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Orange is the New Black is considered to be one of the best LGBTQ+ shows! While the relationship between the central characters "Alex" (Laura Prepon) and bisexual "Piper" (Taylor Schilling) is a key element of the series, throughout the show we got to see some other romantic relationships between women and the breakout role of trans icon Laverne Cox.
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Sex Education has been described as one of the queerest contemporary Netflix shows! The teen comedy-drama shows how nearly half of the characters experience queerness in one way or another while growing up. The main character Otis even has a sex therapist for a mother!RELATED CONTENT: Asa Butterfield Of 'Sex Education' Today
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The classic of classics! Will & Grace is easily one of the best LGBTQ+ TV shows of all time, which revolves around the lives of gay lawyer "Will" (Eric McCormack) and his roommate, interior designer "Grace" (Debra Messing.) Their best friends are charismatic and amoral socialité "Karen" (Megan Mullally,) and proud gay "Jack" (Sean Hayes) and the goofy ensemble together made audiences laugh for years!
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One of the most recent LGBTQ+ TV shows is Netflix's The Politician starring Ben Platt and David Corenswet. Spoiler alert: While both of their characters, "Payton," and "River" campaign for student body president, they both experience the possibility of having feelings for each other...
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Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen portray one of our favourite on-screen gay couples in Grace and Frankie. In case you need a quick refresher, it all starts when their wives, "Grace" (Jane Fonda) and "Frankie" (Lily Tomlin) find out "Sol" and "Robert" have been in a relationship for a really long time...RELATED CONTENT: 'Grace and Frankie' Renewed For 7th And Final Season At Netflix
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The hit show Sex & the City centers around a group of sexually independent women with open hearts and open minds. Sarah Jessica Parker plays the lead role and narrator of Sex & the City, "Carrie Bradshaw" whose best friend "Stanford" (Willie Garson), who is a gay talent agent and fan favourite.The show has been sealed as a part of LGBTQ+ history forever.RELATED CONTENT: 'Sex And The City' Actress Lynn Cohen Dies At 86
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Originally released in 2000 and starring Randy Harrison, Queer as Folk was a pioneer TV show depicting LGBTQ+ on-screen content! Set in Pittsburgh, the drama follows the lives of a group of gay friends and the ups and downs in their careers, relationships, and ambitions.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 'The Half Of It': Netflix Releases Trailer For Its Soon-To-Be Hit Queer Young Adult Drama
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The Tales of the City series' are probably the ultimate LGBTW+ TV shows! Starring Laura Linney, it revolves around a naive young woman who moves to the gay capital of the world, San Francisco in the 1970s. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 'Queer Eye's' Jonathan Van Ness Speaks Out About Being HIV Positive
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The successful sitcom Two and a Half Men may not entirely revolve around LGBTQ+ characters, however, "Evelyn Harper" (Holland Taylor), "Alan" (Jon Cryer) and "Charlie's" (Charlie Sheen) mom, is very openly bisexual.RELATED CONTENT: 'Two And A Half Men': These Are Charlie Sheen's Siblings
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The American musical comedy-drama television show Glee depicts the lives of a high school show choir. The characters often struggle with a series of LGBTQ+ situations, including gay marriage and gender identity.RELATED CONTENT: Chord Overstreet 'Glee's' "Sam" Today