<p>Thirty years after All My Children broke new ground with the Michael Delaney storyline, Rodney Wilson and Chris Bruno come together for the first time to reflect on the moment that changed both of their lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Rodney shares what it meant to come out to his students in 1994 during a Holocaust lesson, the backlash that followed, and how that classroom moment became part of a much larger national conversation. He also discusses founding LGBTQ History Month and why visibility alongside Black History Month and Women’s History Month still matters today.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris opens up about screen testing while nearly out of money, being flown to New York overnight, and learning from executive producer Felicia Behr that the show was about to tell a story unlike anything daytime television had done before. He reflects on Alicia Coppola’s encouragement to take the role, the death threats and backlash that followed, the support he received from viewers, and the lasting lessons he learned from his father about integrity and courage.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they revisit a story that earned critical acclaim, changed daytime television, and continues to resonate three decades later.</p>

The Locher Room

Alan Locher

Rodney Wilson & Chris Bruno: 30 Years After All My Children’s Michael Delaney Story, The Pink Triangle Moment, Alicia Coppola’s Push, and Why This Courageous Arc Still Matters Today in The Locher Room

MAR 17, 202670 MIN
The Locher Room

Rodney Wilson & Chris Bruno: 30 Years After All My Children’s Michael Delaney Story, The Pink Triangle Moment, Alicia Coppola’s Push, and Why This Courageous Arc Still Matters Today in The Locher Room

MAR 17, 202670 MIN

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<p>Thirty years after All My Children broke new ground with the Michael Delaney storyline, Rodney Wilson and Chris Bruno come together for the first time to reflect on the moment that changed both of their lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Rodney shares what it meant to come out to his students in 1994 during a Holocaust lesson, the backlash that followed, and how that classroom moment became part of a much larger national conversation. He also discusses founding LGBTQ History Month and why visibility alongside Black History Month and Women’s History Month still matters today.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris opens up about screen testing while nearly out of money, being flown to New York overnight, and learning from executive producer Felicia Behr that the show was about to tell a story unlike anything daytime television had done before. He reflects on Alicia Coppola’s encouragement to take the role, the death threats and backlash that followed, the support he received from viewers, and the lasting lessons he learned from his father about integrity and courage.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they revisit a story that earned critical acclaim, changed daytime television, and continues to resonate three decades later.</p>