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Host: Kate Clinton.  Featured guests: New York City Gay Men's Chorus, Casselberry & DuPree, Amy Pivar and Scot Willingham, Su Friedrich, Hilton Als, Todd Haynes, Martha Gever, Spence Halpern, Ellen Carton, Harvey Fierstein, Urvashi Vaid, Daryl Chin, Marlon Riggs, B. Ruby Rich, Pratibha Parmar, Debbie Harry, Five Lesbian Brothers, John Kelly, Lavender Light Gospel Choir.

Summary: The pilot episode begins with a musical performance by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, followed by an introduction by Kate Clinton. There is a mock commercial for the Stonewall Collection, a music performance by Casselberry & DuPree and a dance performance by Amy Pivar and Scot Willingham. A panel discussion on gay film follows, featuring clips of lesbians and gays in film. Debbie Harry provides this episode's Celebrity ID, and the Theater Spotlight segment features Five Lesbian Brothers. There is also a musical performance by John Kelly, a public service announcement for ACT UP, and a musical performance by the Lavender Light Gospel Choir.

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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.

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Charlene Colthran, Keith Boykin, Kay Shelby, Dirk Shafer, Ciprian Cucu, Troy Perry.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment comparing and contrasting African American civil rights and gay civil rights. The next segment features the religious right's involvement regarding gay and lesbian issues in the public school system. The Bayard Rustin Rally segment is an interview with Charlene Cothran, and an interview with Keith Boykin of Leadership Forum follows. The theater spotlight is about the "Think It's Not When It Iz" Theatre and a lesbian sensitivity workshop. The next segment looks at gay religious organizations. An interview with Playgirl's Man of the Year Dirk Shafer follows. The In the World segment covers gay history and rights in South Africa, the film Out in Africa, and the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission with Ciprian Cucu, speaking about human rights abuses in Romania. Hate crime statistics are provided, and Chelsea House Press highlights author James Baldwin. The Spellman College Lesbian Bisexual Alliance provides the episode's celebrity ID.

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