Introduction  1. "Perverts" on the Potomac: Homosexuals Enter the News Arena   2. Stonewall Rebellion: Reporting on an Epic Event  3. The Boys in the Band: Homosexuality Comes to the Big Screen  4. Soap: A Gay Man Comes to TV Land  5. AIDS Enters the News: Reporting on the "Gay Plague"  6. AIDS Becomes Major News: "Now No One Is Safe"  7. Gays in the Military: The Debate over Lifting the Ban  8. Fleeting Images of Lesbians: Killing, Kissing, Being Chic  9. Philadelphia: "A Quantum Leap for Gays on Film"  10. A New Gay Man in Town: Hollywood Shifts to Positive Stereotypes  11. Ellen: Coming Out, On Screen and Off  12. Will & Grace: The Biggest Gay Hit in TV History  13. Queer as Folk: "An Unvarnished Treatment of Gay Life"  14. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The "Fab Five" as Gay Reality  Special section: Gay Visibility Vs. Lesbian Visibility  15. The L Word: Lesbians Move into the Spotlight  16. Same-Sex Marriage: A Journalistic Love Fest  17. Brokeback Mountain: "A Breakthrough Gay Romance"  Conclusion: From "Perverts" to "Fab Five": Progress in Three Stages . . .and Waiting for a Fourth