Visible: Out on Television
2020 · Apple TV · 61 min · 1 season
S01E05 · The New Guard
Fri, 14 Feb, 11:00 pm
Today's new guard of LGBTQ creators in TV has opened the door to greater representation and wider inclusivity.
About
Visible: Out on Television investigates the importance of TV as an intimate medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television. Combining archival footage with interviews with key players from the movement and the screen, the docuseries is narrated by Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Waithe. Each hour-long episode will explore themes such as invisibility, homophobia, the evolution of the LGBTQ character, and coming out in the television industry.
Episodes
- E01
The Dark Ages
Fri, 14 Feb· 52 minEarly TV portrayed LGBTQ people as homicidal maniacs and sexual deviants. It wasn't until the '70s that positive portrayals began to emerge.
- E02
Television as a Tool
Fri, 14 Feb· 50 minFollowing the Stonewall Uprising, LGBTQ activists began using television as a tool for change.
- E03
The Epidemic
Fri, 14 Feb· 65 minHIV/AIDS was initially ignored by TV, and fear of the disease stunted LGBTQ representation. Eventually, TV raised awareness on the issue.
- E04
Breakthroughs
Fri, 14 Feb· 68 minIn 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out on her TV show and in her personal life. But the celebration was short-lived.
- E05
The New Guard
Fri, 14 Feb· 72 minToday's new guard of LGBTQ creators in TV has opened the door to greater representation and wider inclusivity.
