Sunday, June 21, 2020

"Number 96", Aussie television drama, first to feature an openly gay regular character


Number 96, an Australian soap opera, was the first television series to feature an openly gay character as a regular.  The show ran from 1972 to 1977 and covered many controversial topics.  Actor Joe Hasham played Don Finlayson, a lawyer who had a partner Dudley Butterfield, played Chard Hayward.  It also featured the first transgender character portrayed by a transfender actress, Carlotta.  The show also featured an interracial romance.

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