Marsha sits down with actor, author, and Golden Globe winner, Chris Colfer, to talk about queer representation in the media – more specifically, how his lead role on GLEE helped pave the way for the younger LGBTQIA+ community to see themselves on TV – and what it means to protect yourself from bullies, both on and off the screen.  The two start their conversation with high school; Chris tells Marsha that as a teen he was bullied a lot, and that there wasn’t a safe space to identify as gay. This reality followed Chris as he re-lived his high school experience all over again on the hit musical TV show, GLEE [21:04] Chris goes on to talk about visibility and the impact of writing books for queer youth. He now has published over 15 novels and says some are in countries where being gay is still illegal. Chris knows this is a HUGE responsibility, but as a writer, he wants queer kids everywhere around the world to feel seen [38:52]  Marsha and Chris conclude the episode by calling out the need for more queer writers, directors, and actors. Without representation, there will be no future in uplifting the next generation of storytellers [1:12:35] Show Notes:  Subscribe to our audio: https://linktr.ee/marshax3podcast Follow Marsha: Instagram: @marshamolinari Tiktok: @marshamolinari Twitter: @MDMOLINARI Follow our guest, Chris Colfer:  Instagram: @chriscolfer Twitter: @chriscolfer Check out Chris Colfer’s Bestselling Book Series: The Land Of Stories Series A Tale of Magic Series Follow Vocal Podcast Network: Instagram: @vocalpodcasts Twitter: @VocalPodcasts #VocalPodcasts #VocalPodcastNetwork #Mx3Podcast #MarshaMarshaMarsha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices