Gay parents TV time line.Gay and lesbian lesbian /les·bi·an/ (lez´be-an) 1. pertaining to homosexuality between women. 2. a female homosexual. les·bi·an n. A woman whose sexual orientation is to other women. parents have established themselves on the television landscape for more than three decades. Here's a quick look at TV's queer moms and dads
1 1972 That Certain Summer
Hal Holbrook
1978 A Question of Love
Gena Rowlands
1979 Soap
Billy Crystal
1981 Love, Sidney
Tony Randall
1987 The Tracey Ullman Show
Dan Castellaneta and Sam
McMurray as Francesca's two dads
1992 Absolutely Fabulous
Christopher Malcolm as Saffy's dad
1993 Dream On
Paul Dooley as Martin's dad
1993 Other Mothers
Meredith Baxter and Joanna Cassidy
2 1994 Friends
Anita Barone (subsequently replaced
by Jane Sibett) and Jessica Hecht
3 1995 Party of Five
Mitchell Anderson
4 1995 Serving in Silence
Glenn Close as Margarette Cammermeyer
1996 Picket Fences
Lenny von Dohlen and Bill Brochtrup
5 1996 Roseanne
Estelle Parsons as Roseanne's mom
1997 NYPD Blue
Paige Turco and Lisa Darr
1997 Ellen
Lisa Darr
1997 The Practice
Lois Smith as Jimmy's mom
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210
Christine Belford as Steve's mom
1998-2001 More/Further Tales of the City
Barbara Garrick and Francoise Robertson
1999 Popular
Alley Mills as Harrison's mom
1999-2000 Queer as Folk
Esther Hall and Saira Todd (U.K.);
Michelle Clunie and Thea Gill (U.S.)
2000 Holiday Heart
Ving Rhames
2000 Normal, Ohio
John Goodman
2001-2002 Will & Grace
Sean Hayes and Rosie O'Donnell
2001 Titus
Fred Sanders as Tommy's dad
6 2001 What Makes a Family
Cherry Jones and Brooke Shields
2002 Clone High
Two dads raised JFK's clone on this MTV cartoon
2002 Oliver Beene
Simon Harvey as adult Michael
2003 Two and a Half Men
Marin Hinkle
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