1. Amanda Hernandez Prof. Zenaida Zanjurjo Rodriguez ENGL- 4057-001

2. Same sex Marriage Same-sex marriage (also known as gay marriage) is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex and/or gender identity. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality or equal marriage, particularly by supporters. The first laws in modern times recognizing same-sex marriage were enacted during the first decade of the 21st century. As of April 2013, eleven countries and several sub-national jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to marry.

3. Same Sex Marriage and television

4. In February 1971, All in the Family became the first sitcom to bring a gay man to american TV.

5. That Certain Summer teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link was the first to deal sympathetically with homosexuality on Television. ( originally broadcast on November 1, 1972, as part of The ABC Movie of the Week)

6. Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 American television film.

7. "Melrose Place": On May 18, 1994, Matt (Doug Savant) shares a kiss near the pool with guest-star boyfriend Rob (Ty Miller) -- except you don't see anything because a threatened advertiser boycott goads Fox into cutting away from the liplock.

8. “Dawson’s Creek” features the first homosexual kiss between two men to ever take place on primetime television. In the episode, titled “True Love,” Jack McPhee (Kerr Smith), shares an onscreen kiss Ethan (Adam Kauffman).

9. Television shows Will and Grace Glee Friends Dharma and Greg The sympsons

10. *These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted from Monday, April 1 – Sunday, April 7, 2013 using Ipsos MediaCT’s TV Dailies survey among a nationwide sample of 1,096 persons aged 13-64 who watch primetime TV at least two nights a week.

12. Articles Gross "A Niche of Our Own“ Gross “The Mediated Society” Slagle “Queer Nation” Slagle “Ferment” Yep “The Violence of Heteronomativity”

13. Videos Then and now: Homosexuality in American pop culture Then and now: Homosexuality in American pop culture Gay Marriage Attacked in New Commercial Gay and Lesbian Stereotypes in the Media Awesome Marriage Equality Ad in Ireland - One Of The Best Same Sex Marriage Awesome Marriage Equality Ad in Ireland - One Of The Best Same Sex Marriage Homosexuals: The Terrible Truth Gay Marriage In The Media

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15. Gross “The Mediated Society” http://engl4057.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/5/7685869/gros s_the_mediated_society_from__up_from_invisibility_.pdf http://engl4057.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/5/7685869/ye p_the_violence_of_heteronormativity.pdf Slagle “Queer Nation” http://engl4057.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/5/7685869/sl agle_queer_nation.pdf Slagle “Queer Nation” http://engl4057.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/5/7685869/sl agle_queer_nation.pdf Slagle “Ferment” http://engl4057.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/5/7685869/sl agle_ferment.pdf http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/312388/extra-the-tv- history-of-gay-liplocks