Paris Barclay's resumé reads like the plot for a feel-good drama. A black kid from a working-class family bucks all odds to become a power player in Hollywood. Tear-jerking twists include his struggles with racism, alcoholism, and unaccepted sexuality. It is a story worthy of an Emmy. In fact, it is this background that has helped Barclay win two Emmy Awards. "I do think because of my experience living in both worlds, living in an African American household, and also being educated in the white world of Harvard and New York, it gives me a perspective to tell different kinds of stories than are currently being told," Barclay told the Los Angeles Times. His talent for telling these stories is respected by producers, actors, and writers throughout the television industry. Barclay explained some of his appeal to David Mixner of Gay.com in saying "I want to...