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WATCH: Jane Lynch Tells Her Coming Out Story for It Got Better
The creative powers behind the It Gets Better project and Web Therapy have teamed up for the docuseries It Got Better, featuring in-depth stories of LGBT people who live openly and happily in the public eye.
The six-part series from Dan Savage, Lisa Kudrow (Web Therapy, Friends), and Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal) kicks off with Jane Lynch’s moving story of coming out in the ‘70s. During her interview she credits the New York piano bars of the late ‘70s with helping her to come out. “I found my people,” she says. While Jane admits she was terrified to come out when she was young she now says, “I live in a world where I don’t give a shit if you have a problem with who I am.”
The series also features Tegan & Sara, Laverne Cox, Tim Gunn, George Takei, and Jason Collins, according to The Huffington Post.
Watch Jane’s story below.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
