Dawson’s Creek’s TV-Changing Kiss Aired 20 Years Ago: Kerr Smith, Adam Kaufman and Writer Gina Fattore Look Back

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Back in May 2000, Dawson’s Creek took an important risk during its season 3 finale. Actors Kerr Smith and Adam Kaufman shared the first-ever loving kiss between two men on primetime television.

It took a lot of work to get there: “A day before filming, the WB asked if the scene could be shot from across the street. They didn’t want it to be ‘too passionate,’ ” says Dare Me showrunner Gina Fattore, who cowrote the episode.After two decades, the players involved take Us Weekly back to the lip-lock that helped revolutionize pop culture.Dawson’s Creek — a drama about a group of teens on a quest to find themselves — covered many coming-of-age subjects, like sexuality, which for some is still considered a taboo topic.