It's Going to Be a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay Emmy Telecast

by Michael Jones · 2009-07-18 07:13:00 UTC
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Emmy TelecastSo it's not the same as having a cabinet-level appointment in the Obama administration, but it's still pretty cool nonetheless: this year's Emmy Telecast is going to be one of the gayest, if not the gayest, in history.  Why?

Well, it's all in the nominations.  As She Wired points out, there are a number of LGBT-friendly nominations, celebrating a year's worth of television that celebrated openly LGBT actors and actresses, as well as programs that celebrated the diversity and dignity of LGBT folks.  Here's a quick rundown of some of the more LGBT-centric Emmy nods:

  • Openly lesbian actress Cherry Jones was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 24 (where she played the President of the United States!);

  • Prayers for Bobby, about a homophobic woman who has an awakening when her gay son commits suicide, was nominated for best TV movie;

  • Sigourney Weaver, who played the lead character in Prayers for Bobby (said homophobic woman who has a change of heart after her son commits suicide) in nominated for Best Actress in a TV movie;

  • Sir Ian McKellan, long out of the celluloid closet, was nominated for his performance in King Lear;

  • Big Love, which was created by an openly gay couple, was nominated for Best Drama;

Oh, and then there's the host: Neil Patrick Harris, also openly gay.

Yes, this may seem like a bit of a soft piece of news.  But at the same time, it's great to see Emmy Nominations that reflect the role of LGBT actors in shaping pop culture, and the role of LGBT programs and series in creating the best of the best of television.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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