Very true - although it's taken till now, with the Christian/Syed storyline, to see more than the occasional peck on the cheek or ridiculous kiss in silhouette between the gay couples on EE (and there was still THINK OF THE CHILLLLDREN whining about seeing Christian and Syed in bed together). I definitely remember the famous Beth Jordache snog on Brookside... *slinks off to youtube*

Thinking about it, all the UK soaps I can think of have had a major gay storyline running recently: soaps aren't my thing, but I like that there are gay couples on these shows that air on prime time every day of the week.