. >> reporter: cam, played by eric stonestreet, and mitchell, played by jesse tyler ferguson, providing modern take on gay marriage. >> i think our goal and the writers' goal has always been to -- i don't want to use the word normalize but just make it that we're j like everybody else and we're inadequate in different areas -- interesting. fathers are >> it's a portrayal that broke barriers when at the end of season 5 they had the gay wedding of the century taking place a full year before the supreme court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. the couple's adoption of their vietnamese daughter lilly a reflection on today's society and diversity. >> how they were able to portray a in gaay stable loving home with a daughter, what is the significance of that? >> it means a lot toi bmean, i as someone who was looking for role models on television, not necessarily finding them,e n be kids now. and i think it's been a talking point for a lot of families and for a lot of people to talk about what it means to be gay. i love the relationship. i'm so proud of the relationship that eric and i h