For nearly 25 years, one of the most influential shows in American history featured a Black gay man.Francois Clemmons was known by millions as Officer Clemmons on the long-running PBS program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, created by Fred Rogers, whom Clemmons describes as the “spiritual love of my life.”However, despite being socially progressive behind the scenes, Rogers was aware of the country’s ignorance post-Stonewall when queer liberation was beginning to enter the mainstream narrative.In