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Visible: Out on Television (2020)
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.
Writing:
- David Bender
Release Date:
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime:
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime:
Janet Mock
Self - Narrator (voice)
Margaret Cho
Self - Narrator (voice)
Asia Kate Dillon
Self - Narrator (voice)
Neil Patrick Harris
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lena Waithe
Self - Narrator (voice)
Wanda Sykes
Self
Billy Porter
Self
Joey Soloway
Self
Laverne Cox
Self
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Ellen DeGeneres
Self
Wilson Cruz
Self
Abbi Jacobson
Self
Anderson Cooper
Self
Jonathan Groff
Self
Sara Ramirez
Self
Caitlyn Jenner
Self
Ilana Glazer
Self
Rufus Wainwright
Self
Rachel Maddow
Self
Adam Lambert
Self
Andy Cohen
Self
Tim Gunn
Self
Candis Cayne
Self
Don Lemon
Self
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Self
Ryan Phillippe
Self
George Takei
Self
Michael Douglas
Self
Lena Dunham
Self
Norman Lear
Self
Dustin Lance Black
Self
Robert Benevides
Self
Bob LaHendro
Self
Armistead Maupin
Self
Richard Socarides
Self
Season 1:
Early TV portrayed LGBTQ people as homicidal maniacs and sexual deviants. It wasn't until the '70s that positive portrayals began to emerge.
Following the Stonewall Uprising, LGBTQ activists began using television as a tool for change.
HIV/AIDS was initially ignored by TV, and fear of the disease stunted LGBTQ representation. Eventually, TV raised awareness on the issue.
In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out on her TV show and in her personal life. But the celebration was short-lived.
Today's new guard of LGBTQ creators in TV has opened the door to greater representation and wider inclusivity.