Gay TV drama creates buzz in the Philippines
First episode of My Husband's Lover praised for 'mature, nuanced and honest' depiction of gay charactershttp://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-tv-drama-creates-buzz-philippines170613
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MANILA, Philippines - Gay relationships on TV and film always fall down a slippery slope. Hordes of "indie" films have whittled homosexuality into its most banal and visceral forms, so we're forced to turn to other reliable sources for a more sobered portrayal of the dynamics of a gay relationship.
Enter GMA-7's My Husband's Lover, a teleserye that serves up a different kind of gay drama. The fact that its title presents a problematic scenario adds to the pressure that the show is facing. But what makes My Husband's Lover unique is its central struggle - that of a wife witnessing the disintegration of her marriage with her closeted gay husband, whose failure to come to terms with his homosexuality gives Filipinos a venue to discuss pressing LGBT issues. Read the full article here http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2013/06/22/956626/philippines-ready-gay-love-team
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