Joe Biden: ‘Will & Grace’ the turning point in debate over gay ‘marriage,’ rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. , May 7, 2012, In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the sitcom Muphy Brown to task for undermining the nuclear family . Twenty years later, another Vice President is crediting television with redefining the family. In a controversial “ Meet the Press ” interview Sunday, Joe Biden appeared to endorse same-sex “marriage,” saying he was “absolutely comfortable” with granting same-sex couples the same privileges enjoyed by traditional families. Biden told NBC’s David Gregory that society had changed its views on marriage, thanks largely to one television program. Biden credited " Will and Grace " for changing society's view of marriage. “I take a look at when things really begin to change, is when the social culture changes. I think ‘Will and Grace’ probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody’s ever done so far,” he said. “This is evolving.” The popular sitcom, which featured a homosexual character and his