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1998–2006, 2017–2020

Will & Grace

Disciplines:
television
comedy
lgbtq
television/nbc

Summary

NBC's sitcom about a gay man and his straight female best friend — one of the first mainstream American sitcoms to have gay lead characters — credited with shifting American public opinion on gay rights more than any other media.

Core Contribution

Shifts mainstream American opinion on gay identity — Vice President Biden credited Will & Grace with doing more to change American minds on gay people than almost any other factor; the show normalized gay characters in mainstream entertainment.

Historical Influences

Max Mutchnick David Kohan

Intellectual Lineage

Max Mutchnick David Kohan NBC

Contemporaries & Peers

EllenQueer as Folk

Minds Influenced

LGBTQ representation in TVAmerican cultural attitudesLenny's Podcast

Intellectual Posterity

Will & Grace Will & Grace effect on gay rights

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