How This Year’s Emmys Nominees Highlight LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in a Fresh, Important Way
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic This Emmy cycle has set a striking new standard for inclusivity. Broadly and deeply across the acting categories, LGBTQIA performers have been honored by the Television Academy.
Past nominees like Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) are joined by first-timers like Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”), Andrew Scott (“Ripley”) and Lily Gladstone (“Under the Bridge”).
Three stars of “Baby Reindeer” — Richard Gadd, a bisexual; Jessica Gunning, a lesbian; and Nava Mau, a trans woman — were nominated.
And Gunning and Mau join Gladstone, who uses she/they pronouns, and “True Detective: Night Country” star Kali Reis, who identifies as two-spirit, in the best supporting actress in a limited series category.
