| Program |
Description |
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Agony/LWT/1979-81 |
Gay British Neighbors
|
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Barney Miller/ABC/1975-82 |
Gay Patrolman
|
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Beverly Hills, 90210/FOX/1990-98 |
Lesbian Mother (Steve
Sander’s Mom)
|
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Body & Soul/NBC/2002 |
Dr. Quinton Bremmer, Gay Family Medicine
Specialist |
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Brothers/SHO/1984-89 |
Gay Brother
|
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Check It Out/SYN/1986-7 |
Gay Supermarket Clerk
|
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Chicago Hope/CBS/1994-2000 |
Dr. Dennis Hancock
and Andy, Dr. Catera's Assistant
|
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The Crew/FOX/1995-96 |
Gay Flight Attendant
|
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Crumbs/ABC/2006 |
Gay Writer Returns to his Connecticut
Family |
|
Cutters/CBS/1993 |
Openly Gay Black Hair
Stylist
|
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Daddy's Girls/CBS/1994 |
Gay Fashion Designer
|
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Dawson's Creek/WB/1998-2003 |
Joey's ex-boyfriend and
Andie's brother, Jack McPhee
|
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Doctor, Doctor/CBS/1989-90 |
Gay Brother of Doctor
|
|
The Drew Carey Show/ABC/1995-2004 |
Drew's heterosexual
cross-dressing brother, Steve
|
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Dynasty/ABC/1981-87 |
Gay Son of Millionaire
|
|
Ellen (These Friends of Mine)/ABC/1994-98 |
Lesbian Bookstore Manager
|
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ER/NBC/1994+ |
Intern Maggie Doyle and
Male Nurse Yosh Takata and Dr. Kerry Weaver and Her Lesbian Lover. |
|
Felicity/WB/199 |
Gay Younger Brother (Ryan
Crane)
|
|
Friends/NBC/1994-2004 |
Ross Gellar's ex-wife
Carol Wylick and her spouse, Susan Bunch (Sidenote: Chandler Bing's father
is gay and people mistake Chandler for being gay)
|
|
Freestyles/SYN/1990s |
Syndicated Newsmagazine
for Gays
|
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Golden Girls/NBC/1985-92 |
Gay Housekeeper (one
episode only)
|
|
Heartbeat/ABC/1988 |
Gay Nurse Practitioner
|
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Hollywood Beat/ABC/1985 |
Gay Ex-Linebacker/Snitch
|
|
Homicide: LOTS/NBC/1992-99 |
Detective Tim Bayliss
(abused by a priest as a child)
|
|
Hot'l Baltimore/ABC/1975 |
Gay Couple in Hotel
|
|
The L Word/SHO/2004+ |
Close-knit Group of Lesbians Living in Los
Angeles |
|
In Living Color/FOX/1990-94 |
Gay Movie Critics on "Men
on Film" Skits
|
|
L.A. Law/NBC/1986-94 |
Lesbian (Bisexual) Lawyer
|
|
The Larry Sanders Show/HBO/1992-98 |
Gay Talk Show Assistant
|
|
Leap Years/SHO/2001-02 |
Gay Critic/Wannabe Filmmaker (later turns Therapist)
|
|
Linc's/SHO/1998-2000 |
Rosealee, daughter of bar
owner Linc Lincoln |
|
Love, Sidney/NBC/1981-83 |
Gay Commercial Artist
|
|
Mad About You/NBC/1992-99 |
Paul Buchman's sister,
Debbie and her physician lover, Joan (who is Jamie's gynecologist)
|
|
Maggie/LIF/1998-2000 |
Teen Cartoonist Pretends
He's Gay ("All Great Artists Are Gay")
|
|
Melrose Place/FOX/1992-99 |
Gay Social Worker/Naval
Officer Forced From Service
|
|
Muscle/WB/1995 |
Lesbian TV Anchorwoman
|
|
My So-Called Life/ABC/MTV/1994-95 |
Gay High School Student
|
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The Nancy Walker Show/ABC/1976-77 |
Gay Unemployed Actor
|
|
Nash Bridges/CBS/1996-2001 |
Nash's sister, Stacey Bridges and
receptionist Pepe |
|
New Attitude/ABC/1990 |
Flamboyant Black Hair
Stylist
|
|
N.Y.P.D. BLUE/ABC/1993-2005 |
Officer Abby Sullivan and
Receptionist John Irvin
|
|
Oliver Beene/FOX/2003-2004 |
Michael, Gay Friend of 11-year-old Boy Living in 1962 |
|
Party Girl/FOX/1996 |
Wisecracking Gay Fashion
Stylist Friend
|
|
Party of Five/FOX/1994-2000 |
Teenager’s Lesbian
Experimentation (Julia Salinger)
|
|
Popular/WB/1999-2001 |
Teenager’s Mother Reveals
She’s a Lesbian (Mrs. John) |
|
Profiler/NBC/1996-2000 |
Violent Crime Task Force
computer specialist George Fraley
|
|
Public Morals/CBS/1996 |
Gay Administrative
Assistant
|
|
The Pursuit of Happiness/NBC/1995 |
Gay Lawyer
|
|
The Roads To Freedom/PBS/1972 |
Professor, a Homosexual &
a Communist
|
|
Roseanne/ABC/1988-97 |
Gay Restaurant Manager/
Probate Lawyer/Lesbian Friend |
|
Rude Awakenings/SHO/1998-2001 |
Billie Frank's
Addiction Anonymous friend, Jackie
|
|
Saturday Night Live/NBC/1976+ |
(Dieter) Gay TV Host of
"Sprockets"; "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" superheroes (Gary & Ace);
Mango a Gay Dancer
|
|
Secret Passions/SYN/1990 |
Gay Soap Opera (80%
Of Characters Were Gay)
|
|
The Simpsons/FOX/1989+ |
Mrs. Burns Gay
Executive Secretary, Waylon Smithers
|
|
Sisters/NBC/1991-96 |
Lesbian TV Producer
|
|
Soap/ABC/1977-81 |
Gay Step-Son
|
|
Spin City/ABC/1996-2002 |
Mayor's Office
Director of Minority Affairs, Carter Heywood
|
|
Suddenly Susan/NBC/1996-99 |
Pete, the Mail Room
Guy & his husband
|
|
Three's Company/ABC/1977-84 |
Straight Man Poses as
Gay
|
|
Torchwood/BCC/2006+ |
Bi-sexual Captain Jack Harkness,a former Time
Agent and con man from the 51st century who runs a secret organization known
as Torchwood |
|
Tough Cookies/CBS/1986 |
Gay Son of Widowed
Pub Owner
|
|
Tracy Ullman Show/FOX/1987-90 |
Gay Father & Lover
Raise Teenager
|
|
Tracy Takes On.../HBO/1996-99 |
40-ish Gay British
Airline Steward With Boyfriend
|
|
Tracy Takes On.../HBO/1996-99 |
Assertive Lesbian &
Her Golf Pro Girlfriend
|
|
227/NBC/1989-91 |
Effeminate Black
Landlord
|
|
Unhappily Ever After/WB/1995-99 |
Barry Wallenstein,
Gay High School Student
|
|
Veronica's Closet/NBC/1997-99 |
Office Assistant Who
Denies He's Gay
|
|
Will & Grace/NBC/1998-2006 |
Gay Lawyer Will
Truman and His Unemployed Friend, Jack
|
|
Wings/NBC/1990-97 |
Gay Lawyer Son of
Aeromass Airlines Owner
|
|
Women In Prison/FOX/1987-88 |
Lesbian Prisoners
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