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- GAY TV HISTORY: THE STRAIGHTENG OF CHANDLER BG
- 20 STRAIGHT CHARACTERS WE DIDN'T KNOW WERE OPENLY GAY IN REAL LIFE
GAY TV HISTORY: THE STRAIGHTENG OF CHANDLER BG
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It also garnered 10 Emmy nomatns throughout s n -- four for LeBlanc his meta portrayal of a narcissistic viewers may not know is that Episos was created by and is spired by the liv of an Amerin gay uple: David Crane and Jefey Klarik. "Th, unbeknownst to Ameri, a gay uple worked together to craft jok and storyl for s favore shows. And the uple is hant to say the shows had a "gay sensibily" or agenda.
However, the gay wrers did brg a perspective that is unique om the mastream. "I don't know if 's a gay sensibily or if 's a female sensibily, " Klarik clarified about this unrstandg.
""I don't thk there was ever a nsc to approach anythg wh a gay sensibily, " Crane said.
20 STRAIGHT CHARACTERS WE DIDN'T KNOW WERE OPENLY GAY IN REAL LIFE
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There, they will be workg on an ia for a new productn they haven't pched yet, which volv portrayg gay life an era that was not acceptg. "I don't thk we thk of ourselv as a gay uple wrg together as much as a uple wrg together, " Crane said. "Sometim I do, " said Klarik, on nsirg their signifince as a gay uple showbiz.
"It's really a mercenary bs, and 's really about succeedg and I thk everythg else, cludg homophobia, tak a backseat to that, " Crane said. ""It was our own ltle polil statement to each other, " Klarik what's next for one of Hollywood's most proment gay power upl, other than work?