ModernFamily

When audiences meet Lena and Stef, the titular, loving lesbian moms leading ABC Family's newest drama, The Fosters, they're certain to find compelling, realistic portrayals of modern, multitalented women working together to support their family.

Emmy host Jane Lynch dropped plenty of lesbian jokes, the Lonely Island boys performed with a pirate Michael Bolton (‘Everybody freak Bill Macy!’), and Modern Family won the night for making television audiences more tolerant. And Lynch didn’t shy away from referencing being gay. When asked if she had any, “gay agenda” plans for the evening, the Glee actress explained that she was going to, "Call Rachel Maddow, and find out what time spinning is; [and] take the pick-up in for an oil change.” On second thought, the newlywed decided she would just handle the car maintenance herself.

Following months of anticipation including a Facebook campaign, Modern Family characters Mitchell and Cameron finally kissed Wednesday night. They shared a low-key peck in the background of a scene between Jay and his daughter Claire. The episode as a whole explored public displays of affection and the coldness Mitchell, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, had learned from his father Jay (Ed O'Neill).