"Must See TV" lineup.

2000 May 24 The season finale of Dawson's Creek features the first passionate kiss between two men to ever take place during primetime. Jack McPhee (played by Kerr Smith) shares the onscreen kiss with boyfriend Ethan (played by Adam Kauffman) in this episode, titled "True Love." Earlier in the series, McPhee comes out after briefly dating Katie Holmes' character Joey.



Dec. Daytime soap All My Children breaks new ground when the character Bianca Montgomery realizes she's a lesbian. Bianca, played by Eden Riegel, is the daughter of Erica Kane, arguably the most popular character in the history of American daytime soap operas. It is the first time that a major, continuing role has a homosexual orientation on daytime TV.



Dec. 3 Queer as Folk begins airing onShowtime. Set in Pittsburgh, the series tells the story of five gay men. The show is a U.S. version of the UK TV series. Top

2001 April 26 In the Friends episode titled "The One with Rachel's Big Kiss", Jennifer Aniston's character Rachel kisses an old friend from college, Melissa, played by Winona Ryder. After the kiss, Melissa confesses her love for Rachel.



May The popular TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer paves new ground by becoming the first show to develop a gradual, accurate, and full-blown lesbian relationship between two of the major characters, Willow, played by Alyson Hannigan, and Tara, played by Amber Benson.

2002 Feb. 14 Rosie O'Donnell comes out as a lesbian and discusses her sexual orientation on the daytime talk show, The View.

2003 Sept. 8 The