Becker, Ron, 1969-

Gay TV and straight America [electronic resource] / Gay television and straight America Ron Becker. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006. - x, 283 p. ; 23 cm. - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-270) and index.

Introduction: the importance of gay-themed tv -- Straight panic and American culture in the 1990s -- Thinking about gay people : civil rights and the confusion over sexual identity -- Network narrowcasting and the slumpy demographic -- The affordable, multicultural politics of gay chic -- Gay material and prime-time network television in the 1990s -- "We're not gay!" : heterosexuality and gay-themed programming -- Straight panic in the 2000s.

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--Public opinion.--United States--United States.

Homosexuality on television. Homosexuality Public opinion