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29 Queer Girls On Which Lesbian Characters Made Them Feel Seen
I might be aging myself with this, but.... Spencer from South of Nowhere. Her struggles with adjusting to being at a new upper school, navigating different relationships with both men and women while fighting her true gay self from coming out of the closet — just so she could be recognized by society, her peers, her family and herself — are all too familiar. Eventually, in spite of everything, she learns to accept herself and accept the fact that she’s in love with her best friend, Ashley. Plus, the guy she dated briefly, Aiden, realizes she’s gay, helps gently pull her out of the closet, and turns out to be one of her best friends too. My coming out experience was similar. South of Nowhere was on at a time when I really needed it, when I really didn’t want to be lgbtq+, tried to be bi, tried to be linear, and finally stopped fighting who I really am.
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The 25 Best LGBTQ+ Characters on Television, Period
Callie Tores, 'Grey’s Anatomy'
Played by: Sara Ramirez
At this point in Grey's history, Callie is as beloved and as central to this display as Meredith and Bailey. Coming out stories are a dime a dozen now, but in 2006 it was also stylish to see a coming out story from someone who wasn't a teenager.
Max Bloom, 'Happy Endings'
Played by: Adam Pally
At a time when society had to invent the obnoxious term “metrosexual” to justify straight men’s rights (not a thing) to lug bags and use products, Happy Endings dared to dream that a same-sex attracted man could be a slob.
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David Rose, 'Schitt’s Creek'
Played by: Dan Levy
Sometimes I see fictional characters, particularly in science fiction and fantasy, described as "pansexual" and wonder if the writers really know what that means or just think it sounds more whimsical than bisexual—but Schitt's Creek describes David's pansexuality quite well with his wine metaphor scene, and with all the empathy and kindness we hope for from the series.
Rue, 'Euphoria'
Played by: Zendaya
That's Emmy-winner Zendaya to you,
Celebrating LGBTQ+ TV Characters
In celebration of Pride Month, I thought it would be entertaining to celebrate a handful of remarkable LGBTQ+ TV characters like public administrative aide (PAA) John Irvin from the Emmy award-winning series "NYPD Blue” which out gay actor Bill Brochtrupplayedon ABC for six seasons. Thanks to him more LGBTQ+ characters started showing up on all types of dramatic television shows after 2005 favor "The Good Wife", "Person of Interest", "Game of Thrones", and "Downton Abbey" to name a few.
For TV viewers who grew up in the 70s and 80s, like myself, you know that the multitude of Homosexual characters, storylines, and shows we relax watching today just didn’t exist endorse in the morning. The only sudo-LGBTQ-sh TV characters that we had on the boob tube back then were performers like the hilarious Paul Lynde who not only played snarky Uncle Arthur on “Bewitched” (1964 -1972), but also brought his unique brand of humor to the center square of “The Hollywood Squares” (1965-1976), there was also the bumbling TV sitcom actor of “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” (1968-1970) and game show fixture / regular pane
The Most Impactful Homosexual Characters in TV History
Be it network, cable, or streaming, television is the most powerful show medium for effecting cultural change. Week after week, characters are brought onto our screens—and erode long-standing prejudices and misconceptions. Nowhere is this truer than with LGBTQ+ advocacy in television, which has shifted from nonexistent to nearly ubiquitous in a matter of decades. According to GLAAD, LGBTQ+ characters are at a register high in the 2021-2022 season, standing for more than one in nine of all regular characters on American television, an increase of more than 20 percent from last season.
The portrayals are almost always hard-fought, as creators and performers face disagreement from networks, viewers, and conservatives. But representation is vital: Queer characters grasp the power to change attitudes while providing a lifeline to people struggling with their individuality or orientation.
In celebration of Pride Month, we’re revisiting and honoring 15 of the most iconic LGBTQ+ characters in television history.
Beverly LaSalle, All in the Family (1971-1979)
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20 All-Time Best Gay Characters in TV History
When casually watching a new series, it is not uncommon for there to be at least one traits that represents the LGBTQ+ community. Many shows that target a teenage or young adult audience obtain advantage of this inclusivity to represent people of different sexual orientations. It is incredible to look this community getting the representation they have always deserved, but as we all know, this was not always the case in our world, enable alone the entertainment industry.
While the 1960s was a historical turning point for LGBTQ+ individuals in America, the 1970s can claim several pivotal moments for queer characters and actors in Hollywood. The very first openly gay nature to make it into a television series, though he was not made a regular, was Archie Bunker's longtime friend, Steve, in All in the Family. The episode is respectfully titled "Judging Books by Covers," and Steve comes out to his bigoted and homophobic comrade. Within the next rare decades, several writers and producers tested the waters by including gay and lesbian characters in their storylines. Now, within the last decade or so, whole shows center a