I wonder who the priest is.

If Virginia Graham were alive today she'd be the Minister of Morality in the Trump administration...

Friends don't hurt friends. If you claims to have gay friends, don't say or do things to hurt them. Otherwise, you are not their friend.

Virginia Graham and Anita Bryant has a hot lesbian affair, I have pictures!

As a 70 year old homosexual “can it be cured?” made me laugh out loud. That’s like saying can heterosexuality be cured! Thankfully we’ve come a long way since this. 53 years this year with my partner I met when I was 18.

The fight still goes one even today 2025

I hated waiting so much. It was so painful to fear the worst and wait for the results that had to be given in person back then. I am reading Confessions from the Holocaust right now by Larry Kramer. Such scary times.

I was actually confused for a bit because of my own bias. I automatically assumed Rev. Perry was the bigot because of his collar. I totally forgot about him and the Metropolitan Community Church fora moment, despite knowing about them for decades! Apologies to any Christians here. I sadly neglected about the many queer Christians and Christian allies that I know historically and personally.

I remember how homophobic all western countries were. Up to the 60s they used to mock gays on TV. It was only in the 70s that some people started discussing it openly. Virginia Graham seemed to back down after confronted by June Lockhart; which was courageous and rare at the time. At the same time Anita Bryant was making very nasty remarks. Bryant was shocked when gays fought back and confronted her. It was unheard of.

Thank you, June ❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜

now people are condemning us for being transgender.

Who else thinks the priest is probably a closet homosexual?

At lease " Edie" was straight up with George Sadly, lots of Trans people today don't reveal themselves to others especially when it comes to dating which is scary in itself.

🎉Did this man say 5 and a half inches and 2 and a half in length ??????Rest in Peace Ron abd Nicole.

Props

The ignorance of that time period was painfully apparent. That minister, June Lockhart, and whoever that was on her right were decades ahead and much farther up on the evolutionary ladder. Virginia Graham was a classic homophobe- “I have friends I love who are “that way”.”What a POS she was.

God love June Lockhart!

Woof I wouldn’t kick Mr tripper outta bed ❤❤

Thank you, June. 💋

June Lockhart has always been a class act

Linda Lavin fought with CBS to air it. All in the family had done an episode and would continue in various episodes in later seasons. I’m glad that this was a well written script.

It was on Showtime at the time. and we didn't have that service.

Love you June lockhart, I grew up watching june, ( lost in space, lassie) we need more like you , I wish you good health there are so few left like you. Sound to me as if the host Virginia is just ignorant, we must ignore people like her and thier stupidity.

Mrs. Maureen Robinson was cool with every kind of friendly extraterrestrial she met out in space, so she wasn't going to let something like someone's being gay bother her in the least back on Earth.

Animals also sometimes kill their newborns!

I love her dress.

Ignorance is Bliss......

55 years later, and we are still stuck in stupid over homosexuality.

Coming out of the closet of 70s television was completely ignored

Progressive

Does anyone remember Philip Carey on The Rifleman?

Does anyone remember Philip Carey on The Rifleman?

Like all haters, Virginia Graham ultimately falls back on the old "I have homosexual friends" line. No, you don't have homosexual friends. If you deny their right to live how they are most happy, you are not their friend.

"I'm not an expert on flowers" ahaha

Beverly pulling off the wig was funnier than when Sammy Davis Jr kissed Archie on the cheek.

FUNNY THAT VIRGINIA GRAHAMS SON TURNED OUT TO BE HOMOSEXUAL. HOW DID SHE FEEL THEN SHE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT

AND JUNE HAS FULL FACULTIES AT 99 TO. BILLY MUMY HAS SAID SHES. BRIGHTER THAN HE IS RIGHT NOW.

I was 9 when this show aired, I remember this episode because my parents belly laughed so hard while watching it. I didn't fully get the topic or the humor at the time......when I watch it now, it's even funnier. What a great show this was and great writers too !

So sad

I watched this episode when I was 10 years old that year when this guy announced he was gay I thought it meant happy also but my older brother explained it to me I was so shocked because at 10 years old my older brother was 19 I had no clue gay meant ppl moving ppl of the same s*x but I was grateful it was explained to me afterwards I just was ok no big deal🤷

I miss Dr. Joe Gannon and the Medical Center episodes.

Can't blame a girl for trying.

Homophobes are so desingenuous. How are you gonna justify your own bigotry by saying homosexuality is unnatural, and then when proved wrong you dont even blink while saying "well we have intelligence and can choose to deny our nature". I could never live in that era bc i cannot handle stupid ppl as well as this man!

In 1970 homosexuality, as it was called then, was viewed differently. Virginia Graham wasn't the only person who saw it as sinful or wrong.

The Woman: I'm thirsty... would you like a drink? Janette: 😏

The fact that Graham likens gayness to drug addiction and yet is openly fond of her gay friends underlies the untenable contradictions of the old days, and why the doors had to open.

CLASSIC CHARACTER. ❤

All this time I never knew that this strong, athletic, man was Philip Carey. I will forever remember Carey as Simon Battle on The Rifleman.

It figures that the straight guy would try and make it all about him.

It is first episode, please? And how part?