It's 20 years on from the landmark network TV moment that saw Ellen DeGeneres tell 42 million viewers that she's gay, but progress remains slow Related: No more Mr Nice Gay: how TV representation changed from Will & Grace to Empire Twenty years ago, 42 million viewers watched the now famous "Puppy Episode" of Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom, Ellen. That night her character finally admitted what DeGeneres herself had recently revealed on the cover of Time magazine - when the fictional Ellen told Susan (L...
Did Ellen's coming out episode really change TV for LGBT characters?
The Guardian - 28 Apr 2017 14:00
It's 20 years on from the landmark network TV moment that saw Ellen DeGeneres tell 42 million viewers that she's gay, but progress remains slow Related: No more Mr Nice Gay: how TV representation changed from Will & Grace to Empire Twenty years ago, 42 million viewers watched the now famous "Puppy Episode" of Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom, Ellen. That night her character finally admitted what DeGeneres herself had recently revealed on the cover of Time magazine - when the fictional Ellen told Susan (L...
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