'Days of Our Lives' couple Paul and Andrew wed at the 10th anniversary of marriage equality ruling
In a genre often dismissed for melodrama, Days of Our Lives has again found a way to make something beautiful and urgent out of love.
JUNE 20, 2025
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Shirtless Gay Kiss on British Soap Opera Sparks Controversy
After a scene featuring two shirtless male characters kissing aired on the British soap opera Coronation Street, the U.K. Office of Communications received a slew of homophobic complaints.
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
WATCH Ricky Martin Spoofs His Past Work
Ricky Martin pokes fun at his past work in soap operas, even donning surgical scrubs and a shaggy wig while quoting lyrics from his hit songs.
AUGUST 17, 2012
Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime
Y&R 's Chris Engen walks off the set after refusing to kiss his male costar; Daytime Emmy Nods for Braun and Hansis but not Crystal Chappell; Soap Hunks court your vote; and more.
MAY 21, 2009
The 16 Steamiest Gay Sex Scenes in Soap Operas
Soap operas paved the way for same-sex love on television. Here's a brief history.
DECEMBER 23, 2016
ABC's 'All My Children' to introduce transgender character
In a story unusual even for a soap opera and believed to be a television first, ABC's All My Children this week will introduce a transgender character who is beginning to make the transition from a man to a woman.
NOVEMBER 28, 2006
'ATWT' Viewers Want to See More of Gay Story Line
The love affair between two young men on the venerable CBS soap opera As the World Turns has triggered a protest campaign by angry viewers. It's just not the sort of protest you'd expect. Fans of the fictional romance between Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer are baffled about why the two characters haven't kissed on-screen since September, wondering whether it's a sign of squeamishness by CBS or show sponsors Procter & Gamble Co.
MARCH 4, 2008
Transgender Actor Joins Cast of Popular Soap Opera
Actor Scott Turner Schofield has joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful.
APRIL 29, 2015
WATCH: First Gay Male Wedding in Soap Opera History
Finalists for a GLAAD Award, the gay fan faves of Days of our Lives take it one step further.
MARCH 29, 2014
WATCH: The Bold and The Beautiful... and Transgender
The 28-year-old daytime soap opera revealed one of its longtime characters is a trans woman on Wednesday's episode.
MARCH 19, 2015
Maupin revisits aging hippies of 'Tales of the City' in new novel
Armistead Maupin says he never intended to write another installment of his popular Tales of the City series. But thankfully for fans, Maupin's newest book, Michael Tolliver Lives, revisits many of the same larger-than-life characters that propelled Tales from a weekly San Francisco Chronicle column to six books and a Showtime mini-soap opera.
JUNE 13, 2007
The Looming Arrest of Donald Trump
Many of us assumed that once Trump was arrested our penance for suffering from him would end; however, we haven't even reached purgatory yet.
MARCH 18, 2023
Ryan Phillippe In Talks For New ABC Drama Secrets & Lies
Phillippe may return to the network where he played a gay teenager in the 1990s.
FEBRUARY 4, 2014