She became the first openly lesbian comic ever to appear on television in 1991 on an episode of The Sally Jesse Raphael Show entitled "Breaking the Lesbian Stereotype...Lesbians Who Don't Look Like Lesbians."
In 1991, she was the inaugural openly lesbian comedian to grace television with her presence during an episode of The Sally Jesse Raphael Show called "Shattering Stereotypes: Lesbians Unafraid to Be Openly Gay."