Gay lgbt tv shows
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TV has been instrumental in the LGBTQ+ rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the community. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to tell stories that have made gay, queer woman , bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and more people undergo less alone in the world – to understand there is a vast and varied community to which they belong. One pioneering show at a time, groundbreaking character by groundbreaking character, TV and streaming series have given the world an intuition into the LGBTQ+ life, and provided LGBTQ+ people with reflections of their own lives – stories to laugh along with, to cry with, and to identify with. In this list of Gay TV shows, we showcase 180 shows that hold broken ground, enlightened, and entertained.
We’ve arranged the list into four categories: shows that were big TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or experiences; shows that movie LGBTQ+ characters and stories, but where that isn’t necessarily
People Are Sharing Their Favorite LGBTQ+ TV Shows Of All Time And, Wow, I Have A Lot To Watch
"By Season 7, our main cast was made up of a bisexual woman and her lesbian wife, a same-sex attracted man who invented second travel to save his boyfriend, a fairly extravagant pansexual — arguably not cis — alien with a girlfriend, the only asexual on network television, and had just said goodbye to a attracted to both genders man who’d had meaningful relationships with men and women — who just left, didn’t die, just left. The rest of the characters were ostensibly straight, but all the actors said they were comfortable with the concept of their characters organism LGBTQ+ as well and supported and encouraged headcanons. The show started with one bisexual woman and a bunch of unbent people.
On top of that, it was just so much FUN, and big-hearted. This was a goofy family who had the best time and got up to the silliest stuff. It’s so joyful and a great antidote to serious, heterosexual superhero stuff."
—garebehr
Ahh, Peacock — the last in a long line of streaming services to appear and make us all wonder, “do we need this?” Well, you should know that surprisingly enough, Peacock’s slate of first content is extremely lesbian-inclusive — Peacock has gay characters in nearly all of its original and co-produced TV shows and movies. However, these shows rarely get a second or third season pickup. Sad! Anyhow, let’s delve into the best Peacock shows with lesbian, pansexual or queer women characters or trans people!
Queer as Folk
Peacock Drama, 2022
Unlike the deeply white, cis and able-bodied original characters, all of the new QAF’s mains are people of color or trans or disabled or all of the above, including Char, a non-binary Black masculine-presenting person and their companion, Ruthie, a trans girl who’d grown up with the series’ star, lgbtq+ party boy Brodie. Queer as Folk gave us groundbreaking and incredibly hot sex, a Craft-inspired drag show, a sex party catered towards people with disabilities and a joyful portrait of chosen family coming together in the face of shared trauma. Stream Gender non-conforming As Folk.
Bel-Air
Peacock Drama, 2020—
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Fellow Travelers (2023)
In this heart-wrenching Showtime miniseries, Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer act two Capitol Hill men caught in the horrors of McCarthyism, falling in love despite a political atmosphere that is trying to crucify all its queer members. The demonstrate charts their relationship over the next three decades, all the way up to the AIDS crisis, with a beautiful, poignant story that echoes with political issues we’re still seeing to this daytime. Just be sure to have a box of tissues sitting nearby.
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Hacks (2021–present)
In Hacks, viewers shadow a veteran comedian named Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who realizes her career has been stuck in autopilot when she meets a struggling young scribe named Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who inspires her with a renewed sense of creativity and drive. Through their relationship, we notice the struggle of generations trying to learn from one another and, notably, how Ava’s bisexuality opens Deborah’s eyes to past prejudices.
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La Casa de las Flores (The Residence of Flowers) (2018–2020)
In this Mexican black-comed
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