Greg Berlanti accepted the inaugural Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award at the UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers ‘ annual Teens and Screens Summit on Thursday in Los Angeles. The writer, director, producer and showrunner behind movies and shows such as “Love, Simon,” “Dawsons Creek,” “Riverdale,” “You” and multiple series in the CW’s “Arrowverse” delivered a heartfelt acceptance speech reflecting on his journey towards self-acceptance, which led him to create shows that help audiences feel represented, seen, and loved.

“As storytellers in Hollywood, we get to heal our own old stories, crafting new ones that are honest and vulnerable, and those stories, in turn, can change hearts and minds and remind the audience how much more universal human experience is than different,” a

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