Why American Horror Story: Hotel Is Booked With LGBT Characters

The Advocate checked in with Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, and Denis O'Hare about LGBT representation on American Horror Story: Hotel (and their favorite Lady Gaga songs).

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American Horror Story, the FX anthology series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, has many terrifying monsters. But the show also boasts one of the most diverse casts in Hollywood.

At PaleyFest, an annual festival celebrating television, The Advocate asked American Horror Story: Hotel actors Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, and Denis O'Hare, What makes AHS unique in its LGBT representation? The stars also weighed in on what lessons about diversity other shows could learn from theirs.

And in celebration of the achievements of their cast mate Lady Gaga, who recently won a Golden Globe for her performance, Bomer, Jackson, and O'Hare revealed which songs by Mother Monster they most related to.

Watch the exclusive video below.