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>> laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. >> daddy horny, michael. >> sitcoms talk about sex. >> my underwear. >> my god. >> and about relationships. >> i'm breaking up with him tonight. >> these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. >> for god's sake ellen, tell them you're gay! >> you're talking about gay rights. you're talking about women's rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> you know, sexual revolution. >> so, i'm officially out of men to [bleep] i have to get married or move. >> but if you can make them laugh, then may...

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! ...

You have what it takes to be a care professional. home instead. apply now and begin your career in caring. that felt so great and it felt so loud. >> ellen played such a formative role in shifting the conversation, but there was still a landscape of fear. >> in the '90s there were gay men and women who wanted to have their stories told. >> we were afraid of alienating an audience, but norman lear

Feel this. >> throughout the '90s the gay community started making at least baby steps. >> but when "ellen" came on the air there was no lgbt representation at all. >> not a big deal. >> oh, well, of course it's a big deal. that's a very big deal. >> ellen's show didn't start as a show about a gay woman. >> was that a cute dentist or was that a cute dentist? >> yeah, he is now my cutest healthcare provider. >> it was about this goofy, amiable bookstore owner and her friends and it was becoming a hit for abc, but ellen wanted to tell her truth and have the character also do so. >> ellen, are yo...

>> oh, paige, you wild, impetuous fool. >> the abc sitcom "ellen" is being cancelled just one year after the pain character came out as a lesbian. >> in "entertainment weekly" you said you were dropped or fired basically because i'm gay, is that a correct quote? >> i believe that because the show was so gay, yes. >> the fact that the show didn't continue must have been extremely traumatic and hard on her. >> ellen was driven out of the industry for a while after that episode, so there was a backlash. >> i think that threatened to put a chill on development of any more shows with gay characters...