The episode follows Dev celebrating Thanksgiving with Denise 's family through out the years , as Dev 's family does n't celebrate the holiday . The episode details Denise 's coming out as a lesbian throughout the years and their growing , yet resistant acceptance . The episode was met with widespread acclaim from critics . " Thanksgiving " won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series , making Waithe the first African-American woman ever to win such award , and the Gold Derby Award for Best Comedy Episode of the Year
Primetime Emmy Award
69th Primetime Emmy Awards
Thanksgiving (Master of None)