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      When comedy came out of the closet: comedian Bruce Vilanch on the rise of queer representation in TV

      Vilanch’s time in television coincided with a sea-change in LGBTQ representation on the small screen. This tour through the ages explores it all.

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      LGBTQ celebrities spent years journeying off-screen to achieve equality on-screen

      Long before “Brokeback Mountain,” “Ellen” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a handful of queer characters and comedians helped paved the way for #LGBT representation onscreen.

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