Visible: Out on Television
A groundbreaking docuseries explores the history of LGBTQ+ representation on television, revealing the struggles, breakthroughs, and behind-the-scenes battles that shaped visibility on the small screen.
This five-part docuseries explores the history of the American LGBTQ movement through the lens of television. Featuring a mix of archival footage and new interviews, the series examines homophobia, the evolution of LGBTQ characters, and the experience of coming out within the TV industry.
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41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Wanda Sykes
as Self (actor - comedian)
Janet Mock
as Self - Narrator (voice) (5 Episodes)
Margaret Cho
as Self - Narrator (voice) (5 Episodes)
Wilson Cruz
as Self (actor - Star Trek: Discovery)
Asia Kate Dillon
as Self - Narrator (voice) (5 Episodes)
Neil Patrick Harris
as Self - Narrator (voice) (5 Episodes)
Lena Waithe
as Self - Narrator (voice) (5 Episodes)
Abbi Jacobson
as Self (creator - Broad City)
Billy Porter
as Self (5 Episodes)
Joey Soloway
as Self (5 Episodes)
Laverne Cox
as Self (5 Episodes)
Michaela Jae Rodriguez
as Self (5 Episodes)
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29Michaela Jae Mj Rodriguez
as Self (actor - Pose)
Oprah Winfrey
as Self (5 Episodes)
Ilana Glazer
as Self (creator - Broad City)
Ellen Degeneres
as Self (5 Episodes)
Anderson Cooper
as Self (actor - journalist)
Jonathan Groff
as Self (5 Episodes)
Carson Kressley
as Self (Rupaul's Drag Race)
Sara Ramirez
as Self (5 Episodes)
Caitlyn Jenner
as Self (5 Episodes)
Rufus Wainwright
as Self (5 Episodes)
Rachel Maddow
as Self (5 Episodes)
Adam Lambert
as Self (5 Episodes)
Andy Cohen
as Self (5 Episodes)
Tim Gunn
as Self (5 Episodes)
Candis Cayne
as Self (5 Episodes)
Don Lemon
as Self (5 Episodes)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
as Self (5 Episodes)
Ryan Phillippe
as Self (5 Episodes)
George Takei
as Self (5 Episodes)
Michael Douglas
as Self (5 Episodes)
Lena Dunham
as Self (5 Episodes)
Norman Lear
as Self (5 Episodes)
Neil Patrick
as 5 episodes
Miss Major Griffin Gracy
as Self (5 Episodes)
Dustin Lance Black
as Self (5 Episodes)
Robert Benevides
as Self (5 Episodes)
Bob Lahendro
as Self (5 Episodes)
Armistead Maupin
as Self (5 Episodes)
Richard Socarides
as Self (5 Episodes)
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