Gays in the Limelight

The character Steven (Al Corley, Jack Coleman) on the prime-time soap "Dynasty" was the gay son of family patriarch Blake Carrington (John Forsythe). Carrington is considered one of the most controversial television characters of all time. Fearful of conservative backlash, the show kept changing the character's sexuality throughout the drama's nine-season run, with Carrington going back and forth between men and women, frustrated in his inability to develop a lasting relationship. (Sipa)