Character Quote by Steven Levitan

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

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

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

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

This show does something very special for the gay community. There's a message hidden inside the totally gaudy package that is so fun to…

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I think about 'Will & Grace,' and I think about 'Modern Family,' and the way that being gay has become sort of middle America...…

— Jonathan Groff

ABC's intelligently hilarious sitcom 'Modern Family' depicts a gay-male marriage in which both partners are refreshingly dimensional, believable human beings. The writers dare to…

— Tom Shales

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

Shows like 'Empire'... one of the most profound powerful things is that there's a gay male character who is loved. That character is going…

— Justin Simien

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

— Megan Mullally

They might have a long way to go before truly accepting gay people into their lives, but they have accepted the show into their…

— Sean Hayes

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