Gimme Sugar

Gimme Sugar
GenreReality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Scott A. Stone
  • Michaline Babich
  • Michelle Agnew
Original release
NetworkLogo
ReleaseJune 9, 2008 (2008-06-09) –
August 3, 2009 (2009-08-03)
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Gimme Sugar is a lesbian reality show that follows a group of five lesbian or bisexual women who launch and promote a ladies club night in Los Angeles.[1] Six 30-minute episodes aired in the summer of 2008 on digital cable channel Logo, followed by a six episode second summer — Gimme Sugar Miami — in 2009. While references to a third season can be found, it never aired.[2] Alongside the series, Logo published seventy two bonus clips that covered a variety of lifestyle topics that comprised fashion, cooking, dancing, and exercise.

One of the show's writers, Michaline Babich, was named one of ten Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz by the advocacy group POWER UP in 2008.[3] Babich intended to create a show with a diverse cast that would provide entertainment rather than a groundbreaking exploration of lesbian and gay culture. Babich hoped that watching the show for entertainment would advance the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ by society.[4]

  1. ^ "Logo Green-lights Dating Series Featuring Transgender". The Advocate. Here Media. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  2. ^ "Gimmie Sugar - Show News, Reviews, Recaps, and Photos". Tv.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Robinson, Heather (2008). "Powering-up Women in Showbiz". Curve.
  4. ^ "Michaline Babich Gives Us Some Sugar - AfterEllen". AfterEllen.com. July 14, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2017.