Earlier this week, the nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards were revealed and the annual TV awards ceremony – often criticised for playing it a bit too safe – received a boost of positivity as many noted how here and queer the awards appeared to be, at least in comparison to previous years.Just take a look at the stats: 13 LGBTQ+ actors received nominations, while Hollywood – Ryan Murphy’s Netflix show about film’s Golden Age and executive-produced by trans icon Janet Mock – racked up an impressive 12 nominations over all categories.
Elsewhere, the likes of Killing Eve, Pose and RuPaul’s Drag Race are helping to push the LGBTQ+ community further into the mainstream, and it was a heartfelt moment of validation to see essential programmes.