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I want my gay TV!


To get the gayest programming possible out of your television this season, turn to that other small screen--your computer.

With viewers in 59 countries, WayOutWest.tv may have the most widely seen gay programming online. A project of a group of filmmakers in Vancouver, B.C., the entire network is funded by its artists (who also volunteer their time). Visit their site at http://www.wayout west.tv to tune in to the first program, West of Denman, and follow the adventures of Amy, Tyler, and Brandon in this soap opera soap opera

Broadcast serial drama, characterized by a permanent cast of actors, a continuing story, tangled interpersonal situations, and a melodramatic or sentimental style.
 shot specifically for viewing on the Web.

For more online original programming, check out SayGay TV at http://www.saygay.com/. This loosely organized portal provides links to gay-themed TV segments, short films, and more.

If you're looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 the queerest shows on network and cable TV, visit GayTVListings.com. Click past all the flashing banners from http://www.gaytvlistings. com/main.html to get to the listings or use this secret viewing tip: Forgo the site entirely and subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
subscribe, take

buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company";
 the E-mail version of the listings, delivered to your mailbox every week.

For an overview of how well (or not) lesbians and gays are being represented on current shows, check out GLAAD's Where We Are on TV project at http://www.glaad.org/org/ projects/tv/index.html, which has tracked GLBT GLBT Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered  characters since 1996. If you spot sore something particularly homophobic ho·mo·pho·bi·a  
n.
1. Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.

2. Behavior based on such a feeling.



[homo(sexual) + -phobia.
 in your evening's entertainment, you can leave a review at http://wwww.glaad.org/org/ report.html.

And for the most comprehensive rundown Rundown

A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase.


rundown

A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds.
 we've seen yet on every known gay, lesbian, and bisexual television character--on American TV and otherwise--check out David Wyatt's labor of love at http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/tv-characters.html.

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Title Annotation:web sites airing gay-themed programming
Author:Mueller, Eric
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 25, 2001
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