LGBTQIA+

Ray Aghayan on producing Consenting Adult

John Amos on guest-starring on Two and a Half Men

Julie Andrews on the TV movie Our Sons

Beatrice Arthur on homosexuality on television

Alan Ball on sexuality on Six Feet Under

Alan Ball on the rumor that vampires are a metaphor for gay people on True Blood

Paris Barclay on being openly gay and how it has affected his career

Rona Barrett on her large gay following

Rona Barrett on her large gay following

Yvette Lee Bowser on the legacy of Dear White People

James Burrows on why Will & Grace can get away with some of the topics it covers; on being involved with a somewhat political show

James Burrows on Standards and Practices having issues with some jokes on Will & Grace

James Burrows on how Will & Grace has been perceived in the gay community

Phil Carey on guest starring on the All in the Family episode "Judging Books by Covers" -- where he plays a homosexual character

Gilbert Cates on the TV movie Consenting Adult, for which he was nominated for an Emmy

Richard Chamberlain on the portrayal of gay people on film and television

RuPaul Charles on the pressures of being black and gay during the run of The RuPaul Show and on RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul Charles on the legacy and message of RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul Charles on the contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race, and their courage and vulnerability

RuPaul Charles on his message as a performer

David Chase on the subject of a gay mafia member on The Sopranos and how the character of "Vito" coming out was dealt with

Hal Cooper on directing Love, Sidney

Ron Cowen on writing 1985's An Early Frost (with Daniel Lipman), which depicted the AIDS epidemic, being his proudest career achievement

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on their first impressions of An Early Frost when the idea was presented to them by NBC, and why they insisted that the main character, who had AIDS, be alive at the end of the movie

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the research they did when writing the 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis, by visiting AIDS patients at Santa Monica Hospital, and on the understanding of AIDS at that time

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the kinds of notes they received from executives on their 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis, and on the public response to the movie

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the importance of An Early Frost their 1985 made-for-television movie which depicted the AIDS crisis, being written and played for a mass audience

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the response of the gay community to their made-for-television movie An Early Frost

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on what they hoped the audience would take away from their made-for-television movie An Early Frost, which depicted the AIDS crisis: education, tolerance, and compassion

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the Sisters characters "Norma Lear" (played by Nora Dunn), who was gay, and on the character came to be recurring, rather than appearing in just a few episodes

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the television and political atmosphere for both gay people and gay characters at the time they were developing Queer as Folk

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the press reaction to Queer as Folk, and in particular the pushback they got from the gay community

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk presenting a reflection of the gay community in a way that had never been seen before on television, and the power of that: "seeing a reflection of yourself validates your life. It validates who you are. It validates that you exist"

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the impact of the depictions of sex on Queer as Folk and their intention behind it

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on how they approached the storyline where "Justin" is the victim of a hate crime at the end of season one of Queer as Folk

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the depiction of people living with HIV/AIDS on Queer as Folk

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the difference between what they could depict in their 1985 made-for-television movie An Early Frost and on Queer as Folk, both of which centered on gay characters

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the bombing storyline in the final season of Queer as Folk and why they wanted to depict an attack on the gay community in that manner

David Crane on positive portrayals of gay characters on his shows

Billy Crystal on being cast as "Jodie Dallas" on Soap, television's first regular, gay character

Billy Crystal on the reception of his Soap character, "Jodie Dallas," who was gay

Billy Crystal on professional concerns he had about playing a gay character on Soap, and on his first HBO stand up comedy special

Rebecca Eaton on the controversy surrounding the Masterpiece Theatre program "Portrait of a Marriage", which featured love scenes between two women

Michael Eisner on how Ellen DeGeneres approached him about coming out on television; and how he pushed her to define what more the Ellen  series would be about

Richard Frank on developing Ellen, and "Ellen" coming out

Brad Garrett on playing a gay lawyer on The Pursuit of Happiness

Whoopi Goldberg on the HBO documentary she produced about Moms Mabley, Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Hal Holbrook on appearing in the groundbreaking made-for-television movie That Certain Summer

Silvio Horta on the issue of sexuality on Ugly Betty

Lamont Johnson on directing the groundbreaking drama That Certain Summer, starring Martin Sheen and Hal Holbrook

Elodie Keene on directing the first lesbian kiss on television on L.A. Law, and on the lesbian scenes in Pretty Little Liars

Jack Klugman on network concerns that The Odd Couple was about a gay couple

Sheila Kuehl on the planned Zelda Gilroy  spin-off of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Sheila Kuehl on coming out on The Geraldo Rivera Show and Good Morning America

Sheila Kuehl on the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling regarding gay marriage

Sheila Kuehl on being the first lesbian elected to the California State Assembly

Paul LaMastra on editing the made-for-television movie Foxfire and living with HIV

Lucy Lawless on Xena's world on Xena: Warrior Princess  and the lesbian overtones of the show

Lucy Lawless on dealing with her fame from Xena: Warrior Princess  and being a feminist icon

Steve Levitan on wanting to have a gay couple raising a child as one of the central families on Modern Family

Judith Light on dealing with the AIDS crisis and playing "Jeanne White" in The Ryan White Story

William Link on writing and producing That Certain Summer

Chuck Lorre on dealing with gender issues on the Two and a Half Men episode "An Old Flame with a New Wick"

Susan Lucci on the coming out of "Erica Kane's" daughter storyline on All My Children

Richard Matheson on the TV movie Scream of the Wolf and his script's suggestion of homoeroticism that didn't translate to screen

Eryn Krueger Mekash on her approach to the makeup on The Normal Heart, and on winning an Emmy for her work

Agnes Nixon on the then-recent (1997) introduction of a gay character on All My Children

Ed O'Neill on the relationship between "Jay Pritchett" and his son, "Mitchell Pritchett" on Modern Family

Lori Openden on the impact of Will & Grace on American culture

Lori Openden on how diversity in casting has changed since she started in the industry

Suze Orman on coming out on national television when she won her first Emmy Award

Bill Persky on the Kate & Allie episode "Landlady" which dealt with LGBTQ issues

Glenda Rovello on production design for the Will & Grace episode "A Gay Olde Christmas"

Glenda Rovello on production design for the Will & Grace episode "Jack's Big Gay Wedding"

Glenda Rovello on the legacy of Will & Grace

Jay Sandrich on an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with a character who is gay and getting that episode on air

Jay Sandrich on the controversies surrounding some of the gay themes of the show Soap

Jay Sandrich on the show Love, Sidney based on a film, which had a gay character, though the network wouldn't allow a gay character on the television version

Alfred Schneider on the decision not to allow two men to kiss on Thirtysomething

Alfred Schneider on negotiating the depiction of the controversial subject matter of That Certain Summer

Alfred Schneider on sit-in protests by the gay community in response to Marcus Welby, M.D.

Ralph Senensky on directing Breaking Point and "The Bull Roarer" episode in which a young man thinks he might be gay

Richard and Esther Shapiro on Dynasty star Jack Coleman ("Steven Carrington")

Richard and Esther Shapiro on memorable storylines on Dynasty - on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality

Richard and Esther Shapiro on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality on Dynasty

Richard and Esther Shapiro on Dynasty star Jack Coleman ("Steven Carrington")

Richard and Esther Shapiro on memorable storylines on Dynasty - on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality

Richard and Esther Shapiro on "Steven Carrington's" homosexuality on Dynasty

Aaron Spelling on believing that you can teach and entertain at the same time

Aaron Spelling on creating one of TV's first regular gay characters on Dynasty

Darren Star on the censorship issues that arose on Melrose Place, particularly involving the character "Matt Fielding," who was gay

Tracey Ullman on the character "Francesca" on The Tracey Ullman Show, whose fathers were gay, and on receiving a GLAAD award for the character

Dean Valentine on Ellen DeGeneres' decision for her character "Ellen Morgan" to come out on Ellen and on the cultural impact of "The Puppy Episode"

Bruce Vilanch on his experiences as an openly gay man in Hollywood and how he approached being open about his identity throughout his career

Ellen M. Violett on how her sexuality affected her career

Keenen Ivory Wayans on the "Men on Football" sketch on In Living Color, parodying Carl Lewis, and the negative response to it

Fred Willard on playing the character "Scott", who was gay, on Roseanne