From ‘Transparent’ to Lily Tomlin to Tituss Burgess, Emmy nominations include plenty of LGBT represenation

When it comes to LGBT representation in today’s Emmy nominations, Transparent once again leads the way.

The Amazon series about a transgender man and his dysfunctional family got multiple nominations including one for best comedy series.

Series star Jeffrey Tambor, winner of the Emmy last year for his performance as transgender woman Maura Pfefferman, is once again nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series.

Also nominated in acting categories from the show are Bradley Whitford, Judith Light, Gaby Hoffman, and Melora Hardin.

Series creator Jill Soloway, who is bisexual and has a transgender father, earned nods for directing an episode of the show which begins its third season later this summer.

Bisexual actress Sarah Paulson is a two-time nominee earning nods for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie) and for American Horror Story: Hotel (Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie).

Lesbian comedy legend Lily Tomlin was nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for her role opposite Jane Fonda in Grace and Frankie.

Also nominated was Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon for for her various comic characters including Hillary Clinton in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series.

Out actor Tituss Burgess is nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category for the series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It is his second nomination.

The category of Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program includes three openly gay nominees: Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night), Tim Gunn (Project Runway) and RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race).

RuPaul is a first-time nominee!

Out actress Ellen Page, a previous Oscar nominee, got her first Emmy nod as an executive producer of the Viceland series Gaycation With Ellen Page while lesbian comic Tig Nitaro was nominated for Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted in the category of Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special.

In addition, openly gay writer/director/producer Ryan Murphy earned a directing nod for From The Ashes Of Tragedy episode of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Here is a full list of nominees for the Emmys which will be presented on September 18.