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Paramount+, prior to aligning so clearly with Showtime, was basically a channel for white upper-middle-class moderate Dads — Taylor Sheridan projects, procedurals, the Frasier reboot. But it also had the full library of new Star Trek shows and a few one-offs like The Good Fight and Why Women Kill, inherited from its former identity as CBS All Access. Then we have the CBS library, a network that built its reputation on I Romance Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show and M*A*S*H, who courted an older audience in the ’80s and early ’90s with core programs like Murder She Wrote and Everybody Loves Raymond, before building itself up as a reality competition and procedural powerhouse in the 21st century with genre-defining programs like Big Brother and Survivor. Then there’s the bratty cousin MTV, who invented music television, provocative animation an

The 25 Most Essential LGBTQ TV Shows of the 21st Century

  • 25. “Tuca and Bertie” (2019)

    What it is: The dearly departed “Tuca and Bertie” was one of TV’s best shows about friendship, dating, and being a fiery mess: tried and true subject matter many queer people can relate to. The titular avian duo — impulsive party animal tucan Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) and sensible but anxious song thrush Bertie (Ali Wong) — verb one of TV’s loveliest friendships, as the two total opposites support each other through career and romantic struggles. While the main romantic relationship of the show is between Bertie and her adorably square boyfriend Speckle (Steven Yeun), Tuca is very much an out-and-proud bisexual wings, flitting around from romantic partners of all genders and species.

    Why it’s essential: The best season of the show, Season 2, features Tuca entering a relationship with Kara (Sasheer Zamata), a seagull nurse. Initially a positive bond, the show steadily tracks the flaws in the pairing, as Kara puts Tuca down and forces her t

    The 35 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows of All Time

    Fellow Travelers (2023)

    In this heart-wrenching Showtime miniseries, Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer act 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 show 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 sunlight. Just be sure to hold a box of tissues sitting nearby.

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    Hacks (2021–present)

    In Hacks, viewers follow a veteran comedian named Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who realizes her career has been stuck in autopilot when she meets a struggling young writer named Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who inspires her with a renewed sense of creativity and journey. Through their relationship, we notice 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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    TV has been instrumental in the LGBTQ+ rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the community. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to narrate stories that have made gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and more people feel less alone in the world – to know 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 have given the world an insight into the LGBTQ+ experience, and provided LGBTQ+ people with reflections of their own lives – stories to laugh along with, to cry with, and to name with. In this list of LGBTQ+ TV shows, we point out 180 shows that have broken ground, enlightened, and entertained.

    We’ve arranged the list into four categories: shows that were big TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or ex