Character Quote by Rupert Everett

I think being gay has resulted in gay characters standing front and center in all of my work.

— Stephen Karam

Early on, I got some criticism from other gay writers and queer theorists for being too 'assimilationist,' probably because my characters are outsiders, even…

— Stephen McCauley

As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Without a conscious effort, all of my plays have all featured gay characters. I'm proud of that.

— Stephen Karam

The writing was so clearly written on the wall about me, but I didn't see it. I had no role models. I didn't know…

— Bryan Batt

I'm straight, but the character was too important to me to muddle his world with my private life. As a nobody, I got away…

— Gale Harold

I didn't quite fit in in any particular, specific way. I was a gay teenager who was into drama.

— Stephen Karam

How do we escape who we are? I think, going to college, I felt freer. I loved the clean slate. I wasn't known as…

— Joan Allen

When I started, you couldn't do anything. A gay person trying to write a gay character in 1998 - it was so difficult.

— Ryan Murphy

Right now I just want to play good roles, and if the role happens to be a gay man, that's not of any import…

— Chris Pine

But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I…

— Sean Hayes

The 'Family Ties' role was the first of many gay roles that I've ended up playing. I remember that I made them laugh, and…

— Hank Azaria