Gay marriage to take center stage on Whoopi

The NBC sitcom Whoopi, starring Whoopi Goldberg, will take on the timely issue of gay marriage in an episode scheduled to air March 23. Goldberg's character, Mavis Rae, a New York hotelier and onetime pop vocalist, plans to host her gay cousin's wedding at the hotel, particularly after finding out that her one hit, "Don't Hide Love," has become a gay anthem in the years since she recorded it. Complications arise when Mavis's right-wing brother, Courtney (Wren T. Brown), plans to host a meeting of the Republican Inclusion Coalition at the hotel on the same weekend. Also appearing on the episode will be members of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus.