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The show expands beyond its source matrial to include the story of Marcus, a Black journalist played by Jelani Alladin, and we also get a glimpse of some stalwart lesbian beards and iconic butch lesbian performer and civil rights icon Stormé Delarverie in a queer club, and a series packed with nuanced performances and characters torn between political, personal, spiritual and romantic urges. Fellow Travelers deftly avoids sentimentality, but evoked so much of it, like all the best tortured love stories do.

When We Rise (1970s— present)

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Dustin Lance Black’s When We Rise is nothing if not ambitious, charting the LGBT rights movement from San Francisco immediately post-Stonewall all the way through 2014, and that ambition, while admirable, often flattens and weakens the multitude of stories it’s looking to tell.

(Stanley Kamel) Lawyers C.J. Lamb and Abby Perkins (Michele Greene) shared a kiss in the parking lot that many interpreted as a lesbian advance. Law (lawyer drama) NBC 1986-1994

  • Cara Jean `C.J.' Lamb 1990-1992 (Amanda Donohoe)
  • Mark Gilliam 1986?-? Go into it expecting an incomplete, imperfect story (and really terrible wigs) and what you’ll get is still worth a watch: starting in the ’70s and early ’80s including the Harvey Milk campaign and assassination as well as the beginning of HIV, continuing through the AIDS-ravaged ’90s and attempts to gain real political power through traditional means, and ending on very recent history, covering the repeal of DADT and DOMA and the legalization of same-sex marriage.

    This show was perfect and its cancellation was devastating for the entire community.

    Fellow Travelers (1950s – 1980s)

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    Fellow Travelers follows the decades-long relationship between a charismatic and ambitious State Department official Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) and a young, idealistic congressional staffer Timothy Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey).

    Prisoner Bonnie was a gay English hooker.

    Hooperman (police sitcom/drama) ABC 1987-1989

    • Rick Silardi (Joseph Gian) police officer
    • Rudy 1988-1989 (Rod Gist)
    Silardi and his female partner DeMont were series regulars. America(1970s)

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    This Hulu limited series is decidedly star-studded — Sarah Paulson, Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Melanie Lynskey, Margo Martindale, Nicey Nash and Uzo Abuba, to truly name only just a few — as it takes us through the interpersonal work of political progress, including storylines where lesbians and women of color feel pushed out of the party platform and where an activist’s marriage, commodified to advance a movement goal in a debate with Phyllis Schlafley and her husband, is challenged by her recently-ignited bisexuality.

    There is a female character who is the architypal stereotype for a lesbian. There he met Barry and the two moved in together. Hugh hosted the morning TV show where Dick's brother Mike did a medical segment.

    Anything But Love (sitcom) ABC 1989-1992

    • Jules `Julie' Kramer/Bennett (Richard Frank)
    Gay editor's assistant on the magazine staff.

    They were depicted as ordinary parents with an unordinary characteristic --- they were gay.

    Women In Prison (prison sitcom) FOX 1987-1988

    • Bonnie Harper (Antoinette Byron)
    Situation comedy set in a women's prison. Her lover Patti, a caterer, appeared occasionally.

    He Shoots He Scores (hockey drama) CBC 1986-1989?

    Carmen wrote of it that, “tucked underneath that haze is one of the best Black queer loves stories last year.

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Roseanne's mother Bev sorted out her disinterest in men, and interest in Playboy magazine, in 1996. Peter was an art designer working at the advertising company central to the main characters, and had a brief affair with Russell.

EastEnders (serial drama) BBC 1985-present

  • Colin Russell 1986-1989 (Michael Cashman)
  • Barry Clark 1986-1989 (Gary Hailes)
  • Guido Smith 1988-1989 (Nicholas Donovan)
  • Queenie 1988 (John Labanowski)
Colin was a guppie graphics designer who had moved into the gentrifying east end of London. Dr.

Rose Marie ran a men's sexuality counselling service wherein she advised her clients to avoid orgasm no matter what. Pose was real and sometimes devastating while also being strikingly joyful.

gay/bisexual actors in old tv shows

Then there’s Élite, the Spanish thriller that’s as much about secrets and scandals as it is about complex relationships, featuring diverse LGBTQ+ characters whose stories are interwoven with the central plot. Longtime straight gay favorite Julianne Moore and new straight gay favorite Nicholas Galitzine are both so fun to watch and the whole thing is a scrumptious dessert with just enough bite.

Our Flag Means Death (1710s)

Set amid the Golden Age of Piracy, Our Flag Means Death is a comedic series following the misadventures of “Gentleman Pirate” Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) and his dysfunctional crew as they aim to prove themselves, eventually crossing paths with and falling for infamous pirate captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi).

It was revealed that the Team U.S.A. Series set in San Francisco.

As the World Turns (daytime serial drama) CBS 1956-2010

  • Hank Elliot 1988-1989 (Brian Starcher)
Hank was a dress designer, who had come to town to find occupation away from his HIV+ lover Charles (never seen). The All-American Baseball League’s history has often been straightwashed, but this adaptation told the truth, stacking the Rockford Peaches with lesbians from butch barflies Lupe (Roberta Colindrez) and Jess (Kelly McCormack) to sporty femme Greta (D’Arcy Carden) and our charming protagonist, Carson (Abbi Jacobson).