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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...

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

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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?

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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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 * first gay kiss on will and grace *

" The s broke numero barriers the pictn of gay characters on work TV, and managed to do so a very meta way. In the latt episo of PeopleTV's Couch Surfg, Will & Grace stars Eric McCormack and Sean Hay look back at memorable moments throughout the show, cludg Will and Jack's big kiss season 2 — one of the first gay kiss on work TV. The moment occurs as the duo are prottg after a schled kiss between two gay characters on TV (on NBC!

Related ntent: Sean Hay reveals how Matt Damon’s fan-favore Will & Grace gut appearance me to be How Debra Msg's 'pa--the-ass' ntract unexpectedly saved the Will & Grace seri fale Debra Msg tak EW behd the scen of Will & Grace tribute to I Love Lucy 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? I am currently workg on an amic this project on the progrsn of gay imageri throughout the history of televisn seri.

Feb 22, 2000 - The first gay kiss between two gay men on a US prime time public work TV seri. May 24, 2000 - The first "Passnate" gay kiss between two gay men on a US prime time public work TV seri. In 1994, an unknown episo, HIV-posive Pedro Zamora kissed Sean Sasser, a black man, on MTV's realy tv show The Real World, which might be the first terracial kiss between a gay uple on US TV.

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Aug 25, 1999 - Undrsed [S01E25: He A't Gay, He's My Brother] Brick (Terry Simpson) & Ned (Allen Cutler).

which uld be the first Passnate gay kiss on a US prime time public work TV seri even before Dawson's Creek, however, some source giv the Nov 25, 1999 air date other sourc say the show only aired the first three episos. And only 1 hour after the airg of the popular "first gay kiss" on Dawson's Creek [8 PM], the same night, The WB aired three more gay kiss on s 9 PM Felicy, which featur a big gay weddg between Javier & Samuel, and probably "the first Passnate & Consensual gay kiss between two married gay men on a US prime time public work TV seri, and this time Ethan's boyiend Bard wasn't starrg at him kissg another man.

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

The year 2000 might really be the year that gay kiss is normalized on public televisn, the unts speed up drastilly sce. Although bearg horrible plots and reviews, the almost mpy MTV show Undrsed might give birth to over half of the gay kiss before Dec 2000 (until Queer as Folk happens).

The dozens of queers characters on this progrsive late 90s early 2000 show is one of the reasons that other gay kiss were allowed to take place later. Televison shows like How to Get Away wh Murr, Empire, Fakg It, and Morn Fay are workg diligently toward normalizg the display of gay affectn. Some ll gaybag, but isn't jt a ploy for ratgs or tillatn, remas a rebell and celebratory act for many around the globe.

In realy a kiss might be meangls, but means a great al when a major work broadsts a gay kiss to lns. (skip to 26:40)RoseanneABC's Roseanne embraced ntroversy, cludg numero gay-clive moments.

ABC AIRS TWEENS' GAY KISS 'A MILLN LTLE THGS'

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. 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.

"Queer as FolkThis show and 's Brish precsor are rponsible for brgg gay culture to a mastream dience. In 2000, Showtime rema the Brish seri and broadst explic gay sex to the world of premium ble subscribers.

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