Listen, it is 2026. And Hollywood seems to be expanding and finding a remedy for the lack of diversity and representation on our screens. And that's a great thing (let’s keep it going)!
The more onscreen personalities we have who represent human beings across genders and sexual orientations, the better. Bonus points if the show or movie is really, exceptionally great. And these ones are! Here are the best shows to watch if you want something that centers LGBTQ+ representation.
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov captivated audiences this past winter with the release of Heated Rivalry. Watch the dynamics of these two hockey players develop both on and off the ice. A great show to watch for the first time or as a re-watch and it will leave you asking the iconic question: Will you come to my cottage this summer?
Get to know classmates, Charlie and Nick, as they deal with the difficulties of high school and navigate self discovery, first love, and friendships.
Sex Education does a great job of highlighting different identities and sexualities, including but not limited to, gay, bisexual, lesbian, asexual, and non-binary characters. The entire show has an open conversation about sex and relationships in addition to the struggles that many people face when having to encounter these situations for the first time.
With its fifth and final season just coming to an end, Hacks has been celebrated over the last five years, winning 12 Emmy Awards and five Golden Globes. The cast consists of many LGBTQ+ actors playing LGBTQ+ roles and does a great job of minimizing cliches with everyone’s identities.
Watch Benito Skinner take over screens (and hearts) with the first season of Overcompensating. Hint, Hint, season 2 is currently in production.
Heartbreak High is an Australian based teen drama on Netflix that runs three seasons. It follows the lives of high school students as they make new friendships, experience romance for the first time, and tap into different areas of their sexuality.
Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer star in this 2023 mini series. Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) and Tim Laughlin (Bailey) fall in love at the peak of the “Lavender Scare” of the 1950s. Their hidden relationship spans across multiple decades as they deal with the hardships and obstacles of having a relationship at a time when society was not accepting of gay couples.
Dickinson stars Hailee Steinfeld as a young Emily Dickinson, who struggles to fit in as a person definitely ahead of her own time. Among Emily's struggles? She's in love with her best friend—and brother's fiancée—Sue.
Based on the actual diaries of Anne Lister in which she documented her various lesbian relationships (often in code, since it was the early 1800s), this series follows Lister as she restores an estate she inherited from her uncle and embarks on a (taboo, for the time) relationship with another woman.
With the series finale airing this month, Euphoria is on everyone’s mind. HBO's dreamy and dark drama is as amazing as the Romeo & Juliet-tinged romance it centers on. Zendaya stars as Rue, who is hopelessly smitten with Jules, a girl who exudes the kind of effortless cool that, well, makes a person easy to fall in love with.
Bi erasure is a well-documented problem, both in art and in society at large. The Bisexual tackles that issue head-on through the perspective of Leila, a woman who has identified as a lesbian for most of her life but starts to realize her sexuality is more nuanced after she splits from Sadie, her partner of a decade.
MTV's Faking It focused on two best friends who pretend to be in a same sex relationship to earn popularity points at their ultra-progressive high school—the only problem (other than the obvious ones): one of them wasn't "faking it." The show's premise seemed a little eyebrow raise-y, but it actually dove deep into what it means to explore your sexuality and was the first television show to feature an intersex character.
This groundbreaking drama explores the world of New York 1980s ball culture and the LGBTQ+ community in the '80s. Although the show portrays the fun and glamorous parts of that era, it largely shows a brutal reality. Still, at the heart of the show, is a story of love — among chosen family members, lovers, and friends.
Mama Ru and her legendary children have changed the drag scene forever with their “charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.” The reality television show, which has been running for more than a decade now, has turned into its own drag empire. Can't say we're surprised!
The Fab Five (Bobby Berk, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, and Jonathan Van Ness) are forever immortalized in the television hall of fame in our eyes. Queer Eye, which is a remake of Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, isn’t just about giving men makeovers.
It’s a show that has evolved to fighting for LGBTQ+ acceptance in conservative states, helping members of the community accept themselves, and even helping people in another country (see: Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!) realize what it means to truly love and care for themselves.
This Netflix original series is a comedy co-created by and starring RuPaul Charles himself. It follows the story of Ruby Red (Ru), a drag queen traveling across the country in a run-down RV who becomes friends with a tough 10-year-old orphan named AJ (Izzy G.). As the unlikely pair travels from city to city, they spread their message of love and acceptance.
This miniseries is a continuation of the original 1993 show based on Armistead Maupin’s original novels. While the first series was about a young woman named Mary Ann Singleton (Laura Linney) moving from Cleveland to liberated 1970s San Francisco, the 2019 revival shows Mary Ann returning to the city and reuniting with her chosen family after being away for 20 years—seeming to have chosen her career and a life in Connecticut over her daughter Shawna (Elliot Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross).
EastSiders is a dark comedy following the relationship between Cal (Kit Williamson) and Thom (Van Hansis) and their lives in Silver Lake, California—full of infidelity, drugs, and drama. The most recent season features RuPaul’s Drag Race alumna, including Manila Luzon and Katya.
Yes this sitcom has been around for so long, but it never gets old. The adventures of interior designer Grace (Debra Messing), her BFF and roommate Will (Eric McCormack), and their eccentric friends Karen (Megan Mullally) and Jack (Sean Hayes) are always a hoot to watch. Fair warning: Some of the earlier seasons’ jokes did not age well, but the new seasons are much more with it...without compromising on laughs.
This heartwarming and hilarious family show was largely about the day-to-day life of a Cuban immigrant family, with matriarchs Penelope (Justina Machado) and her mother, Lydia (Rita Moreno), at the forefront. But one of the most important subplots within the show was about young Elena’s (Isabella Gomez) realization about her sexuality and her coming-out experience.
Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) has her entire world turned upside down when she gets sentenced to 15 months in Litchfield Penitentiary after being found guilty of involvement in a drug crime with Alex Vause (Laura Prepon). Inside the women’s prison, she reunites with her old flame and is forced to toughen up and change for the better.
Steven Universe isn’t just a kids’ cartoon. It’s a colorful, goofy, and lighthearted science fiction adventure for all ages featuring a team of magical beings called The Crystal Gems, with young Steven and his magical belly button at the center of the story. The show features queer representation and isn't afraid to show same sex pairs kiss onscreen.
Vida follows the story of two estranged sisters, Lyn (Melissa Barrera) and Emma (Mishel Prada). The two are forced to reunite and go back to their old neighborhood of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The series features a mainly Latinx cast and tackles subjects like class, race, and sexuality.
This comedy is about the wealthy Rose family, who suddenly go broke with only one asset left in their hands: a small town called Schitt’s Creek. All of them are forced to live together in an old motel and try to make do with drastically less than what they’re accustomed to. In their journey, they discover more about themselves, their capabilities, and the goodness within their hearts. Although Schitt’s Creek isn’t primarily an LGBTQ+ show, audiences get to see David’s (Daniel Levy) exploration of his sexuality, which is a real treat.
Dragula = RuPaul’s Drag Race if it were a horror show. The series features challenges with more morbid themes for the competing drag artists. The show ends with one being crowned the season’s “drag supermonster.”
Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix until December 1, 2021
Glee began as a story about a group of high school misfits trying to come together in chorus. Every episode presented a different issue regarding the tough life of an American teenager living in suburban Ohio. One of the most meaningful character developments we get to witness is that of Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer)—an openly gay student who confronts his naysayers, finds love, and blossoms into the star he was meant to be.
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