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Watch the revolution.
Watch the revolution.
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Documentary
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 5
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2020-02-14
Last EP | 2020-02-14
Overview
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Explore the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries. Combining archival footage with new interviews, it looks at homophobia, invisibility, the evolution of LGBTQ characters, and coming out in the TV industry.
Created by
Produced by
Permut Presentations
Push It Productions
Tripod Media
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2020-02-14
1
The Dark Ages
2020-02-14
Early TV portrayed LGBTQ people as homicidal maniacs and sexual deviants. It wasn't until the '70s that positive portrayals began to emerge.
2
Television as a Tool
2020-02-14
Following the Stonewall Uprising, LGBTQ activists began using television as a tool for change.
3
The Epidemic
2020-02-14
HIV/AIDS was initially ignored by TV, and fear of the disease stunted LGBTQ representation. Eventually, TV raised awareness on the issue.
4
Breakthroughs
2020-02-14
In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out on her TV show and in her personal life. But the celebration was short-lived.
5
The New Guard
2020-02-14
Today's new guard of LGBTQ creators in TV has opened the door to greater representation and wider inclusivity.
CAST
charactor: Self - Narrator (voice)
Original: Janet Mock
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self - Narrator (voice)
Original: Margaret Cho
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self - Narrator (voice)
Original: Asia Kate Dillon
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self - Narrator (voice)
Original: Neil Patrick Harris
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self - Narrator (voice)
Original: Lena Waithe
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Wanda Sykes
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Billy Porter
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Joey Soloway
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Laverne Cox
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Oprah Winfrey
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Ellen DeGeneres
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Wilson Cruz
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Abbi Jacobson
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Anderson Cooper
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Jonathan Groff
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Sara Ramirez
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Caitlyn Jenner
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Ilana Glazer
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Rufus Wainwright
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Rachel Maddow
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Adam Lambert
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Andy Cohen
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Tim Gunn
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Candis Cayne
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Don Lemon
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Ryan Phillippe
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: George Takei
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Michael Douglas
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Lena Dunham
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Norman Lear
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Dustin Lance Black
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Robert Benevides
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Bob LaHendro
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Armistead Maupin
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Richard Socarides
Total EP: 5
CREW
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney