{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Do You Write a Sitcom About a Gay Bashing?","description":"Yep, we are still in summer reruns \u2014 but to return with new episodes in September! This one is out second look at the Showtime sitcom Brothers, which I feel too few listeners know about. Let this episode be your primer, however! And your jumping off point to watching the entire series on YouTube! \u201cIt Only Hurts When I\u2019m Gay\u201d (October 25, 1985) On paper, the idea of a sitcom taking on the subject of gay bashing seems like the worst idea, but somehow Brothers \u2014 TV\u2019s first gay sitcom \u2014 manages to tell a real story about violence against gay people while avoiding the hokey \u201cvery special episode\u201d tropes. We\u2019re as shocked as anyone how good this turned out, and what\u2019s more, it\u2019s genuinely funny without underselling the gravity of the attack. You can now watch Glen\u2019s movie, Being Frank, on Freevee via Amazon Prime. WATCH IT NOW! Please, watch this episode (and other Brothers episodes!) on YouTube. The posting we used to do this episode only had 36 views as of the time this GEE first went live! ","author_name":"Gayest Episode Ever","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gayestepisodeever.com\/","html":"