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The 25 Most Crucial 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 top shows about friendship, dating, and organism a hot mess: tried and correct 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) — have one of TV’s loveliest friendships, as the two total opposites help each other through career and affectionate struggles. While the main romantic partnership of the reveal is between Bertie and her adorably square boyfriend Speckle (Steven Yeun), Tuca is very much an out-and-proud double attraction bird, flitting around from romantic partners of all genders and species.
Why it’s essential: The optimal season of the show, Season 2, features Tuca entering a relationship with Kara (Sasheer Zamata), a seagull nurse. Initially a positive bond, the demonstrate steadily tracks the flaws in the pairing, as Kara puts Tuca down and forces her to change to fit the mold of her matchless partner. It’s a hard few episodes to watch, but a fasc
LGBTQ couples on TV to mark for Valentine’s Day
Across many genres, LGBTQ representation has risen steadily; most importantly, the love stories told only continue to get more mainstream and filled with joy. Not every fate on this list is a excellent one, and some end tragically, but each story is rooted in captivating performances and some of the most romantic moments ever to grace the little screen.
This is a rerun of a list we ran on a different site, updated with some couples we missed last year, new 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 connection between Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) and her best friend-turned-sister-in-law Sue Gilbert (Ella Hunt) is largely speculative, Dickinson packs so much passion between the two that it’s not hard to believe each detail is real.
At a period when society frowned upon the very idea of a woman-loving woman relationship, Emily and Sue had to share their love through stolen moments of secrecy. From tender glances to fiery love to delicate de
Love Wins! 13 LGBTQ+ TV Couples We’re Rooting For in 2025
Here at TVLine, we’ve always been huge ‘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 help. And what a community 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 Queer TV couples we’re currently rooting for, arranged alphabetically by show title, then drop a comment with your own additions to the list. Which gay 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 struggle
The latest: Our fresh update welcomes English Teacher, Fantamas, Fellow Travelers, and Interview with the Vampire! Watch these shows and more on Fandango at Home!
TV has been instrumental in the Diverse rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the collective. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to tell stories that have made gay, lesbian, pansexual, trans, queer, intersex, and more people feel less alone in the earth – to grasp 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+ life, and provided Queer people with reflections of their possess lives – stories to laugh along with, to bawl 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 enormous TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or experiences; shows that feature Queer characters and stories, but where that isn’t necessarily