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Adrian Anchondo talks timely ‘Law & Order’ about NYC’s gay-targeted attacks & calling Chris Meloni “daddy”
Law & Order franchise has a history of finding inspiration for its cases-of-the-week in real-world news and events. With its latest ripped-from-the-headlines gambit, the Organized Crime spin-off touches on a timely story with an urgent message for the LGBTQ+ community.In the episode, titled “TAG:GEN,” Detective Stabler (Christopher “Zaddy” Meloni) and his task force uncover a deadly robbery scheme targeting gay men in Hell’s Kitchen, one which Sergeant Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) takes personally as an out lesbian.If that sounds familiar, that’s because L&O is directly referencing the series of reported drugging and robberies in New York City over the past few years, events which have left the queer nightlife scene on edge and resulted in the deaths of two gay men.Queerty favorite Adrian Anchondo also appears in the episode as Det.