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By Audrey Cleo Yap. The show ends its run with Andi grappling with the possibility of leaving her friends for art school. Popular on Variety. It was the first time those words had been spoken on the network. Minsky hopes the storyline set a new precedent for future showrunners and writers on how to craft narratives around LGBTQ characters, especially younger ones.

That we could tackle topics that we might not have thought about putting on air 10 years ago, or five or six years ago, was really both challenging for us, but terrifically exciting, as well. Other storylines revolved around similarly weighty material, including gun safety and young people who experience anxiety attacks.

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Westmoreland was later fired from the show following his arrest for allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor. Rush shares that he routinely reads messages from young LGBTQ viewers who say the show has helped them find solace for their own coming out journeys. My parents are homophobic, and my sisters are, too.

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