CONTROVERSY RISES OVER FRENCH GAY CHANNEL

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CONTROVERSY RISES OVER FRENCH GAY CHANNEL
Monday, November 8 2004

On the air less than two weeks, France's gay channel Pink TV has already managed to stir up controversy in and out of the country's gay community. Today's (Monday) New York Times reported that an ad for the channel, showing France's François Mitterand and Germany's Helmut Kohl walking hand-in-hand in a 1984 photo over the caption "There's more to life than sex" has particularly outraged conservative groups, although the channel's founder, Pascal Houzelot, told the newspaper, "It's a joke, and everyone knows they're not gay." But Alain Piriou, spokesman for the gay rights group Inter-LGBT maintained that the channel caricaturizes gays. "We don't all live in beautifully decorated apartments with lots of money to spend," Piriou said.

FRANCE LAUNCHES GAY CHANNEL -- WITH PORN
Tuesday, October 26 2004
France has launched its first gay-oriented television channel, Pink TV, following the debut of similar channels in Italy and Canada. Pink TV, which will be available for about $15 per month, reportedly offers gay porn, campy TV series (like Wonder Woman and Japanese cartoons) and several U.S. and British TV shows featuring gay characters. Pornographic movies will be shown after midnight. The station's head, Pascal Houzelot, told reporters: ""I don't have a problem with that (more)

GAY CHANNEL NOW SET TO LAUNCH FEB. 17
Monday, July 26 2004
LOGO, Viacom's new gay channel, plans to launch on Feb. 17, with a line-up heavy on fresh programming, much of it unscripted. Among the programs is Family Outing produced by Cher and daughter Chastity, who is a gay rights advocate and the author of a book with the same title that describes coming-out experiences. Other programs include Fantastic Voyage, focusing on gay ocean cruises, and My Fabulous Gay Wedding, described as "a wish fulfillment show." (more)