I've Lost My Best Friend by Megan Howard

I was so impressed with his tireless efforts, and we are going to need leaders like him to have success again in the fall.' THE PERSON I THINK DOESN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THEIR ACTIVISM 'I really believe Billy Eichner and his 'Glam Up the Midterms' made a real difference across the nation in the last election. I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN 'We have the kind of representation in big-budget studio films that we do on TV.'

His directorial work on Love, Simon marked the first major studio movie to center on a gay teen romance.

Having fought to put the first same-sex kiss between two men on network TV ( Dawson's Creek), the megaproducer continues to represent the community in the many shows (he's juggling 19) he has across six platforms. And advocating for underrepresented voices. She created the show Vida and is always fighting the good fight. THE PERSON I THINK DOESN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THEIR ACTIVISM 'My friend Tanya Saracho. LGBTQ STORY I'D LOVE TO SEE ONSCREEN 'A movie version of the musical Falsettos.' TV) punctuates his youth-skewing slate (The CW's Riverdale and Katy Keene and Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) with LGBTQ characters and storylines - including a transition arc on Sabrina, mirroring the life of genderqueer star Lachlan Watson. The comic vet (under a rich overall deal with Warner Bros. These 50-plus power players, from Laverne Cox to the cast of Queer Eye, each make a unique contribution - and share here where they first felt seen by Hollywood and what work still needs to be done to achieve equitable representation. Thanks to the showrunners driving authentic stories, filmmakers bucking decades-old heteronormative paradigms, actors emboldened to live more honestly and platforms bankrolling so much of it, being gay, queer, transgender or any other other has never been more widely embraced in the entertainment industry.įor its inaugural Pride issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed in on the talent and makers helping boost visibility and creating opportunities for members of the extended LGBTQ community. LGBTQ representation in Hollywood is at an all-time high.

I've Lost My Best Friend by Megan Howard