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He was one of the first gay men livg wh AIDS to be featured on televisn, and what’s more, his mment ceremony to boyiend Sean Sasser was the first same-sex unn broadst on televisn. It marked the first time a character ever publicly clared out loud, “I’m gay, ” on televisn.

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What’s so trailblazg about Will & Grace was how normal was; featured two gay men at the center who were happy, well-adjted, and succsful—for the most part.

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