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The 35 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows of All Time

Fellow Travelers (2023)

In this heart-wrenching Showtime miniseries, Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer engage 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 date. Just be sure to have a box of tissues sitting nearby.

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Hacks (2021–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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La Casa de las Flores (The Home of Flowers) (2018–2020)

In this Mexican black-comedy s

LGBTQ couples on TV to celebrate for Valentine’s Day

Across many genres, LGBTQ voice has risen steadily; most importantly, the love stories told only continue to become more mainstream and filled with joy. Not every fate on this list is a good one, and some end tragically, but each story is rooted in captivating performances and some of the most romantic moments ever to grace the small screen.

This is a rerun of a list we ran on a different site, updated with some couples we missed last year, recent couples that we just met, and new blurbs for currently running TV shows. Happy Valentine’s Day!

UPDATED: February 14, 2025

Sue/Emily, Dickinson

Apple TV+

Literary lovers, unite! Though the historical relationship between Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) and her foremost friend-turned-sister-in-law Sue Gilbert (Ella Hunt) is largely speculative, Dickinson packs so much passion between the two that it’s not strenuous to believe each detail is concrete.

At a day when society frowned upon the very idea of a lesbian relationship, Emily and Sue had to share their love through stolen moments of secrecy. From tender glances to fiery closeness to delicate ded

Love Wins! 13 LGBTQ+ TV Couples We’re Rooting For in 2025

Here at TVLine, we’ve always been giant ‘shippers at heart. What can we say? We just love love.

So with another Pride Month officially in full swing, we thought we’d take stock of some LGBTQ+ TV couples currently demanding our attention — as skillfully as our full assist. And what a team we’ve assembled this year, one that includes a pair of ghosts, a few vampires and, yes, even a handful of humans.

To be eligible for inclusion in our list, a couple needs to be from a live-action, scripted series that’s still airing new episodes. We also limited ourselves to only one couple per show.

Read on for a breakdown of 13 Homosexual TV couples we’re currently rooting for, arranged alphabetically by show title, then drop a comment with your own additions to the list. Which lgbtq+ pairings currently have your full attention?

  • Hen and Karen, 9-1-1

    The very definition of #CoupleGoals (are people still saying that?), Hen and Karen have been an inspiration, both to the other couples on the show and to the viewers at home, from the moment we met them in Season 1. They’ve had to combat t

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    Eve and Villanelle

    BBC

    Killing Eve might hold stumbled a bit in its final season, but there’s no question that Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer had palpable affinity as Eve, a detective, and Villanelle, the ruthless assassin with whom she develops an attraction. They certainly make for a compelling and fascinating couple, though they don’t truly admit their desire until near the very finish, after which Villanelle ends up dying (thus buying into the “bury your gays trope”). Even though their story doesn’t depart out with a cheerful ending, viewers can still enjoy their cat-and-mouse dynamic, as well as notice the tremendous talents of Oh and Comer lay to good use.

     

    Netflix

    Throughout its four seasons, Netflix’s Sex Educationexcelled at showing various association dynamics, particularly among its younger cast members. The bond between Ola and Lily, which starts to gel in the second season, is complicated, prefer so many of the other relationships in the series, but they still manage to talk about their difficulties in a remarkably mature way. Even though neither character was in the fourth and f

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    TV has been instrumental in the Gay rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the society. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to tell stories that have made gay, lesbian, multi-attracted , trans, queer, intersex, and more people feel less alone in the planet – to realize 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 possess given the earth an insight into the LGBTQ+ exposure, and provided Homosexual people with reflections of their hold lives – stories to laugh along with, to blubbering with, and to identify with. In this list of LGBTQ+ TV shows, we highlight 180 shows that hold broken ground, enlightened, and entertained.

    We’ve arranged the list into four categories: shows that were large TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or experiences; shows that feature Diverse characters and stories, but where that isn’t necessarily t