Will & Grace premiered in 1998, and ended in 2005. Will & Grace is one of the only shows on television that has had a gay main character. There have been other shows with gay main characters, such as South of Nowhere or Skins:UK. However, there is a difference between the use of sexuality in each of these shows. In the show Will & Grace, Will's story line is not completely based on the fact that he is gay. As you can see from this video clip, the fact that Will is gay comes up from time to time, as this fact if part of what makes the show interesting and different. However, the writers of Will & Grace are not primarily focused on Will's sexuality, or the sexuality of any of the other characters. In shows like South of Nowhere or Skins:UK, the plot of each episode is based on the fact that the main characters are gay or lesbian. That is the main difference between the use of sexuality in shows like Will & Grace, a show from the past, and South of Nowhere or Skins:UK, which are both shows from the later 2000's.
-Alyssa DiSabito
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