# Will & Grace is a groundbreaking show?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-grace-is-a-groundbreaking-show/73455>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 22, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-grace-is-a-groundbreaking-show/73455 "2001-07-22T18:11:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-grace-is-a-groundbreaking-show/73455/1 "2001-07-22T18:11:18Z")

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Why is Will & Grace held up as a groundbreaking TV show? I’ve heard it described as a positive portrayal of homosexuals on TV, but that one ‘Jack’ guy is as stereotypically ‘gay’ as you can get! He acts like a sissy, he prances around, likes Cher, and so on. Why doesn’t the gay community get upset about this? Why is ‘Will’ so non-sexual that it isn’t even worth making his character gay?