first ever kiss on American daytime TV between two gay males. The characters, Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer, are referred to as Nuke by fans.

2008 Aug. 16 After the overturn of the same-sex marriage ban in California, Ellen DeGeneres marries actress Portia de Rossi at their home.

2009 Feb. 13 In the first same-sex legal wedding ever televised on American daytime TV, ABC's All My Children airs the lesbian nuptials of Bianca Montgomery and Reese Williams. The characters also break ground by the level of physical intimacy between them on camera, something never seen before on American daytime television.



May 19 Fox debuts Glee, an American musical comedy-drama, which focuses on a high school glee club. Over the course of the show, the glee club members deal with social issues,their relationships and sexuality. The show is a commercial success for Fox and wins several awards.



Sept. 23 Modern Family, a mockumentary-style television comedy, debuts on ABC. The show features three interrelated families. One of the families is made up of Mitchell, his partner Cameron, and their adopted daughter, Lily. The series is a commercial and critical success, earning high ratings and multiples Emmys, including multiple wins for Best Comedy.

2010 July 30 The Kids Are All Right, a motion picture directed by Lisa Cholodenko is released. The film features Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a married lesbian couple who each gave birth to a child by using the same sperm donor. The plot centers on the couple, their now teenage kids, and the sperm donor dad who re-enters