Name: Visible: Out on Television
Released: 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

S1, E1 Documentary 2020

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Explore the history of the American LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries. Combining archival footage with new interviews, the series looks at homophobia, the evolution of LGBTQ characters, and coming out in the TV world.

Documentary 2020

TV-MA

EPISODE 1

The Dark Ages

Early TV portrayed LGBTQ people as homicidal maniacs and sexual deviants. It wasn’t until the '70s that positive portrayals began to emerge.
EPISODE 2

Television as a Tool

Following the Stonewall Uprising, LGBTQ activists began using television as a tool for change.
EPISODE 3

The Epidemic

HIV/AIDS was initially ignored by TV, and fear of the disease stunted LGBTQ representation. Eventually, TV raised awareness on the issue.
EPISODE 4

Breakthroughs

In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out on her TV show and in her personal life. But the celebration was short-lived.
EPISODE 5

The New Guard

Series finale. Today’s new guard of LGBTQ creators in TV has opened the door to greater representation and wider inclusivity.

Set Free

Ryan White

Director
Wilson Cruz

Executive Producer
Wanda Sykes

Executive Producer
Jessica Hargrave

Executive Producer
Ryan White

Executive Producer

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Visible: Out on Television

DOCUMENTARY

Docuseries about LGBTQ TV history inspires and informs.

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Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020
Rated: TV-MA

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Primary: English (AAC, Dolby Atmos, Dolby 5.1, AD, CC, SDH, Subtitles)
Additional: Arabic (Subtitles), Bulgarian (Subtitles), Cantonese (Traditional) (Subtitles), Chinese (Simplified) (Subtitles), Chinese (Traditional) (Subtitles), Czech (Subtitles), Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), Estonian (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), French (Canada) (Subtitles), French (France) (Subtitles), German (Subtitles), Greek (Subtitles), Hebrew (Subtitles), Hindi (Subtitles), Hungarian (Subtitles), Indonesian (Subtitles), Italian (Subtitles), Japanese (Subtitles), Korean (Subtitles), Latvian (Subtitles), Lithuanian (Subtitles), Malay (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Polish (Subtitles), Portuguese (Subtitles), Portuguese (Brazil) (Subtitles), Russian (Subtitles), Slovak (Subtitles), Slovenian (Subtitles), Spanish (Latin America) (Subtitles), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles), Tamil (Subtitles), Telugu (Subtitles), Thai (Subtitles), Turkish (Subtitles), Ukrainian (Subtitles), Vietnamese (Subtitles)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.

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