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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 male lover man who invented second travel to save his boyfriend, a fairly over-the-top pansexual — arguably not cis — alien with a girlfriend, the only asexual on network television, and had just said goodbye to a multi-attracted 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 notion 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
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TV has been instrumental in the Queer rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the society. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to tell stories that have made gay, lesbian, pansexual, trans, queer, intersex, and more people feel less alone in the nature – to realize there is a big and varied community to which they belong. One pioneering show at a time, groundbreaking character by groundbreaking character, TV and streaming series include given the society an insight into the LGBTQ+ exposure, and provided Gay people with reflections of their control lives – stories to laugh along with, to blubber with, and to identify with. In this list of LGBTQ+ TV shows, we highlight shows that have broken ground, enlightened, and entertained.
Weve arranged the list into four categories: shows that were big TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or experience
The 35 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows of All Time
Fellow Travelers ()
In this heart-wrenching Showtime miniseries, Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer participate two Capitol Hill men caught in the horrors of McCarthyism, falling in love despite a political atmosphere that is trying to crucify all its gender non-conforming members. The show 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 morning. Just be sure to possess a box of tissues sitting nearby.
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Hacks (–present)
In Hacks, viewers follow a veteran comedian named Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who realizes her career has been stuck in autopilot when she meets a struggling young author named Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who inspires her with a renewed sense of creativity and control. Through their relationship, we spot 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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The 25 Most Essential LGBTQ TV Shows of the 21st Century
Tuca and Bertie ()
What it is: The dearly departed “Tuca and Bertie” was one of TV’s best shows about friendship, dating, and being a hot mess: tried and true subject matter many queer people can relate to. The titular avian duo — impulsive party animal tucan Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) and sensible but anxious lyric thrush Bertie (Ali Wong) — have one of TV’s loveliest friendships, as the two total opposites support each other through career and romantic struggles. While the main amorous relationship of the present is between Bertie and her adorably square crush Speckle (Steven Yeun), Tuca is very much an out-and-proud bisexual bird, flitting around from romantic partners of all genders and species.
Why its essential: The best season of the show, Season 2, features Tuca entering a association with Kara (Sasheer Zamata), a seagull nurse. Initially a positive bond, the show steadily tracks the flaws in the pairing, as Kara puts Tuca down and forces her to change to fit the