In the Life Taking the Lead (Season 10, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Documentary

In the Life

Taking the Lead (Season 10, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Documentary

This episode explores gay and lesbian leaders in the White House, House of Representatives, on the Federal bench and in small town America. Then Sir Ian McKellen takes us on a night out, and RuPaul remembers Bayard Rustin.

Directors

Andrea Swift | Morgan Gwenwald (executive)

Writer

Linda Prout

Producers

John Catania | Daniel G. Karslake | Katherine Linton

Editors

Janet Baus | Kim David Ferguson | Stephen Sekyiamah

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Updated Mar 31, 2002

Release date

Mar 2002 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Harvey Fierstein Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Katherine Linton Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Mississippi I Am (2012)
Ian McKellen Self Self See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
RuPaul Self Self See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)