TVNZ has been accused of trying to censor Shortland Street by asking producers to pull a gay male couple storyline.South Pacific Pictures producer Jason Daniel says the state broadcaster is concerned about scenes of two men in bed together.
He claims they wanted the storyline dropped but eventually accepted re-edits of the controversial scenes.
TVNZ has denied asking for the storyline to be withdrawn, but wanted one scene re-edited, at its expense, because it could cause "parents some unnecessary difficulties in explaining it to their children".
The storyline, which starts this week, shows receptionist Gerald Tippett, played by Harry McNaughton, kissing a male friend. He is also seen in bed with him, partially naked.(keep reading)
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Awww... poor parents might have difficulty teaching their children about the real world. What about the gay kids that grow up thinking they are somekind of anomaly or somehow an inferior person instead of exposing them and everyone to the fact that GAY people really do exist!! Yep some couples are of the same-sex!!!
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