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The last episode aired on February 23, 2003. The judge decides to follow suit and sentences him to 15 years in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary ("Oz") with a chance of parole after four years. Arriving in Oz without any street skills and with a naturally timid personality, he becomes an easy target for abuse and hardened by his experiences.

The AIDS beats the gas chamber to the punch by a few hours.

  • Trans Equals Gay: He's lumped in with "The Gays", but there's no indication of what exactly his sexuality is.

    OZ

    CRIME / DRAMA / THRILLER

    USA

    1997- 2003

    OZ is an American drama series set in a fictional male prison created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all 56 episodes of the series.

    As such, his case is thrown out and he is released.

  • Karma Houdini: Though it seems fairly obvious he committed the crime he was incarcerated for—as he'd tried to ship his dead boyfriend's body parts in the mail—he ends up being acquitted because of how erroneously his case was handled. In this experimental prison unit, unit manager Tim McManus (Terry Kinney) puts an emphasis on rehabilitation.

    Richie Hanlon is The Everyman and a Butt-Monkey, while Jason Cramer is a violent sociopath and a Karma Houdini.

  • Trans Equals Gay: Nat Ginzburg is not gay, but transgender, however, because she is trans, the administration puts her in The Gays. The lead investigator in the case fabricated forensic evidence because he had known the case against Jason wasn't strong enough, and the jury in Jason's first trial convicted him after a homophobic juror went on a tirade and bullied his fellow jurors into voting guilty.
  • Leather Man: Semi-example.

    It was the first hour-long dramatic television series produced by the premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons. It's why he agrees to kill Nappa, knowing a death penalty means nothing.

  • Creepy Crossdresser: Played with; he's actually quite a convincing woman, but he creeps the hell out of Antonio Nappa because of how much he resembles Nappa's ex-wife.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Gets a lot of catty one-liners towards other characters.
  • Face Death with Dignity: Dresses to the nines and has his execution date moved up when his time starts dwindling.

    Partakes in the fighting tournament in Season 3 and is one of the few gay inmates taken seriously by the other prisoners.

    • Affably Evil: His crime is utterly brutal, but he's surprisingly witty and personable.
    • Deadpan Snarker: He doesn't talk much, but he's always got a good line.
    • Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He becomes enraged when he thinks the Latinos are going to attack his lover.

      However, this all happens in the last three episodes of the series, so we never really know if his plan would have worked out.

    • Where Everybody Knows Your Flame: Ran one of these joints.

    •     Nat Ginzberg 

    Nat Ginzberg

    Played By: Charles Busch

    • Affably Evil: A sweet and friendly old girl that gets along with almost everyone and just so happens to be a death row inmate.
    • Beware the Silly Ones: This campy crossdresser offs Antonio Nappa.
    • Camp Gay: And proud of it.
    • Convenient Terminal Illness: His AIDS.

      Showcased in his last boxing match. Of course, "hero" might be stretching things a bit.

    • Coolest Club Ever: Once again, is implied to have run successful straight clubs as well.
    • The Dandy: He's very camp and proud of his appearance.
    • Faux Affably Evil: He's rather personable and witty...and also a dangerously insane manipulator.

      Of course O'Reily said it so it wasn't true.

    • Framing the Guilty Party: He was on the receiving end of this. He wears a black leather biker jacket several times, and is the most masculine and aggressive of the gay inmates, but doesn't show other biker and BDSM tendencies that most leathermen show.
    • Manly Gay: Really highlighted since he shares a prison with some of the most flamboyant crossdressers you've ever seen.

      In fairness, it's not clear if he's transsexual or simply a crossdresser, and the gang seems to comprise all of the queer prisoners in Oz.

        Richie Hanlon 

    Richie Hanlon

    "I'm a victim of circumstance."

    Prisoner #98H462. He never gets the chance.

        Tony Masters 

    Played By:Steve Wishnoff

    • Camp Gay: Dresses up as a Vegas showgirl and other similar costumes.
    • The Piano Player: Gets to play a piano for the others in one scene.
    • Recurring Extra: He appears in seasons 2-6, generally as a background character and rarely if ever impacting the overall plot.

        Billie Keane 

    Played By:Derrick Simmons

    The brother of Jefferson Keane, original leader of the Homeboys.

    A Cock and Balls Story

    Oz

    • Episode aired Jul 12, 2000
    • TV-MA
    • 57m

    The world of Oz--an experimental prison within a prison known as the Emerald City--reopens its doors with the inmates still on a 24-hour lockdown and prison officials struggling to end the h...

    Fiona, on the other hand, is simply a drag queen.

        Alonzo Torquemada 

    Alonzo Torquemada

    "I can control all of Em City!"

    Played By: Bobby Cannavale

    A disgraced nightclub owner and the leader of the Gays in the final season of the show.

    Convicted June 3, 1998. 16 wins 54 nominations        

    7.4 IMDB

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    • Camp Gay: Tony Masters, Downing, Alonzo Torquemada, Billie Keane, and Fiona.

      They are seen as one of the weakest gangs in Oz, both because the majority of inmates in Oz are homophobic and because they have no control over anything.

      AWARDS: ‘OZ’ won 2 Primetime Emmys. Sentence: 8 years, up for parole in 5.

    "I love to take it in the ass."

    A low-level drug dealer and openly gay inmate.

    The exceptions are Jason Cramer, Richie Hanlon, and Ronnie Barlog.

  • Creepy Crossdresser: Every single one except Richie Hanlon and Jason Cramer.
  • The Goomba: With the noted exception of Jason Cramer, most of the Gays are considered weak and not good at fighting.
  • Hide Your Gays: Not really hidden, as the flamboyant Fiona and Torquemada and the very tall Tony do stand out, but the entire group has very little in the way of storylines throughout the entire series.
  • Manly Gay: Richie Hanlon and Jason Cramer.

    oz gay scene

    He is the initial leader and spokesman of the Gays.

    • Affably Evil: He's done something wrong to end up in Oz, but he's hardly a bad guy.
    • Black Comedy Rape: He is raped and humiliated several times by the Aryans, but shrugs it off, or at least hides his emotional trauma very well.
    • Butt-Monkey: As soon as he runs afoul of the Aryans, things simply stop going his way.
    • The Everyman: He's definitely one of the most normal and sane prisoners in Oz.

      Of course, that makes him a huge target, especially considering his sexual orientation.

    • Incompatible Orientation: Shirley Bellinger keeps asking to see his penis, regardless of his sexuality.
    • Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: He's repulsed by rapists and tries to help catch the men who attacked Glynn's daughter.
    • Shower of Love: Erm, well, he thought he'd get one when he was saved from Death Row.

      It ends horribly for him.

    • Straight Gay: He's not that masculine, but he's neither Camp Gay nor a Creepy Crossdresser, like most of his gang.

    •     Jason Cramer 

    Jason Cramer

    "There's only two things I know how to do.