I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "You no longer have to ask that question and I no longer have to answer it. And when it's just a movie about a love story and not a gay love story."

LGBTQ STORY I'D LOVE TO SEE ONSCREEN"The journey of a nonbinary person realizing they feel most stable when their own gender is constantly moving. Folks who feel male and female and both and neither in a constantly swirling whirl need their heroes, too."Sophie Marceau, Marie Gillain, Julie Depardieu, Déborah François, Julien Boisselier, Moritz Bleibtreu, Maya Sansa, Vincent Rottiers Tilly: They didn't want it to be a man's version. There's a male version of what lesbians are, and you see it in the soft-core porn movies all the time. They really wanted to get it right. They wanted to be very respectful of the lesbian community. They wanted it to be very, very authentic and raw, not pornographic. Although it was pornographic because we're hot. [ Laughs] Gershon: I knew I had to curl [my toes] on cue. I think it could have been a little bit more connected to an orgasm or to a sexual feeling. I felt it was more a mechanical thing. [But] it was very fluid. No pun intended. Few have done more for LGBTQ representation in Hollywood than Murphy. The prolific creator, who has two children with photographer husband David Miller, has devoted his career to telling the kinds of queer stories he never saw on TV growing up. From Glee to American Horror Story to Pose, Murphy has succeeded in building his own inclusive content universe — and he's continuing to add to it at Netflix, where he's dropped queer-centric shows like The Politician and Hollywood and has the upcoming movie The Boys in the Band.

Gershon: I was pushing Sinatra, "The Best Is Yet to Come". I was hearing that in my head, and I think they were toying with that, but then this is what they went with which was great. I mean you can't go wrong with Tom Jones. LGBTQ STORY I'D LOVE TO SEE ONSCREEN"As someone who came out later in life, I'd love to see a story about learning/living your truth as an adult." Schitt's Creekpaddled off into the sunset after six seasons, but not before it cemented its pop culture status late in its run with four 2019 Emmy nominations. Levy, who co-created the show with dad Eugene, earned legions of admirers in fans and critics alike for crafting a same-sex love story in a series that was free of homophobia. Gershon: God forbid we have these two women actually in love. We had to go with the "f—ing" scene. In the "f—ing" scene, they were really going at it, and it wasn't as emotional. They were okay with that, which is bulls–t. The comic vet (under a rich overall deal with Warner Bros. TV) punctuates his youth-skewing slate (The CW's Riverdale and Katy Keene and Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) with LGBTQ characters and storylines — including a transition arc on Sabrina, mirroring the life of genderqueer star Lachlan Watson.

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Annaleigh Ashford’s character, Betty, was so popular that Showtime had no choice but to keep her around. The out lesbian assistant to Dr. Masters and Virginia Johnson is still with them all these fictional years later, and now she’s got a baby with wife Helen (Sarah Silverman). Her work-life balance is about to get more interesting in Season 4, which takes place in the late ‘60s up through the early ‘70s. (Showtime, Sundays, 10/9c) 19. Shameless (L-R) Isidora Goreshter as Svetlana, Shanola Hampton as Veronica Fisher and Steve Howey as Kevin Ball in "Shameless." Cliff Lipson / SHOWTIME The Australian delivered stand-up's ultimate mic drop with 2018 special Nanette. But instead of being the swan song she intended, one in which Gadsby disavowed self-deprecating humor, it made her a global comedy star. Netflix released her latest special, Douglas, on May 26, earning universal praise and solidifying her status as one of the biggest names in comedy — queer or otherwise. I FIRST FELT REPRESENTED WHEN I SAW "Chris Colfer playing Kurt on Glee. I was in high school, which was an incredibly formative time to see myself reflected in media."

I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN"Every network has at least one series on air created by an LGBTQ person, centering an LGBTQ lead, played by LGBTQ talent." Tilly: [The rating board] said, "It looks like they're really doing it." And the [Wachowskis] go, "Let me get this straight. If the girls weren't such good actresses, you wouldn't have a problem?" They were embarrassed, and they said, "Yes." THE PERSON I THINK DOESN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THEIR ACTIVISM"Something that gets lost sometimes is that activism can take many forms. I’m always blown away by stories like the one in our recent documentary A Secret Love, a story about two women living out their lives with dignity and honesty." Gershon: I'm doing the pipes. I was a little paranoid. I'm definitely not good at any of that stuff, so I just needed to be convincing…I kind of got into it. It's so dirty and messy, and you're shoving this thing in the plug. It was fun. I just wanted to look cool, like I knew what I was doing. I liked all the physical activity. It just made me feel like I was doing all the things that I wish I knew in real life. I remember my mom said, "You're a really good actress." I asked, "Why?" She said, "Because I believed the plumbing stuff."

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I FIRST FELT REPRESENTED WHEN I SAW"I didn’t realize at the time but probably the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. It was a huge hit in Australia. Every morning when I put on my cologne, I’d ‘spray, delay and walk away.'" From Queer as Folkin 1999 through acclaimed dramas Bob & Rose, A Very English Scandaland 2019's Years and Years, LGBTQ stories have played a prominent role in Davies' award-winning TV projects. He'll double down on queer storytelling with HBO Max's Boys, set to explore the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s. After leading the charge to revive Roseanne— and then the charge to save and revamp it as The Conners— Gilbert continues to star in and exec produce the hit ABC sitcom, championing pro-LGBTQ storylines that include her character's son. Leaving behind CBS' The Talk, she recently launched production company Sara + Tom with Tom Werner to create new inclusive projects.