Gay characters the post-Stonewall era go a lot wir and eper than ‘Will & Grace’ and ‘Ellen.’
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LBGTQ TV: A HISTORY OF GAY CHARACTERS, OM STONEWALL TO ‘BATWOMAN’
Showsg gay leads Will and Jack -- and a bisexual one, the se of Karen -- helped move Ameri toward marriage equaly, a fact that was acknowledged by none other than Vice Print Joe Bin. Dear Whe People featur a central gay character, Lnel (DeRon Horton), whose exploratn of the different queer scen on his llege mp is a mt-see lson tersectnaly. "God Hat Fangs" memorably appeared the openg creds, vampir were "g out of the ff" to mand rights, and Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis) served up one of televisn's most beloved gay characters.
Created by Eugene Levy (Wag for Guffman, Bt Show, A Mighty Wd) and his son Daniel Levy, who is gay, Scht's Creek brims wh absurdist humor that's (mostly) sadly missg om pop culture the days. Good Trouble ntu to move the needle forward for reprentatn wh both characters and st members who span inti of pansexual, lbian, bisexual, nonbary, trans, and gay.
Black Monday (Showtime)Inially about the events leadg up to the worst stock market crash history, the seri has expand beyond that, cludg more time spent the world of Andrew Rannells’ closeted gay character, Blair, who is a sham marriage wh Casey Wilson and havg a secret affair wh a polician played by Tuc Watks. Dear Whe People (Netflix)The seri created by Jt Simien pulls the veil back on what many believed was a post-racial world followg the electn of Print Barack Obama, offerg sight to the Black experience as seen through the terlockg stori of several stunts, cludg buddg gay journalist Lnel (DeRon Horton), attendg the fict, predomantly whe Ivy League school Wchter Universy.