After all, Glee was loved (and mocked) most for its songs. "Santana not only showed me it was OK to go down that route of being a creative as a career, but to be gay and be open about who I am and ...

But that tongue-in-cheek premise didn't soften the blow for the Glee actors. "We knew it was very offensive," Ushkowitz, 38, admitted. The goal was humor, but the punchlines missed. "You had to commit ...