Pride Month: 14 Positive LGBTQ Storylines
Victoria Nelli | June 14, 2017 | Fun Stuff | 6 Comments
With June being Pride Month, we here at The TV Junkies have compiled a list of some of our favorite LGBTQ storylines from this television season. These storylines showed us compassion, love, humor, and sorrow with their brilliant words and realistic portrayal of LGBTQ characters. They compelled us to watch week after week and kept us coming back for more. To think that generations before us were not exposed to these kinds of beautiful relationships is immensely upsetting. The TV Junkies are proud to not only be able to watch these stories, but endlessly support them as well. There are so many series that are breaking barriers and pushing forward progressive content and it is such an exceptional thing to see. These 14 storylines were some of our favorites this season and they couldn't have come at a better time. They are prime examples of why being true to yourself is beautiful and that love is love is love is love is love!
Now it's your turn! Which shows do you think had the best LGBTQ representation this season? Let us know in the comments!
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Victoria Nelli
Victoria loves all things TV! Whether it's binging Grey's Anatomy (for the 4th time) or talking Orphan Black plot lines with her Professors, she's fully in love with the medium. Victoria loves television so much that she is studying it at Monmouth University. If you love hearing long rants about why Luke and Lorelai are meant for each other you should follow Victoria on twitter @VictoriaNelli.
Guest	 June 14, 2017
Here's hoping Cophine makes it past "fade to black" alive!
"The relationship between Waverly Earp (Dominique Provost-Chalkley) and Officer Nicole Haught (Katherine Barrell) in Season 1 proved that interesting, complex stories involving LGBTQ characters with stakes could be told without killing one of them off." – a forever point to Emily for how she handled the reveal and for her realistic writing of the situation! I'd also extend the "interesting stories without anyone dying" statement to other pairings on the list.
"ALEX DANVERS IS SUPERGIRL IN HER OWN RIGHT" – one of if not the best coming out ever on TV!
I liked Arizona and Eliza and I felt Eliza was right in some of her statements regarding how things are handled at the hospital so I hope we see her back next season!
Unsurprisingly "This Is Us" did something with quality and emotion. 🙂
I feel any time "The Fosters" is on it's a good representation because Stef and Lena are married which is still rare to see with LGBTQIA characters, yes we see them dating or even in long term relationships but how many do we see married and showing that aspect of life? I'll admit the quality of the show can vary depending on your care for certain characters and sadly Stef and Lena don't get a lot of screen time (to be fair it's a teen show so it's not shocking and they do get more time than most parental plots on the network) but their relationship has been a joy to watch just the same! Like Alex Stef came out at a later age and like "Wynonna Earp" and "Supergirl" their stuff is usually extremely well written (the Lena's baby crazy plot the only glaring issue I've had so far with them); they have drama in their lives without it being constant "will they end up together?" – it's just a great thing to see on TV as well.
Rae	 June 14, 2017
You forgot your homegrown Saving Hope…Maggie/Sydney, Shahir/Jonathan, and a host of diverse patients. The writers were the first to sign the pledge to write better stories for LGBTQ characters and have done a phenominal job the entire series, but especially in the final season when it looks like two main characters fans couples will get a happy ending.
Bridget Liszewski	 June 14, 2017
We may have something coming centering around how well Canadian TV does with LGBTQ stories so stay tuned…
Meike	 June 15, 2017
I loved Alex's storyline on "Supergirl". Her monologue at the bar, when she told Maggie that she never felt comfortable dating men and blamed herself for it, felt so true and so familiar because it's very much how I felt before I fell in love with another woman for the first time.
I also love Cophine and WayHaught and look forward to see how their relationships develop in the new seasons of Orphan Black and Wynonna Earp, respectively.
There are two storylines I would add to the list. One is Elena's coming out on "One Day at a Time". I loved how they handled it, especially her mother's reaction, the way she wanted to support her daughter and felt bad for struggling with Elena being gay. The other is Patsy & Delia on "Call the Midwife", even though it was only very brief this season. But it was great to see how Delia supported Patsy and her decision to go to Hongkong to be with her father, and of course the kiss!
Last but not least: Thank you for all the great articles on LGBT representation on TV and all your support. Ever since I discovered this website last year, it's become one of my favorite places to read about TV shows I love.
One Day at a Time! Yes, we totally blanked on that one. ODAT as a whole was a total bright spot for me on TV this year and one of the great little surprises. I definitely think that one should be added to the list.
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