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TV has been instrumental in the Diverse rights movement and in transforming attitudes towards the community. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to explain stories that have made same-sex attracted, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and more people feel less alone in the world – to know 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 have given the world an insight into the LGBTQ+ experience, and provided LGBTQ+ people with reflections of their own lives – stories to laugh along with, to cry with, and to recognize with. In this list of LGBTQ+ TV shows, we feature shows that have broken earth, 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 experience
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"By Season 7, our main cast was made up of a bisexual woman and her lesbian wife, a male lover man who invented hour travel to save his boyfriend, a fairly flashy 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 entity LGBTQ+ as well and supported and encouraged headcanons. The show started with one bisexual woman and a bunch of vertical 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
The 20 Best LGTBQ+ Anime Movies and TV Shows, Ranked
While love that transgresses the rigid barriers of gender should be acknowledged every day, June is the official month celebrating the Diverse community in multitudinous ways. Also famous as Pride Month, the interval is consolidated to commemorate the hard struggles the LGBTQ+ group has experienced in their fight for equal rights, as well as spotlighting diverse people who felt great lgbtq+ fest in their right sexual identities.
Every month of the year, not just June, should be a time to commemorate LGBTQ+ diversity because this genre not only educates people but also provides a platform for community members to feel acknowledged, listened to, and represented. Many significant films and TV series, be it Hollywood or world cinema, surrounding the Queer community have been produced. Anime is no exception. In order to commemorate love without boundaries, here are some anime TV shows and movies for fans to think about adding to their watchlist.
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Fellow Travelers ()
In this heart-wrenching Showtime miniseries, Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer perform 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 display 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 night. Just be sure to have a box of tissues sitting nearby.
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Hacks (–present)
In Hacks, viewers track a veteran comedian named Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who realizes her career has been stuck in autopilot when she meets a struggling young penner named Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who inspires her with a renewed sense of creativity and drive. Through their relationship, we observe 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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