The shows listed here have all had HIV-Positive characters appear in a storyline or in a multiple-episode story arc. It is important to realize how much television can educate and promote the understanding of societal issues. Frequently, we are reluctant to talk about sexuality issues and are offended when it is brought up in primetime hours. But we need to have these discussions, because education is the best way to stop the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
However, we at “The Compassion Project” applaud the courage of those television shows, and their networks, which risk the loss of income of commercial sales and sponsorships and broadcast episodes that deal with HIV/AIDS. I hope that we as viewers will honor the shows mentioned by viewing them as they are re-broadcast, and/or appear on DVD or video. |
Angels In America, HBO
All My Children, ABC Americas Next Top Model, UPN/CW
* Becker, CBS
* Beverly Hills 90210, Fox (Reruns On Soapnet)
* Boston Public, Fox
* Brothers, Showtime (Recurring character played by James Avery)
Cold Case, CBS
Days of Our Lives, NBC
* Designing Women, CBS (Character played by Tony Goldwyn - Episode: “Killing All the Right People”)
* The Division, Lifetime
East Enders, BBC America (Reruns on PBS)
ER, NBC (A Triage Nurse)
Eve, UPN
Everwood, WB (Character played by Marcia Cross-Recurring)
* Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS (Colleague of Raymond)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC
Nightline with Ted Koppel, ABC
* 413 Hope Street, Fox
* Friends, NBC
General Hospital, ABC (Don MacTavish: Character played by Neil Tadken; Robin Scorpio:) General Hospital: Night Shift, Soapnet
Guiding Light, NBC
Gilmore Girls, WB
* Girlfriends, UPN
* The Golden Girls, NBC (Episode: “72 Hours”)
Half & Half, UPN (Character played by Michelle Williams (Destiny’s Child) House of Payne, TBS ("Karen" in Episodes "I Got The Hook Up"; "Absolutely Positive")
* Joan of Arcadia, CBS (The character was shown taking AIDS meds)
* Judging Amy, CBS Law & Order Law & Order: SVU
* Life Goes On, ABC
Living with Fran, WB (Fran’s best friend’s lover)
* Melrose Place, Fox (Reruns on Soapnet)
One Life To Live, ABC
* Port Charles, ABC (Don MacTavish: Character played by Neil Tadken
* Queer As Folk, Showtime (Several Main characters)
7th Heaven, WB
* Sex And The City, HBO
* Six Feet Under, HBO
* Soul Food, Showtime
Strong Medicine, Lifetime
* Touched By an Angel, CBS (Episode: “The Violin Lesson”)
* 21 Jump Street, Fox
The Young and the Restless, CBS Without A Trace, CBS
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