Kurt Hummel is the first openly gay character introduced on the hit series Glee, a role that earned Chris Colfer a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in 2011. Throughout the series, Kurt transforms from shy and closeted to outspoken and unapologetically queer, taking viewers with him on an emotional journey that includes coming out to his very masculine father, being relentlessly bullied at school, and in the end, finding love and acceptance.