Gay Quote by Ivory

There was a point in the latter 1990s at which, suddenly, every sitcom and drama in sight had to have a gay or lesbian…

— Lionel Shriver

We had this party in New York, and there were a lot of gay men there dressed up as the characters. I showed up…

— Jennifer Saunders

I can remember when there were storylines with gay characters on shows like 'Family' and 'Dynasty' and thinking, I have something in common with…

— Greg Berlanti

And I'd like to believe that's true, you know, kind of showing gay people in this kind of light and - where it's not…

— Sean Hayes

In the old-fashioned sitcoms, to be gay was, in itself, funny, and you laughed at the characters rather than with them.

— Ian Mckellen

There is a large group that's not represented on television - the group that falls somewhere in the middle of straight and gay. That…

— Sara Ramirez

I think when I was a young person, there was just kind of - there was very little dialogue about it. And there was…

— Jacqueline Woodson

The gay community has had a sometimes tumultuous relationship with non-queer people coming to their shows because it was tourism, like using the queer…

— Courtney Act

The public has always had affection for gay entertainers. The time was right for an out gay entertainer.

— Julian Clary

I grew up in a conservative small town, and the gay characters I saw on TV and in movies when I was growing up…

— Chris Colfer

Now, it's weird not to have gay characters on a show.

— Megan Mullally

When I was a kid, there were hardly any gay story lines or characters on television that I recall. Then when I was in…

— Andrew Rannells