Ross Mathews: Gay People Wanted Me Off TV

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Ross Mathews talks about the hatemail he receieved when he appeared as "Ross the Intern" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was accused of setting back the movement. Ross also talks about coping with the cancellation of his own talkshow (Hello Ross) after dreaming about having one for so long, meeting his mentor, Rosie O'Donnell, why the definition of "success" has shifted for him, and his his lifelong love of football. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Jeffrey Masters, and you're listening to LGBTQ and A. Today, I'm talking with Ross Matthews.
0:06.6	You know, Ross got his start on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and as he describes it, he was this
0:11.5	unapologetically flamboyant and gay person, and I really believe that the way we talk about Will and
0:17.5	Grace as changing the hearts and minds of the general public, I think that
0:21.3	Ross's presence on the show did the same thing. So we've a really interesting conversation
0:25.6	about that, as well as what he's doing now. Now, as always, if you like our show, please subscribe
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0:42.4	their after show discussions. They're the number one place for that. All right, without further ado,
0:47.1	here's Ross. I remember seeing you when you were on Chelsea lately and then on your show,
0:53.8	Hello Ross,
0:54.8	and just being kind of gobsmacked that there was this person on TV hosting and he was gay and he was talking about it.
1:02.9	And he wasn't like trying to play straight.
1:05.2	Yeah, I can't do that.
1:06.8	I can't do that.
1:08.2	I remember when I started on, you know, I got my star on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno back in 2001.
1:13.2	It was, it was a very different time in the world.
1:16.8	And that was reflected in television and how little diversity there was for people of color and people from the LGBT community.
1:26.3	It was very, very different.
1:28.6	And I started unapologetically then back in 2001
1:31.3	and raised a lot of eyebrows.
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