Ryan Murphy to be honored Int’l TV Academy

I’m happy to see that a man who’s done so much to introduce gay characters on television is being honored.

Ryan Murphy, the man behind Glee, American Horror Story and this fall’s The New Normal, will be the recipient of The International TV Academy’s   2012 Founders Award.

Murphy will be presented with the honor at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala on Nov. 19 in New York City.

International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences President and CEO Bruce L. Paisner said in a statement: “Throughout his career, Ryan Murphy has masterfully redefined storytelling to create unprecedented atmospheres and characters that celebrate human difference, be it dark, as in ‘Nip/Tuck,’ or hopeful, as in ‘Glee. We are looking forward to recognizing his creative accomplishments.”