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Host: Kate Clinton.  Featured guests: The Flirtations, Dick Sargent, David Mixner, Lily Tomlin.

Summary: The first episode of season one features an introduction by Kate Clinton and musical performances by the Flirtations. Dick Sargent provides the Celebrity ID, and the Politics segment features David Mixner, a Clinton Campaign Senior Advisor. There is a public service announcement for the Anti-Violence Campaign. A tribute to activist Vito Russo includes clips from Our Time, a remembrance from Lily Tomlin, and a biography segment featuring clips of and interviews with Russo.

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3:40: "Schmitts Gay" mock commercial from Saturday Night Live.

Featured guests: John Scagliotti, Sara Cytron, Gay Men's Chorus, Kate Clinton, Frank Maya, Karen Williams, Lily Tomlin, Randy Allen, Garrett Glaser, Charles Busch, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Funny Gay Males, Suede, Robert Bray, Ivy Young, Eric Rofes, Lavender Light Gospel Choir, Phranc, the Flirtations, Doug Stevens and the Outband, Judith Light, Todd Haynes, David Ehrenstein, Jehan Agrama, Joan Jett Black, David Mixner, Five Lesbian Brothers, David Drake, Phillip Hoffman, Stephen Bogardus.

Summary: This is a retrospective program including a fairy tale skit with executive producer John Scagliotti and Sara Cytron. The episode highlights clips from past episodes of the show's first season, featuring Kate Clinton, Lily Tomlin and Charles Busch, as well as a commercial parody titled "That's Adult Entertainment." It also includes footage from the 1993 Triangle Ball and musical performances from previous episodes. Clips of politics and activism include the AIDS Memorial Quilt, an Academy Awards protest and an interview with David Mixner. Film and theater clips from past episodes are also featured. The episode concludes with a stand-up comedy performance by Sara Cytron.

Hosts: Karen Williams, Garrett Glaser.  Featured guests: Marian Stone, Michael Jenkins, Pat Schroeder, Bob Hattoy, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Wellstone, David Mixner, Larry Kramer, Martina Navratilova, Tim McFeeley, Urvashi Vaid, Jesse Jackson, Doug Stevens and the Outband, Holly Near, Betty, Lea DeLaria, Kate Clinton, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Romanovsky & Phillips, Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge, Patti Austin, RuPaul, Judith Light, Kathy Najimy, Cybill Shepherd, Ian McKellen, Lorna Luft.

Summary: The first season concludes with an entire episode devoted to the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 1993. Organizers estimated one million attended the March. Karen Williams and Garrett Glaser host the coverage, with clips of celebrities, dancing, marchers, politicians, and organization leaders. One segment spotlights gay civil rights organizations, and the President Clinton's Support segment includes an interview with Bob Hattoy and a speech from Nancy Pelosi. Other speeches include Senator Paul Wellstone, David Mixner, Larry Kramer, Martina Navratilova, Tim McFeeley and Urvashi Vaid. More highlights include a "One in Ten" art exhibit about AIDS, a Harvey Milk memorial, a vigil at the Holocaust Museum, a choir singing, a mass wedding and a same-sex parents meeting. Entertainment clips include musical and stand-up comedy performances, with surprise performances from Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge, Patti Austin, and RuPaul. The episode features archival footage for a history of activism segment. Celebrity supporters shown in this episode include Judith Light, Martina Navratilova, Melissa Etheridge, Sir Ian McKellen, Kathy Najimy, Cybill Sherpherd and Lorna Luft.

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19:58 - 20:37: RuPaul, "Supermodel."

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Rob Eichberg, Amanda Bearse, Wes Combs, David Mixner, Bruce Hayes, Julio Rosa, Laurie Howarter, Sky Johnson, Kathleen Dermody, Richard Mayora, Sandra Schow, Wayne Schow, Tom Potter, Sandra Washington, Mildred Washington, Michael Bussee, Lily Gurk Marnell, Richad La Fortune, Beverly Little Thunder, Randy Burns, Sharon Day, Ulali, Muriel Miguel, Carole Lafavor, Paula Gunn Allen, Katie Potter, Mitzi Henderson, Tom Henderson, Jamie Henderson, Edward Browning, Pat Thorne, Roscoe Thorne, Tracy Thorne, Ian McKellen, Stephen Spinella, Nathan Lane, Joe Montello, Paula Grant, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Sarah Schulman, Norman Wong.

Summary: The first episode of season three opens with host Katherine Linton discussing National Coming Out Day with creator Rob Eichberg, followed by footage of the day's events and interviews about coming out. Members of the LEAGUE organization and employees at AT&T and Time Warner discuss coming out at work. Excerpts from Dee Mosbacher's documentary about parents of gay children, Straight from the Heart, are featured throughout the episode, as well as excerpts from I Was a Lesbian Child. The Two-Spirit People segment features interviews with LGBT Native Americans, as well as footage from the Gathering of Native American Lesbians and Gays. Ian McKellen provides the celebrity ID, and the theater segment is about Terrence McNally's Love! Valour! Compassion! The Independent Film vs. Hollywood segment utilizes clips from contemporary films to consider LGBT representation in cinema. A literature spotlight focuses on LGBT writers, and the show concludes with Ulali's "Follow Your Heart's Desire" music video.

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46:11 - Film clip from I Like It Like That (1994).

Host: Katherine Linton.  Correspondents: Tanya Barfield, Alan Tulin.  Featured guests: John Blandford, Mark Jordan, Regina Coll, Klaus Müller, David Mixner, Stefan K., Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, Urvashi Vaid, Elizabeth Birch, David Mixner, Rich Tafel, Melinda Paras, George Stephanopoulos, Barney Frank, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, George C. Wolfe, Anne Harris, Madeleine Olnek, Peggy Shaw, Holly Hughes, Ira Jeffries, Gail Shister, Vanessa Agnew.

Summary: The Gay and Catholic segment begins by covering the gay and lesbian student organization at Notre Dame University. Other college gay and lesbian groups are discussed, and the segment also considers the Catholic Church's relationship with homosexuality, ministry outreach and reactions to the film, Priest. The Holocaust segment provides a history of the German gay movement before the rise of Nazism, and the subsequent persecution of gays in the Holocaust. The significance of the pink triangle is discussed, along with the Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibit on homosexuals in the Holocaust. It also previews a documentary about The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles visiting a Concentration Camp on their European tour. The next segment covers reactions to a poll in The Advocate about gay leaders, followed by speeches about the Non-discrimination Employment Act by George Stephanopoulos and Barney Frank. Katherine Linton then interviews Stephanopoulos. The next segment is about gay comic strips, featuring Jennifer Camper and Howard Cruse, while the theater spotlight covers how local lesbian theater, primarily focusing on WOW Cafe. Interviewees offer reflections about Christmas, and animated character Wendell Trupstock provides this episode's Celebrity ID.

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Virginia Apuzzo, Elizabeth Birch, Rich Tafel, David Mixner, Urvashi Vaid, Keith Boykin, Sabrina Sojourner, Gene Ulrich, Deborah A. Batts, Tammy Baldwin, Scott Seomin, Christian de la Huerta.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts are taken from previously aired episodes 502, 604, 705, 803, 905 and 1005, presenting a focus on LGBT leadership, including such figures as Virginia Apuzzo, Elizabeth Birch, Rich Tafel, Urvashi Vaid, David Mixner, Bayard Rustin, Sabrina Sojourner, Gene Ulrich, Deborah A. Batts and Tammy Baldwin. Historical PSAs are provided by Scott Seomin, Keith Boykin and Christian de la Huerta during the episode.

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