old shows with important lesbian/bisexual women?
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?wrote last edited by [email protected]Station 19 started in 2018, almost old enough, I thought it was really good, of you like fire fighter procedural dramas. Had strong gay, lesbian and bisexual characters. Kind of a spin off of greys anatomy.
911 Lone Star, came out in 2020, three gay men and a trans man, I don’t think there were any lesbians, also a fire fighter drama.
Greys Anatomy, 20 years old and still going, one lesbian and one bisexual main character (I’m only at season 10, can’t speak to it past that).
Madam Secretary, came out in 2014, had one lesbian character- not really a main character though.
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Station 19 started in 2018, almost old enough, I thought it was really good, of you like fire fighter procedural dramas. Had strong gay, lesbian and bisexual characters. Kind of a spin off of greys anatomy.
911 Lone Star, came out in 2020, three gay men and a trans man, I don’t think there were any lesbians, also a fire fighter drama.
Greys Anatomy, 20 years old and still going, one lesbian and one bisexual main character (I’m only at season 10, can’t speak to it past that).
Madam Secretary, came out in 2014, had one lesbian character- not really a main character though.
Adding to add:
Star Trek: Discovery is not old, but has great LGBTQ representation.
Take My Wife (2016) “A show about lesbians who are married, staying actual lesbians who are married, and no one gets breast cancer!” They have since divorced. Both main characters are stand up comics irl.
And speaking of stand up comics starting semi autobiographical sitcoms, One Mississippi (2015) is very good.
Tig Notaro.Speaking of Tig, the Handsome podcast with Fortune Fiemster and Mae Martin is great.
Speaking of Mae, Feel Good is not old, and we’ll not make you feel good, but it’s a semi autobiographical drama series about a bisexual comedian.
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?Another anime suggestion would be RWBY. However I don’t want to explain it, if you’ve never seen it… it would be a big spoiler.
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Another anime suggestion would be RWBY. However I don’t want to explain it, if you’ve never seen it… it would be a big spoiler.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I wouldn't call RWBY a good example. First, it goes downhill after season 3. Second, the relationship you're referring to was only added in due to fans continually demanding it just from the two merely looking at each other in season 1.
And before you start to argue the second point: Monty Oum created the show. If you want a leg to stand on, go find evidence of him claiming the relationship was intended from the start. And please don't give me a quote from Miles Luna, he's the one that drove the show into the ground
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Roseanne had a lesbian couple in it. Roseanne's boss at the diner was also gay, but I don't remember if they ever introduced his partner.
He married the guy who played his co-host on fernwood tonight
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?The L Word ran for 6 seasons, about 20 years ago. Wiki link
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Adding to add:
Star Trek: Discovery is not old, but has great LGBTQ representation.
Take My Wife (2016) “A show about lesbians who are married, staying actual lesbians who are married, and no one gets breast cancer!” They have since divorced. Both main characters are stand up comics irl.
And speaking of stand up comics starting semi autobiographical sitcoms, One Mississippi (2015) is very good.
Tig Notaro.Speaking of Tig, the Handsome podcast with Fortune Fiemster and Mae Martin is great.
Speaking of Mae, Feel Good is not old, and we’ll not make you feel good, but it’s a semi autobiographical drama series about a bisexual comedian.
Watching Star Trek: Discovery is a waste of time though
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?When I was a teenager (early 2010s era) I was so desesperate to find some lesbian representation and visibility, and then I watched a lot of lesbian movies. Here are some movies I watched back then :
TIPPING THE VELVET - Sarah Waters (2002)
The movie that every lesbian was watching at the beginning of our century. Sarah Waters also made FINGERSMITH , which is the movie that inspired "the Handmaiden".BOUND - The Wachowski sisters (1996)
A wonderful mafia lesbian movie.SAVING FACE - Alice Wu (2004)
Lesbian and POC representation ! yay !BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER - Jamie Babbit (1999)
A comedy about conversion therapy. Yes.THE WATERMELON WOMAN - Cheryl Dunye (1996)
This one was on my watching list, but I didn't found a cracked version back then. It's lesbian & Black representation, that must be awesome to watch.ROOM IN ROME - Julio Medem (2013)
A movie about a casual lesbian sex story : how a powerful relationship can emerge from one night stands... That was interesting but I think I was too young to fully appreciate this kind of subject.GIGOLA - Laure Charpentier (2011)
A movie about lesbian sex work in the early 20th century Paris.CIRCUMSTANCE - Maryam Keshavarz (2011)
Keshavarz also made the recent queer movie "The Persian version". Both are great.I hope that could help you
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Watching Star Trek: Discovery is a waste of time though
All tv is a waste of time, that’s kind of the point. But congrats on your super hot take.
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All tv is a waste of time, that’s kind of the point. But congrats on your super hot take.
Discovery is a waste of time in the sense that it's not entertaining.
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Discovery is a waste of time in the sense that it's not entertaining.
The ending wasn’t great, I’ll give you that. But people who can’t scroll past the word discovery without shitting on it nearly always have let’s say, more demographically related reasons for their opinions.
I notice you contributed nothing to this conversation. Did you come here specifically looking for DISCO to share your enlightening opinions?
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When I was a teenager (early 2010s era) I was so desesperate to find some lesbian representation and visibility, and then I watched a lot of lesbian movies. Here are some movies I watched back then :
TIPPING THE VELVET - Sarah Waters (2002)
The movie that every lesbian was watching at the beginning of our century. Sarah Waters also made FINGERSMITH , which is the movie that inspired "the Handmaiden".BOUND - The Wachowski sisters (1996)
A wonderful mafia lesbian movie.SAVING FACE - Alice Wu (2004)
Lesbian and POC representation ! yay !BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER - Jamie Babbit (1999)
A comedy about conversion therapy. Yes.THE WATERMELON WOMAN - Cheryl Dunye (1996)
This one was on my watching list, but I didn't found a cracked version back then. It's lesbian & Black representation, that must be awesome to watch.ROOM IN ROME - Julio Medem (2013)
A movie about a casual lesbian sex story : how a powerful relationship can emerge from one night stands... That was interesting but I think I was too young to fully appreciate this kind of subject.GIGOLA - Laure Charpentier (2011)
A movie about lesbian sex work in the early 20th century Paris.CIRCUMSTANCE - Maryam Keshavarz (2011)
Keshavarz also made the recent queer movie "The Persian version". Both are great.I hope that could help you
(and also, hello everybody, this is my first post !)THANK YOU!
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It’s a wild and ridiculous show. Lots of fun to watch. It’s one of those rare shows that’s led almost entirely by women, and has incredibly raunchy humor.
I will always treasure the episode where the someone is explaining how their life was ruined by finding their prom date having sex with someone else during the party, and Wynonna realizing the someone else was with her.
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I wouldn't call RWBY a good example. First, it goes downhill after season 3. Second, the relationship you're referring to was only added in due to fans continually demanding it just from the two merely looking at each other in season 1.
And before you start to argue the second point: Monty Oum created the show. If you want a leg to stand on, go find evidence of him claiming the relationship was intended from the start. And please don't give me a quote from Miles Luna, he's the one that drove the show into the ground
It was a simple suggestion. If you don’t agree, fine.
I enjoyed the show… I am not politically invested in it. Nor do I care to argue about it. I don’t know shit about what you’re referring too.
Take your rage out on someone else.
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?wrote last edited by [email protected]The Simpsons is the oldest running show I know of that had a lesbian character. Patty or Selma. Always forget which is which, tho. And the thing with the episode where they came out always stuck with me more due to the fact that Marge became almost a totally different character who abhorred the idea that her sister was gay.
And also maybe Mimi from The Drew Carrey Show. She married Drew's brother, who was possibly trans (they were at the very least a transvestite/crossdresser who did drag shows). I could imagine the character would have been unambiguously trans if the show aired today, making them a lesbian couple.
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?I'm not sure if it represents you, but this show used to have me laughing tears:
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It's a bit much to call the longing gaze at the end of the last episode of season 4 evidence that Korra is bi. The comics confirm it, but the show itself doesn't. And wow, legend of Korra is over 10 years old? I must be old
I believe it was originally supposed to be a kiss that ended the show, but they didn’t get their way.
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Hi guys, do you know any shows with relevant lesbian or bisexual characters that are either really good, or just older than 10 years... (The show, not the characters)
Alternately, just some shows which are a little more LGBT focused than the "Standart"?Lost Girl was pretty decent. The main character is bi.
A couple of years short of your timeline, but Riverdale had a couple on the show.
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- The L Word is older than 10 years
- Lip Service is a kind of L Word from Scotland
- Sugar Rush is a British teen drama centered around a Lesbian character
- True Blood has a lesbian character and 2 bi characters
- Queer as folk is considered a landmark in queer Television
Also, shout out to https://lezwatchtv.com/
Isn't there a confection baking show called Sugar Rush
- The L Word is older than 10 years
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It was a simple suggestion. If you don’t agree, fine.
I enjoyed the show… I am not politically invested in it. Nor do I care to argue about it. I don’t know shit about what you’re referring too.
Take your rage out on someone else.
I'm not raging out. It's just that the show's fanbase is fairly hostile, to put it mildly.
Mainly, I was trying to head off some bad-faith arguments I've seen used in the past
