it would have been career suicide. >> i think being gay was admitting to someone that you could have aids. >> ultimately, we didn't see very many lgbtq characters in sitcoms in the '80s. for most lgbtq communities, it was a very dark time. >> seems you had a transfusion while you were there. the hospital thinks the blood may have contained hiv antibodies. >> hiv -- wait a minute. you're talking about aids! >> "the golden girls", being about older character...
Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness,...
'80s, absolute, total paranoia. >> name that handicap. >> when the aids outbreak started, i was terrified of people finding out that i'm gay. there was no way i could be openly gay at that time. it would have been career suicide. >> i think being gay was admitting to someone that you could have aids. >> ultimately we didn't see very many lgbtq characters in sitcoms in the '80s. for most lgbtq communities, it was a very dark time. >> seems you had a transfusion while you were there. the hospital thinks the blood may have contained hiv antibodies. >> hiv, wait a minute. you're talking about aids...
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