Experience Quote by MNEK

There are more people who are not straight, white males going to shows.

— Kathleen Hanna

Shows like 'Superstore' and certainly 'Pose' are leading the way and showing queer people of color in a much more complex, nuanced light that…

— Nico Santos

When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A lot of…

— Boots Riley

I wish there was more for minorities than sitcoms. I'd like to see a soap opera about blacks. People don't live in isolation anymore.

— Roxie Roker

I think people are slowly realizing that don't have to be looking in a mirror to enjoy something. And they're realizing that watching a…

— Trixie Mattel

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

We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women.

— Linda Johnson Rice

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 was really afraid to do one of those shows where like, gays go and make straight people's lives better and then they leave…

— Bob the Drag Queen

I hope to see more programming, more shows, more actors of mixed ethnicity, more young kids of mixed ethnicity choosing to be in the…

— Charles Michael Davis

The way Hollywood and TV is, black people don't have any choice but to see ourselves in white-dominated television shows and stories and movies.

— Justin Simien

Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in…

— Katori Hall