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1. Which TV show was the first to include a gay character on primetime TV in 1971 when Archie discovered that one of his best friends was gay?
2. Jump 20 years to 1991, and the first kiss between same-sex characters occurred. Which show featured TV's first lesbian kiss- courtesy of C.J. and Abby?
3. Which TV show was the first to feature a recurring lesbian character when Sandra Bernhard's character Nancy Bartlett came out to the show's title character and her sister?
4. Which show, which helped launch the careers of Claire Danes and Jared Leto, was also the first to feature a gay teenage character on primetime TV?
5. The first two gay weddings on TV both occurred in the 1995-1996 season just five weeks apart. Which two shows included these weddings, the first between Leon and Scott and the second between Carol and Susan?
6. Which actress broke major ground in 1997 when she came out both in real-life and on TV, making her character the first leading character on TV to be openly gay?
7. Debuting in 1998, "Will & Grace" is widely regarded as the most successful TV show featuring gay characters. Which two actors played the main gay characters in the show?
8. After "Will & Grace" tackled gay issues humourously, it was time to take it a little more seriously. Which show in 1999 in the UK, and the American version in 2000, is considered the first hour long drama to feature gay lead characters?
9. Almost 10 years since the first gay kiss on TV, it wasn't until 2000 for the first passionate gay kiss on TV. Which TV show was this that featured a passionate kiss between main character Jack and recurring character Ethan?
10. And finally in 2001 we get one of our first lesbian relationships portrayed on TV - arguably the first to actually feature a full-blown, evolving relationship between main characters with all the ins and outs and ups and downs that heterosexual relationships have always had. Played by Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" which couple was this?
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