List of comedy television series with LGBT characters
This list includes series that feature noteworthy lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters. Miniseries and web television programs are included.
Series
Year | Show | Network | Character | Actor | Notes |
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1972–1973 | The Corner Bar | ABC | Peter Panama | Vincent Schiavelli | The first continuing portrayal of a gay person on American television.[1] |
1972–1985 | Are You Being Served? | BBC | Mr. Humphries | John Inman | British sitcom about staff working in the Grace Brothers department store. |
1975 | Hot l Baltimore | ABC | George Gordon | Lee Bergere Henry Calvert | The first gay couple on American network television. |
1975–1982 | Barney Miller | ABC | Marty Morrison Darryl Driscoll Officer Zatelli | Jack DeLeon Ray Stewart Dino Natali | Marty was a semi-regular on the long-running television series and Darryl made several appearances as Marty's lover. Series creator Danny Arnold worked closely with the National Gay Task Force in developing the characters of Darryl and Marty. Initially both were presented as flamboyantly gay men, but as the series progressed Darryl began acting and dressing more conservatively.[2] Officer Zatelli's coming out, initially to Captain Miller but eventually to the entire squad, was the first gay-themed story arc on American television and Arnold again worked with the NGTF to develop it. |
1976–1977 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Syndicated | Ed McCullough Howard McCullough | Laurence Haddon Beeson Carroll | Ed and Howard were introduced as a pair of brothers sharing a house in the Hartmans' neighborhood but were later revealed to be a gay couple hoping to live an open life in Fernwood. |
1976 (unaired) | Snip | NBC | Michael | Walter Wanderman | He was the owner of the salon where the characters worked. |
1976 | The Nancy Walker Show | ABC | Terry Folson | Ken Olfson | Terry was an out-of-work actor and personal assistant to lead character Nancy Kitteridge (Nancy Walker). |
1976 | Ball Four | CBS | Based on the book Ball Four. Featured a gay rookie baseball player.[3] | ||
1977 | All That Glitters | Syndicated | Linda Murkland | Linda Gray | Linda Murkland was a transgender woman (the first transgender series regular on American television). |
1977–1981 | Soap | ABC | Jodie Dallas | Billy Crystal | By the end of the series, Jodie was romantically involved with a woman. |
1979–1981 | Agony | ITV | Michael Rob | Peter Denyer Jeremy Bulloch | First British sitcom to feature a gay couple in a non-camp fashion. |
1981–1983 | Love, Sidney | NBC | Sidney Shore | Tony Randall | The first prime-time television series to have a gay character as its central lead although the character was in the closet for all 40 episodes. |
1981 | Daily at Dawn | Seven Network | Leslie Windrush | Terry Bader | The first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character. |
1982–1992 | 'Allo 'Allo! | BBC | Lt. Hubert Gruber | Guy Siner | Lt. Gruber was clearly depicted as gay, and interested in the series' lead character, Rene Artois (Gorden Kaye). In the series finale's flash-forward scene, however, it was revealed that Gruber eventually married Pvt. Helga Geerhart (Kim Hartman). |
1984 | Dream Stuffing | Channel 4 | Richard | Ray Burdis | British sitcom about two unemployed girls who share a London flat. Their neighbour Richard is gay. |
1984–1989 | Brothers | Showtime | Cliff Waters Donald Maulpey | Paul Regina Philip Charles MacKenzie | Two heterosexual brothers cope when third brother (Cliff) comes out as gay. Donald is Cliff's gay neighbor. |
1985 | Sara | NBC | Dennis Kemper | Bronson Pinchot | Dennis is an attorney in the law firm at which the series is set. |
1987–1991 | Thirtysomething | ABC | Russell Weller Peter Montefiore | David Marshall Grant Peter Frechette | Two supporting gay characters, one an artist and one working in advertising. Focus of the episode Strangers. |
1987–1988 | Women in Prison | Fox | Bonnie Harper | Antionette Byron | |
1987–1989 | Hooperman | ABC | Rick Silardi | Joseph Gian | Uniformed Police Officer Rick Silardi is openly gay, but seems to spend most of his time fending off the affections of his straight female police partner, Officer Mo DeMott (Sydney Walsh), who wants to "save him" from being gay by making passes at him whenever possible. |
1988–1997 | Roseanne | ABC | Bev Harris Leon Carp Scott Nancy Bartlett | Estelle Parsons Martin Mull Fred Willard Sandra Bernhard | In the final episode, Rosanne Conner revealed that the last season was a story she'd written. Her mother wasn't really gay but her sister was. |
1989–1991 | Doctor Doctor | CBS | Richard Stratford | Tony Carreiro | Richard is the openly gay brother of lead character Mike Stratford (Matt Frewer). |
1990–1993 | You Rang M'Lord? | BBC | Helen Cooper Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum | Catherine Rabett | |
1990–1998 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Channel 4 | Helen Cooper | Ingrid Lacey | |
1991–1997 | The Brittas Empire | BBC | Gavin Featherly Tim Whistler | Tim Marriott Russell Porter | Tim and Gavin are a couple working at the leisure centre, who, though out, choose not to tell some people due to fear of being fired. Their homophobic boss is innocently oblivious to their relationship for seven years. |
1992 | Terry and Julian | Channel 4 | Julian | Julian Clary | |
1992–1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | HBO | Brian | Scott Thompson | |
1993 | Cutters | CBS | Troy King | Julius Carry | Troy was an Olympic gold medalist turned hairdresser.[4] |
1993–1996 | The John Larroquette Show | NBC | Pat | Jazzmun | A drag queen who hangs out at the bus station where the lead character works. |
1994 | Daddy's Girls | CBS | Dennis Sinclair | Harvey Fierstein | Sinclair is a high-strung fashion designer. He was the first gay principal television character played by an openly gay actor.[5] |
1994–1998 | Ellen | ABC | Ellen Morgan Peter Barnes Barrett | Ellen DeGeneres Patrick Bristow Jack Plotnick | After months of media speculation, Ellen Morgan came out in "The Puppy Episode". Peter and Barrett were Ellen's friends and a couple. |
1994–1999 | The Vicar of Dibley | BBC | Frank Pickle | John Bluthal | |
1994–2004 | Friends | NBC | Carol Willick Susan Bunch | Jane Sibbett Jessica Hecht | Carol is Ross's ex-wife, who realized that she was a lesbian. In 1996, Carol marries Susan, her partner, in network TV's first lesbian wedding. |
1995 | Muscle | The WB | Bronwyn Jones | Amy Pietz | Lead character Bronwyn is a lesbian news anchor. |
1995 | The Pursuit of Happiness | NBC | Alex Chosek | Brad Garrett | |
1995 | Agony Again | BBC | Michael | Sasha Grunpeter | Short-lived sequel to 1979 sitcom Agony. Jane Lucas's son Michael is gay. |
1995–1996 | High Society[6] | CBS | Stephano | Luigi Amodeo | |
1995–1996 | The Crew | Fox | Paul Steadman | David Burke | |
1996 | Public Morals | CBS | John Irvin | Bill Brochtrup | |
1996 | Party Girl[6] | Fox | Derrick | John Cameron Mitchell | Short-lived sitcom based on the 1995 theatrical film |
1996 | Lush Life[6] | Fox | Nelson "Margarita" Marquez | John Ortiz | |
1996–2002 | Spin City | ABC | Carter Sebastian Heywood | Michael Boatman | |
1997–1998 | Fired Up[6] | NBC | Ashley | Mark Davis | |
1997–2000 | Veronica's Closet | NBC | Josh Blair | Wallace Langham | Josh's sexuality was obfuscated as a running joke until the 2000 episode "Veronica Helps Josh Out", when he came out as gay. |
1998–2004 | Sex and the City | HBO | Stanford Blatch Anthony Marantino Samantha Jones | Willie Garson Mario Cantone Kim Cattrall | Stanford and Anthony are gay. Samantha is bisexual and has a romance with a woman, Maria (Sônia Braga). |
1998–2006 2017– | Will & Grace | NBC | Will Truman Jack McFarland Karen Walker Vince D'Angelo | Eric McCormack Sean Hayes Megan Mullally Bobby Cannavale | Will and Jack are gay. Karen's bisexuality is implied. (e.g. In season 6, episode 2, "Last Ex to Brooklyn", when a woman at the dinner table says she drinks because it makes sex better, Karen reaches over and fills her glass with wine; and when she becomes upset and leaves, Karen says "Oh, yeah. Just where I was hoping this evening was going.", grabs her purse and follows after her.) Vince is Will's partner. |
1999 | Oh, Grow Up | ABC | Ford Lowell Sal | John Ducey Ed Marinaro | Ford is a married man who left his wife after realizing he was gay.[7] Sal is lead character Hunter's (Stephen Dunham) boss.[8] |
1999–2000 | Strangers with Candy | Comedy Central | Jerri Blank Geoffrey Jellineck Chuck Noblet | Amy Sedaris Paul Dinello Stephen Colbert | Jerri is bisexual. Jellineck and Noblet carried on a clandestine affair. |
1999–2001 | Beggars and Choosers | Showtime | Malcolm Laffley | Tuc Watkins | Laffley is a television casting director who came out to disprove sexual harassment charges leveled at him by a woman. |
1999–2001 | Los Beltrán | Telemundo | Fernando Salazar Kevin Lynch | Gabriel Romero James C. Leary | Fernando and Kevin are gay. They are the first openly-gay characters on Spanish-language television, and first same-sex couple that marry. |
2000 | Normal, Ohio | Fox | William "Butch" Gamble | John Goodman | |
2000–2001 | Grosse Pointe | WB | Ted Johnson Kevin the P.A. Greg | Michael Hitchcock Nat Faxon Jonathan Del Arco | Ted Johnson has a crush on his acting mate Johnny Bishop. Kevin the P.A. has a brief crush on Dave May. |
2000–2011 | My Family | BBC One | Michael Harper | Gabriel Thompson | On 15 April 2010, MailOnline reported that despite his earlier reputation as a womanizer, Michael would come out as gay to his parents in the tenth series.[9] |
2001 | The Ellen Show | CBS | Ellen Richmond | Ellen DeGeneres | |
2001 | Some of My Best Friends | CBS | Warren Fairbanks Vern Limoso | Jason Bateman Alec Mapa | Based on the film Kiss Me, Guido |
2001–2008 2014– | Trailer Park Boys | Showcase (season 1-7) Netflix (season 8- ) | Jim Lahey Randy | John Dunsworth Patrick Roach | The characters of trailer park supervisor, Jim Lahey and assistant trailer park supervisor Randy are both bisexual men. |
2002 | That '80s Show | CBS | Sophia | Brittany Daniel | Corey's bisexual ex-girlfriend who has an unreturned crush on Corey's sister Katie. |
2002–2007 | Kath & Kim | ABC1 Seven Network | Sharon Strzelecki | Magda Szubanski | Sharon is a sports fanatic, especially around male-oriented games, and has dated guys, but it is later implied in the film Kath & Kimderella that she might have bisexual feelings, even though she is clueless about her own sexual orientation, believes that a shirt with the LGBT rainbow flag colors looks good on her, and later gyrating around a lesbian golfer. (Szubanski is a Lesbian in real-life) |
2003–2015 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | Evelyn Harper Jenny Harper | Holland Taylor Amber Tamblyn | Evelyn is the bisexual mother of Charlie and Alan Harper (Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer). For most of the series, Evelyn is portrayed as a heterosexual but there are instances in seasons 8, 9, and 11 where she has lesbian sex with three different women, including actress Lynda Carter. Jenny joins the cast in season 11, the previously unknown daughter of Charlie. She engages in several one-night stands with various women.[10] |
2003–2009 | Reno 911! | Comedy Central | Lieutenant Dangle Deputy Kimball | Thomas Lennon Mary Birdsong | |
2003–2006 | Aquí no hay quien viva | Antena 3 | Mauri Hidalgo Fernando Navarro Bea Villarejo Diego Álvarez Rosa Izquierdo Ana Abel | Luis Merlo Adrià Collado Eva Isanta Mariano Alameda María Almudéver Vanesa Romero Alberto Maneiro | Stable gay relationship between main characters Mauri and Fernando. During a time they were broken up, Mauri had a relationship with Diego, who left him for another man and later regretted it. But by then Mauri and Fernando were together again.
Mauri also has a son by artificial insemination with lesbian best friend Bea, who had a relationship with a lawyer, Rosa, for a while. Afterwards, she had a wild night with Ana, who became lesbian for her and became a stable couple. |
2003–2006 2013– | Arrested Development | Fox (season 1—3) Netflix (season 4— ) | George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II Barry Zuckerkorn | Will Arnett Henry Winkler | GOB is hinted to be bisexual throughout the series. He ends up falling in love with his enemy, Tony Wonder. It is a running joke that Barry is a closeted gay man who is frequently thinking of outlandish excuses to conceal his true activities. |
2003–2004 | It's All Relative | ABC | Simon Banks Philip Stoddard | Christopher Sieber John Benjamin Hickey | |
2003–2015 | Peep Show | Channel 4 | Jeremy 'Jez' Usborne | Robert Webb | Jez is implied to be bisexual a few times throughout the series. In the series 9 episode 'Threeism' he sleeps with Megan's boyfriend Joe and then enters into a relationship with both of them. |
2004–2011 | Entourage | HBO | Lloyd | Rex Lee | |
2005–2014 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | James Stinson | Wayne Brady | James first appears in season 2 episode 10 as Barney's gay black brother. He is married to a man name Ted and they have 2 children together. |
2005–2013 | The Office | NBC | Oscar Martinez Gil Matt Robert Lipton | Oscar Nuñez Tom Chick Sam Daly Jack Coleman | Oscar is a calm and low-level accountant. |
2005–2009 | My Name is Earl | NBC | Kenny James Stuart Daniels | Gregg Binkley Mike O'Malley | |
2005–2008 | South of Nowhere | The N | Spencer Carlin Ashley Davies Kelly Carmen | Gabrielle Christian Mandy Musgrave Ashley Schneider Brooke Vallone | Ashley Davies is an out lesbian with a reputation for being easy. Spencer Carlin is still coming to terms with her sexuality and later starts a relationship with Ashley. Kelly an out lesbian tries to seduce Spencer but is rejected. Spencer begins dating Carmen after breaking up with Ashley. |
2005–2007 | The War At Home | Fox | Khaleel "Kenny" Al-Bahir | Rami Malek | Kenny is a 16-year-old boy who harbors a secret crush on his best friend Larry and is subsequently kicked out of his house when his parents find out he's gay.[11] |
2005–2006 | Out of Practice | CBS | Regina Barnes | Paula Marshall | |
2005–2006 | Twins | The WB | Neil | Christopher Fitzgerald | |
2005–2006 | Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | TVNZ 1 | Alisdair Morton Lesley Tangaroa | Thomas Robins Grace Hoet | |
2005– | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | FXX | Mac (Ronald MacDonald) Dennis Reynolds | Rob McElhenney Glenn Howerton | In the episode "Hero or Hate Crime" (season 12, episode 6), Mac comes out of the closet after denying his sexuality, even coming out and going back in the closet in the two part episode "The Gang Goes to Hell" (season 11, episodes 9 and 10). Mac came out again in "Hero or Hate Crime" (season 12, episode 6), this time remaining out of the closet. Dennis was confirmed as bisexual by the actor, mentioning multiple times in the show that he would be willing to have sex with men if the situation came up. |
2005 | All About George | ITV | Russel | Rory Jennings | |
2005 | The Comeback | HBO | Mickey Deane | Robert Michael Morris | Mickey is a hairdresser and confidant to lead character Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) who, despite being obviously gay, believes he is closeted. |
2005 | It's Me...Gerald | Showcase | Gerald | Gerald L'Ecuyer | |
2006–2013 | 30 Rock | NBC | Devon Banks Jonathan J.D. Lutz Randy | Will Arnett Maulik Pancholy John Lutz Jeffery Self | Devon Banks is Jack Donaghy's nemesis, an executive who constantly tries to foil Jack's attempts to advance professionally. At first Devon is closeted but in the fifth season, it is revealed he has moved to Brooklyn and had children with an African-American dancer, Cashmere. Jonathan is Jack's assistant, who is smitten with his boss. J.D. Lutz is a TGS writer, whose sexual orientation was a mystery throughout the series. It was revealed in the series finale that he is bisexual. Randy is Liz Lemon's nephew. |
2006–2007 | The Business | IFC | Terrence von Holtzen Wendell Cooper | Matt Silver Neil Napier | Terrence is an intern who in season 2 is promoted to Associate Co-head of the Animation and Historical Adaptation Department. Wendell is the company's accountant. In a sexually charged second-season episode, Terrence admits his repressed homosexuality and he and Wendell hook up. |
2006–2007 | Cover Girl | SRC | Mathieu/Veronica Justin/Joujou Newton/Lana Cherry Sundae | René Richard Cyr Vincent Bolduc Frédéric Pierre Gilles Renaud | Series focuses on four drag queens. |
2006–2007 | The Class | CBS | Kyle Lendo Aaron | Sean Maguire Cristian de la Fuente | Kyle is in a relationship with Aaron. He is a second grade teacher at an elite private school. |
2006 | Crumbs | ABC | Mitch Crumb | Fred Savage | |
2006 | So NoTORIous | VH1 | Sasan | Zachary Quinto | Sasan is based on Tori Spelling's friend Mehran Farhat. |
2007–2009 | Reaper | The CW | Tony Steve | Ken Marino Michael Ian Black | Tony and Steve are a gay couple who live next door to the main trio of Sam, Sock, and Ben. It is later learned they are demons waging a war against the Devil. Steve is killed during the rebellion and manages to get into Heaven. He later becomes Sam's guardian angel. |
2007 | Kick | SBS | Layla Jackie | Nicole Chamoun Romi Trower | Layla is a Muslim-Australian who lives with her conservative family and is unenthusiastically engaged to be married to a man named Sharif. But when she falls in love with fellow fencer Jackie, she has to choose between following her heart or making her family happy. |
2007–2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Comedy Central | Brian Steve | Brian Posehn Steve Agee | Sarah's neighbors. |
2007– | Benidorm | ITV | Kenneth du Beke | Tony Maudsley | Hairdresser in the Solana hotel. |
2008–2009 | Sophie | CBC | Matt Scott Verner Bernard | Jeff Geddis Ian Matthews Stéphane Demers | Matt is an OB/GYN and lead character Sophie's best friend. Verner is his partner. Bernard is a waiter at the café where Matt and Sophie hang out, with whom Matt has an affair. |
2008 | Sordid Lives: The Series | Logo | Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram Ty Williamson | Leslie Jordan Jason Dottley | Brother Boy likes to perform as Tammy Wynette and tries to escape from treatments to dehomosexualize him. Ty is an actor in Los Angeles coming to terms with his homosexuality. |
2009– | Nurse Jackie | Showtime | Mohammed "Mo-Mo" de la Cruz Thor Lundgren Dr. Eleanor O'Hara | Haaz Sleiman Steve Wallem Eve Best | Mohammed and Thor are nurses at All Saints' Hospital. Mohammed was dropped after the first season, the producers' stated reason being "the character’s storyline ran its course".[12] Dr. O'Hara is in a relationship with a woman journalist in season 2 but has had sex on the show with at least one man. |
2009–2011 | United States of Tara | Showtime | Marshall Gregson | Keir Gilchrist | |
2009–2015 | Glee | Fox | Kurt Hummel Sandy Ryerson Blaine Anderson Dave Karofsky Sebastian Smythe Brittany Pierce Santana Lopez Hiram Berry LeRoy Berry Unique Adams | Chris Colfer Stephen Tobolowsky Darren Criss Max Adler Grant Gustin Heather Morris Naya Rivera Jeff Goldblum Brian Stokes Mitchell Alex Newell | Kurt is a member of the glee club. He comes out to his father in the episode "Preggers". Sandy, a self-described "predatory gay", was the glee club director until being fired for inappropriate contact with a student. He then turned to dealing in medical marijuana to make a living. Blaine was introduced in "Never Been Kissed", and soon becomes Kurt's boyfriend. Dave was introduced as a football player and a bully in season one. In season two, he begins targeting Kurt for being gay. In "Never Been Kissed", Kurt confronts Dave and Dave kisses him. Sebastian is introduced in "The First Time" as a new Warbler who sets his sights on Blaine. Brittany lets slip in "Sectionals" that she and Santana have had sex. Initially meant as a throw away line to jokingly make reference to the closeness of the two then minor characters, the writers began taking the relationship seriously due to pressure from fans and both Morris and Rivera. The storyline saw great advances in the second season once the actresses were promoted to the main cast. They are seen making out on Brittany's bed in "Duets" and also make reference to the lesbian sex act of scissoring. In "Sexy" Santana finally professes her love for Brittany and later admits that she is a lesbian. Brittany is thought to be bisexual or pansexual. Hiram and LeRoy Berry are Rachel's fathers. Unique is a transgender member of the rival Vocal Adrenaline show choir who identifies as female. She joins New Directions in season 4. |
2009– | Modern Family | ABC | Mitchell Pritchett Cameron Tucker Haley Dunphy | Jesse Tyler Ferguson Eric Stonestreet Sarah Hyland | As of the series opener, Mitchell and Cameron have been together for five years and have an adopted Vietnamese-born daughter, Lilly. In season 8, Haley flirts with a girl. It was confirmed she was bisexual by the actress on Twitter. |
2009–2013 | Go Girls | TVNZ 2 | Levi Hirsh Kent | Leon Wadham Josh McKenzie | Levi is a sassy gay Jewish man whose Go Girls pledge is to get revenge. Levi's ex-boyfriend and first love since high school. |
2010–2015 | Hot in Cleveland | TV Land | Caroline Moretti | Laura San Giacomo | Melanie Moretti's (Valerie Bertinelli) estranged sister Caroline is a lesbian and her girlfriend was trying to hit on Melanie. |
2010–2012 | Grandma's House | BBC Two | Simon Ben Theodore | Simon Amstell Iwan Rheon | Lead character Simon is a fictionalized version of gay comedian and TV host Simon Amstell. Over the course of the series he develops a relationship with actor Ben Theodore. |
2010–2011 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | MTV | Max Owens | Jayson Blair | Lead character RJ (Paul Iacono) discovers Max is gay when he espies him making out in the high school locker room showers with Guillermo in the season 2 episode "Steamy Surprise". |
2010–2011 | Blue Mountain State | Spike | Denise Roy Mary Jo Cacciatore | Gabrielle Dennis Frankie Shaw | Denise was bisexual, acknowledging having had sex with several people of both sexes. Mary Jo joined the series in season 2 and began identifying as lesbian in season 3. |
2010–2011 | $h*! My Dad Says | CBS | Tim | Tim Bagley | |
2010 | Running Wilde | Fox | Mr. Lunt | Robert Michael Morris | Mr. Lunt is the personal assistant to lead character Steve Wilde (Will Arnett). |
2011– | Mrs. Brown's Boys | RTÉ One | Rory Brown Dino Doyle | Rory Cowan Gary Hollywood | |
2011–2014 | Suburgatory | ABC | Mr. Wolfe | Rex Lee | |
2011–2015 | Hart of Dixie | The CW | Crickett Watts | Brandi Burkhardt | In season 4, Crickett comes out just as she was about to renew vows with Stanley Watts. After this she started dating Jaysene.[13] |
2011–2016 | Awkward | MTV | Clark Stevenson Ricky Schwartz Theo Abbott Cole Higgins | Joey Haro Matthew Fahey Evan Crooks Monty Geer | Clark is outed by the school bully in the season one finale. He becomes a confidant to lead character Jenna (Ashley Rickards) and eventually identifies himself as the anonymous poster who has been commenting on her blog. Clark is caught making out with Ricky in the final episode of season two. Theo and Cole are both gay and appear in Season 4 and 5. They are troublemakers and best friends. |
2011–2013 | Happily Divorced | TV Land | Peter Lovett | John Michael Higgins | Peter, a realtor, comes out to his wife Fran (Fran Drescher) after 18 years of marriage. The series is based on the real story of Drescher and her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson.[14] |
2011–2013 | Happy Endings | ABC | Max Blum Derrick Jane Kerkovich-Williams Grant | Adam Pally Stephen Guarino Eliza Coupe James Wolk | Max, a bearish slacker who constantly schemes ridiculous ideas to take advantage of his tendency toward laziness, is one of the show's central characters. Derrick, a recurring character, is a friend of his from the gym. Jane can be classified as bisexual. In season 3, her husband found out that she was in love with several women during college. Grant is Max's ex-boyfriend. |
2011–2017 | Episodes | Showtime | Andy Button Helen Basch Carol Rance | Joseph May Andrea Savage Kathleen Rose Perkins | |
2011 | Death Valley | MTV | Carla Rinaldi Julia | Tania Raymonde Stacey LaBerge | Officer Rinaldi is revealed as a lesbian at the end of episode "Zombie Fights", when she makes out with barmaid Julia.[15] |
2011 | Sirens | Channel 4 | Ashley Greenwick | Richard Madden | Ashley is a gay EMT.[16] |
2012– | Ima ve'abaz | HOT 3 | Erez Sammy | Yehuda Levi Yiftach Klein | Erez and Sammy are an Israeli gay couple raising a child with their best friend Talia (Maya Dagan). |
2012–2013 | The Girl's Guide to Depravity | Cinemax | Tyler | Joe Komara | Tyler is the wise-cracking bartender at the club frequented by several of the other characters.[17] |
2012– | House Husbands[18] | Nine Network | Kane Tom Alex Eve | Gyton Grantley Tim Campbell Darren McMullen Justine Clarke | |
2012–2014 | Anger Management | FX | Patrick | Michael Arden | |
2012–2016 | House of Lies | Showtime | Roscoe Kaan Principal Gita April | Donis Leonard, Jr. Mo Gaffney Megalyn Echikunwoke | Roscoe is the pre-teen son of lead character Marty Kaan (Don Cheadle). He exhibits gender-variant behaviour, including cross-dressing, and has expressed interest in both boys and girls. Principal Gita is the principal of Roscoe's school; she was formerly married to a man before finding her "life partner Deandra". April is a former stripper turned law student who has a self-described "weakness for pretty girls". |
2012–2013 | Malibu Country | ABC | Geoffrey | Jai Rodriguez | |
2012–2013 | Go On | NBC | Anne | Julie White | Anne is a member of the show's central support group, a lesbian mother whose wife recently died.[19] |
2012–2013 | The New Normal | NBC | David Sawyer Bryan Collins Gary Snyder Monte | Justin Bartha Andrew Rannells Michael Hitchcock Matt Bomer | David and Bryan are a gay couple who have hired a surrogate mother. Gary is a counselor at the surrogacy agency. |
2012–2013 | Whitney | NBC | Neal | Maulik Pancholy | Neal comes out as bisexual after his friends catch him on a date with a man. |
2012 | Partners | CBS | Louis Wyatt | Michael Urie Brandon Routh | Louis is an architect who is business partners with his heterosexual childhood friend Charlie. Wyatt is a nurse and Louis's boyfriend. |
2013–2015 | Getting On | HBO | Patsy De La Serta | Mel Rodriguez | |
2013–2016 | Vicious | ITV | Freddie Thornhill Stuart Bixby | Ian McKellen Derek Jacobi | |
2013– | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | Captain Ray Holt Kevin Cozner Rosa Diaz | Andre Braugher Marc Evan Jackson Stephanie Beatriz | Ray Holt is the openly gay captain of the 99th Police Precinct. Kevin Cozner is Holt's husband. Rosa Diaz is a detective and comes out as bisexual in episode "99" after a fellow detective overhears a woman calling her "babe" on the phone. |
2013– | Please Like Me | ABC2 | Josh Geoffrey Patrick Arnold Hannah | Josh Thomas Wade Briggs Charles Cottier Keegan Joyce Hannah Gadsby | The series begins with Josh realizing that he is gay after breaking up with Claire and getting hit on by Geoffrey. |
2013–2014 | Sean Saves the World | NBC | Sean | Sean Hayes | Sean is a divorced gay father with a successful, yet demanding, career. |
2014 | Marry Me | NBC | Kevin Kevin | Dan Bucatinsky Tim Meadows | |
2014 | Babylon | Channel 4 | Tony | Stuart Martin | |
2014– | Broad City | Comedy Central | Ilana Wexler Jaime Castro | Ilana Glazer Arturo Castro | Main character Ilana is bisexual. Her roommate, Jaime, is gay. |
2014–2016 | Faking It | MTV | Amy Raudenfeld Karma Ashcroft Shane Harvey Lauren Cooper Noah Brad Sabrina Pablo Reagan Duke Lewis Jr. | Rita Volk Katie Stevens Michael Willett Bailey De Young Elliot Fletcher Sidney Franklin Sophia Taylor Ali Anthony Palacios Yvette Monreal Skyler Maxon | Amy harbours secret feelings for her best friend Karma. Karma is a fake lesbian in the first season. In the second season, she kisses Amy passionately in a pool at a party (after showing hints that she might have feelings for her).[23] Shane, the most popular boy in school, is openly gay. Lauren is intersex (the first intersex main character on a television show). Noah is transgender and gay. Brad is asexual. Sabrina is Karma and Amy's old friend who later confess her love for Amy. |
2014 | Mystery Girls | ABC Family | Nick Diaz | Miguel Pinzon | |
2014–2015 | Sirens | USA Network | Hank St. Clare Valentina 'Voodoo' Dunacci Nick | Kevin Daniels Kelly O'Sullivan Jesse Luken | Based on the 2011 series of the same name. Hank is a gay, Voodoo is an asexual EMT. Nick is Hank's on-again, off-again boyfriend. |
2014–2016 | Undateable | NBC | Brett | David Fynn | |
2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Netflix | Ben McKinley Dozen | Bradley Cooper Michael Ian Black | |
2014–2018 | Young & Hungry | Freeform | Elliot Park Alan | Rex Lee Bryan Safi | |
2014–2015 | The McCarthys | CBS | Ronny McCarthy | Tyler Ritter | |
2015 | One Big Happy | NBC | Lizzy | Elisha Cuthbert | |
2015 | Weird Loners | FOX | Zara Sandhu | Meera Rohit Kumbhani | |
2015– | Grace and Frankie | Netflix | Sol Bergstein Robert Hanson | Sam Waterston Martin Sheen | |
2015 | Clipped | TBS | Buzzy | George Wendt | |
2015– | Another Period | Comedy Central | Victor Albert Dr. John Goldberg | Brian Huskey David Wain Moshe Kasher | |
2015–2016 | Boy Meets Girl (2015) | BBC Two | Judy Charlie | Rebecca Root Tyler Luke Cunningham | |
2015–2016 | Scream Queens | FOX | Sam Chanel #3 | Jeanna Han Billie Lourd | Sam is a lesbian and Chanel #3 is attracted to Sam. After playing spin the bottle and kissing Sam, Chanel #3 thinks she might be into girls.[24] They go on to admit their feelings for one another, but Chanel #3 tells Sam that they will only ever be friends. After Sam is killed, Chanel #3 tells a friend that she "is in love with love" (which suggests that she is or may be pansexual). |
2015–2016 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | FX | Ava Davvy Gigi | Elaine Hendrix Rebecca Naomi Jones Elizabeth Gillies | Ava has had several lesbian encounters in her life. Davvy is a lesbian and singer. |
2015– | Superstore | NBC | Mateo Jeff | Nico Santos Michael Bunin | |
2015 | Grandfathered | FOX | Annelise | Kelly Jenrette | |
2015– | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Netflix | Titus Andromedon Brandon Mikey Politano | Tituss Burgess Brandon Jones Mike Carlsen | Titus is Kimmy's friend and roommate. Brandon is the gay husband of Kimmy's friend, Cyndee. Mikey is Titus's ex-boyfriend. |
2015 | Telenovela | NBC | Gael Garnica | Jose Moreno Brooks | |
2015–2017 | Dr. Ken | ABC | Clark Leslie Beavers Connor | Jonathan Slavin Stephen Guarino | |
2015– | The Switch | OutTV | Sü | Nyla Rose | Trans woman played by trans actress. |
2015– | Other Space | Yahoo! Screen | Stewart Lipinski Karen Lipinski Tina Shukshin | Karan Soni Bess Rous Milana Vayntrub | Karen and Tina are revealed to have had a one night stand in college. Stewart mentions having had a boyfriend. |
2015– | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | The CW | White Josh Daryl Whitefeather | David Hull Pete Gardener | |
2015– | Schitt's Creek | CBC | David Rose Connor Jake Patrick Sebastian Caine | Dan Levy | It is said that David is pansexual and while discussing the matter of his sexuality with Stevie, comparing it with wine, he said that he likes the wine, not the label. Jake is bisexual. He was dating Stevie and David at the same time, and he wanted to be a "throuple". Patrick is David's business partner and the two shared a kiss in the third-season finale after coming back from Date on David's birthday. Sebastian is David's ex-boyfriend and a photographer. |
2015– | Fresh Off The Boat | ABC | Nicole Ellis | Luna Blaise | Nicole comes out to Eddie by telling him she likes girls. In episode "A League Of Her Own" she comes out as a lesbian to her stepmother and father.[25] |
2016– | You Me Her | Audience Network | Isabelle "Izzy" Silva Emma Trakarsky | Priscilla Faia Rachel Blanchard | One of the first shows on TV about Polyamory, this hilariously, awkward dramedy details the ups and downs that can ensue from such an arrangement. In season 1, Emma and Jack are married and in an attempt to spice things up they decide to hire and escort (Izzy). Izzy is a Psychology Graduate student who is trying to make enough money to pay for school so she decides to take her friends advice and becomes an escort. The connection between all three of them is immediate, but the connection and chemistry between Izzy and Emma is intense. Though Izzy never actually states her sexual identity, it is assumed that she is likely Bisexual or Pansexual. Emma is Bisexual and admitted to having a few romantic and sexual relationships with women in the past. |
2016–2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | BBC America | Panto Trost Silas Dengdamor Tina Tevetino | Christopher Russell Lee Majdoub Izzie Steele | Panto and Silas are lovers. Tina is bisexual. |
2016–2017 | The Real O'Neals | ABC | Kenny O'Neal Allison Adler-Wong Brett Young | Noah Galvin Ramona Young Sean Grandillo | Kenny is the middle child of a Catholic family living in Chicago. |
2016 | Zoe Ever After | BET | Valente | Tory Devon Smith | |
2016– | American Housewife | ABC | Angela | Carly Hughes | One of Katie’s best friends and fellow moms. |
2016–2017 | The Great Indoors | CBS | Mason | Shaun Brown | Mason is bisexual. |
2017– | Loudermilk | Audience | Claire | Anja Savcic | |
2017–2018 | Imposters | Bravo | Maddie Saffron Julia "Jules" Langmore Gina Michael | Inbar Lavi Marianne Rendón Chastity Dotson Sam Gilroy | Maddie is a bisexual con-artist who can seduce both men and women. She is Jule's ex-wife. Jules is a lesbian and was conned by Maddie. |
2017– | Friends from College | Netflix | Max Adler Felix Forzenheim | Fred Savage Billy Eichner | Max is a literary argent and Felix is Max's domestic partner. |
2017– | Trial & Error | NBC | Larry Henderson Summer Henderson | John Lithgow Krysta Rodriguez | Larry and Summer are bisexual. |
2017– | One Day at a Time | Netflix | Elena Alvarez Syd | Isabella Gómez Sheridan Pierce | Elena comes out as a lesbian in the second half of the first season.[26] Elena befriends, and eventually dates Syd, who identifies as non-binary.[27] |
2017– | GLOW | Netflix | Arthie Premkumar Yolanda Florian | Sunita Mani Shakira Barrera Alex Rich | Arthie may be lesbian or bisexual.[28] Yolanda is a lesbian.[29] Arthie and Yolanda are roommates that fall for each other. In season 2 it's revealed that Florian is gay and dies from an AIDS illness.[30] |
2018– | Grown-ish | Freeform | Nomi Segal Big Dave | Emily Arlook Barrett Carnahan | Nomi is bisexual, but not out to her family.[31] Dave is bisexual.[32] |
2018– | Champions | NBC | Michael Patel Ruby | J. J. Totah Fortune Feimster | Michael is a 15-year-old gay teenager who lives with his father and uncle in Brooklyn. Ruby is a lesbian and trainer at the gym. |
2018– | The Cool Kids | Fox | Sid | Leslie Jordan | Sid is an elderly gay man living in a retirement home. He claims to have come out to his wife just before Y2K. |
See also
- List of animated works with LGBT characters
- List of comedy and variety television programs with LGBT cast members
- List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters
- List of LGBT characters in television and radio
- List of made-for-television films with LGBT characters
- List of news and information television programs featuring LGBT subjects
- List of reality television programs with LGBT cast members
- List of situation comedies without laugh tracks
- List of soap operas with LGBT characters
- Lists of television programs with LGBT characters
References
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- ↑ Capsuto, Steven. "U.S. Television: 1970–1975 (click on link Barney Miller)". Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ↑ Frutkin, Alan; Gerry Kroll (1996-08-20). "Gays on the tube". The Advocate. p. 12. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ↑ Tropiano, p. 270
- ↑ Dudley Do Wrong: 'Daddy's Girls' A Sitcom Dud
- 1 2 3 4 Becker, p. 184
- ↑ Danuta Walters, p. 100
- ↑ Tropiano, p. 292
- ↑ Nathan, Sara (2010-04-15). "Son Michael has a surprise in store for TV's My Family by revealing he is gay". MailOnline. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ↑ 'Two and a Half Men': Amber Tamblyn to Play Charlie's Daughter
- ↑ Juergens, Brian (February 15, 2007). "The War at Home: The reunion". TheBacklot.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (December 22, 2009). "Exclusive: Nurse Jackie drops Mo-Mo!". EW.com. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
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- ↑ Fran Drescher's 'Happily Divorced' Close To TV Land Pickup
- ↑ Radish, Christina (October 11, 2011). "Tania Raymonde Talks MTV's DEATH VALLEY and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D". Collider.
- ↑ 'Sirens': Q&A with Richard Madden
- ↑ Joe Komara On “The Girl’s Guide To Depravity” And His Nude Audition
- ↑ Grantley brings down house in new role
- ↑ Meet Matthew Perry's Lesbian Sidekick
- ↑ Halterman, Jim (August 2, 2013). "Andre Braugher Plays Gay On Andy Samberg's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"". The Backlot. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013.
- ↑ Lopez, Tyler (February 11, 2014). "On Gay Issues, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Shines". Slate.
- ↑ Nyren, Erin (December 5, 2017). "'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Team on Rosa's Coming Out and Hitting 99 Episodes". Variety.
- ↑ Galvez, Nancy (27 January 2016). ""Faking It" Just Took Karma And Amy's Relationship To The Next Level". Slant News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Warren, Catie (October 21, 2015). "The Reason Chanel #3 Always Wears Earmuffs Is Finally Revealed". Teen Vogue. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ Bendix, Trish (November 7, 2017). "Nicole Struggles To Come Out To Her Father Tonight On "Fresh Off The Boat"". NewNowNext.
- ↑ Nilles, Billy (January 6, 2017). "One Day at a Time's Coming Out Storyline Is a Breath of Fresh Air". E! News.
- ↑ Miller, Liz Shannon (2018-02-02). "'One Day at a Time' Stars Talk Season 3 and Why a Non-Binary Character Is Called a 'Girlfriend' On The Show". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ↑ Ferguson, LaToya (June 30, 2018). "With "Rosalie," GLOW reluctantly prepares to say goodbye". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Van Voorhis, Genevieve (June 29, 2018). "Is Yolanda From 'Glow' Based On A Real Person? The Netflix Series' Newest Wrestler Is Poised To Shake Things Up". Bustle. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Herzog, Kenny (June 30, 2018). "GLOW Recap: Mama Drama". Vulture. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Reliford, Alexis (February 7, 2018). "Emily Arlook's Bisexual 'grown-ish' Character Is A Perfectly Imperfect Example of LGBTQ Representation". Bustle.
- ↑ Marusic, Kristina (January 22, 2018). ""Grown-ish" Brilliantly Tackles Biphobia Within The LGBT Community". NewNowNext.
Further reading
- Becker, Ron (2006). Gay TV and Straight America. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-3689-8.
- Danuta Walters, Suzanna (2001), "All gay, all the time?", in Danuta Walters, Suzanna, All the rage: the story of gay visibility in America, Chicago: Chicago University Press, p. 100, ISBN 978-0-226-87232-2. Preview.
- Tropiano, Stephen (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. New York, Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. ISBN 1-55783-557-8.
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