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it's cause we're thinking about it. >> sexuality has come a long way in sitcom history. >> can you donate a penis to a person who's transitioning? >> laughter a great way to deal with a tricky world. >> sitcoms talk about sex. >> my underwear. >> and about relationships. >> i'm breaking up with him tonight. >> these shows change the way we think about sexuality. >> you're talking about gay rights, you're talking about women's rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> i have to get married or move. >> but if you can make them laugh then maybe we'll watch it again....

fleabag: i'm not obsessed with sex. i just can't stop thinking about it. dan levy: sexuality has come a long way in sitcom history. larry: can you donate a penis to a person who's transitioning? michael gross: laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. george: daddy horny, michael elizabeth meriwether: sitcoms talk about sex... claire: my underwear. phil: my god. elizabeth meriwether: and about relationships. issa: i'm breaking up with him tonight. margaret cho: these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. man: for god's sake ellen, tell them you're gay! ...

>> now when i'm finally used to you being a. >> homosexual. >> you're going to get a sex change operation and be a girl? >> i think that the use of stereotypical characters, like jodie in soap, is a double-edged sword. it creates a sense of what is funny about me is that i am deluded. and that i should, you know, sort of glom back onto society. that's changing and now people are more open to trans identities. >> dad? >> hi girls. >> but even when i started making transparent and like going, okay, there's trans women and lesbians here. this is never going to fly. >> dad, what are you wearing? >...

There were moments that were incredibly sensitive, and it was an important character. >> i mean, you hate me because i'm gay, right? >> well -- >> i guess if you need a reason, that's a good one. >> burt, it's a terrible reason. i mean, look at me. i'm a person. >> i do think that people watching that character thought for the first time about the possibility of gay men being real people. >> you don't look gay. >> i'm still me. >> that said, that show kind of didn't know what it was doing. >> now when i'm finally used to you being a -- >> homosexual. >> -- you're going to get a sex change oper...

Incredibly sensitive, and it was an important character. >> i mean you hate me because i'm gay, right? >> well -- >> i guess if you need a reason, that's a good one. >> burt, it's a terrible reason. i mean look at me. i'm a person. >> i do think that people watching that character thought for the first time about the possibility of gay men being real people. >> you don't look gay. >> i'm still me. >> that said, that show kind of didn't know what it was doing. >> now when i'm finally used to you being a -- >> homosexual. >> -- you're going to get a sex change operation and be a girl? >> i think...