{"id":52478,"date":"2024-06-01T01:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2049398"},"modified":"2024-06-01T02:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T00:07:18","slug":"rt-pride-15-of-the-most-important-lgbtq-shows-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rt-pride-15-of-the-most-important-lgbtq-shows-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"RT Pride: 15 of the most important LGBTQ+ shows of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Feel Good to Queer as Folk. <\/p>

By David Opie\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 01 June 2024 at 23:01 PM<\/p>

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Being queer means different things to different people and no two experiences are the same. One thing many of us do have in common though is how much media has helped us figure out who we are through TV, film, music, and literature.<\/span><\/p>\n

TV especially is instrumental because of how long we spend with these shows and characters. They become family, a chosen family, who help us on our journey, whether that\u2019s a gay awakening, a coming out story, or just the affirming pleasure of seeing people like us simply existing on screen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As queer identities vary so greatly, the shows that mean the most to us do as well. That makes picking out just 15 of the most important LGBTQ+ shows ever no easy task. But, we have some caveats, thankfully, which makes our job a little easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

The focus for this list is on comedy and drama, so super gay genre fare like Sense8, Steven Universe, Chucky, Black Lightning, What We Do in the Shadows and more aren\u2019t eligible. The same goes for reality TV, which means the time has come for RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race to sashay away, alongside other groundbreaking shows like Queer Eye and HBO\u2019s We\u2019re Here.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To make it onto this list, the show\u2019s main focus must be on LGBTQ+ characters and themes, so that also rules out everything from Modern Family and Six Feet Under to Degrassi and I May Destroy You, not to mention The Corner Bar, a \u201970s sitcom largely remembered for introducing Peter Panama, TV\u2019s first ever recurring gay character.<\/span><\/p>\n

It should go without saying then that camp golden oldies like The Golden Girls and Absolutely Fabulous don\u2019t count either, even if they mean the world to us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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