The Phil Donahue Show Gay Marriage Debate 1991

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  • From early 1991, Donahue takes on the topic of gay marriage during a time when such a thing didn't seem remotely possible in America. In fact, it almost seemed laughable but the panel on this episode was downright serious about it. Such an early debate paved the way for what is going on in the world right now. Intelligent and well spoken, Craig Dean and Patrick Gill plead their case for gay marriage and do a good job at it. Equally impressive are Bob Paris and Rod Jackson. Both couples were pretty well known at the time and made the rounds on various talk shows. Did these two couples live happily ever after? Does it matter? Enjoy this look back at what was to become a major hot button political issue years later.

Komentáře • 611

  • @lindaadkins7090
    @lindaadkins7090 Před 5 lety +203

    Phil Donahue was miles ahead of the curve on many subjects. Talk shows deteriorated over the years but Donahue was the real deal.

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 4 lety +5

      You can't seriously compare SJR to Donahue? He was and always has been a trailblazer. She became part of the Morton Downey crowd.

    • @disasterbaskets12
      @disasterbaskets12 Před 2 lety +3

      He was AWFUL.

    • @ianfindly3257
      @ianfindly3257 Před 2 lety +6

      Whether you like the guy or not HE DID pioneer THIS kind of basic format, and TODAY it seems that Oprah Winfrey is more popularly associated with it in people's minds.

    • @sonquatsch8585
      @sonquatsch8585 Před 11 měsíci

      he really was.

    • @sonquatsch8585
      @sonquatsch8585 Před 11 měsíci

      @@ianfindly3257 which is excruciatingly sad.

  • @Stevebaby123
    @Stevebaby123 Před 3 lety +92

    No matter the topic, Donahue was always a good show. No yelling. Just discussing. We need these shows again.

    • @trekkiejunk
      @trekkiejunk Před 8 měsíci +2

      Hey, i love Donahue too, but there was absolutely yelling from time to time. You can't always control that.

  • @BTURNER1961
    @BTURNER1961 Před 7 lety +91

    As a 55 year old gay man, I can tell you Donahue is on my top ten list for straight men who influenced America for LBGT rights. Who else was going to try to sell housewives and stay- at- home types that homosexuals were something other than stereotypes? The daytime audience had zero exposure to these issues and the LBGT community really never thought to target them. Donahue taught these people about gay bashing, teen suicide, HIV, transsexuality, bisexuality, civil unions etc in such a way that they actually listened. He softened the ground for countless legislative efforts all over this country, and provided support for parents of closeted and terrified teens. If Gays ever decide to carve a MT Rushmore of appreciation, his face better be there.

    • @seansweeney8911
      @seansweeney8911 Před 3 lety +3

      Quit with the social justice poetry. Donahue shamelessly placed this third rate slot filler on television in 1991, knowing that the vast majority of Americans disagreed with the two men on their Swiss cheese legal argument. The *plot, you see, was to gradually drip feed gay this, that and the other to Americans till it was like running water. Unfortunately, their thinly veiled scheme was finalised in 2015 with the scandalous legalisation of gay ‘marriage’. Nature has since dispatched one of these conmen, due quite exclusively to his defiance of aforementioned nature. The same God you disregard will yet deal with the other

    • @BTURNER1961
      @BTURNER1961 Před 3 lety +6

      @@seansweeney8911 This should be fun. Which 'God' are you referring to?

    • @seansweeney8911
      @seansweeney8911 Před 3 lety +2

      @@BTURNER1961 The one who is boss of you

    • @BTURNER1961
      @BTURNER1961 Před 3 lety +11

      @@seansweeney8911 Which one is that? Don't get coy now. There are so many 'Gods' to pick from. Tell us which 'God' you have been referring to and exactly how you found out about this boss of mine ,, and how he 'dealt with' people like this gay man, who you claim 'disregarded his nature' . You had to get all this expertise and information about this God dude somewhere. So cite your source.

    • @oblongfan1
      @oblongfan1 Před 2 lety

      id say oprah was more lgbt pioneer

  • @johnsjohnson448
    @johnsjohnson448 Před 2 lety +30

    Phil Donahue was a Broadcast Pioneer. He was a Journalist first and foremost who happened to be a terrific and engaging host. He created the Issues Oriented Daytime Talk Show involving a studio audience one show at a time. In short, Phil Donahue was the Best. Thanks for sharing.

  • @robotpanda77
    @robotpanda77 Před 8 lety +107

    "They've been shoving it down our throats". Really dude? Maybe not the best phrasing of that statement.

    • @cleoz9274
      @cleoz9274 Před 7 lety +4

      He's graduated Tobias Funke's courses on blowhard phrasing.

    • @marcelcharter588
      @marcelcharter588 Před 7 lety +1

      robotpanda77 *meanwhile parents giving kids shirts that say snarky hetero puns

    • @kingalejandro1343
      @kingalejandro1343 Před 6 lety

      robotpanda77 🤣🤣🤣😂😂

    • @faustofernandez2971
      @faustofernandez2971 Před 5 lety +7

      @billyfromtheusa Really? Same-sex marriage has been legal in most of Europe and in Masachusetts for almost 20 years, and they are still very much there. How will same-sex marriage lead to our downfall? Please explain

    • @reecespiecesheroful
      @reecespiecesheroful Před 3 lety

      @robotpanda77 don't be such an asshole.

  • @skipeastport5529
    @skipeastport5529 Před 8 lety +33

    Thanks for this. They did take it to court and lost. Craig is still alive and well. Patrick died in 1997.

  • @vistaprime
    @vistaprime Před 4 lety +56

    She is 17 with a kid and she talking about role models. Talk about irony.

    • @Girrrrrrrrrrrrrl66
      @Girrrrrrrrrrrrrl66 Před 3 lety

      No lets talk about your iron abs. Damn!!!

    • @elgeneralxx
      @elgeneralxx Před 3 lety +1

      @@Girrrrrrrrrrrrrl66 your a pervert

    • @disasterbaskets12
      @disasterbaskets12 Před 2 lety +3

      What does that have to do with anything? I had my first at 17 and I'm an excellent role model. Try again, pumpkin.

    • @stanbily9416
      @stanbily9416 Před 2 lety +4

      @@disasterbaskets12 Yeah right… your CZcams name tells me all I need to know. Thank you and goodbye!

    • @EveryAmerican1459
      @EveryAmerican1459 Před 2 lety +5

      “the kind of person that thinks she can get AIDS from a doorknob” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnkeating362
    @johnkeating362 Před 4 lety +55

    Good grief, almost 30 years ago. My husband and I had just celebrated our 1st anniversary when this show originally aired. We’ve been together ever since. 3 homes, 4 dogs, and 5 station wagons later, the love is still there. We know we’re lucky. What does one buy their husband for a 30th anniversary?

    • @asheru9254
      @asheru9254 Před 4 lety +1

      A child for memories

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 3 lety +10

      Congratulations on 30 years! How wonderful!

    • @ademcanvaner2567
      @ademcanvaner2567 Před 3 lety +6

      I pray that I will say the same when I am your age. (I turn 29 this week.) Congratulations, and to many decades more of the two of you! ❤❤❤🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌞🌞🌞

    • @johnkeating362
      @johnkeating362 Před 3 lety +8

      Happy birthday to you. I remember turning 30, my husband gave me a surprise party. We’re having another rough time in that thing called life. I might have cancer a 2nd time, but as long as I have Matthew by my side, it’ll be alright. We often look back and wonder, where did the time go. I still remember the first time I saw his face. I was at Tiffany’s window shopping. Someone tapped my shoulder, I turned around and it was Matt. He said he just wanted to say hello. We went to dinner a few nights later. I love him more today than I ever thought possible. When my dad was in hospice, I held his hand and told him not to worry, that Matt would always take care of me. He passed away a few hours later. I gave Matt my dad’s wedding band, he treasures it. I wish everyone could have what we have. Everyone deserves to be happy.

    • @lennarthagen3638
      @lennarthagen3638 Před rokem

      Ok

  • @HappyGoLucky-tr8bo
    @HappyGoLucky-tr8bo Před 6 lety +44

    Bring the Donahue Show back!

  • @tickedoffnow
    @tickedoffnow Před 3 lety +45

    We need a show like Donahue these days

  • @stevenpatrickstone766
    @stevenpatrickstone766 Před 9 lety +34

    I had no idea this has been going on for almost 25 years and we're still talking about it. Thanks so much for this piece of history.

    • @justynjonn
      @justynjonn Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, the world existed before the year 2000! Teasing.

    • @sylvialupehernandez9154
      @sylvialupehernandez9154 Před 2 lety

      Yes infact a lot more.

    • @monicaevie4152
      @monicaevie4152 Před 2 lety

      People have been gay since the dawn of time

    • @DeraUeyer
      @DeraUeyer Před 2 měsíci

      you can even take it back to the 60s how crazy ?

    • @mikeycbaby
      @mikeycbaby Před 4 dny

      They’ve been talking about it since the early 70s

  • @KimTenneson
    @KimTenneson Před 8 lety +95

    Kudos to Donahue! What a trailblazer!

    • @cdinsf
      @cdinsf Před 7 lety +7

      He's awesome!

    • @kornmaze
      @kornmaze Před 4 lety +1

      Yes! And for giving us Sally Jessy Raphael, due to him.

  • @BTURNER1961
    @BTURNER1961 Před 8 lety +13

    This is the kind of show Donahue, along with countless shows on AIDS, and gay employment rights, and violence against gays etc, was bringing before housewives and soccer moms long before LGBT could expect anyone to give their issues more than 5 minutes on a newscast. When I list the top ten straights that moved America towards the kind of acceptance we now enjoy, he's in that list.

  • @gaykid80
    @gaykid80 Před 3 lety +20

    Please pay attention: This was 1991, the peak of the AIDS epidemic years.
    These guys were BALLSY and were fighting for gay rights in a hostile environment!
    The younger generations have it sooo much easier nowadays because of these people who preceded us and paved the way. We should always be grateful. Kudos to them!

  • @RBS_
    @RBS_ Před 11 měsíci +7

    ..DAMMIT, Bob Paris was SUCH a trailblazer! (15:56) ...In these (horrifically) regressing times in 2023, It's MIND-BOGGLING to see what Bob (& Rod) fought for, in 1989-1993; coming out and telling...ASKING....the World, for acknowledgement of their LOVE, and Human Right(s), in 1991...It seems so ANTIQUATED now, for the Ones who benefited from their work...(CONT.)
    ...I'm aware that they are not together anymore, but, what they DID, for Sports / LGBTQ Rights / adoption Laws, SHOULD be respected, and acknowledged SOMEWHERE....not just on this post, on "Donahue".....BRAVO, mate(s).....

  • @shydreamguyman4098
    @shydreamguyman4098 Před 8 lety +97

    It took 24 More Years,,, but We did it Legal Marriage Nationwide

    • @shydreamguyman4098
      @shydreamguyman4098 Před 8 lety +2

      *****
      Yes I realize a large number of nations are far ahead of the USA on Human Rights .

    • @shydreamguyman4098
      @shydreamguyman4098 Před 8 lety +4

      *****
      I see marriage as a human need not only a human right . Like air and food .love is a need everybody needs somebody to love.,even if they haven't realized it .

    • @shydreamguyman4098
      @shydreamguyman4098 Před 8 lety +1

      *****
      Hay, to each their own .I'm not judging you . I need to have a commitment to 1 man . I don't need a ring or anything like that just to know he wont be unfaithful . can't rush it not in any hurry if it happens yea if not I have to accept that .

    • @shydreamguyman4098
      @shydreamguyman4098 Před 8 lety

      *****
      Can't rush anybody . She , your ex didn't get that .
      I appreciate the history lesson.
      lesbians from what I have seen were never illegal straight guys seem to think its hot . I laughed when I found how the church doesn't even punish females like Nuns who got caught together .

    • @Polishwm
      @Polishwm Před 8 lety +1

      +shydreamguy wantsaboyfriend Fucking sick bastards.Trump will reverse this decision.Sick people.

  • @DarkReapersGrim1
    @DarkReapersGrim1 Před 2 lety +9

    Update on the first couple, Gill died of A.I.D.S. on June 1997. He's buried next to Dean's father. They did fight the case for like five years until a 3-judge panel in DC ruled against them. The lawyer works in a talent agency and is with somebody else.

  • @NECKBRACEBRO
    @NECKBRACEBRO Před 9 lety +111

    Wow who would have thought 24 years later gay marriage would be legalized.Amazing.

    • @teammmx
      @teammmx Před 9 lety +1

      NECKBRACEGUY This is a pretty cool episode. I was too young to watch, I was 3.

    • @shawn0md
      @shawn0md Před 9 lety +4

      Teammm I was in elementary school when this aired. So glad we can finally marry :0)

    • @teammmx
      @teammmx Před 9 lety

      shawn0md How old are you?

    • @NECKBRACEBRO
      @NECKBRACEBRO Před 9 lety +4

      Well guys times have certainly changed for somethings.Yay!

    • @shawn0md
      @shawn0md Před 8 lety

      Teammm I'm old enough. Why?

  • @Cellsolid
    @Cellsolid Před 8 lety +67

    One of these guys, Patrick, sadly died in 1997. But I believe Craig managed to get married to a new partner in 2010.

    • @aldofhister6859
      @aldofhister6859 Před 5 lety +3

      Funny how that's the first thing that pops in your head

    • @GGMM1579
      @GGMM1579 Před 5 lety +5

      Leo Plotter what aids?

    • @piprocker03
      @piprocker03 Před 4 lety +7

      Gigi L * yep, it was the AIDS

    • @QuantumEffectResidue
      @QuantumEffectResidue Před 4 lety +6

      Patrick is now probably in Hell, awaiting judgement. So sad.

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 4 lety +4

      @I8thumper people have to remember... AIDS was often a death sentence decades ago.

  • @renerod1980
    @renerod1980 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Phil was definitely a trailblazer! He discussed many topics that weren't talked about in the 80's and 90's. This was a great episode and the 2 couples were brave and courageous to speak out on gay marriage on national TV given that this was 1991. In American society, we've come along way but we still have a ways to go.

  • @siukong
    @siukong Před 6 lety +47

    A lot of "loving" comments here. So many Christians are extreme hypocrites.

    • @JonB44DD
      @JonB44DD Před 5 lety +4

      Did you include the homosexuals among the hypocrisy?

    • @QuantumEffectResidue
      @QuantumEffectResidue Před 4 lety +6

      Hypocrites? How do you figure? You can't CHANGE what is written in scripture. You can't CHANGE the book of ROMANS and the rest of the Bible. They only "hypocrite" here would be a so called Christian that approves of this abomination!!!

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 4 lety +1

      @@QuantumEffectResidue except... Judge not yet least you be judged.

    • @Lilacrosepetalleaf
      @Lilacrosepetalleaf Před 3 lety

      But the scriptures did get changed,for example through mistranslations.

    • @erikbunty2016
      @erikbunty2016 Před 3 lety +2

      @@juliejewels9208 People always use this line to justify their behaviors.

  • @stevers62
    @stevers62 Před 8 lety +37

    That was a fascinating time capsule. Thanks for posting. The progress since them is amazing. Yeah!!!

    • @MrJuly1990ish
      @MrJuly1990ish Před 8 lety +1

      +stevers62 Sad to say Rod Jackson & Bob Paris are no longer together or they got a divorce.

    • @96actress
      @96actress Před 7 lety +1

      MrJuly1990ish damn ruuuudddeeee

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 4 lety +2

      @@MrJuly1990ish just like the majority of couples in the US.

  • @karenzermeno9299
    @karenzermeno9299 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Phil Donahue was THEE talk show host. On LGB he opened so many minds. No drama.. now we are stuck with TheView😬🙉 Miss this amazing man!!

    • @mikewhite4560
      @mikewhite4560 Před 9 měsíci

      At LEAST we have the VIEW...😅
      If not, I'll turn to ESPN SPORTS TALK....LOL 😅

    • @BozeDoesGodsWork
      @BozeDoesGodsWork Před 7 měsíci +1

      Lgbt* Stop trying to exclude trans people cause they fought hard for our rights back then too

    • @mr.centrist5789
      @mr.centrist5789 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@BozeDoesGodsWork No. It was LGB. The T has NOTHING to do with us.

    • @NiKiMa023
      @NiKiMa023 Před 6 měsíci

      @@mr.centrist5789Stonewall was mostly Ts

    • @mr.centrist5789
      @mr.centrist5789 Před 6 měsíci

      @@NiKiMa023 That is false. Stop lumping us in.

  • @mrgordy1980
    @mrgordy1980 Před 2 lety +14

    I really hope these two are still together. Happy and healthy.

    • @ZapataE
      @ZapataE Před 2 lety +6

      Rod and Bob broke up not too long after appearing . Bob got with another guy in 1997 and is still with him today. Patrick passed away back in 1997, Craig is still living.

    • @mrgordy1980
      @mrgordy1980 Před rokem +2

      @@ZapataE thank you for the update. Sorry I’m six month late replying. What happened to Patrick? He seemed so young here

    • @jonwiley2592
      @jonwiley2592 Před rokem

      @@mrgordy1980 One report was Patrick Gill died of AIDS-related complications. Then another alleged relation posted a correction that Gill suffered with AIDS but died of an accidental drug overdose. In short, nobody knows why or how, but he is deceased

    • @atrocchia
      @atrocchia Před rokem +3

      @@mrgordy1980 Sadly, he died of AIDS in 1997.

    • @mrgordy1980
      @mrgordy1980 Před rokem +3

      @@atrocchia that’s really sad, poor guy. Thank you for the update

  • @rickbrenner6079
    @rickbrenner6079 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I remember getting babysat by a friend of my Mom’s during Summertime when I was about 8 yrs old, circa 1981.
    I remember Donahue
    always being on in her
    home and I was interested
    in it because of how fair
    and respectful Phil seemed towards his guests. A couple years later (circa ‘83/‘84),
    Oprah launched her talk show and the whole Oprah vs Phil
    was a big deal, even though they didn’t compete with each other for the same time slot.
    I liked watching both,
    even as a kid. I did not care for others that came after, such SJR, Rikki Lake, or Morton Downey Jr.

  • @josephadiaz8343
    @josephadiaz8343 Před 2 lety +17

    I'm proud of these four guys standing up for their rights at those times. I wonder how they're doing today. ❤️✌️😎

    • @ZapataE
      @ZapataE Před 2 lety +7

      Rod and Bob broke up not too long after appearing . Bob got with another guy in 1997 and is still with him today. Patrick passed away back in 1997, Craig is still living.

    • @josephadiaz8343
      @josephadiaz8343 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ZapataE thank you very much 😊❤️✌️😎

    • @msrain1235
      @msrain1235 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@ZapataEthat's interesting! This popped up on my CZcams page and I remember these people. Before reading your post I thought that Craig and Patrick were still together and had a family.

    • @janecoe9407
      @janecoe9407 Před 8 měsíci

      BOB PARIS WAS A GORGEOUS BODYBUILDER, TOO BAD HE LIKES MEN. ;AST TIME IS AW INTERVIEW HE WS 50 AND ALONE,@@ZapataE

  • @humps678
    @humps678 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I have to give props to whoever the lady was who attempted to process Craig and Patrick's marriage application without hesitation.❤❤❤❤

  • @briandelaney9710
    @briandelaney9710 Před 2 lety +7

    20 years from this , gay marriage was approved

  • @usaskjock
    @usaskjock Před rokem +4

    I've never seen Phil Donahue but impressed with his civility

  • @amisbrown
    @amisbrown Před 6 lety

    Hi Jay Roberts, I'm doing research and would love to find out if you have anything more like this. What's the best way to reach you? Thanks! Amy

  • @arturocas90
    @arturocas90 Před 8 lety +22

    2016...some of this arguements are EXACTLY the same, what does that say about our society?

    • @penguin6710
      @penguin6710 Před 7 lety +4

      that's the only reason I'm going to watch this. Just to see how much/little attitudes have changed.

    • @dylancanady9356
      @dylancanady9356 Před 4 lety +5

      It shows us how many idiots we have on this planet.

    • @eve3363
      @eve3363 Před 3 lety

      People talk about the same bull crap because it brings in views.

  • @roverdome
    @roverdome Před 8 lety +18

    This is my first experience of Phil Donahue, and I swear he's hilarious!! Had me chuckling all the way through!

    • @penguin6710
      @penguin6710 Před 7 lety +1

      lol, and I'm going back for a bit of nostalgia and having my "second" chuckle.

    • @salvation9868
      @salvation9868 Před 5 lety +2

      No doubt one of the best!

  • @oymeit
    @oymeit Před 9 lety +45

    its all legal today in the usa. 2015

  • @humps678
    @humps678 Před 3 lety +9

    Bob shaded the 17 year caller 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @walterlevesque4879
    @walterlevesque4879 Před 6 lety +5

    Its so amazing to me that gay marriage was so frownd upon iin the early 90's I was 11 and had 2 gay cousins then. Even if one didnt know he was gay.

  • @Scrimparmy
    @Scrimparmy Před 2 lety +5

    The big guy made some good points but just gotta say that gay bashing is horrible but people get beat up and jumped for all sorts of nonsensical reasons and police laugh it off and tell you to beat it. That’s not rlly a right any of us have. But other than that he killed it

  • @losangelesangel2888
    @losangelesangel2888 Před 8 lety +25

    Oh how I miss the 90's

    • @theactualtruth4951
      @theactualtruth4951 Před 3 lety +4

      Why? So black, and gay people would have less rights?

    • @elgeneralxx
      @elgeneralxx Před 3 lety +2

      @@theactualtruth4951 yah the 90s were better

    • @nemamodgeddi5338
      @nemamodgeddi5338 Před 3 lety +4

      @@elgeneralxx I miss 90s too but for the right reasons. You miss it for the wrong reasons

  • @negativeanthony
    @negativeanthony Před 5 lety +22

    I hope to have a husband someday. Unfortunately, that may never happen. It seems that nobody knows how to talk to anybody anymore.

  • @trekkiejunk
    @trekkiejunk Před 8 měsíci +3

    Am i the only one who thinks that, whether gay or straight, the term "lover" is kinda creepy? Maybe it's just pop culture of my childhood, but the term lover sounds so salacious (as opposed to boyfriend/girlfriend/partner). As someone who has spent a lot of time in both communities, i don't think i've ever heard someone cal their partner their "lover."

  • @jfour2zero
    @jfour2zero Před 4 lety +8

    14:34 ole girl to the right of Phil in the black and white sweater almost fell out at the thought of gay men adopting lol

  • @tickedoffnow
    @tickedoffnow Před 3 lety +6

    29 years ago when this episode aired
    crazy

  • @abbieprice3430
    @abbieprice3430 Před 5 lety +4

    I just read somewhere that Rod and Bob split up after being married for 7 years. Bob married another guy Brian LeFurgey in Canada back in 2003. I'm not sure what Rod has been up to since then though!

  • @Crissyteena77
    @Crissyteena77 Před 5 lety +15

    Crazy looking back that it would take many years down the line for gay marriages to be legal, the mind set of people back than we’re crazy! Good for Donahue for having this topic before it’s time.

  • @vince7735
    @vince7735 Před 7 lety +13

    I enjoyed this episode in 2017.

  • @trekkiejunk
    @trekkiejunk Před 8 měsíci

    Anyone know what the guy at 44:20 was talking about? He said something about, "How can the parents on the other side take possessions" or something like that.

  • @andreaarchaeology
    @andreaarchaeology Před 7 lety +14

    Has ANYTHING changed in almost 30 years since this aired?! I hear the same support and judgement today.

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 4 lety

      It actually has changed in the US. Big time. Certainly not saying it's perfect but no way did any of my friends state they were gay back then. It started changing in the 90s and is now much more socially acceptable.

    • @rulesforthee7215
      @rulesforthee7215 Před 3 lety

      Um yah obviously

  • @tomjanowski8584
    @tomjanowski8584 Před rokem +6

    Donahue was always awesome. I remember when I was in 7th and 8th grade, but in 1977-1978, I have a study hall 2nd period and the teacher had the class room divided in two.....lots of desks way it the back if you had homework to do and just chairs and a TV way up in front. The teacher always had the Donahue show one and I realize how wonderful that was all these years later when so many states when to censor what kids can see and hear, especially on the topic of LGBTQ+ issues. I still vividly remember the Donahue episode with David Kopay.

  • @shydreamguyman4098
    @shydreamguyman4098 Před 8 lety +26

    Most people these days don't seem to realize that the "Donahue" show was the 1st Talk Show .

    • @aussieblue8992
      @aussieblue8992 Před 5 lety +2

      You're on EVERY video about gays or have a gay guy in it Geez pretty sad really

    • @juliejewels9208
      @juliejewels9208 Před 4 lety +1

      He wasn't the first but he absolutely was a trailblazer!

    • @forgottenpalace4472
      @forgottenpalace4472 Před 3 lety +1

      @@aussieblue8992 Then that would mean you, as well, are on every video with gays or a gay guy. Lol

    • @aussieblue8992
      @aussieblue8992 Před 3 lety

      @@forgottenpalace4472 Na just watch alot of talk show videos & everyone I've seen with gay guys in it this fella has said something.
      Just find it odd.

    • @forgottenpalace4472
      @forgottenpalace4472 Před 3 lety

      @@aussieblue8992 Lol.

  • @lune5289
    @lune5289 Před 8 lety +51

    *We Did It Guys* !!

    • @lune5289
      @lune5289 Před 8 lety +1

      gts3004 we made it *honey* , we made it !!

    • @MattFrame
      @MattFrame Před 8 lety +1

      +Anna Comloski Your idiocy is hilarious! The more your IQ plummets, the funnier you get!

    • @losangelesangel2888
      @losangelesangel2888 Před 8 lety

      I just want to know if that guy is Ryan Stiles.

    • @lune5289
      @lune5289 Před 7 lety

      DEE KNIGHTMAN Deal with it Babe 😎💋

    • @georgeplagianos6487
      @georgeplagianos6487 Před 7 lety

      +D “KONCIOUSBLKFEM” KNIGHTMAN 👎👎👎👎

  • @denisedickson7045
    @denisedickson7045 Před 3 lety +15

    So much courage these men had for fighting for their human rights. As a straight woman, I love watching these videos and documentaries so I can see how far we have come #standupforhumanrightsALWAYS

    • @eve3363
      @eve3363 Před 3 lety +3

      Getting married isn't a human right. LMFAO!

    • @ScribblebytesWorldwide
      @ScribblebytesWorldwide Před 3 lety +3

      And aren't you happy you aren't them and that you live in easier time. But also you realise how people will think the same about us in 50 years. I mean we still haven't figured out we're all human.

    • @mrgordy1980
      @mrgordy1980 Před 2 lety +2

      Denise, I wish you were my friend.

    • @machoman6969
      @machoman6969 Před měsícem

      You see this as a documentary you don't really care .

  • @Scrimparmy
    @Scrimparmy Před 2 lety +12

    This was so damn interesting. I’ve nvr been against gay marriage rlly but I never truly understood the passion behind the push for it until this video

    • @leochris3426
      @leochris3426 Před 10 měsíci +5

      You never understood why people want equality?

  • @jl3322
    @jl3322 Před 2 lety +11

    Kudos to these two couples for breaking down barriers for the rest of the community.

    • @Scrimparmy
      @Scrimparmy Před 2 lety

      Do you think lgbt pride has gone overboard at this point? These guys all seem like normal men who happen to be gay as opposed to my generation where they’re not as oppressed but way more insistent on making it their entire identity and pushing the limits of what ppl tolerate. Just my thoughts. I fully support regular ppl who are gay but the militant lgbt ppl are toxic for their groups image and just toxic in general lol

  • @lonestartropicalstx
    @lonestartropicalstx Před 6 lety +2

    Hi thank you for this episode! I was wondering if you have the episode of Donahue with Bob and Rod talking to an audience of teenagers? I remember recording and watching that episode many, many times when I was young. Hope you respond.

  • @akwetesackey5273
    @akwetesackey5273 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Donahue continues to be the real deal for talk show.

  • @blechke
    @blechke Před 2 lety +5

    Everyone keeps saying we've come a long way since this aired but 90 % of the audience is supportive of these guys. Maybe they weren't as closed minded as today's millennial ( most weren't even alive) think

    • @marissasantacruz9151
      @marissasantacruz9151 Před rokem +2

      Tbh millenials today tend to be more close minded on the leftist side specially

    • @vatricegeorge
      @vatricegeorge Před rokem

      I always noticed watching Donahue that white audience was more accepting gay issues than race issues.

  • @joe4316
    @joe4316 Před 8 lety +12

    Phil Rocks!

  • @warsurplus
    @warsurplus Před měsícem +1

    This is back when talk show guests were allowed to talk, embellish and make their point. Today's talk shows are a series of one minute or less sound bites intermingled with one liners from the host and the applause sign to the audience. Television used to be a place where there were true intellectual discussions. Oprah's show in the beginning was more like Donahue but it too devolved into sound bites for the low information audience it caters to.

  • @still730bf
    @still730bf Před rokem +4

    So glad dat things have changed 🏳️‍🌈🌈

  • @robertpolanco1973
    @robertpolanco1973 Před 5 lety +2

    Personally, as a straight person, I fully support Marriage Equality for the LGBT community and I am among those who were glad that it finally got legalized a few years ago. In having seen this video of the "Donahue" show about same-sex marriage, I had learned an important lesson on the meaning of the issue with great understanding.

  • @OMG_BeCkY
    @OMG_BeCkY Před 4 lety +2

    My God, if I could inject that theme song directly into my veins I would.

  • @TheStranger513
    @TheStranger513 Před 5 lety +3

    1991. Oh yeah. This should be juicy😎

  • @well.thy.one.
    @well.thy.one. Před 8 lety +11

    no idea why anyone of any gender or preferance would want the state involved in any part of their life, let alone your most intimate relationship.

    • @tubester4567
      @tubester4567 Před 7 lety +19

      Because there are legal ramifications, financial reasons and personal benefits.

    • @jackstocker1917
      @jackstocker1917 Před 5 lety

      @John Cenataur which is bullshit.

    • @chamboyette853
      @chamboyette853 Před 5 lety

      Sounds like something a Republican would say (lol)

    • @tubester4567
      @tubester4567 Před 4 lety +1

      @gbmpyzochwfdisurjklvanetxq Gay couples can adopt children, or they can have their own with a lesbian couple, or any female donor. Even without the children aspect, there are huge financial and legal ramification, insurance for health, life, legal wills, children is only one small aspect of this.

    • @brianborchardt7198
      @brianborchardt7198 Před 10 měsíci

      It's not a preference.

  • @michaelwilliams4410
    @michaelwilliams4410 Před 21 dnem

    I was a high school senior when this episode aired, and I really admire Phil Donahue for talking about a subject which is still controversial (although same-sex marriage is now legal).

  • @Scrimparmy
    @Scrimparmy Před 2 lety +3

    The coming out stories are actually kinda sweet

  • @brandyroseann
    @brandyroseann Před rokem +2

    Sad that it took years for gay marriage to become legal.

  • @Perfectpearl
    @Perfectpearl Před 5 lety +4

    34:00
    That employee would've been fired for sure!
    Lol

  • @thebadtemperedbrit
    @thebadtemperedbrit Před 4 lety +5

    Just saw a little Oprah catch up about the lovely bodybuilder couple & they said after the Oprah interview (around this time) they had an absolutely awful time for about 5 years, which ended in their relationship ending, sad. These people started what people take for granted today (in many countries, not all), respect & love to them both xx.

  • @leanyitorres8974
    @leanyitorres8974 Před 3 lety +2

    The gays have been good looking since the dawn of time ! That couple is GORGEOUS! 😍😍😍😍😍😭😭😭😭😭

  • @PTRAINBOY
    @PTRAINBOY Před rokem +3

    That 17 grew up to be a Karen

  • @ordinaryguy815
    @ordinaryguy815 Před 4 lety +13

    Im a straight guy but Rod and Bob is one hot couple lmao

    • @hadihatab3126
      @hadihatab3126 Před 3 lety +3

      They were also on Oprah talking about their relationship, Bob Paris ended up losing a lot of his career when he came out, him and Rod split and Bob’s been with someone else since then.

    • @Pat6670
      @Pat6670 Před 3 měsíci +1

      If you think that you aren’t straight lol. If you are married does your wife know you are attracted to men?

    • @ordinaryguy815
      @ordinaryguy815 Před 3 měsíci

      Im not attracted to men, but can tell when a man is good looking, and so can you!:) @@Pat6670

    • @80sForever29
      @80sForever29 Před měsícem

      ​@@Pat6670Sure, because a random weirdo like you knows him better than himself.

  • @vistaprime
    @vistaprime Před 4 lety +2

    sorry but in 1991 people were talking about gay marriage. it wasn't a new concept despite the laws. Even in the 80's there was talk.

  • @MadinBt
    @MadinBt Před 7 lety +12

    Love the old lady @35:40 - 36:18. She was so very accepting and loving.

  • @terilara8878
    @terilara8878 Před 4 lety +2

    "caller thinks she can still get aids from a doorknob"

  • @elliottspence
    @elliottspence Před 7 lety

    Thanks!

  • @marcodimbo2174
    @marcodimbo2174 Před 7 lety +10

    So this is fun. So much outspoken support... why'd the politicians wait so damn long!?

    • @marcodimbo2174
      @marcodimbo2174 Před 7 lety

      Assuming it's a state-issue, and, assuming it's so easily reversed....
      Why would they? Especially with the aforementioned support?

    • @zayzanotti1399
      @zayzanotti1399 Před 6 lety

      34 states banned gay marriage and Supreme Court force that bullshit on us😒

    • @kingalejandro1343
      @kingalejandro1343 Před 6 lety +3

      I am glad they did because now I have the same rights to marriage as my heterosexual counterparts.

    • @siukong
      @siukong Před 6 lety +1

      Because the extremist minority who opposes it bitched and yelled the loudest over the years.

    • @BozeDoesGodsWork
      @BozeDoesGodsWork Před 7 měsíci

      Poor poor you lol 😂

  • @gaymario9701
    @gaymario9701 Před rokem +2

    Phil Donahue was such a trailblazer for discussing topics such as lgbt issues, and race issues which were controversial back in the 80's and 90's. We've come a long way since '91 but we have a ways to go. Rod and Bob what a hunky attractive couple. 🥰🥰😍😍 RIP Patrick Gill 🙏❤

  • @Pat6670
    @Pat6670 Před 3 měsíci

    That first couple that tried to get a marriage license were fishing for a lawsuit. Lol

  • @2Brian
    @2Brian Před 6 lety +3

    OMG the hairstyles!

  • @billkill6235
    @billkill6235 Před 5 lety +3

    I'm heterosexual male from one of the most homophobic countries in Europe today, yet when I was fucking 13yo (which was about the time this show was originally aired) I couldn't figure out what's wrong with two people getting married, regardless of their sexes.

    • @harrison1430
      @harrison1430 Před 4 lety

      Which country?

    • @mizztia5303
      @mizztia5303 Před 2 lety

      I agree I've always thought the same about race gender sexuality etc. Even as a child. Pple are so dumb.

    • @stanbily9416
      @stanbily9416 Před 2 lety

      @@harrison1430 Probably Poland or Russia

  • @TJ-kk5zf
    @TJ-kk5zf Před rokem +6

    Ironically, Donahue would be considered a conservative at this point

    • @Bc232klm
      @Bc232klm Před rokem +2

      Nah, I can't see him being a fascist.

    • @TJ-kk5zf
      @TJ-kk5zf Před rokem +1

      @@Bc232klm you are an idiot. I hope you experience real fascism sometime

    • @slipstreammonkey
      @slipstreammonkey Před 6 měsíci

      No he was given a job on MSNBC and is much more progressive than mainstream media can handle.

  • @lizjoe21750
    @lizjoe21750 Před 7 lety +3

    Correction: We, as Americans, have the right to 'do what we want in the privacy of our own homes'... As long as we don't get caught.

  • @Smithjgwhs3
    @Smithjgwhs3 Před 5 lety +1

    So to the woman that says marriage is between two people, do you support polygamy?

  • @2020Bookworm
    @2020Bookworm Před měsícem +2

    Why isolate yourself in a room full of straight people and have to justify yourself to them?

  • @QonOUTview
    @QonOUTview Před 8 lety +1

    i had a copy of that advocate!

  • @tatortfanforever864
    @tatortfanforever864 Před 8 lety +3

    As of June 26, 2015 it's called MARRIAGE. You can partake in it or not, regardless of your race or gender. Where's the problem? Don't like it? Lump it! Nobody cares about the precious feelings of hateful bigots. End or argument. Go home.

  • @tommyvette969
    @tommyvette969 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Bob Paris knew his chances for a mr Olympia win went up in smoke after this sht went viral I think Joe knew long before this show he was just hoping Bob would keep his mouth shut .but Bob didn't. 😢

  • @hustler212
    @hustler212 Před 3 lety

    Time was so difficult 😔 back then...

  • @disneygirl2302
    @disneygirl2302 Před 3 lety +1

    the second couple broke up and they were on Oprah. Oprah did a where are they now....and Bob looks very DIFFERENT and loss all his mass. What happened to the Blonde guy?

  • @NaomiIsSoAwesome98
    @NaomiIsSoAwesome98 Před 6 měsíci

    it's interesting how people say 'it's just a piece of paper, why fight so hard for it?' so would you willing to remove straight people's right to get married since it's only a piece of paper?

  • @penguin6710
    @penguin6710 Před 7 lety +19

    there's something about seeing people in love that makes me go all gooey inside and just well, happy :-)))

    • @krisburgess7429
      @krisburgess7429 Před 3 lety

      Love is love no Matter who it is two guys in love 😍 two women in love with 😍 each other or man and women 🥰 with each other it does not matter

  • @MCJustJ420
    @MCJustJ420 Před 3 lety +3

    Its always hilarious when minority groups reference the constitution, the constitution was not written for you, those people did not give a fuck about you, the fact that it says "Life and liberty for all" is completely irrelevant because that is not how the country operated for most of its history
    Not saying this to oppose the arguments, got no problem with gay marriage, just framing the argument around what is says in the constitution is dumb because American history clearly indicates that what we read those words to mean today, is not what they meant when they were written
    They fought a revolutionary war but kept a bunch of British Common Law in regards to homosexuality? So where exactly is the idea of "Life and liberty for all" applying to gay people suppose to come in?

    • @ScribblebytesWorldwide
      @ScribblebytesWorldwide Před 3 lety

      Many people are confused about what reality is and what propaganda is.

    • @humps678
      @humps678 Před 2 lety

      Intersectionality. Before these men are gay, they are white. The constitution was written for white men during that time period.

  • @redbird9000
    @redbird9000 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I found this show to be refreshing. The fact that people could have an opinion and not be dragged on twitter for going outside of Big Brother’s social standards makes me wish we could go back to simpler times.

  • @Perfectpearl
    @Perfectpearl Před 5 lety +3

    34:20
    Good question.

  • @johnkeating2828
    @johnkeating2828 Před 8 lety +3

    only took 24 years

  • @honeybdream
    @honeybdream Před 7 lety +2

    Bob Paris moved to Canada & got married. Is gay marriage still legal in the U.S. under Trump?

    • @robertpolanco1973
      @robertpolanco1973 Před 5 lety +1

      @honeybdream - What about Rod Jackson? What happened to him since he split from Bob Paris?

  • @MatthewBissonnette88
    @MatthewBissonnette88 Před 6 lety +7

    I do not support gay marriage, gay couples seem way to happy and the institution of marriage was never meant to be about happiness. It is meant to be a slow, hellish downward spiral into mutual resentment and animosity which tends to fester and build up with no constructive outlet. Then you grow so old you have no better options left anymore so you tend to find happiness then.

    • @JunKurosu
      @JunKurosu Před 6 lety +3

      Lol you basically described my grandparents

  • @metisehtheist5551
    @metisehtheist5551 Před 8 lety +9

    I am sending my 3 dollars right now, I want the transcript.

    • @specialktheman
      @specialktheman Před 7 lety +2

      MetisEhtheist I'm sending in a postcard for free tickets...

  • @dorothymays-pitts3834
    @dorothymays-pitts3834 Před 6 lety

    Each to their own but what one do in their bedroom and not spread their poison state of lifestyle to especially kids whom learn from adults then I think unexceptable behaviors have to be tolerated. DPitts

  • @alopez9709
    @alopez9709 Před 8 lety +2

    took 20 plus year

  • @Scrimparmy
    @Scrimparmy Před 2 lety +2

    They seem like cool dudes