TOO HOT FOR TV

13 Gay Sex Scenes That Went “Too Far” For TV

A screenshot of a gay sex scene from the show How to Get Away With Murder

Billy Crystal brought up a point the other day. The Botox’d and beloved comedian blanched that gay sex scenes on TV sometimes push it “a little too far” for his tastes.

While some were quick to scream homophobe, one should understand that the man’s been schticking it up on the boob tube for literally 800 years and the TV times they are a-changin’ — from Lucy and Desi sleeping in separate twin beds to Patrick sweatily topping Kevin on Looking. Whereas straights have been pushing the boundaries of good taste for years, the gays are finally starting to catch up with shows like the aforementioned Looking, How to Get Away with Murder and Empire. (Gay sex is getting very realistic.)

We’re out of the closet and screwing on the kitchen table!

Here’s a celebration of some sex scenes that would make Billy Crystal  — or anyone uncomfortable with two men going at it — clutch his pearls.

Days of Our Lives

A photo of two shirtless men making out in the shower.

Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones GIF, of a woman pulling a man's pant's down.

How to Get Away with Murder

A GIF of a gay sex scene from the show How to Get Away With Murder

Looking

A gay sex scene from HBO show Looking, in which two men are naked on a bed, having sex.

Noah’s Arc

A sex scene from the show Noah's Arc.

Oz

oz-1 A gay sex scene from the show Oz, where one naked man is pushing down another man

Queer as Folk

A GIF of Michael and Brian from the show Queer As Folk having sex.

Scandal

A GIF from scandal

Shameless

shameless-1A GIF of a suited man having sex with a gay man in the show, Shameless.

Spartacus

Two gay men having sex behind a concrete wall, on a bed, in the show Spartacus.

True Blood

Two blonde men having sex in the show True Blood, with candles lit behind them.

The Wire

Two men making out in the show The Wire. GIF.

Workaholics

workaholics-1A funy GIF from workaholics, joking about having gay sex.

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Michael Urie To Billy Crystal: If You Don’t Like Watching Gay Sex On TV, Change The Channel

‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Star Is Glad You Like His Steamy Gay Sex Scenes

The Most Realistic Gay Sex Scenes In Film


GIFs and sass by Les Fabian Brathwaite, a HARPO Production.

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