Shows with gay couples
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TV has been instrumental in the Homosexual rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the group. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to tell stories that have made gay, lesbian, double attraction, trans, queer, intersex, and more people feel less alone in the nature – to comprehend 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 acquire given the nature an insight into the LGBTQ+ exposure, and provided Gay people with reflections of their possess lives – stories to laugh along with, to blubbering with, and to identify with. In this list of LGBTQ+ TV shows, we highlight 180 shows that own broken ground, enlightened, and entertained.
We’ve arranged the list into four categories: shows that were vast TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or experiences; shows that feature Queer characters and stories, but where that isn’t necessarily
LGBTQ couples on TV to celebrate for Valentine’s Day
Across many genres, LGBTQ voice has risen steadily; most importantly, the love stories told only continue to become more mainstream and filled with joy. Not every fate on this list is a good one, and some end tragically, but each story is rooted in captivating performances and some of the most romantic moments ever to grace the small screen.
This is a rerun of a list we ran on a different site, updated with some couples we missed last year, modern couples that we just met, and new blurbs for currently running TV shows. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Sue/Emily, Dickinson
Apple TV+
Literary lovers, unite! Though the historical relationship between Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) and her optimal friend-turned-sister-in-law Sue Gilbert (Ella Hunt) is largely speculative, Dickinson packs so much passion between the two that it’s not difficult to believe each detail is genuine.
At a age when society frowned upon the very idea of a lesbian relationship, Emily and Sue had to share their love through stolen moments of secrecy. From tender glances to fiery affection to delicate de
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Eve and Villanelle
BBC
Killing Eve might have stumbled a bit in its final season, but there’s no question that Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer had palpable chemistry as Eve, a detective, and Villanelle, the ruthless assassin with whom she develops an attraction. They certainly make for a compelling and fascinating couple, though they don’t truly own up their desire until near the very end, after which Villanelle ends up dying (thus buying into the “bury your gays trope”). Even though their story doesn’t go out with a happy ending, viewers can still enjoy their cat-and-mouse dynamic, as well as see the tremendous talents of Oh and Comer put to good use.
Netflix
Throughout its four seasons, Netflix’s Sex Educationexcelled at demonstrating various relationship dynamics, particularly among its younger cast members. The bond between Ola and Lily, which starts to gel in the second season, is complicated, like so many of the other relationships in the series, but they still manage to talk about their difficulties in a remarkably mature way. Even though neither character was in the fourth an
These are in no particular order, but it is a list of my favourite homosexual couples to have been on television in the last decade or so.
QUEER AS FOLK USA [Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor]
QAF chronicles the lives of five lesbian men; Michael Novoty, Emmett Honeycutt, Ted Schmidt, Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor (and a lesbian couple; Lindsey Peterson and Melaine Marcus). It premiered in 2000 on Showtime with the last episode aired in 2005 lasting a successful five seasons.
Years ago I once said Brian and Justin had the best on-screen chemistry I had ever seen in the drama….even now that comment remains valid.
I was only ten…or eleven when I first watched the pilot episode of Queer as Folk and was introduced to gay Pittsburgh and the five male cast characters; Michael Novotny- The lad next door best friend; Emmett Honeycutt- the out-proud over-the-top queen; Ted Schmidt- the lifeless accountant and Brian Kinney- the narcissistic, egotistic, heterophobe that lived his life with no regrets. The fifth was high school senior Justin Taylor.
For five years the series followed the turbulent rollercoaster that was Brian and Justin’s partnership – from the origin under