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A GAY KISS AND AN NCIS DISS: WILL & GRACE STARS, CREATORS BREAK DOWN TWO MEMORABLE JOK

Actg Out is the 14th episo of the send season and 36th overall. The episo has been noted for featurg a kiss between two gay men Will and Jack, one of the firsts work televisn history, albe more of a polil rather than romantic kiss. It is also the first episo to feature... * will & grace gay kiss *

Airg four different s — the origal seri aired on NBC om 1997-2006 and was revived by the work for a three-season n om 2017-2020 — the show quickly found a place pop culture history thanks to s cln and portrayal of s gay lead characters. WILL & GRACE -- "Actg Out" Cred: Robert Gilberg/NBCU Photo Bank It was a momento ocsn 2000 as Will (Eric McCormack) and Jack (Sean Hay) — wh Grace (Debra Msg) wedged between them on the uch — were about to watch the first-ever primetime work kiss between two gay men on a fictnal NBC s lled Along Came You.

" Adds McCormack, who livered the punchle, "What I love about 'man-on-mankd' is 's like a missg lk between the kd of gay joke TV uldn't make pre-Will & Grace and the monplace sgle entendr of today. Related Content: Will & Grace stars Eric McCormack, Sean Hay share what ma their on-screen kiss extra specialHow Debra Msg's 'pa--the-ass' ntract unexpectedly saved the Will & Grace seri fale30 perfect TV punchl (and the stori behd them)Friends wrers reveal what Rachel's ' IS a big al' joke was REALLY about Episo Reps Will & Grace - Season 1 S10 E16 Rep Will & Grace fale rep: 'It's a Fay Affair' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E15 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'One Job' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E14 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'The Beefke and the Cake Beef' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E13 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Sweatshop Annie & the Annoyg Baby Shower' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E12 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Three Wise Men' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E11 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Staten Island Fairy' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E10 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'The Weddg' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E9 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'There's Somethg About Larry' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E8 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Friends and Lover' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E7 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'A Gay Ol Christmas' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E6 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Rosar's Quceanera' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E5 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'How to Succeed Bs Whout Really Cryg' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E4 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Grandpa Jack' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E3 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Emergency Contact' By Jt Kirkland Will & Grace - Season 1 S9 E2 Rep Will & Grace rep: 'Who's Your Daddy?

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Actg Out: Directed by Jam Burrows. Wh Eric McCormack, Debra Msg, Megan Mullally, Sean Hay. Will and Jack appear on Today to prott NBC for cuttg a gay kiss out of an eagerly-waed s episo. Will is trated wh Jack on how much he wanted to see that kiss and kiss him. Elsewhere, Grace nfis Karen about dumpg her boyiend." data-id="ma * will & grace gay kiss *

(skip to 26:40)RoseanneABC's Roseanne embraced ntroversy, cludg numero gay-clive moments. In a 1994 episo, Roseanne shared a kiss wh Mariel Hemgway, who played a lbian stripper at a lol gay bar.

Although this was not the first lbian kiss on the show, was the first not done to thwart creepy men htg on Warrr Prcs Durg the 1990s and 2000s, viewers excedly watched actrs Lucy Lawls (Xena) and Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle) lock lips on several ocsns, all while wonrg if the two were gay or not.

In an terview, Lucy Lawls stated Xena was "fely gay.

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However, a recent episo ma headl for featurg TV's youngt gay kiss history: It occurred between teenage characters Ju and & Grace Classic edy Will & Grace had dienc cheerg durg a 2000 episo when Will and Jack locked lips. "Brothers & Sisters In the first season of ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, gay character Kev (Matthew Rhys) locked lips wh Stty (Le Macfarlane) 2006. Although this was not the first gay kiss on work televisn, Kev was one of the few major gay characters on TV at that FayIt wasn't that long ago -- jt 2010 -- that a Facebook mpaign was lnched llg on the creators of Morn Fay to let same-sex uple Mch and Cam share a kiss on screen.

Wh that over wh, now there have been plenty of kiss sce and a same-sex weddg, of Our LivAlthough late to the party, NBC's Days of Our Liv aired s first gay kiss 2012, between Will (Chandler Massey) and Neil (Jse Kristofferson).

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Even though Days didn't lead the pack, still was appld for cludg a gay s six seasons, Ryan Murphy's Glee unabashedly embraced LGBT storyl.

WILL & GRACE BROKE GROUND FOR GAY REPRENTATN—CAN IT DO IT AGA?

LookgAs the HBO dramedy centered on gay men, had no shortage of same-sex kissg, but the kiss between protagonist Patrick (Jonathan Groff) and Kev (Rsell Tovey) had the extra forbidn air -- Kev was not only partnered, he was Patrick's is the New BlackWe uldn't have this list and not feature the impet for !

Joe Bin once said that Will & Grace "did more to te the Amerin public" on gay people, culture, and relatnships "than almost anybody’s ever done.

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