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SHOWS THAT CENTER ON THE LGBTQ+ EXPERIENCE
In this section, we focus on shows whose central character, or multiple central characters, are LGBTQ+, and whose storylines and approach have a distinctly LGBTQ+ focus. You’ll find High Fidelity, in which Zoë Kravitz plays bisexual record store owner Rob; Ryan Murphy’s period gay fantasia, Hollywood; and Twenties, Lena Waithe’s semi-autobiographical BET series. HBO’s short-lived but long-loved Looking, which followed the lives of three gay San Francisco men, is here, too, along with Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski’s envelope-pushing Sense8, and Vida, about two Mexican-American sisters living in L.A. The list also features a group of LGBTQ+ comedians who crafted smart, critically acclaimed, funny, and moving shows around their own personas, among them Josh Thomas (Please Like Me), Mae Martin (Feel Good), Tig Notaro (One Mississippi), and Abby McEnany (Work In Progress).
Favorite LGBTQ+ TV Shows
Groundbreakers and Big Firsts | Shows That Center on the LGBTQ+ Experience
Shows With LGBTQ+ Characters and Storylines | Reality Shows and Docuseries
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Synopsis: Adapted from Tony Kushner's award-winning plays about social, sexual, religious and other issues facing 1980s America as the AIDS crisis
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#157
Synopsis: Through eight stand-alone stories, this series follows different aspects of LGBT life. Each episode focuses on the unique storyline of
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#156
Synopsis: Young women navigate the predominantly male-oriented world of skateboarding in New York City.
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#155
Synopsis: Tiff is a grad student in New York City who is moonlighting as a dominatrix. For Tiff, her sexually explicit
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#154
Synopsis: The critically acclaimed Web series "Broad City" moves to Comedy Central as a half-hour scripted series. It's created by and
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#153
Synopsis: Russell T. Davies writes this drama exploring the many facets of contemporary sex culture. "Cucumber" delves into 21st-century gay life
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#152
Synopsis: Emily Dickinson, poet, daughter, and total rebel; in this coming-of-age story, Emily is determined to become the world's greatest poet.
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#151
Synopsis: Life is really tough for Julie and Billy, two 30-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While
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#149
Synopsis: A young gay couple battles infidelity and substance abuse in Los Angeles.
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#148
Synopsis: Nicholas is a neurotic 20-something visiting his dad and teenage half-sisters, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. When
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#147
Synopsis: Recovering addict and comic Mae tries to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate her life; her efforts
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#146
Synopsis: It's 1832 in West Yorkshire, England -- the cradle of the evolving Industrial Revolution -- where landowner Anne Lister is
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#145
Synopsis: Iconic American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life starts to spin out of control.
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#144
Synopsis: Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.
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#143
Synopsis: Rob, a record-store owner in the rapidly gentrified Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, revisits past relationships through music and pop
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#142
Synopsis: Jackie Quiñones, a hard-partying National Marine Fisheries Service agent, has her life thrown into disarray when she gets tasked with
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#141
Synopsis: In post-World War II Hollywood, aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true.
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#140
Synopsis: A teenager navigates the complexities of high school, family and her sexuality while dealing with new superpowers; based on Charles
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#139
Synopsis: Ritchie, Colin and Roscoe leave home at 18 to begin new lives in 1981 London, but they find themselves challenged
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#138
Synopsis: Eve's life as a spy is not adding up to what she had hoped it would be when she started.
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#137
Synopsis: Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a
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#136
Synopsis: A primarily Spanish-language comedy (with English subtitles), the series follows the adventures of Renaldo, a horror and gore enthusiast who
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#135
Synopsis: "Love, Victor" is set in the world of the groundbreaking movie, "Love, Simon," which was inspired by Becky Albertalli's acclaimed
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#134
Synopsis: Ten years after the previous events, the original group of friends is joined by new faces as they continue their
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#133
Synopsis: This Amazon original series is a dark comedy inspired by events in comic Tig Notaro's life. Starring as a Los
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#132
Synopsis: Former "Saturday Night Live" head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider are the creative forces behind "The Other Two," a
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#131
Synopsis: Twentysomething Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being
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#130
Synopsis: Wealthy high school student Payton Hobart has known since he was 7 years old that he is going to be
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#129
Synopsis: "Queers" takes a look at the lives of gay men and women in the U.K. This new project runs eight
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#128
Synopsis: In the sitcom "Schitt's Creek," a wealthy couple -- video store magnate Johnny and his soap opera star wife Moira
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#127
Synopsis: Iconic filmmaker Spike Lee revisits his first feature film with this Netflix original series of the same name. Brooklyn-based artist
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#126
Synopsis: This series is set inside a branch of a covert agency called the Torchwood Institute, where dashing commander in chief
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#125
Synopsis: A grieving teenager finds an unexpected connection with two classmates at her new high school when they all land in
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#124
Synopsis: A semi-autobiographical series created by Lena Waithe, "Twenties" follows Hattie, an aspiring screenwriter and queer Black woman in her 20s,
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#123
Synopsis: "Vida" is a drama series about two Mexican-American siblings from East Los Angeles. Party girl Lyn lives a carefree life
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#122
Synopsis: The true life story of Spanish transgender singer and TV personality Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, better known by the nickname "La
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#121
Synopsis: Starring Golden Globe-nominated actor Hugh Grant and based on a true story, "A Very English Scandal" tells the story of
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#120
Synopsis: Contemporary revival of a classic Australian prison drama series.
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#119
Synopsis: Academy-Award winner Dustin Lance Black executive produces this miniseries chronicling the real-life personal and political struggles, setbacks, and triumphs of
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#118
Synopsis: Abby, a self-identified "fat, queer dyke" who lives with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, enters into a vibrantly transformative relationship during
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