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How America has changed since ‘Will & Grace’ first aired.

The reviews are in. “Will & Grace” is the same. It’s America that’s changed. A reboot of the hit sitcom “Will & Grace” premiered on Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on NBC with a joke in the final scene featuring a red baseball cap in the Oval Office and a slogan “Make America Gay Again.”

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US rapper’s “gay anthem” becomes a part of the gay marriage debate in Australia.

Malcolm Turnbull says he is looking forward to seeing US rapper Macklemore sing his “gay anthem” at the NRL grand final this weekend, as Peter Dutton argued a song promoting the No campaign should also be played. The prime minister has also reminded people that Village People performed the YMCA at the 1991 NRL grand final in Sydney.

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Silencing the LGBT community in Indonesia.

Indonesia is set to pass a law that will ban all LGBT characters from television shows. The House of Representatives has agreed to pass the broadcasting bill, which includes a ban on any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender “behaviour”. It would also prevent reporting on any gay rights issues.

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Welcome back Will, Grace, Jack, & Karen.

When “Will & Grace” premiered in 1998, the biggest comedies of the year were “Seinfeld,” “Veronica’s Closet” and “Friends.” It was the year that President Bill Clinton denied having “sexual relations” with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, the year that gave us Google, and a time when the notion that young adults were spending less time with television was beginning to percolate.

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Megyn Kelly’s gay joke continues to fall flat.

Debra Messing says she regrets going on “Megyn Kelly Today” after a controversial remark from the new morning show host. On Monday, the cast of “Will & Grace” joined Kelly on the debut of her new NBC show to promote their rebooted sitcom. At one point, the former Fox host brought superfan Russel Turner on stage to meet Messing, Will McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally.

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Megyn Kelly’s gay joke falls flat on social media.

Megyn Kelly’s debut episode of “Megyn Kelly Today” is getting slammed online — for more than one reason. The former FOX News correspondent welcomed the cast of “Will & Grace” onto her new morning show on Monday morning ahead of the hit NBC sitcom’s revival, and a comment that she made while talking to a superfan of the show is garnering Kelly criticism on Twitter.