从暗到明：电视与彩虹史

最终集最后那段，为什么电视是一个如此强大、如此具有渗透力的媒体，以及我们为什么坚持要在电视上看到我们的身影：

Fifty years after the stonewall uprisings overlooked by television, there is more LGBTQ representation on screen than ever before, including reboots of some of the televisions, most formative LGBTQ narritives, and increased visibility for the journeys of LGBTQ people.

When something important and big happens, people go to their televisions. It's where we gather to learn more about each other, and to feel that we are part of a larger community.

I just don't know of anything that has so more powerful influence (than television) because it's in your kitchen, in your living room, in your playroom, in your bedroom. There are images coming at you all the time. When you see images that are reflective of your own life, it's a reminder to you that your life matters. That is the one thing that every human being needs validation for.

When you are not used to being represented, and your experiences are just not being reflected back at you, it is life changing to see it on TV.

For me, the thing that's most moving is to think about our young LGBT person allowing themselves to imagine a future that they are a part of, with no question.

When you open that door to understand different stories, that's what makes people feel like they matter, because we are equal.

You can go into worlds and people that you have never known and deeply deeply engage.

That's why it's such a powerful media, because when we look at the television, we are really looking to see a story that shows ourselves, and that's its job, which is to tell the truth.