The TV show Dynasty featured a gay icon (and her son). Dynasty
Shoulderpads! Evil schemes! Putting on high fashion to go brawl in the mud! The ’80s soap opera Dynasty was all about rich people behaving badly, their dreadful behavior facilitated by their extravagant wealth.
But for years, despite the show’s anything-goes nature, there was one thing that Dynasty couldn’t get away with: showing a happy homosexual. Putting a gay man on one of the most iconic and popular shows of the decade was a long, multi-year fight — both on-screen and behind-the-scenes — but it was nothing compared to the battle it took to keep him there.