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I don't think there's been many chances for people to see a black, gay, pop experience and that's what I want to have with…

— MNEK

There's a difference between representation and perspective. People don't want a show from a queer person or a person of color unless the show…

— Cole Escola

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

— Kathleen Hanna

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 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

Shows like 'Empire,' 'Black-ish,' 'Scandal,' and 'How to Get Away With Murder' are expanding viewers' perspectives on what people of color can be like.…

— Baron Vaughn

Television has played an important role in normalizing the experiences of gay men and lesbians in America.

— Zoey Tur

Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren.

— Kyan Douglas

'Looking' was always a niche show for a niche within a niche. It's a gay-themed show, so you're not going to get millions of…

— Andrew Haigh

The idea behind it did come out of my love for travel shows. I loved them as a little kid and I loved Anthony…

— Ellen Page

When we talk about LGBT characters on TV we're talking about the entire rainbow, and that includes trans people, and that includes non-binary people,…

— Wilson Cruz

Gay TV has been immensely important in transforming American culture in a more gay-positive direction.

— Tony Kushner