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Openly gay TV show runners Greg Berlanti (Dawson's Creek, Brothers & Sisters), Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives), Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, True Blood), and Ryan Murphy (Popular, Glee) have all written gay characters and storylines into their television shows.