2008 Woodie Awards
The Good, The Bad, The Lesbian
HDTV Positive
Julia Corral
Issue date: 10/17/07 Section: Entertainment
Thursday was National Coming Out Day, and I personally did not pay that much attention to it. Not because I didn't care, but because I really didn't care. All of my homosexual friends are out and proud of it. It was just a normal day for this "fag hag," nothing special.
I don't think I'm the only one ignoring the progression of one of the last sects of
Americans that are denied basic human rights. I'm sure all the conservative housewives dancing along to Ellen DeGeneres are not seeing the greatness of what this day means.
But it is a huge step for those who use the day for its intended purpose.
It is still baffling to think that homophobia is still a large part of a nation whose national past times are composed of sweaty men, ass slapping and the blaring of Freddy Mercury belting out one of his many songs turned sports anthems. And it all takes place on a Sunday, a day regarded as the Sabbath by Protestants.
Now Tila Nguyen is the latest target of conservative rage. Nguyen, who is known to the public as Tila Tequila has a show on, not a surprise, MTV, where she is a bisexual looking for love.
This new level of vulgarity, which has brought a higher level of sexuality to the small screen, has sent religious communities into an uproar. Along with myself.
I'm enraged because this show, which is as risqué as it appears to be, is proof that MTV couldn't handle a Lesbian dating show either.
This has happened before. "Boy Meets Boy" was supposed to be groundbreaking-all-male dating show, except the zinger was that some of the males were straight. There's always a catch when it comes to homosexuals dating on television.
The common assumption is that their practices are too sexual and promiscuous.
People in the gay community are no different than straight people, there are drug abusers, devoted members of the church, those who are too ugly to get a date and some that just want to find a partner and start a family. Everything they feel, we feel. People don't realize how much hurt we cause our gay brothers and sisters.
This war against vulgarity and a lifestyle full of sin isn't against homosexual people, but against the media who are at fault for airing this trash.
This goes back to the days of performers like Ray Charles, when African Americans were being discriminated against, but could still entertain us.
Hello, gays this is happening to you. We allow the Fab Five to come into our homes, but won't let them design their own weddings. If anything, these people love each other so much they are fighting to save an institution that is deteriorating in front of our eyes. We marry because we are in love. That is what I want to believe ideally, but it's hard when Pamela Anderson on her third marriage.
In this world with superficial expectations I don't know that we are actually ready for a dating show with real butch lesbians.
I don't think I'm the only one ignoring the progression of one of the last sects of
Americans that are denied basic human rights. I'm sure all the conservative housewives dancing along to Ellen DeGeneres are not seeing the greatness of what this day means.
But it is a huge step for those who use the day for its intended purpose.
It is still baffling to think that homophobia is still a large part of a nation whose national past times are composed of sweaty men, ass slapping and the blaring of Freddy Mercury belting out one of his many songs turned sports anthems. And it all takes place on a Sunday, a day regarded as the Sabbath by Protestants.
Now Tila Nguyen is the latest target of conservative rage. Nguyen, who is known to the public as Tila Tequila has a show on, not a surprise, MTV, where she is a bisexual looking for love.
This new level of vulgarity, which has brought a higher level of sexuality to the small screen, has sent religious communities into an uproar. Along with myself.
I'm enraged because this show, which is as risqué as it appears to be, is proof that MTV couldn't handle a Lesbian dating show either.
This has happened before. "Boy Meets Boy" was supposed to be groundbreaking-all-male dating show, except the zinger was that some of the males were straight. There's always a catch when it comes to homosexuals dating on television.
The common assumption is that their practices are too sexual and promiscuous.
People in the gay community are no different than straight people, there are drug abusers, devoted members of the church, those who are too ugly to get a date and some that just want to find a partner and start a family. Everything they feel, we feel. People don't realize how much hurt we cause our gay brothers and sisters.
This war against vulgarity and a lifestyle full of sin isn't against homosexual people, but against the media who are at fault for airing this trash.
This goes back to the days of performers like Ray Charles, when African Americans were being discriminated against, but could still entertain us.
Hello, gays this is happening to you. We allow the Fab Five to come into our homes, but won't let them design their own weddings. If anything, these people love each other so much they are fighting to save an institution that is deteriorating in front of our eyes. We marry because we are in love. That is what I want to believe ideally, but it's hard when Pamela Anderson on her third marriage.
In this world with superficial expectations I don't know that we are actually ready for a dating show with real butch lesbians.
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Tracey
posted 10/17/07 @ 3:21 PM PST
Thanks for being a positive "Fag Hag" Julia, and thanks for posting your take on the generally homophobic media.
Being an out lesbian for the last 30-something years, I've seen my share of media, cut-throat insanity, and it's great to see a straight woman's take on it. (Continued…)
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