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that was "educational and informative", and would have required in the name of "balance" that at least one person "not identified with the gay community" had to appear on each episode. The code was not adopted, although
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The program's first episode aired at 6 p.m., although in subsequent weeks it was rescheduled to air at 10 p.m. due to viewer complaints. Two days after the first episode, Rogers backed out of airing the show on the grounds of the complaints. Rogers claimed that they already had their own separate
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dance. A spokesman for Metro Cable issued a statement indicating that company had no issues with the program's content.
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