At a time when homosexuality was becoming ever more prominent in the news and closely associated with the exploding AIDS epidemic, television was startlingly devoid of representations of gay men in anything other than stereotypical roles.
Titled “Strangers,” the episode depicted series regular Melissa’s friends Russell (David Marshall Grant) and Peter (Peter Frechette) in bed together, sharing an intimate moment and a kiss - although the kiss didn’t make the final cut of the show.įor sexiness, it barely ranks, but its importance can’t be overstated. This 1989 scene from the popular drama thirtysomething is the godfather of all gay male sex scenes on television. Meanwhile, shows like HBO’s Six Feet Under, The Wire and Oz went with groundbreaking story lines, but played coy with the explicit sex. Queer as Folk, Noah’s Arc (which aired on Logo, ’s parent company), and Dante’s Cove (here!) all unabashedly showed their gay male protagonists as fully sexualized, frequently naked characters. Still, cable’s where it’s at for gay male sex, even if it’s been toned down since Queer as Folk ended its five-year run. ER, thirtysomething and Brothers & Sisters all made it onto our list because they each represent another step on the long road toward televised sexual parity for gay men. Those scenes have been among the most groundbreaking moments in television history. Still, there are a handful of shows over the years that showed men either about to have sex or having just had sex, all slowly changing the landscape for gay male visibility.
Since then on the broadcast TV channels, however, there hasn’t exactly been an explosion of hot man-on-man action. And that wasn’t even an actual sex scene, but more a postcoital cuddle between thirtysomething’s Russell and Peter, because, well, that’s all there was.Īnd then in 2000, Showtime decided to adopt a new slogan for its struggling cable network: “No Limits.” And to test those non-limits, they let a soapy drama called Queer as Folk premiere with what it called ” the longest lick down the backside of a boy of any TV broadcast in history.” Queer as Folk was a show that clearly didn’t know the meaning of the phrase “fade to black.” In fact, it would cover exactly one sex scene. Miguel might not get as gay here as he did on Sense8 (boo!) but he does randomly jump in the tub with two other naked men for some homosexy fun! Boys will be boys.If this article were being written about important gay male sex scenes on television prior to 2000, it would be extremely short. Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Asier Etxeandia, Enric Auquer, & Niko Verona, Sky Rojo
We don’t know who killed Sara, but we do know who fucked Eugenio.Įwan’s Halston has a number of grade-A gay hookups throughout this stylish yet touching miniseries. Plenty of passionate gay tongue wrestling here to go around. Luis Roberto Guzmán & Eugenio Siller, Who Killed Sara In the final season of Special Ryan continues to deliver frank and hilarious realistic sex scenes that are surprisingly hot to watch. The harrowing subject matter of this drama can’t take away from the fact that this gay sex scene is tops. Spencer Neville & Steven Silver, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson Omid continues his excellent track record of delivering hot gay sex scenes with this passionate hookup. You can also find a dick pic sent from one high school dude to another. HBO’s answer to its own series, Euphoria, is a teens-gone-wild tale featuring this accidental cumshot to the eye. Uly Schlesinger & Connor Chavez, Genera+ion