Steven Capsuto - Alt. Channels<p>TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY</p><p>MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 8/25/1994, ABC</p><p>This wonderful teen drama series debuted 30 years ago today. Wilson Cruz (of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY fame) played the supporting character of gay boy Ricki Vasquez.</p><p>Ricki was one of American TV's first queer teen regular roles, one of the first queer Latino regular roles, and one of the first gay regulars played by an "out" actor.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MediaStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaStudies</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WilsonCruz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WilsonCruz</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSCL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSCL</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>