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TOP GAY SF AND FANTASY SHOWS
The seri has many LGBTQ+ characters, but two of the most proment are Lo and Nomi, a gay man and transgenr lbian woman, rpectively, and the seri tak time to lve to their inti. The two's sweet and gradual relatnship has been highly praised by viewers, as has the troductn of Jeremy Chetri, a gay scientist who helps the team season 2. One of the bt relatnships Shadowhunters is between gay Shadowhunter, Alec Lightwood, and bisexual warlock, Magn Bane, wh storyl that span the whole of the show.
The Phantoms' dmmer, Alex is revealed to be gay the seri' send episo, a nonchalant moment that feels rehg. When season four aired 2001, was almost unheard of for an LGBTQ+ character to have such a proment storyle, let alone have a fan-favore ma character e out as gay. Willow's relatnship end due to one of the sadst aths of the seri, wh the ovesed 'bury your gays' trope.
From the begng of Stranger Thgs, has been implied that Will Byers might be unterted pursug relatnships wh girls the same way that his iends are, which led many to believe he might be gay. And yet, for s, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people rarely ever saw displays of affectn. It may appear quat now, when we have TV seri like Hulu’s Love, Victor (about a Latx teen explorg sexual fluidy) or Netflix’s Bondg (about sex work and alternative sexualy), but the great gay panic set off by Ellen DeGener g out on her s 1997 was a bombshell that didn’t necsarily nvce the works that they’d open the gat to LGBTQ experienc.