Visible exec producer Wilson Cruz talks new LGBTQ docuseries, his groundbreaking gay teen role and what he’d tell his younger self By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— The first openly gay actor to play an openly gay series regular in a leading role on TV, Wilson Cruz has witnessed firsthand the changing tides of TV representation.
Cruz paved the way for shows such as Will & Grace and Ellen with his portrayal of Rickie Vasquez, the troubled gay Latino high schooler on the teen drama My So-Called