Can you peg when that transition happened, or was it fairly organic?
Oftentimes, a gay character would die or lead a miserable life.
And there weren’t any accurate or positive stories, and there weren’t any accurate and fair representations.
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And I think there are many things that play into that.
We feel really privileged to be at the table, and have a seat at that table.
Definitely television, and I think leading that in streaming.
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So I’m very proud of that work.
I thinkOne Day at a Timehas been a phenomenal show, I’m really proud of that.
There are so many.
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You think about evenOrange Is the New Blackand havingLaverne Coxon that show.
SoOrange Is the New Blackis breakthrough in a way.Pose!
There is an example of queer stories being told by queer people, and that is amazing.
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GLAAD represents the community, we don’t represent one idea of the community.
Greg Berlanti is just a phenomenon.
From an ally perspective, Shonda Rhimes is just amazing.
And Lena Waithe is fearless and just shows a real vision for what’s coming.
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