After three seasons of self-hatred, doubt, and an awkwardly being shoved halfway out of the closet when he was forced to read a personal poem out loud in front of his entire class, he finally worked up the courage to sack up and kiss the boy he took to prom. What most people forget when theyre singing the praises of this huge step forward, though, is that the kiss actually sucked a little for Jack. Jack McPhee, Dawson's Creek Jack McPhees main claim to fame is that he was one half of the first gay male kiss to ever air on network TV. Hopefully this upswing continues indefinitely for now, heres some of our favorites 10. Audiences of all walks of life are falling in love with the gay teenagers on their screens not because theyre gay, but because theyre compelling, relatable, and lovable people. Even better: its not nearly as difficult for a confused, gay teenager to locate an arc similar to his or her own life on one of the thousand channels available with any standard cable package. Gay and lesbian characters, especially, have seen a comforting resurgence in the past fifteen or so years theyre not everywhere you look, but their numbers are steadily increasing. Anything else, however, is a bit harder to locate but that doesnt mean theres a complete lack of diversity. American television is a medium notorious for its terrible representation of essentially every minority ever known want a sitcom about how hard and wacky it is to be a mans man in 2013? Hit up Tim Allens IMDB page.