História de amor entre dois homens no horário nobre da televisão portuguesa

"O Beijo do Escorpião" é a novela mais vista de Portugal. De segunda-feira a sábado, quase um milhão e meio de espectadores acompanham a história de Rita´(Dalila Carmo) e Alice (Sara Matos), duas irmãs que cresceram separadas.

Um dos casais de "O Beijo do Escorpião mais acarinhado pelos portugueses é o integrado por Paulo (Pedro Carvalho) e Miguel (Duarte Gomes), dois homens que vivem uma intensa história de amor. Ambos protagonizam cenas escaldantes nunca antes vistas na televisão nacional.

Paulo e Miguel já apareceram semidespidos e protagonizaram cenas românticas na novela da TVI. É um facto sem precedentes na ficção portuguesa e um grande avanço em Portugal.

Ângelo Rodrigues e Rui Neto interpretam também um casal homosexual em "Sol de Inverno", que durante alguns meses foi a novela líder do país. Os atores desempenham os papéis de Simão e Nuno, dois homens que co-adoptam uma menina.

"Mulheres", novela da TVI protagonizada por Sofia Alves, Fernanda Serrano, Jessica Athayde, Susana Arrais, Paula Lobo Antunes, Maria Rueff e Gabriela Barros, conta também com duas personagens homosexuais, Hélder (Virgílio Castelo) e Telmo (Hugo Costa Ramos).

Os portugueses têm mais uma razão para estar orgulhosos do seu país.

O Miguel e o Paulo ficam tão bem juntos #OBeijodoEscorpiao
— Richard (@CadoMadeira) 18 julho 2014

Melhor casal gay da televisão de sempre. #OBeijoDoEscorpiao #beijodoescorpiao pic.twitter.com/wXcUWlGdAG
— Francis s//favs (@Francis_gdsb) 19 julho 2014

#OBeijodoEscorpiao o melhor é mesmo o casal gay
— SummerGirl ॐ (@1justinsbed) 19 julho 2014

The Coming Out Of Sky Sports reporter Mark McAdam

Sky Sports reporter Mark McAdam revealed he is gay in an interview with Gay Times. 

"I battled with my sexuality for years and years... Only gay people will ever understand the trauma you go through about accepting your sexuality.", he said. He also revealed he had been badly bullied in school.

McAdam states that gay footballers don’t come out “because of the fear” and that he doesn't know any other sports reporters who are homossexual.  "The reason no Premier League footballer has come out is because of the fear… and the football clubs know billions and billions of pounds are at stake.”

He ends by saying: "I love football, just the same as any straight guy. I watch football, I watch the darts, I sit around and scratch my bollocks and piss on the toilet seat. And I’m gay.,."

The British corresponsal has received support from many footballers and managers. 

Already received so many unbelievable msgs, I just wanted to be true to myself. PS: I kept the inflatable lady I got on deadline day ;)
— Mark McAdam (@markmcadamtv) 2 setembro 2014

Mark McAdam is not the only man related to sport who has come out this summer; Olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe confirmed he is gay in an interview that was broadcasted on Australian television last July.

"How Not To React When Your Child Tells You That He Is Gay"

College student Daniel Pierce's life changed when he came out last October and told his family he was gay. At first, they seemed to be supportive; nevertheless, nine months later, they kicked him out of their house.

Daniel knew that something was wrong on Tuesday, 26 August, when he came from work and his family was waiting for him. So when entering the house, he decided to film what was on the verge of happening.

"I recorded the video because I knew something was going to happen and I wanted to protect myself in case I was harmed in any way," he revealed in an interview to the BBC.

Despite the fact that you cannot see the faces of his relatives in the video, you can hear them clearly.

"You can deny it all you want to but I believe in the word of God, and God creates nobody in that way. It's a path that you have chosen.", says a woman.

After a tense conversation with his family, Daniel left his house and hasn't been there since. "If they would have just said 'Get your stuff and get out,' I would have said OK. I'm not the person who wants to get in a fight.", Mr Pierce said.

Daniel decided to post the five-minutes video on Youtube because he wanted to prevent this from happening to as many people as possible. "If one family saw it and then changed the way they approached their child and it saved one child from what I went through that night, it was worth it," he says.

The video has received more than 5 million views.

Socking video of red neck fundamentalist Christian family disowning their son for being gay, very sad http://t.co/vxOP8s1hJ7 #DanielPierce
— Simon Clifford (@simonaclifford) 1 setembro 2014

I've never experienced homophobia, from family or public. Hearing @bbc5live #DanielPierce discussion pops my socially liberal UK bubble.
— Jazza John (@JazzaJohn) 1 setembro 2014

Your faith or beliefs does not entitle you to judge or condemn just because someone is born gay. #DanielPierce
— maan flora (@maan_flora) 1 setembro 2014

Disowning your son and calling it "the word of God" is horrific. What kind of God would want to encourage such hate? #DanielPierce
— Harry Cook (@HarryCook) 31 agosto 2014

Emotivo discurso de una presentadora española sobre la homosexualidad

El pasado lunes, el programa de Telecinco "Hable con ellas" recibió la visita de Nagore Robles y Sofía Cristo, que conversaron acerca de la homosexualidad femenina con las cinco presentadoras del espacio. La visita de la hija de Bárbara Rey y la concursante de "Gran Hermano 11" se produjo tras la publicación de una foto de Patricia Yurena, Miss España 2013, con su novia; se trata de la primera vez que una top model reconoce abiertamente su homosexualidad en España.

Durante el debate, Sandra Barneda, para muchos la presentadora más carismática del programa de Mediaset, pronunció un emotivo discurso sobre la homosexualidad que me gustaría compartir en esta primera entrada:

“Quiero dar las gracias a mis cuatro compañeras a Aly, Marta, Rocío y Yolanda. A mí me cuesta mucho hablar de este tema, aplaudo mucho lo que ha hecho Patricia Yurena, lo aplaudo porque ha tenido la necesidad de hablar de su orientación sexual para sentirse mejor.

Pero también aplaudo a todos aquellos que viven su sexualidad en privado a pesar de que cada día reciben miradas o acosos silenciosos. Libertad es eso hacer lo que te ayude a vivir y te dicta la cabeza. No creo en los lobbys, en las etiquetas, es más estoy harta. No creo en los prejuicios creo en las personas. Estamos hablando del amor, porque la condición sexual es privada señores y señoras y solo atañe a dos personas. No debe ser usada como arma arrojadiza, ni tampoco como alabanza o mérito personal.

Por eso hoy más que nunca y después de tantos años basta ya de armarios, de etiquetas, de juzgar a las mujeres y a los hombres. No existen dos caminos, que se enteren, esconderse o luchar. Existen tantos caminos… tantos como personas que se aman.

Seremos una sociedad moderna cuando entendamos el respeto al otro por encima de todas las cosas. Me siento orgullosa de ser mujer, de lo que siento, de lo que pienso y sobre todo me siento muy orgullosa de quién soy, sencillamente Sandra.

Y también me siento muy orgullosa de quien está a mi lado, sea un hombre o una mujer.

Si tú también te sientes orgulloso de quién eres ¿por qué marcas la diferencia?”

Sólo espero que en unos años no sea necesario realizar este tipo de discursos porque la mentalidad del conjunto de la socieda haya cambiado y nadie juzgue a los demás por su condición sexual. Al fin y al cabo, ¿qué le importa a la gente si la persona con la que decidimos compartir nuestra vida es un hombre o una mujer?

Twitter: @your_coming_out