In 1998, the hit sitcom “Will and Grace” made its television premiere. The successful network television series was groundbreaking with two gay main characters and several supporting characters like Beverly Leslie.
Comedian and actor Leslie Jordan won an Emmy Award for the role.
When he was on tour for his previous one-man show “My Trip Down the Pink Carpet,” he would often get stopped by young gay men.
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