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It’s been more than a decade since Ellen DeGeneres came out on her sitcom and “Will and Grace” premiered. So how is television doing with the portrayal of non-straight people in 2009? Comedian Judy Gold tries to answer that question and tells Kurt, “I want a show about a gay family where you forget they’re gay.”

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