George (M*A*S*H)
Gay television historian Stephen Tropiano notes the continued relevance of "George" because it "expos [es] the ignorance behind the discrimination of homosexuals in the military". The concept of a television sitcom focusing on doctors stationed at the th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeonbu, South Korea, wouldn't seem to be the blueprint for a hit TV series. I don't think anybody was really wanting to just watch a show about surgeons in the Korean War for 11 years. 
MASH Cast Relationships
M*A*S*H celebrates its 50th anniversary, so it's the perfect time to revisit this landmark gay episode. Sitcom star and voice of animated characters, 66, reveals he's gay. In a recent interview, the Emmy-nominated actor, 66, told the Oklahoma City blog gossip-boy.
George (TV series episode)
In the twilight of his career, "M*A*S*H" actor David Ogden Stiers is finally coming out, saying he's no longer afraid to be gay. Written by John W. Hawkeye and Trapper "persuade" Frank not to request a dishonorable discharge for a wounded homosexual soldier. That groundbreaking gay episode of 'MASH' was almost even
David Ogden Stiers, the actor who is best known for playing Major Charles Winchester on TV’s “M*A*S*H,” has come out. . 
'M*A*S*H' Star David Ogden Stiers Reveals He's Gay
This is my first watch of MASH so everything is new to me and even though my review is kinda negative in tone I did enjoy the episode. Trying to help a gay character was a nice thing to do and the subject matter socially advanced for the time. .
Episode Spotlight
On this episode of M*A*S*H, the secret is out about Private Weston. And now that the private’s gone public, the camp’s in an uproar about whether to tur. . M*A*S*H’s Revolutionary Gay Episode
George was the 22nd episode of Season 2 of the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H and the 46th episode of the overall series. Written by John W. Reiger and Gary Markowitz and directed by Gene Reynolds, it first aired on February 16, Hawkeye and Trapper "persuade" Frank not to request a dishonorable discharge for a wounded homosexual soldier. During an O.R. session, Trapper does his best Frank Sinatra. . 
'M*A*S*H'
In an August post to the Newsgroup, Gelbart suggested that “George” may have been the first time television attempted to deal with gay bashing. It’s a little surprising that Margaret didn’t seem to care at all about Weston, although she was certainly surprised. .