ABC is sending mixed signals again. Weeks after canceling performances by Adam Lambert on Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live for fear he might repeat his risque, same-sex moves from the American Music Awards, the Disney-owned network has made history with the first gay sex scene on daytime television.
I had always found the Adam Lambert controversy to be a bit of a head-scratcher, since ABC has been progressive in its scripted programming, most notably by featuring three gay recurring characters on family drama Brothers and Sisters.
According to The Huffington Post, the historic scene took place on One Life to Live, with Oliver and Kyle (Scott Evans and Brett Claywell) finally sharing a love scene, followed by a tender spooning moment. Evans, who is the younger brother of Fantastic Four actor Chris Evans, is openly gay offscreen as well.
What do you guys think? They did devote a nice amount of time to the moment. I honestly can’t believe it’s taken us this long to have a same-sex love scene on a soap opera…but then again, this country keeps outlawing gay marriage. I do think it’s interesting, though, that most gay characters on TV are male. Why do we shy away from lesbians?
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Angel
December 31st, 2009 - 1:35:44 PM
As a society we are on the brink of a change in so many different ways. I think that all of the inconsistency is just part of how it is when things begin to change. If the willing just keep stepping it up, we will see some boundaries move permanently. There are so may things that we see every day that were non-existent when I was a child. So we forge on!
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CMartin
December 31st, 2009 - 1:41:25 PM
I saw this episode on daytime soaps. I was quite suprised. I am a huge Adam Lambert fan and was a bit upset for what ABC tried to do to him after his AMA peformance, yet this episode didn't seem to bring in any complaints. I am a nearly 50 year old mother of 3 and much doesn't shock me, but this show did. Although I was not offended I was just shocked that ABC would care that Adam kissed a man for what 10 seconds and on the show they actually showed all the stripping and kissing and spooning. Shame on them. They need to apologize to Adam!
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Diamond
December 31st, 2009 - 1:52:46 PM
ABC needs to compensate Adam Lambert monitarily and with a public appology. All of his fans need to boycott ABC this evening and everyone else who sees the unfairness of this should as well.
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terie
December 31st, 2009 - 2:41:48 PM
I have boycotted ABC since they cancelled ADAM LAMBERT on their network because of the AMA performance. I see nothing wrong with this love story on OLTL but I feel it is much more explicit than the OTT show ADAM gave. After all he was just ACTING like these two actors on OLTL but there's no outcry from anyone and I hope there isn't. I know there are impressionable children home from school due to the holidays. ABC OWES ADAM a HUGE APOLOGY in GIANT LETTERS and on television as well. SO DOES THE FCC!! When this has been done a lot of ADAM's fans will lift their boycott and I ASSURE you there are SCORES if not HUNDREDS of them!!!
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cr
December 31st, 2009 - 3:57:03 PM
Timing? New Year's Eve ABC shows a gay love scene during daylight hours. Children are home on vacation. Where's the Westboro Baptist Church, the FCC, the 1500 complainers of the AMA performance by Adam Lambert. ABC has gone out of their way to ban Adam Lambert in a live performance, and now they pull this. Well, then I shouldn't worry that he will be allowed to attend and/or perform on any shows on ABC from this point forward because if not, then it becomes a personal vendetta against Mr. Lambert himself. Adam is enjoying a headlining performance to a sold out crowd, which benefits The American Red Cross tonight. He is a winner on so many levels.
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April
December 31st, 2009 - 4:49:01 PM
ABC is confusing me.... What's the difference between this and Adams performance? Romantic music and candlelight ???
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Tihkon2
December 31st, 2009 - 5:21:01 PM
ABC was miffed because Adam stuffed someone's face in his crotch. Comparing that to this tender and romantic love scene is ridiculous. Two different things. If abnyone feels Disney/ABC is homophobic, then they obviously haven't ever done their homework. Disney is EXTREMELY gay friendly and one of the most equal opportunity employers in the world. It was the face in crotch that pissed them off people.
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Jenn
December 31st, 2009 - 8:07:21 PM
The AMA reaction from ABC was a farce and a CYA response in fear of the religious right and how they were trying to use it as a lightening rod for their own political stance. Most Homophobes would be equally offended by the AMAs and this because they are afraid. Whtev....
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MJ2
December 31st, 2009 - 8:26:49 PM
How can ABC possibly justify airing this when they made all the fuss over Adam's AMA performance? This soap aired in the middle of the day when young children would be much more likely to be watching TV than the 11:00 PM performance by Adam. I have been boycotting ABC and will continue to do so. None of their shows are worth my time anyway! Rock on Adam! We love you!!
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Maggie
December 31st, 2009 - 8:46:27 PM
ABC is banned from my house. They are hipocrites. The **** they pulled with Adam and then they show this. Bull. They can keep changing their story but the truth is they hyped up his performance and then dropped him once things got hot and left the kid hanging. They have lost all credibility to me. They want to back gays, start backing Adam. Until then they can put this soap opera where the sun doesn't shine.
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Ginger
December 31st, 2009 - 9:36:29 PM
I have Boycott ABC ever since they cancel Adam. They are hypocrites! Adam fans, we have to continue writing letters/emials to ABC to protest.
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WindyJocelyne
December 31st, 2009 - 10:16:41 PM
I dont look ABC anymore for a long time, since they cancel Adam Lambert and I will never going to look again's. That peoples are so hypocrites! They love the SCANDAL like Jay Leno tell they want need someone in the AMA and they took Adam's and want to ruine his new career. Wach out, because Adam one day tell to ABC to go to hell if they want him in there Channel because Adam will became a huge huge star....
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Brian
December 31st, 2009 - 11:36:45 PM
I can understand some getting upset over ADAM's performance, as it is something that they weren't expecting and obviously something that they are not comfortable with OR something they THINK that they are NOT SUPPOSED to be comfortable with. Nevertheless, that is their problem. When ABC turns around and shows a scene like this with clothes coming off, hugging holding and kissing, while children are definitely home. My God, ADAM was dressed in FULL SUIT. That night they had the camera on ADAM all night long while he sat in the audience. In addition to that, when the Black-Eyed Peas performed, they went out into the audience, went right up to Adam, gave him a high 5 hand shake and then went right back up onto the stage. They announced that ADAM's performance would be one that you may not believe, and would be talking about it the next day.......... They built this up the entire night. I doubt very much that they weren't aware of what he was going to do. I just hope they weren't setting him up. For what reason? Who knows. Perhaps they, and ADAM were all in on it. But, when push came to shove perhaps they both agreed that "WE ABC NO NOTHING" Perhaps it was a publicity stunt staged by both sides.......Took a gamble.......Perhaps it helped ADAM perhaps not.........But either way, they perhaps agreed in advance that if it doesn't go good, we NO NOTHING and you are on your own !! BUT, then how can they show a scene like this one and condemn ADAM???? Yes, they now OWE HIM BIG TIME. Especially a STATEMENT and a PUBLIC APOLOGY.
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Brian
December 31st, 2009 - 11:45:27 PM
I can understand some getting upset over ADAM's performance, as it is something that they weren't expecting and obviously something that they are not comfortable with OR something they THINK that they are NOT SUPPOSED to be comfortable with. Nevertheless, that is their problem. When ABC turns around and shows a scene like this with clothes coming off, hugging holding and kissing, while children are definitely home. My God, ADAM was dressed in FULL SUIT. That night they had the camera on ADAM all night long while he sat in the audience. In addition to that, when the Black-Eyed Peas performed, they went out into the audience, went right up to Adam, gave him a high 5 hand shake and then went right back up onto the stage. They announced that ADAM's performance would be one that you may not believe, and would be talking about it the next day.......... They built this up the entire night. I doubt very much that they weren't aware of what he was going to do. I just hope they weren't setting him up. For what reason? Who knows. Perhaps they, and ADAM were all in on it. But, when push came to shove perhaps they both agreed that "WE ABC KNOW NOTHING" Perhaps it was a publicity stunt staged by both sides.......Took a gamble.......Perhaps it helped ADAM perhaps not.........But either way, they perhaps agreed in advance that if it doesn't go good, we KNOW NOTHING and you are on your own !! BUT, then how can they show a scene like this one and condemn ADAM???? Yes, they now OWE HIM BIG TIME. Especially a STATEMENT and a PUBLIC APOLOGY.
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Jessica
January 1st, 2010 - 10:26:42 AM
I boycotted ABC since AMAs. Stupid hypocrites!
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Cathy
January 1st, 2010 - 11:05:57 AM
Performing on TV is a privilege and not a right. Adam broke trust with ABC when he changed what he had done in rehearsal and simulated fellatio. Some of you keep focusing on the kiss, and that's not the issue. I believe that the network would have had the same response if this had been a man and a woman doing this simulated act. ABC doesn't owe anything to Adam, and he must learn to accept the consequences of his decisions and actions.
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Karen
January 1st, 2010 - 11:23:44 AM
"ABC doesn't owe anything to Adam, and he must learn to accept the consequences of his decisions and actions." Cathy, he has done that. Adam is gracious. It is the rest of us scratching our heads in disbelief. Something else is going on here. It may be a while before it becomes publicly known, or may never come out, but something definitely doesn't add up.
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deb
January 1st, 2010 - 2:31:37 PM
This was lovely, but I still won't watch ABC. It's time for ABC to reconcile with Adam by putting him in concert on the air LIVE!
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Jess
January 2nd, 2010 - 1:33:04 AM
ABC actions to Adam were like spoiled, immature children. ABC (and their sponsors) boycott is on at my house. Wont even watch Lost season finale!!!!
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rafiki
January 2nd, 2010 - 4:14:29 AM
You know what's ironic? The fact that Adam's openness and honesty is actually making things like the history-making scene in question more accepted. And, yet, he's the one who had to "take the fall" for gays in ABC's punishing of a scapegoat. Not only that - Jennifer Lopez was on Dick Clark's New Year's Eve Show, performing in a body suit that left nothing to the imagination, and introducing her crotch to a man's face. Sound familiar? (And ... where is the outrage??) I think we'll see in time the influence Adam Lambert will have in knocking down long-held barriers erected by those who scream their disapproval, while hiding behind their self-righteousness, ignorance or religious views. As one child was quoted as saying, "He makes it cool to be gay." I second that.
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Jules
January 2nd, 2010 - 10:52:54 AM
Have not watched ABC since they banned Adam and will not until they apologize. A "Live" hour gig Prime time would be nice too.
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Bea
January 2nd, 2010 - 1:58:53 PM
Honestly people! There is a complete difference between Adams performance and the One Life to Live scene. I think the sex scene is actually a more positive view for the GLBT community. Do you really want people to see gay men as the stereotypical club going, promiscuous type, or a loving couple just like any other loving couple. Yes the time of day, blah blah blah, but have you seen other soap sex scenes? It pretty much soft core porn. There have actually been much more graphic sex scenes on soaps. I would be more upset if they continued to hide gay sex a-la Luke and Noah on As the World Turns. This storyline has been going on for a while and has been heading in this direction since the summer. The head writer of the show has stated he was going to treat them just like any other couple, which includes sex scenes. ABC knew this, and had no problem with it. ABC has more gay characters than any other network on Broadcast tv. The problem with Adam's performance is that he went too far with the simulated oral sex, and the network wasn't prepared for it. Do you really want the public's view on gay men to be guys who have oral sex in the middle of a club while dancing? Do you really think that's a positive view of the homosexual community. Is it going to make conservatives see them in a more positive light? It's just going to reinforce every belief they ever had. Not that most of them will change their minds, but there may be some who see a caring seen like this one, and think 'Oh, that's gay love? You mean they aren't all having orgies and sleeping with any guy they meet at a club?' This is a good thing, much better than Adams over the top performance.
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sherrie
January 4th, 2010 - 9:56:55 AM
Did you see it when SNOOP DOGG was on One Life to Live recently? This show is ahead of its time!!!
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