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The Best Episodes of Gay Life Season 1

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Every episode of Gay Life Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gay Life Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Gay Life Season 1

Gay Life was a groundbreaking documentary series on London Weekend Television, produced by its London Minorities Unit. Broadcast in 1980, it may have then been...

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  1. 7.4/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Male Sexuality

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    From clubbers at Heaven and cruisers on Hampstead Heath to academics and journalists, gay men offer their candid views on sex and relationships. They give a brief history of cruising, rue the dashed hopes of Gay Lib, and, most interestingly, critique the goal of emulating the traditionally masculine ideal of the heterosexual man, a self-loathing trait still prevalent among gay men today.

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    #2 - Security Vetting and Gays in the Civil Service

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    #3 - Male Gay Lifestyles

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    #4 - Child Custody and Adoption

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    #5 - Police Harassment and Entrapment of Gay Men

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    #6 - Gay Relationships and Gay Weddings

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    #7 - Gay Teachers

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    #8 - Gays in Heterosexual Marriages

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    #9 - Gays and Media Stereotyping

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    #10 - Young Lesbians

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    #11 - Gays in the Armed Forces

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    #12 - Gay Political Organisation

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    #13 - Being Gay in the Thirties

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    Gifford Skinner describes what it was like to be a gay man in the 1930s. Illuminating and nostalgic, Gifford recalls picking up guardsmen in Hyde Park as well as some of the homosexual ‘characters’ he encountered in London’s West End. The gay activist, historian and sociologist Jeffrey Weeks is interviewed about gay law reform.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Male Sexuality" is the best rated episode of "Gay Life" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/16/1980. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Security Vetting and Gays in the Civil Service".