Character Quote by Lionel Shriver

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

— Megan Mullally

I think every time there's a show like 'Modern Family' or 'Will & Grace' that portray gay and lesbian characters and is successful, it…

— Steven Levitan

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

I kind of cheer the presence of any gay characters at all - I think the more we can saturate television with any gay…

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Yes, it's called 'Queer Eye' and there are five gay men on it, but we're also tackling real issues. The conversations we have on…

— Tan France

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

The playing ground is so uneven, and there have been so many straight characters for such a long time, and so many gay actors…

— Stephanie Beatriz

And also, there's a reason why gay characters are so interesting. Because much like the women in Bridgerton,' there are a lot of hurdles…

— Jonathan Bailey

When we have gay characters on TV, they're just, kind of, gay for the sake of being gay. That's their personality. That's their whole…

— Ncuti Gatwa

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

— Ian Mckellen

In the mid-1980s, there wasn't a representation of gayness on television. Our glitter and our goofiness and our great costumes made in Vegas; the…

— Ivory

It is because of me — I definitely think [my show] has helped the movement. Before it came out, everyone was still a little…

— Tila Tequila