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Summary:The issue of sexuality in TV sitcoms was recently under the spotlight when Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian, both as a character and in real life. This programme looks at the struggle American lesbians and gays have had to gain acceptance both in front of and behind the camera. Writers producers and actors in US shows, including ELLEN, FRASIER and THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW discuss the past, present and future.