[post_page_title]Dawson’s Creek[/post_page_title]
Dawson’s Creek may have made waves as an awesome teen drama, but did you know that it also made waves for showcasing the first LGBT kiss on primetime television?
Before this point, physical displays of affection between LGBT couples were largely watered down for the sake of these television shows, which meant that this was a huge deal for LGBT representation in the media. Of course, there were some people who did not agree with this scene, and they wrote letters of complaints to show their distaste for the scene.
[post_page_title]Maude[/post_page_title]
Maude made its way into our lives during the 1970s, when television shows were expected to follow certain rules and regulations. They weren’t allowed to touch on various subjects, but that didn’t stop Bea Arthur from doing so.
During the “Maude’s Dilemma” episode, Maude finds herself in a spot of bother when she discovers that she is pregnant. Instead of keeping the baby, Maude decides to terminate the pregnancy. For the 1970s, this was a hugely pivotal and controversial statement, because it was actually illegal at the time to do such a thing.