List of lesbian characters in television

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

This article is about live action characters. For characters in animated television series, see List of animated series with LGBTQ characters.
For fictional lesbian characters in general, see List of fictional lesbian characters.
For gay characters, see List of gay characters in television. For bisexual characters, see List of bisexual characters in television. For transgender characters, see List of transgender characters in television.

This is a list of live action lesbian characters in television (includes TV movies and web series). The orientation can be portrayed on-screen, described in the dialogue or mentioned. Roles include lead, main, recurring, supporting, and guest.

The names are organized in alphabetical order by the surname (i.e. last name), or by a single name if the character does not have a surname.

List[]

Character Portrayed by Program Notes
Greta Adam Jutta Dolle (de) Rentnercops (de) Greta is married to Vicky Adam.[1] (2015–)
Viktoria "Vicky" Adam Katja Danowski (de) Rentnercops (de) Vicky is married to Greta Adam with whom she has a son.[2][3] (2015–)
Iqra Ahmed Priya Davdra EastEnders Iqra is in a relationship with Ash Kaur, and later split apart.[4] (1985–)
Nyssa al Ghul Katrina Law Arrow Was in a relationship with Sara Lance.[5] It is also strongly implied her father also passed her up on her inheritance because of her sexuality, and ensuing relationship with Sara.[6] (2012–2020)
Helô Albuquerque Thaila Ayala Girls from Ipanema A journalist. Has an affair with Thereza Soares (bisexual).[7][8][9][10]
Della Alexander Michelle Joseph EastEnders Della and her girlfriend Binnie Roberts were the first lesbian couple to be featured in EastEnders. Their inclusion was an attempt to portray positive examples of homosexual characters.[11]
(Their lesbian kiss accounted for some 45 percent of viewer complaints to the BBC regarding EastEnders in 1994; provoking more complaints than any other television programme that year.[12])
Alice / Tilly Rose Reynolds Once Upon a Time Reveals her true love is Robin (Zelena's daughter) in episode "The Eighth Witch". She enters into a romantic relationship with Robin.[13] (2011–2018)
Alice Leah Renee The Playboy Club She is a Playboy Bunny in a marriage of convenience with Sean, a gay man.[14] (2011)
Alicia Naomi Ackie Master of None Wife of Denise.[15][16][17]
Alisha Juliana Harkavy The Walking Dead Former girlfriend of Tara Chambler.[18] (2010–)
Elena Alvarez Isabella Gomez One Day at a Time (2017) In season 1 episode 10, Elena is seen wearing a white suit for her quinces instead of a dress. Earlier in the episode, she comes out to her mother, saying "...I see myself loving a woman".[19] (2017–)
Ms. Alvarez Catherine Lazo East Los High School principal. Tries to comfort Jocelyn Reyes when she is outed by sharing her own coming-out experience.[20][21]
Luisa Alver Yara Martinez Jane the Virgin A doctor who artificially inseminated Jane, as well as Rafael's sister and an alcoholic who is in love with her stepmother, Rose, with both having an on and off relationship before spending three years together until Rose is found and arrested[22][23][24][5] (2014–2019)
Frankie Anderson Katharine Isabelle Rookie Blue Frankie is a homicide detective and becomes involved with Gail Peck (season 6). In the series finale episode, she surprises Gail's roommates when she comes out of Gail's bedroom to get a cup of coffee.[25] (2010–2015)
Winter Anderson Billie Lourd American Horror Story: Cult Winter recognizes herself as a lesbian. She had a short relationship with Ivy Mayfair-Richards and later assaults Ally Mayfair-Richards, in a scene in a bathtub.[26][27] (2017)
Anne Hanna van Vliet Anne+ As Anne becomes involved with women, she discovers something new about herself and learns about life with each experience.[28][29][30][31]
Ariel ("Ari") Eden Epstein Sweetbitter Ari is a waitress who works at an eatery in Manhattan known as 22 W and likes to gossip.[32] (2018–2019)
Arika Shivani Ghai Dominion A woman who pretends she is someone else than who she really is and even acts like she had a boyfriend, and later she has a girlfriend named Uriel.[33][34] (2014–2015)
Jojo Baines Tamzin Malleson Marcella Jojo is the partner of Sascha Kyte.[35] (2016–)
Lily Baker Jessica Harmon Supernatural Mentions accidentally killing her girlfriend.[36] (2005–2020)
Baldwin (Nadia Fierro) Sara Serraiocco Counterpart An assassin from Earth Prime world (i.e. alternate dimension). She becomes involved with Greta. Baldwin has an affair with her handler, Prime sleeper agent Clare Quayle (bisexual). Her counterpart (i.e. alternate version) Nadia is a violinist from Earth Alpha world, who also has a girlfriend. Baldwin is ordered to kill her Alpha counterpart but doesn't, and Nadia is killed by another Prime agent.[37][38][39]
Regina Barnes Paula Marshall Out of Practice A white E.R. doctor who is infatuated with attractive women.[40][41] (2005–2006)
Susanna Barnett Megan Ketch Jane the Virgin She develops a romance with Dr. Luisa Alver.[42][33] (2014–2019)
Lena Barnum Katherine Moennig Ray Donovan Lena is a PR agent[43] who was once involved with a woman named Jeannie.[44] (2013–2020)
Josephine Barry Deborah Grover Anne with an E Aunt Josephine had a long-term partner, Gertrude (now deceased).[45] (2017–2019)
Thelma Bates Jemima Rooper Hex A woman who is the ghost of Cassandra "Cassie" Hughes's best friend and is in love with her.[46][33] (2004–2005)
Fran Baxter Sharon Duncan-Brewster Years and Years Girlfriend of Edith Lyons. Asked Edith to live with her.[47][48]
Becca Alison Wandzura A single mom and the sister of Jamie.[49][50]
Della Bedford Jayne Atkinson Bluff City Law Comes out after she ends her 15-year marriage.[51]
Judge Lisa Benner Marg Helgenberger All Rise Lisa waited until same-sex marriage became legal to implement Wedding Day at the courthouse. She had been in a four-year relationship when her girlfriend left her on that special day (season 1, episode 5, "Devotees in the Courthouse of Love").[52]
Grace Billets Amy Aquino Bosch Grace has an affair with a female colleague in the LAPD, Kizmin Rider. She is a lieutenant and supervisor of Harry Bosch, at the Hollywood Station.[53][54][55][56][57] (2014–Present)
Sarah Bishop Alex Kingston A Discovery of Witches Sarah is a witch and she is the partner of Emily Mather.[58][59] (2018–)
Carrie "Big Boo" Black Lea DeLaria Orange Is the New Black She fell for Linda Ferguson.[33][60]
Maggie Blackamoor David Walliams Little Britain She is a woman who is in a relationship with Judy.[61]
Denny Blood Alicya Eyo Bad Girls Has an on/off relationship with Shell Dockley, before dating fellow prisoner Shaz Wiley.[33][62]
Esther Bloom Jazmine Franks Hollyoaks She is in a relationship with another woman named Tilly Evans.[63][64]
Cheryl Blossom Madelaine Petsch Riverdale After going to see Love, Simon with Toni Topaz, she admits that she previously loved a friend named Heather when she was in junior high. In 2x17, Cheryl and Toni kiss. In episode 3x12, Cheryl self-identifies as lesbian.[65][66][67]
(Petsch initially said that Cheryl was "still figuring out what her sexuality is" and thought her to be bisexual; she later revised her assumption and described Cheryl as "definitely a lesbian".[68] [69])
Peri Boudreaux Adriyan Rae Light as a Feather Dating Alex Portnoy.[70][71]
Shelley Bower Alexandra Wescourt Brookside She kisses another girl named Lindsey Corkhill.[72][73]
Charlie Bradbury Felicia Day Supernatural Reveals that she is a lesbian in her first episode, stating she cannot flirt her way past a guard as he is not a girl. She later kisses Gilda and flirts with a girl at her LARPing tournament; and later develops a crush on Dorothy Baum.[36]
Virginia Braithwaite Julie Graham At Home with the Braithwaites Virginia had a long-term affair with Tamsin and was infatuated with Megan Hartnoll.[74][75]
Amy Breslin Heléne Yorke The Good Fight Her partner is Maia Rindell.[76][77]
Brigitte Martina Navratilova The Politician Horse trainer. Has an affair with Georgina Hobart (bisexual).[78][79]
Brunhilda Brittney Powell Xena: Warrior Princess She fell in love with Gabrielle in the season 6 episode "The Rheingold".[80][81]
Judy Bryant Betty Bobbitt Prisoner A woman who went through emotions and experiences in a detention center.[82]
Louise Bryant Kristen Sieh Boardwalk Empire While Louise's sexuality is not explicitly stated, the only romantic/sexual relationship she has on-screen is with a woman.[33]
Susan Bunch Jessica Hecht Friends Wife of Carol Willick. They marry in episode "The One with the Lesbian Wedding".[83][84]
Samantha Burns Karen Holness Travelers Physicist in a relationship with Amanda Myers. Designed the singularity engine with Myers.[85][86]
Delia Busby Kate Lamb Call the Midwife Delia has a romantic relationship with Patsy.[87][33]
Kimberley "Kim" Butterfield Daisy Wood-Davis Hollyoaks She has a relationship with a woman named Esther Bloom.[88]
Mary Jo Cacciatore Frankie Shaw Blue Mountain State Shown in Season 3 as a lesbian.
(Executive producer Eric Falconer said that they "decided to change things up" for her and other characters and make fun of "the fact that sexual orientation can change so quickly for college students."[89])
Helena Cain Michelle Forbes Battlestar Galactica An admiral who had a short-run in the series.[90][33]
Calamity Jane Robin Weigert Deadwood Jane returns the affection and physical interest that Joanie Stubbs reveals towards her.[91][92]
Deadwood: The Movie The movie is set 10 years later, in 1889, during which time she and Joanie became estranged. Jane returns to Deadwood with the hope of winning Joanie back. They rekindle their relationship.[93]
The character is based on American Old West historical figure Calamity Jane (born Martha Jane Cannary).
Alice Calvert Samantha Mathis Under the Dome In a relationship with Carolyn Hill.[94][95]
Camila Jessica Marie Garcia Diary of a Future President Camila is closeted and a friend of Elena's widowed mother, Gabriela "Gabi" Cañero-Reed. She is scared to come out to her parents and say that she has a girlfriend.[96][97][98] (2020–)
Valeria Camili Giulia Bevilacqua È arrivata la felicità In a relationship with Rita Nardellli.[99][100][101]
Camille Sirita Wright 195 Lewis Girlfriend of Yuri.[102][103]
Naomi Campbell Lily Loveless Skins Feigns attraction to males before coming out as Emily's girlfriend, and self-identifies as a lesbian.[104][105]
Spencer Carlin Gabrielle Christian South of Nowhere Struggles with her sexual orientation throughout season 1, with Carmen as her recurring love interest, before eventually concluding that she wasn't straight and entered a relationship with, and later married, Ashley Davies (bisexual).[106][107][108] [109]
Wendy Carr Anna Torv Mindhunter Wendy is a psychologist and educator at a Boston university, and was in a relationship with Dr. Annaliese Stilman, the head of her department, until she accepted work as a behavioral science consultant for the FBI.[110][111][112][113]
Tammy Cashman Melora Hardin Transparent College friend of Sarah, they reunite and marry.[114]
Alice Cassini Bridget Turner Doctor Who Partner of May Cassini (season 3, episode 3).[115]
May Cassini Georgine Anderson Doctor Who Partner of Alice Cassini (season 3, episode 3).[115]
Tina Carter Luisa Bradshaw-White EastEnders A short-lived character who has an abusive ex-girlfriend, Tosh Mackintosh. She once kissed Sonia Fowler.[116]
Silvia Castro Marián Aguilera Los hombres de Paco In a relationship with Pepa.[117]
Tara Chambler Alanna Masterson The Walking Dead Introduced as the first lesbian character on The Walking Dead.[18][118] Tara was in a relationship with Alisha, who dies during an attack on the prison. Her next lover, Denise Cloyd, is also killed.[119]
Chase Kiersey Clemons Easy She falls in love with Jo.[120]
Clementine Chasseur Kandyse McClure Hemlock Grove A werewolf hunter investigating murders while posing as a Fish and Wildlife agent.[121][122]
Chenoa Shein Mompremier Black Lightning Was in a one-year relationship with Anissa Pierce.[123]
Denise Christopher Sakina Jaffrey Timeless Special Agent Christopher is married to Michelle and has a daughter and son with her (in season 2, episode 8, "The Day Reagan Was Shot", a young Denise is played by Karen David).[124]
Karen David
Christy Parisa Fitz-Henley Falling Water Girlfriend of Alexis "Alex" Simms.[125][126]
Haley Clark Susanna Skaggs Halt and Catch Fire Finally opens up to her sister, Joanie, about her sexual orientation (season 4).[127][128]
Dani Clayton Victoria Pedretti The Haunting of Bly Manor Dani always felt uneasy in her relationship with Edmund and breaks up their engagement. After he is killed in an accident, she starts being haunted by him. At Bly Manor she meets Jamie, the estate's gardener, and subsequently comes out to herself. Dani and Jamie become a romantic couple.[129][130]
Cleo Dani Verayo The Next Step Cleo is in a relationship with Jude.[131]
Dr. Denise Cloyd Merritt Wever The Walking Dead Girlfriend of Tara Chambler.[132]
Bethany Collins Mugga Manifest Bethany is married to Georgia and is a flight attendant on Flight 828.[133]
Georgia Collins Eva Kaminsky Manifest Georgia is married to Bethany Collins.[134]
Joey Collins Kate Bell Home and Away Joey is in a relationship with Charlie Buckton and they kiss multiple times.[135][136]
Kate Connor Faye Brookes Coronation Street Kate dates several women. She was engaged to Caz Hammond.[137]
Samara Cook Claire Holt Pretty Little Liars Was in a relationship with Emily Fields.[33][138] (2010–2017)
Helen Cooper Ingrid Lacey Drop the Dead Donkey A single mother.[139]
Tamia "Coop" Cooper Bre-Z All American In a relationship with Patience.[140][141][142][143]
Gina Cortes Monique Gabriela Curnen Elementary After Detective Cortes confronts Joan Watson, Sherlock Holmes posits that she may have been incensed because perhaps Watson slept with Cortes' significant other, to which Watson replied, "Considering she's gay and I'm not, I think that's highly unlikely."[144]
Fiona Coyne Annie Clark Degrassi: The Next Generation Though she previously dated a male classmate, Fiona begins to develop feelings for classmate Imogen. She later comes out as a lesbian, and the two briefly date.[145]
Theodora Crain Kate Siegel The Haunting of Hill House Theo becomes involved with Trish Park and lets Trish touch her. Theo and Trish move in together.[146][147]
Lana Crawford Bridget Neval Neighbours The first lesbian character in the series, introduced in 2004.[148]
Courtney Crimsen Michele Selene Ang 13 Reasons Why Courtney was closeted until the finale episode of season 2 ("Bye"), when she came out to her adoptive gay parents.[149]
Robyn "Rob" Crisp Minnie Crowe Coming of Age She is a friend of Matthew "Matt" Cobbett and goes to a lesbian bar with Darren "DK" Karrimore in the episode "Lesbian Jumper."[150]
Samantha 'Sam' Black Crow Devery Jacobs American Gods Sam has a girlfriend, Natalie.[151]
Cruz Maria-Elena Laas Vida Friend of Emma Hernandez and her former love interest.[152]
Bridey Cruz Floriana Lima The Family Bridley is a reporter who is trying to uncover information what is happening related to the Warrens, the titular family in this series, dates women, and has a "strong feminine voice."[153]
Elizabeth Cruz Roma Maffia Nip/Tuck An anesthesiologist[108] very close to the protagonists, later marrying Christian Roy, leading GLAAD to ask "whether Liz will now be counted as a bisexual character."[154]
Jess Damon Brooke Markham In the Dark Jess is in a romantic relationship with Vanessa.[155]
Dani Demi Lovato Glee She was Santana Lopez's girlfriend for a while.[33]
Daniella Tricia O'Kelley Red Band Society Married to Sarah Souders.[156]
Kim Daniels Olivia Hallinan Sugar Rush Protagonist of this series, at first in love with her best friend Sugar, but later becomes girlfriend of Saint.[157]
Alex Danvers Chyler Leigh Supergirl The episodes "Crossfire" and "Changing" deal with Alex's realization that she is attracted to girls and her coming out.[158][159] In Medusa, her mother describes Alex as gay.
Greer Danville Gracie Dzienny Chasing Life A popular rich girl at Brenna's school, it becomes clear that both Greer and Brenna are attracted to each other.[160] They briefly date before her parents become unhappy with her dating a "trouble-maker" like Brenna. They briefly date again before Greer ends up moving.[161]
Teri Darego Wunmi Mosaku The End of the F***ing World Tari is a detective in a relationship with Eunice Noon. They go on a trip across the country to catch a male psychopath.[162]
Daria Florence Kasumba Dominion The lover and partner of Arika and appears in three episodes of the series.[33]
Joanne Davidson Kelly Macdonald Line of Duty Senior Investigating Officer of "Operation Lighthouse" (season 6). Was in a secret relationship with her subordinate, Police Constable (now Sergeant) Farida Jatri.[163]
Elodie Davis Brianna Hildebrand Trinkets A shy and quiet girl who hakes the hand of the first girl who kisses her, and becomes infatuated with a woman named Kat Cunning.[164]
Shay Davydov Ksenia Solo Orphan Black A holistic healer whom Cosima meets through a dating app called Sapphire, with both going on various dates together.[33]
Caroline Dawson Sarah Lancashire Last Tango in Halifax Married to Kate McKenzie, with show's creator calling her killing a mistake.[165]
DeDe Halcyon Day Barbara Garrick Tales of the City A wealthy socialite that came out publicly after the death of her husband; she has a sexual affair with younger woman Margot Park.[166]
Carmen de La Pica Morales Sarah Shahi The L Word She has been in relationships with various women, including Lucía Torres at age 16, one-night stands with Shane McCutcheon, a serious relationship with Jenny Schecter, and slept with a woman named Robin.[33]
Betty DeMello Annaleigh Ashford Masters of Sex A prostitute and Helen's lover.[167][168]
Karolina Dean Virginia Gardner Runaways Karolina has the power to "fly and manipulate solar energy,"[169] and develops feelings for Nico Minoru.[170] She initiates a kiss with her crush; which is reciprocated. After her capture and subsequent liberation, she is reunited with Nico. To her delight, Nico initiates their second kiss. Later that night, she falls asleep in Nico's arms.[171]
Deborah (a.k.a. Deb-Deb) Julie Goldman The Mindy Project Dr. Jean Fishman's wife.[172]
Lana Delaney Jill Flint The Good Wife An FBI agent, Lana is one of Kalinda Sharma's lovers.[173][174][175]
Demet Nicole Gulasekharam Barracuda Lifelong friend of Danny Kelly.[176]
Denise Lena Waithe Master of None Denise's sexuality and how it impacts her relationship with both her friends and family is explored in season 2, episode 8, "Thanksgiving". She marries Alicia in season 3.[177][178][16][17]
Clare Devlin Nicola Coughlan Derry Girls At the end series one finale, Clare comes out to her friends as a lesbian.[179]
Devon Vedette Lim Chicago Fire Leslie Shay's girlfriend.[180][181][182]
Midge Dexter Julie Kavner Tracey Takes On... A character frequently performed by actress Julie Kavner. Midge Dexter is a closeted pro-golfer and girlfriend to Chris Warner (Tracey Ullman). She is forced to come out publicly in season 1, episode "Romance" after Chris gives her an ultimatum. Tracey Takes On... took home GLAAD Media Awards in 1996 and 1999.[183]
Alessandra (Alex) Di Nardo Simona Tabasco Closeted police officer in love with Rosaria Martone.[184][185][186][187][188][189]
(The scene of Alex and Rosaria kissing and their depiction of homosexuality was met with complaints from a Catholic newspaper and a member of Italy's Parliamentary Commission.[190][191])
Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon Jane Hazlegrove Casualty An Operational Duty Officer and Paramedic who causes her father a heart attack when he sees her kissing another woman, later entering a relationship with a prison officer named Carol Walcott and later with Jess Cranham, a paramedic.[192][193][194]
Marlene Donaldson Melanie Mayron Jane the Virgin Jane's college mentor.[195]
Dorka Ildikó Tornyi A masseuse. In a relationship with Judit Béres (bisexual).[196][197]
Franky Doyle Carol Burns Prisoner A nicotine-stained biker who was imprisoned for armed robbery and murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at Wentworth Detention Centre, who was also in a forced romantic relationship with Doreen Anderson.[33]
Franky Doyle Nicole da Silva Wentworth A main character, former protagonist and a former prisoner of Wentworth Correctional Centre, who had two ex-girlfriends (Kim Chang and Jodie Spiteri), was involved with Erica Davidson, and has a girlfriend named Bridget Westfall.[33]
Dr. Maggie Doyle Jorja Fox ER A fictional ER intern and later ER resident who had an unnamed girlfriend.[33]
Roberta Drays Patti Kim The Killing Roberta is the security chief at the Wapi Eagle Casino and is in a relationship with Nicole Jackson, head of the Kalimish tribe.[198]
Dominga "Daddy" Duarte Vicci Martinez Orange is the New Black In a relationship with Officer McCullough, played by Emily Tarver, whom Martinez is dating in real life.[199]
Faith Duluth Breeda Wool The Faith Diaries A contestant who is a shy and insecure Christian virgin, who later realizes she is a lesbian and in love with her female best friend back in her hometown in Mississippi.[200]
Claire Duncan Zosia Mamet Tales of the City A documentarian and Shawna's love interest.[201]
Frances Dunhill Cassidy Freeman The Playboy Club She begins dating Nick Dalton as his beard to provide him a politically acceptable "girlfriend" and to make her appear heterosexual to her father.[202]
Callie Dunne Tess Frazer Godless Callie is the town's schoolteacher and was previously a prostitute in its brothel. She is in love with Mary Agnes McNue.[203][204]
Adena El-Amin Nikohl Boosheri The Bold Type A Muslim woman, photographer, and Kat Edison's love interest.[205][206]
Elena Nicola Correia-Damude The Boys Elena is Queen Maeve‘s ex-girlfriend.[207][208][209]
Nicole Ellis Luna Blaise Fresh Off the Boat In season 4 episode 6, she reveals to Jessica and Honey that she is gay.[210]
Emilie Julie Christiansen Heartless Emilie falls in love with Sofie.[211]
Emma Julia Davis Sally4Ever Has sex with another woman.[212][213]
Kelly Epson Vanessa Lengies Hawthorne A scrub-charge who comes out in episode 7 of season 2 to a fellow patient who is also struggling to recognize her sexual orientation.[33]
Erica Gemma Chan Dates Erica had been hiding her sexual orientation from her traditional Chinese family, until she met Kate.[214][215][216]
Darya Esford Narges Rashidi The Girlfriend Experience Esford is the ex-lover of Erica Myles.[217]
Tilly Evans Lucy Dixon Hollyoaks Girlfriend of Esther Bloom.[218]
Dana Fairbanks Erin Daniels The L Word She was the girlfriend of Alice Pieszecki and Lara Perkins during the series.[33]
Faith Alicia Vikander One Red Nose Day and a Wedding Faith, daughter of Fiona, marries Miranda, the daughter of Charles and Carrie, in this short film sequel to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.[219]
Hayley Fawkner Alexandra Adornetto Playing for Keeps Dating a cheerleader.[220]
Teresa Fenchurch Leanne Best Home Fires A closeted lesbian in 1940s England, Teresa moved to Great Paxford after the head master at the Liverpool school where she taught discovered the relationship between her and Connie Ward, another teacher at the school.[221]
Joan "The Freak" Ferguson Maggie Kirkpatrick Prisoner An intelligent prison officer at Wentworth Detention Centre who controversially frisked individuals and wore black leather gloves.[33] She later appeared in the Wentworth series.
Joan Ferguson Pamela Rabe Wentworth Was in a relationship with inmate Jianna Riley.[33]
Macarena Fernández-Wilson Patricia Vico Hospital Central Plays a pediatrician on the show.[222]
Marina Ferrer Karina Lombard The L Word Jenny Schecter's ex-girlfriend.[33]
Danielle Ferrington Niamh McGrady The Fall Police officer. Comes out to Stella Gibson.[223][224]
Emily Fields Shay Mitchell Pretty Little Liars Emily comes out in season 1 and is involved in several relationships throughout the seasons.[225][226] She is engaged to Alison DiLaurentis.[227][138] (2010–2017)
Dr. Jean Fishman Niecy Nash The Mindy Project A doctor and the chief of OB/GYN at the hospital where Dr. Mindy Kuhel Lahiri works.[228][5]
Emily Fitch Kathryn Prescott Skins Was in a relationship with Naomi Campbell.[104][105]
Jenny Flint Catrin Stewart Doctor Who Married to Madame Vastra, who mentioned that Jenny's family shunned her for her sexuality.[229]
Amy Flower Sophia Di Martino Flowers Amy is dating Hylda, an older, ex-junkie, lesbian vicar.[230][231]
Naomi Flynn Maureen Sebastian American Gothic Political campaign manager. Has an affair with Alison Hawthorne-Price (bisexual).[232][233][234]
Lena Adams Foster Sherri Saum The Fosters Married to Stef Adams Foster.[235][236]
Stef Adams Foster Teri Polo The Fosters Married to Lena Adams Foster.[235][236]
Cordelia Fried Isabelle Bonfrer Pandora Ex-girlfriend of Jacqueline Zhou (bisexual).[237][238]
Nicole Galassini Kellie Martin Army Wives Nicole is a captain and Army intelligence officer. She is in a relationship with Charlotte (Charlie) Mayfield, a black woman.[239][240]
Dorothy Gale Teri Reeves Once Upon a Time Dorothy is awakened from a sleeping spell with a True Love kiss from Ruby (a.k.a. Red Lucas). She is in love with Ruby and they become lovers.[241]
Robin Gallagher Julie Benz Desperate Housewives A former stripper at Double D's who later becomes roommates with Katherine, who she is romantically inerested in, and later move away, together, to Paris.[33]
Sky Garibaldi Arielle Kebbel Grand Hotel Was in a secret relationship with Yolanda Renna.[242][243][244]
Regina George Seychelle Gabriel Revenge She has a crush on Charlotte Grayson where they both once drunkenly kissed.[33]
Marigold Gilchrist Amara Miller 1600 Penn The President's younger daughter.[33]
Jen Gilmore Amy Downham Hollyoaks A teacher who became romantically involved with her pupil Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon).[245]
Sharon Gilmour Margot Knight Prisoner a scheming, spoiled young woman imprisoned for drug dealing, and has a romantic relationship with Chrissie Latham inside the prison, and Judy Bryant, outside the prison, with the latter putting an end to their relationship.[33]
Opal Gilstrap Ilfenesh Hadera She's Gotta Have It The love interest of Opal Gilstrap and later has sexual intercourse with her.[246][247]
Arleen Gonzales Rachel Ticotin Law & Order: LA Lt. Gonzales is a Commanding Officer of the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division. She comes out when a defendant in a murder case tries to paint her as a racist.[248]
Alice Gove Pippa Nixon Cuffs An artist and partner of Donna Prager.[249][250]
Alisha Granderson Christina Elmore The Last Ship Lt. Granderson is out of the closet. An officer of the deck on Nathan James and later serves at Naval Station Mayport under Admiral Meylan. She is killed by her girlfriend.[251][252][33]
Wren Grant Candice Coke Proven Innocent Inmate and prison girlfriend of Madeline Scott (bisexual).[253][254]
Shakima "Kima" Greggs Sonja Sohn The Wire A determined and capable uncloseted police detective in the Baltimore Police Department.[33]
Tammy Gregorio Vanessa Ferlito NCIS: New Orleans Tammy is introduced in season 3; in 3x18 she describes herself as 'gay'.
(The show's producers confirmed her lesbian orientation.[255])
Greta Liv Lisa Fries Counterpart A cafe barista in Earth Alpha world. Becomes involved with Baldwin, and ends their relationship when she cannot trust her.[256][257]
Greta Sophie Guillemin The Frozen Dead She is the partner of Irène Ziegler.[258]
Bianca Grieve Anita Hegh Janet King Federal Police Sergeant Grieve is assigned to protect Janet King after working undercover on an investigation headed by her. They had both previously shown signs of attraction, but kept it under control. They become sexually involved while Bianca is guarding Janet at home and it develops into a romantic relationship.[259][260][261]
Lia Haddock Jessica Biel Limetown Lia is a journalist investigating the disappearance of the population of a small Appalachian town.[262]
Erica Hahn Brooke Smith Grey's Anatomy Had a short romantic relationship with Callie Torres and was later written off the show.[263][264]
Nico Hamada Ellen Tamaki Charmed Nico is a detective and she is dating Melanie Vera.[265][266]
Hannah Hannah Gadsby Please Like Me [267][268]
Alexandra Harrison Eisa Davis Blindspot In a relationship with Bethany Mayfair.[269][270][271]
Lydia Hart Lydia Kelly Hollyoaks A seemingly level-headed music lover and friend of Josh Ashworth, who is an opinionated, passionate young student who had a love of music and protecting her family, with her relationship to the sexually confused Sarah Barnes central to the character until Lydia killed her.[33]
Beverly Harris Estelle Parsons Roseanne Roseanne and Jackie's mom.[272]
Jenny Hartmann Lucy Scherer Hand aufs Herz Jenny is a girl in a fictional high school in Cologne.[273]
Sara Harvey Dre Davis Pretty Little Liars Sara and Emily Fields were in a short-lived toxic relationship which went from them being friends to enemies within a season.[138]
Ruby Haswell Alicya Eyo Emmerdale A woman who is comfortable with herself and her sexuality. She kisses Ali.[274]
Nicole Haught Katherine Barrell Wynonna Earp Officer Nicole Haught was flirtatious but cautious towards Waverly Earp. They became a couple after Waverly confessed to Nicole that she wanted to be with her.[275] In season 2, we find out that Nicole has an estranged wife named Shae whom she married impulsively not long after they had met. In the final episode of the season, Nicole receives signed divorce papers from Shae.
Janis Hawk Christine Woods FlashForward An FBI Special Agent.[33]
Maddie Heath Amy James-Kelly Coronation Street Sophie Webster's girlfriend.[276][277]
Heather Stephanie Hyam Doctor Who In episode 1 of series 10, Heather and Bill admit they 'really liked' each other, before they part ways. In the series 10 finale, 'The Doctor Falls', Heather returns to save Bill's life. When Bill requires confirmation of whether or not she is dead, Heather kisses her. From there, they save the Doctor and depart the T.A.R.D.I.S. to have presumably eternal adventures in space and time as a couple at last.[33]
Helen Sarah Silverman Masters of Sex Lover of Betty DeMello.[278]
Emma Hernandez Mishel Prada Vida A type-A personality queer woman who was in love with Cruz.[152][279][280]
Nora Hildegard Scarlett Byrne The Vampire Diaries Nora was in love with Mary Louise at the time of her death and was engaged to her.[281]
Carolyn Hill Aisha Hinds Under the Dome In a relationship with Alice Calvert.[94][282]
Neika Hobbs Nia Long Dear White People Neika is engaged to her partner Monique.[33]
Isabelle Hodes Allie Grant Weeds Teen daughter of Celia Hodes and openly lesbian, which annoys her mother.[283][284] Isabelle later has a Sex reassignment surgery to become a trans man named Bruce.
Jeri Hogarth Carrie-Anne Moss Daredevil Jeri is a high-power attorney. In Jessica Jones, she wanted to divorce her wife Wendy so that she could be with her mistress Pam. In season 3, Jeri is diagnosed with ALS and deals with the news by having a drug-fueled orgy with three call girls[285][286][287][288]
(Jeri Hogarth is the first lesbian character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[289][290])
The Defenders
Iron Fist
Jessica Jones
Cassidy Holland Anna Silk Being Erica Cassidy is a graduate student who was a close friend of Erica's in college.[291]
Laura Hollis Elise Bauman Carmilla Laura is in a long-term relationship with Carmilla Karnstein.[292]
Jenna Faith Hope Sarah Desjardins Impulse Jenna questions her sexuality throughout season 1, and in season 2 comes out as a lesbian after meeting a girl at a college party and being kissed by her.[293]
Pam Horton Meghan Leathers For All Mankind Secret girlfriend of Ellen Waverly and bartender at the Outpost Tavern. She ended their relationship after Ellen chose to be in a fake marriage in order to save her career at NASA.[294][295]
Elsie Hughes Shannon Woodward Westworld In the first episode of season 1, after finishing analyzing the 'host' Clementine Pennyfeather, Elsie's colleague leaves the room. Finally alone, Elsie takes this moment to tenderly kiss the dormant Clementine.[296]
Kelly Hurst Nicky Talacko Family Affairs Kelly was a surrogate mother for Karen and Matt. She fell in love with Karen and they became a couple. After the baby was born, Matt killed her by pushing her down the stairs.[297]
Linh Xuan Huy Kae Alexander Collateral Linh, an illegal immigrant, is the lover of vicar Jane Oliver.[298]
Isolde Ragnarok Isolde is an activist who discovers that a rich family is to blame for poisonous levels of cadmium in the town's water system. After Islode uncovers their conspiracy, they kill her, making it look like an accident. She dies at the end of the first episode, after coming out as gay.[299][300]
Tara Milly Izikoff Anna Konkle Rosewood Pippy's girlfriend/wife.[301]
Izzie Fivel Stewart Atypical Izzie has a relationship with Casey, who left her boyfriend so she could be with Izzie.[302]
Nicole Jackson Claudia Ferri The Killing Corrupt head of the Kalimish tribe and manager of the Wapi Eagle Casino. She is in a relationship with Roberta Drays, the casino's security chief.[303]
Jamie Amelia Eve The Haunting of Bly Manor Jamie is a gardener at Bly Manor. She becomes romantically involved with Dani Clayton and they enter into a relationship that lasts throughout the series.[304][305]
Farida Jatri Anneika Rose Line of Duty Police Constable, now Sergeant, Jatri was in a secret relationship with SIO Joanne Davidson, her superior.[163]
Jean Lois Nettleton The Golden Girls Dorothy's college friend, Jean, is visiting Miami and staying at the house. Her partner of eight years, Pat, died the year before. Rose is not told that Jean is an out lesbian. Jean and Rose spend the evening playing cards and talking, and Rose tells Jean that she can share her room. Jean, who has developed a crush on Rose, tells her that she's "quite fond of her" and Rose, realizing what she meant, feigns being asleep. The next day, Dorothy confirms Rose's suspicion about Jean's sexual orientation. Jean decides to leave earlier than planned and tells Rose that she never should have said anything to her; explaining that the last year had been difficult for her, she felt alone, and after meeting Rose became confused about her feelings. Rose replied that she did not understand the kind of feeling Jean felt, but if she were to have been like her, she would have been flattered and proud that she thought of her that way. Rose told Jean that she didn't have to leave and Jean tells Rose that their friendship is enough. Episode "Isn't It Romantic?" (2x05).[306][307][308]
Maia Jeffries Anna Jullienne Shortland Street Married her lover Jessica "Jay" Copeland on Valentine's Day 2006.[309]
Candace Jewell Ion Overman The L Word Has an affair with Bette Porter.[33]
Jez Lindsey Dawson Shameless (U.K.) Jez is the owner of the local pub.[310][311]
Manola Jimenez Gabrielle Walsh From Dusk till Dawn Girlfriend of Kisa (aka Santánico Pandemoniu / La Diosa). Killed by demon Amaru.[312][313]
Jo Jacqueline Toboni Easy She falls in love with Chase.[314][315]
Beth Jordache Anna Friel Brookside Beth kissed the family nanny Margaret Clemence, she later dies in prison of a heart condition.[316][317][318]
Beth's kiss with Margaret was the first female same-sex kiss to be broadcast before 9 pm on British TV.
Jude Molly Saunders The Next Step Jude is in a relationship with Cleo.[131]
Naomi Julien Petra Letang EastEnders Lover of Sonia Fowler.[319][320]
Katherine "Kate" Kane / Batwoman Ruby Rose Batwoman In military Academy, Kate was in a secret relationship with Sophie Moore that ended when her sexual orientation was discovered; she was expelled, and Sophie chose to stay behind and said she was not in love with her.[321]
She is the first lesbian superhero to head a prime time series.[322][323][324]
Karen Kaya Scodelario True Love She is Holly's lover.[325]
Karen Malkia Stampley The Chi Karen is a postal worker, and former girlfriend of Kevin's mom.[326]
Karn Laura Matthews EastEnders Theo's friend from a university.[327]
Carmilla Karnstein Natasha Negovanlis Carmilla Carmilla is in a relationship with Laura Hollis.[292]
Kate Katie McGrath Dates Girlfriend of Erica.[215][216]
Sydney Katz Stacey Farber Saving Hope Sydney struggled to come to terms with her sexual orientation and her faith (Orthodox Judaism). In season 3, she admits to Maggie Lin that she is attracted to women and they kiss. After this, she broke up with her fiancé Hershel and came out as a lesbian.[328][329]
Keelin Christina Moses The Originals In a relationship with Freya Mikaelson. She states her previous relationship was also with a woman.[33]
Delle Seyah Kendry Mayko Nguyen Killjoys She flirts with Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen and eventually kisses her. She seduces Aneela.[33]
Kennedy Iyari Limon Buffy the Vampire Slayer She is out and has an assertive personality. Kennedy is among the girls who might become endowed with supernatural abilities, destined to battle evil creatures such as vampires and demons. She is a love interest of Willow Rosenberg (which is intended to contrast with the shyness of Willow's deceased girlfriend, Tara).[33]
Taylor Kim Alli Chung Coroner A detective. Told her colleague that she lives with her girlfriend and three dogs (season 1/episode 8).[330]
Janet King Marta Dusseldorp Crownies A Senior Crown Prosecutor, her life partner Ashleigh Larsson, with whom she had two children, was murdered. She later becomes romantically involved with undercover officer Bianca Grieve, who was assigned to protect her from harm.[331][332][333]
Janet King is the first lesbian lead character in Australian television.[334]
Janet King
Ruka Kishimoto Juri Ueno Last Friends Ruka is a motocross racer.[335]
Eryka Klein Laura De Boer The Tunnel Eryka falls in love with Elise Wassermann.[336][337]
Jocelyn Knight Charlotte Rampling Broadchurch A barrister for the prosecution, she confesses her long-held love for Maggie Radcliffe and becomes romantically involved with her.[338][339]
Kris Roxie Johnson 195 Lewis Former girlfriend of Yuri. [340][103]
Krishna Shelly Bhalla Jane the Virgin Petra's assistant.[341][342]
Phyllis Kroll Cybill Shepherd The L Word Had relationships with Alice Pieszecki and Joyce Wischnia.[343]
Alice Kwan Sherry Cola Good Trouble The manager of The Coterie apartment building.[344]
Sascha Kyte Victoria Broom Marcella Sascha is the partner of Jojo Baines.[35]
Odette LaMar Leah Lewis / Anja Savcic Nancy Drew Vengeful ghost of 18th century French heiress and businesswoman in love with Mary, an English woman. Odette was murdered at sea on a voyage to America, where she sought to establish a home and life for herself and Mary. Her fortune was stolen by the ship's captain with a counterfeit marriage certificate. Odette became bound to the body of Georgia ("George") Fan and coexists with her. Odette finds a connection with Bess Marvin, who is also lesbian, and flirts with her.[345][346][347]
Emma Lane Rose Leslie Luther DS Lane is Luther's new partner.[348]
Ashleigh Larsson Aimee Pedersen Crownies The life partner of Janet King for nine years and co-parent of their two children. Ashleigh was murdered.[349][333]
Janet King
Charlotte Lau Amy Yamazaki Hollyoaks She debuted on-screen as the ex-girlfriend of Lydia Hart.[33]
Laura Angel M. Wainwright Underemployed Involved with Sophia Swanson.[350]
Danny Lawrence Sharon Belle Carmilla Danny has unrequited romantic feelings for her friend Laura Hollis. This crush is the root of the mutual antagonism between her and Carmilla Karnstein.[292]
Agnes 'Lee' Lebachi Adelayo Adedayo Origin Had a relationship with a female AI.[351]
Dr. Kim Legaspi Elizabeth Mitchell ER A psychiatrist who was later involved in a friendship with Kerry Weaver that turns into more than a friendship after Kerry realizes she is a lesbian.[33]
Skye Leighton Rahne Jones The Politician Dates McAfee Westbrook (bisexual).[352][353]
Jodi Lerner Marlee Matlin The L Word Bette Porter's ex-girlfriend.[33]
Emily Levinson Alison Louder Being Human She has a girlfriend named Jackie who is recovering in a hospital and later breaks up with her.[33]
Lauren Lewis Zoie Palmer Lost Girl Dr. Lauren Lewis spends years as a pledged servant to The Ash (leader of the Light Fae) so that she can find a cure for her comatose girlfriend's (Nadia) mysterious illness. Lauren and Bo, a succubus Fae, fall in love. In the last episode of the series they pledge themselves to each other and become a permanent couple.[354][355][356]
The relationship between Lauren and Bo became known by the portmanteau "Doccubus", a blend of "Doctor" + "Succubus".[357]
Lexa Alycia Debnam-Carey The 100 After the funeral of Clarke's prior love interest, Lexa mentions that she "had someone special too." Lexa goes on to describe how her love, Costia, had been abducted, tortured, and beheaded by a political enemy. Later, Lexa kisses Clarke in her tent before the battle. In Season 3, Lexa gets on her knees in front of Clarke, and pledges herself to her in no uncertain terms. Later in the season, Lexa and Clarke make love. In the scene after their union, Lexa gets shot and dies. In season 4, Clarke confesses to her mother that she loved Lexa.[358]
Leyla Shiva Kalaiselvan New Amsterdam In a relationship with Lauren Bloom (bisexual).[359][360][361]
Lou Linklatter Breeda Wool Mr. Mercedes An outspoken young woman.[362]
Jo Lipsett Sarah-Jane Potts Waterloo Road Jo neither denies nor flaunts her sexual orientation.[363]
Lisbeth Katie Findlay Nancy Drew State police officer, involved with Bess Marvin. Invited Bess to meet her parents.[364][365][366]
Anne Lister Maxine Peake The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Anne Lister lived an open lesbian lifestyle in 19th century Yorkshire. She was nicknamed "Gentleman Jack" by the local townspeople.[367][368][369][370]
The character is based on the real life landowner and diarist.[371]
Suranne Jones Gentleman Jack
Kate Littlejohn Susannah Flood For the People Kate is involved with ATF agent Anya Ooms.[372]
Liz Chelsea Hayes Complications Gretchen Polk's girlfriend.[373][374][375]
Lommie Maya Eshet Nightflyers Lommie and Melantha have a casual relationship.[376]
Sandy Lopez Lisa Vidal ER The girlfriend of Kerry Weaver and firefighter, who later has a child with Kerry named Henry Lopez.[33]
Santana Lopez Naya Rivera Glee Previously dated glee club member, Puck. In season 2, she struggles with her feelings for best friend Brittany and later comes out to her as a lesbian.[377][378]
Olivia Lord Portia de Rossi Nip/Tuck An expert in Eastern medicine and Julia's one-time lover.[33]
Mary Louise Teresa Liane The Vampire Diaries Mary Louise was in love with Nora at the time of her death and was engaged to her.[281]
Lucy Alyssa Diaz The Bridge Girlfriend of Adriana Perez.[379][380][381]
Edith Lyons Jessica Hynes Years and Years In an on/off relationship with Fran Baxter, eventually moves in with her (episode 5).[382][48]
Lao Ma Jacqueline Kim Xena: Warrior Princess One of the love interests of Xena.[383]
Cat MacKenzie Laura Fraser Lip Service Cat is an architect, with a girlfriend who is a police officer.[384][385]
Tara Maclay Amber Benson Buffy the Vampire Slayer Was romantically involved in a serious relationship with Willow Rosenberg.[33]
Elizabeth "Mac" Macmillan Tammy MacIntosh Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Dr. 'Mac' is Miss Phryne Fisher's best friend and confidante. She does not conceal her sexual nature and sports menswear in public (fedora, trousers, waistcoat, ascot, two-tone oxfords).[386]
Maggie Debi Mazar Younger Best friend and roommate of Liza Miller.[387]
Magna Nadia Hilker The Walking Dead Partner of Yumiko.[388][389]
Kay Manz Lauren Glazier Mindhunter Kay is divorced and has a son. When she divorced, she left custody of her son to her ex-husband because she did not want to continue suppressing her identity and sexual preference. Kay meets Wendy Carr and they enter into a relationship, but it is ended by Wendy after Kay forgot that a custodial exchange weekend had been changed, and when Kay told her ex-husband that she was going to introduce their son to a "friend" and he asked if it was someone important, Wendy overheard Kay answer 'no'.[112]
Roz Marchetti Sharon Duncan-Brewster Sex Education Wife of Sofia Marchetti.[390][391]
Sofia Marchetti Hannah Waddingham Sex Education Wife of Roz Marchetti and mother of Jackson Marchetti.[392][393]
Melanie Marcus Michelle Clunie Queer as Folk (U.S.) Melanie is in a domestic partner relationship with Lindsay Peterson. They break up after Lindsay has an affair with a man and are later reunited.[394]
Margaux Kelly Walker Swamp Thing Girlfriend of Liz Tremayne.[395][396][397]
Marion Joan Severance American Horror Story: Asylum Marion is the love interest of Lana Winters.[398]
Marisa Sabrina Texidor Grand Hotel Dating Yolanda "Yoli" Renna.[399][400]
Mandy Marquez Danielle Henry Doctors Mandy is in a relationship with Freya.[401]
Deborah "Dee" Marshall Ashley D. Kelley Insatiable An overweight woman who later has a girlfriend named Nonnie.[402]
Edwina "Eddy" Martínez Ser Anzoategui Vida The butch widow of Lyn and Emma's mother, Vida, and co-owner of a lesbian bar.[152]
Rosaria Martone Serena Iansiti Coroner in a secret romance with Alex di Nardo.[403][187][188][189]
(The scene of Rosaria and Alex kissing and their depiction of homosexuality was met with complaints from a Catholic newspaper and a member of Italy's Parliamentary Commission.[190][191])
Tea Marvelli Sofia Black-D'Elia Skins (US) A self-confident woman from a Jewish-Italian family that does not know she is a lesbian.[404]
Bess Marvin Maddison Jaizani Nancy Drew Waitress at The Bayside Claw. Romantically involved with Lisbeth, but believing that she was going to die, Bess stood up Lisbeth by not going to the dinner date where she was to be introduced to her parents.[405][406][366]
Jo Masters Sally Rogers The Bill An out-and-proud police sergeant, in an relationship with a woman named Tess Henry.[407]
Emily Mather Valarie Pettiford A Discovery of Witches Emily is a witch. She is the partner of Sarah Bishop.[59]
Max Jessica Parker Kennedy Black Sails Had a relationship with Eleanor Guthrie and is in a relationship with Anne Bonny. Max is a former sex worker and expresses no sexual or romantic interest towards men whatsoever. In season 4, she faces the difficult choice to either lose everything or marry a man, and she chooses not to marry someone she could never feel attraction towards.[408][33]
Amanda Myers Enid-Raye Adams Travelers Physicist and partner of Samantha Burns. Designed the singularity engine with Burns.[85][409]
Bethany Mayfair Marianne Jean-Baptiste Blindspot In a relationship with Alexandra. Was previously with Sofia.[410][411]
Ally Mayfair-Richards Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Cult Ally is married Ivy Mayfair-Richards.[412][413]
Ivy Mayfair-Richards Alison Pill American Horror Story: Cult Married to Ally Mayfair-Richards and has an affair with Winter Anderson.[412][413][27]
Charlotte (Charlie) Mayfield Ryan Michelle Bathe Army Wives Charlie is the civilian partner of Captain Nicole Galassini.[414][415]
Valerie McAllister Elizabeth McLaughlin Betrayal [416][417]
Kate McBride Lindsay Crouse Hill Street Blues Kate is a police officer.[418]
Dawn McClane Kristen Bush The Following Married Gina Mendez.[419]
Paige McCullers Lindsey Shaw Pretty Little Liars Emily Field's ex-girlfriend.[420][138] (2010–2017)
Shane McCutcheon Katherine Moennig The L Word Shane has had relationships with Carmen de la Pica Morales, Molly Kroll, Jenny Schecter, Dawn Denbo, Cindi Tucker, and others (original TLW series).[33]
The L Word: Generation Q
Marilyn McGrath Gail Strickland HeartBeat McGrath is a nurse practitioner and co-founder of a women's clinic. She is in a long-term relationship with Patty.
The character of Marilyn McGrath was a groundbreaker as the first main character in a U.S. prime time series that identified as a lesbian.[421]
Marilyn McGrath-Dufresne Kristin Lehman Ghost Wars Marilyn is the town's doctor. She is married to Val McGrath-Dufresne.[422]
Val McGrath-Dufresne Luvia Petersen Ghost Wars Val is the mayor of the small Alaskan town. She is married to Marilyn McGrath-Dufresne.[422]
Greta McGraw Anna McGahan Picnic at Hanging Rock Greta was exiled from home by her father for being a lesbian. She is in a relationship with Marion Quade.[423][424]
Cat McKenzie Laura Fraser Lip Service [425][426]
Kate McKenzie Nina Sosanya Last Tango in Halifax Married to Caroline Dawson.[165]
Betty McRae Ali Liebert Bomb Girls Betty is closeted and falls for her straight friend, but is rejected by her. Later, she meets Teresa, who pursues her. They become romantically involved.[427]
Cissy Meldrum Catherine Rabett You Rang, M'Lord? The elder daughter of Lord Meldrum who takes part in men's sports and activities and has a woman named Penelope as a frequent house guest (subtext that Cissy is a lesbian).[428]
Gina Mendez Valerie Cruz The Following An FBI agent. Married to Dawn McClane. Her ex-wife is Jana Murphy.[429]
Kate Messner Peyton Kennedy Everything Sucks! Kate spends the season struggling with her sexual orientation and enters a relationship with her friend Luke after a rumor of her being gay is spread around school. After realizing and admitting that she is a lesbian, Kate and classmate Emaline reveal their attraction for each other, and later kiss.[430]
Julie Meyer Céline Sallette Les Revenants A nurse who adopts the ghost boy Victor. Girlfriend of officer Laure Valère.[431][432][433][434]
Mickey Dot-Marie Jones The Faith Diaries Mickey is in love with a woman named Ruth.[435]
Patricia "Tricia" Miller Madeline Brewer Orange Is the New Black A young inmate in Litchfield Penitentiary, she had a girlfriend named Mercy Valduto.[33]
Miranda Lily James One Red Nose Day and a Wedding Miranda, daughter of Charles and Carrie, marries Faith, the daughter of Fiona, in this short film sequel to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.[219]
Tara Mohr Annapurna Sriram Billions After a cocaine-snorting lesbian sex tryst that was secretly videotaped, she was blackmailed into spying on her employer, the U.S. Attorney. She was not seen again in the series after being caught snooping by a coworker.[33]
Moira Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale Moira is captured in a dyke purge. She is punished for being a lesbian,[436][437] and kept in captivity. She is later able to escape to Canada. We learn that her girlfriend Odette was rounded up in a dyke purge, reclassified as un-woman, and died in the Colony.[438]
Monique Zee James Dear White People Monique is engaged to her partner Neika Hobbs.[439]
Bianca Montgomery Eden Riegel All My Children A periodically recurring character in this drama who has a girlfriend named Reese at one point.[440][441]
Molly Montgomery Sophie Isaacs Hollyoaks A host who appears at a murder mystery birthday surprise for India Longford and she becomes close to Charlotte Lau, later sleeping with her.[442]
Renee Montoya Victoria Cartagena Gotham Was in a relationship with Barbara Kean (a bisexual woman) in the past.[443][5]
Sian Moore Georgia Henshaw Banana A hardworking and ambitious woman whose dedication leads to tension with Violet, her girlfriend.[444]
Cucumber
Sophie Moore Meagan Tandy Batwoman Sophie was Kate Kane's girlfriend when the two were cadets in a military academy, but their relationship ended when Kate's sexual orientation was discovered, she was discharged, and Sophie chose to stay in the academy and remain closeted. Sophie later becomes a Crow agent and marries Tyler, another Crow agent, but ended their relationship when she came to terms with her sexual orientation. She came out to her mother in episode "Grinning from Ear to Ear" (1x14). In episode "I'll Give You a Clue" (2x13) she identified herself as lesbian to Ryan Wilder.[445][321][446]
Vivienne Moray Camilla Sparv Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls Vivienne is an artist living in Paris.[447]
Ellen Morgan Ellen DeGeneres Ellen The protagonist character of the series whose coming out as lesbian in "The Puppy Episode" (season 4, episode 22/23) became television history.[448][33]
Patience "Patsy" Mount Emerald Fennell Call the Midwife In a secret relationship with nurse Delia Bubsy.[449][450]
Lillian Moss Sarah Mitich Murdoch Mysteries A suffragette, Lillian was disowned by her family for refusing to marry a hand-picked husband. Her real name is Helen Walker and she was once involved with a married woman. She was attracted to Dr. Emily Grace from the moment they met, and she subsequently enters into a romantic relationship with her.[451]
Blanche Mottershed Alex Kingston Upstairs, Downstairs Dr. Blanche Mottershead is an independent archaeologist.[452]
Patience "Patsy" Mount Emerald Fennell Call the Midwife First working as a nurse in the male surgical ward at the London Hospital, then as a midwife, she is later shown to have a very close and romantic relationship with female surgical Nurse Delia Busby, with whom she had previously worked at the London.[33] Later, both go to the Gateways Club, a private club for lesbians.
Mulan Jamie Chung Once Upon a Time Although earlier episodes hinted at the possibility of Mulan being romantically interested in Phillip, Aurora's beloved, actress Jamie Chung later clarified that such was never actually the case, and that Mulan's heart unequivocally belonged to Aurora.[453]
Emma Muller Kasia Borek Hand aufs Herz A student at a Pestalozzi comprehensive school who is in a relationship with Helena.[454]
Sam Murgatroyd Megan Parkinson Ackley Bridge Introduced in series 2, Sam faces homophobic bullying from students. She then enters a relationship with Nasreen Paracha.[455]
Jana Murphy Leslie Bibb The Following Ex-wife of Gina Mendez.[456][457]
Sam Murray Heather Peace Lip Service A detective sergeant who is cat's girlfriend throughout the series, and a fiercely independent woman who is afraid to show vulnerability.[458]
Raffi Muskier Michelle Hurd Star Trek: Picard Is in a romantic relationship with Seven of Nine.[96] She is also former Starfleet intelligence officer struggling with substance abuse. (2020–)
Myfanwy Ruth Jones Little Britain Myfanwy is the barmaid of a local pub, and best friend of Daffyd Thomas.[459]
Erica Myles Anna Friel The Girlfriend Experience Erica is the finance director of a Republican super PAC. She enters into a sexual relationship with escort Anna Garner (bisexual), which becomes more serious. She was in a relationship with Darya Esford.[460]
Rita Nardelli Federica De Cola È arrivata la felicità A security guard. Partner of Valeria Camili.[461][100][101]
Diane Nash Vanessa Redgrave Political Animals Openly-gay member of the U.S. Supreme Court and mentor of Elaine Hammond.[462]
Natália Amanda Magalhães 3% Has a crush on Joanna.[463][464]
Nicky Nichols Natasha Lyonne Orange Is the New Black Nicky is introduced as a drug addict from a wealthy family and is later shown to be in a complicated relationship with Lorna Morello.[33]
Cosima Niehaus Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Cosima labeled herself as a lesbian when she accidentally came out while giving a speech as her sister Alison, and had a recurring love interest named Shay.[118]
(She was confirmed to be gay.[465] Series creators had been inconsistent in identifying Cosima's sexuality. Graeme Manson once said he thinks "Cosima's been 'bisexual' (if you had to codify it), but maybe she's ready to self-identify as gay.[466])
Juliet Nightingale Niamh Blackshaw Hollyoaks Initially shown as straight, Juliet realises she is a lesbian when she develops feelings for Peri Lomax.[467]
P. Ninny Lena Waithe Dear White People Ninny is a butch who at first did not want to admit that she was a lesbian.[468]
Niylah Jessica Harmon The 100 In the premiere of season 3, Niylah makes love to Clarke Griffin. During season 4, Niylah and Clarke are sleeping together, and she comforts Clarke after a brutal decision.[33]
Eunice Noon Gemma Whelan The End of the F***ing World A detective constable and partner of Teri Darego.[162]
Heather Novack Natalie Paul The Sinner Heather is an uncloseted detective.[469]
Allie Novak Kate Jenkinson Wentworth A prison inmate and friend of Kaz Proctor, who is part of vigilante group which has a vested interest in protecting women. She later has a romance with Bea Smith.[33]
Alex Nuñez Deanna Casaluce Degrassi: The Next Generation Paige Michalchuk's girlfriend, and a Latina, who struggles to adjust to life after graduation like Marco.[470][471]
Odessa Maddison Jaizani Into the Badlands Former Doll (sex slave). Girlfriend of Tilda (bisexual). Saves Tilda's life and helps her escape from The Widow.[472][473][474]
Ofglen / Ofsteven / Emily Alexis Bledel The Handmaid's Tale She is forced to watch the hanging of her lesbian lover for gender treachery. Ofglen is also convicted of being a gender traitor, but instead of death, the government punishes her with female genital mutilation to stop her from having "unnatural" urges. Prior to capture, her wife Sylvia and son were able to escape to Canada.[475]
Jane Oliver Nicola Walker Collateral Jane is a vicar in a relationship with Linh Xuan Huy, an illegal immigrant.[298]
Rachel "Bullet" Olmstead Bex Taylor-Klaus The Killing Bullet is a teenager and lives on the street with other runaways. She is trying to find a missing friend and helps the detectives in their search for the killer (season 3). Bullet is murdered by him.[476]
Anya Ooms Caitlin Stasey For the People An ATF agent, she is romantically involved with prosecutor Kate Littlejohn.[372]
Pam Susie Abromeit Jessica Jones Pam was the mistress of Jeri Hogarth. Her affair with Jeri drove Wendy, Jeri's wife, to file for divorce. She was forced to kill a mind-controlled Wendy to save Jeri's life, then ended her relationship with Jeri.[477]
Nasreen Paracha Amy-Leigh Hickman Ackley Bridge Nasreen comes out to her mother as a lesbian and tells her she is in love with another woman in series 1.[478]
Margot Park May Hong Tales of the City Margot struggled to adapt to the transition of her girlfriend (who changed his name to "Jake"), but eventually left the relationship and became involved with DeDe Halcyon Day.[479][480]
Trish Park Levy Tran The Haunting of Hill House Trish is Theodora Crain's girlfriend and whom Theo allows to be touched by. They move in together.[146][147]
Patience Chelsea Tavares All American Girlfriend of Tamia ("Coop").[481][482][142][143]
Gina Patrick Dannielle Brent Hollyoaks A tomboy who prefers casual clothing, has strong views on environmental issues, and is in a romantic relationship with Emily Taylor.[33]
Patty Gina Hecht HeartBeat Patty is the partner of Marilyn McGrath.[421]
Helena Peabody Rachel Shelley The L Word Director of the Peabody Foundation, she previously has relationships with Winnie Mann, Tina Kennard, Leigh Ostin, Isabella, Dylan Moreland, Papi, and Dusty,[33]
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson Felicia Pearson The Wire A young female soldier in Marlo Stanfield's drug dealing organization. Chris Partlow's earliest protégé, and alluded to being a lesbian.[33]
Gail Peck Charlotte Sullivan Rookie Blue Gail is a police officer. In season 4 she comes out to herself after she meets forensic pathologist Holly Stewart.[483][484][485]
Aline Penhallow Eileen Li Shadowhunters Had a secret relationship with a woman named Carolyn.[486] (Actress Eileen Li has stated that Aline is a lesbian.[487])
Adriana Perez Emily Rios The Bridge Newspaper reporter investigating corruption and the murders of women in Juarez. Tells Daniel that she escaped Mexico because she was a lesbian (season 1, episode 3). Girlfriend of Lucy.[488][489][381]
Lara Perkins Lauren Lee Smith The L Word She has dated various women, specifically Dana Fairbanks and Gabby Deveaux, and had a more serious relationship with Alice Pieszecki.[33]
Laura Peterson Julianna Margulies The Morning Show In 1997 Peterson was outed and subsequently fired from her job as anchor on morning news program Your Day America. Afterwards, she became a highly respected reporter. Describes herself as “a lesbian” to her girlfriend in season two. She has a sexual relationship with and then dates fellow journalist and morning news anchor, Bradley Jackson (bisexual).[490][491][492]
Wendy Peyser Clea DuVall American Horror Story: Asylum Was in a relationship with Lana Winters.[493]
Kelsey Phillips Nia Jervier Dear White People Kelsey described herself as a "gold star lesbian" in season 2, episode 4.[468]
Anissa Pierce / Thunder Nafessa Williams Black Lightning A superhero who has a girlfriend named Chenoa.[494][159]
Dr. Malaya Pineda Melanie Chandra Code Black A second-year resident who went to medical school and was once involved in a romantic relationship with a woman when she was a medical student.[33]
Gretchen Polk Jessica Szohr Complications ER nurse. In a relationship with Liz.[375][495][496][497]
Poppy Claudia Rocafort Life Sentence Poppy is the girlfriend of Ida Abbott.[498]
Bette Porter Jennifer Beals The L Word She had romances with Tina Kennard, Jodi Lerner, Candace Jewell, Alice Pieszecki, among others (original TLW series).[33]
The L Word: Generation Q
Alex Portnoy Brianne Tju Light as a Feather Love interest of Peri Boudreaux.[499][500][71]
Bill Potts Pearl Mackie Doctor Who Bill is the first openly and exclusively homosexual, full-time companion character in Doctor Who's history. She falls for Heather in episode 1 of series 10, 'The Pilot'. In the finale episode, Heather returns. When Bill questions her status as a living creature, Heather kisses her, asking whether the kiss felt real or not (it did). From there, Heather makes Bill an immortal like her, and they depart the T.A.R.D.I.S. as a couple to have adventures in time and space for eternity.[501]
Sian Powers Sacha Parkinson Coronation Street Was in a relationship with and engaged to Sophie Webster.[502]
Michelle Prado Floriana Lima Allegiance A FBI agent who is part of a joint CIA-FBI task force and is partnered with Alex O'Connor as shown in the episode "Teamwork"[503]
Donna Prager Eleanor Matsuura Cuffs A police officer, in a relationship with Alice Gove.[504][505][250]
Prisha Shalini Bathina Little Voice She loves a woman in her band and fights with her parents who try to set her up with a man.[96] (2020–)
Marion Quade Madeleine Madden Picnic at Hanging Rock She is in a relationship with Greta McGraw.[423][424]
Rachel Ashly Burch Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet A video game tester.[96] (2020–)
Maggie Radcliffe Carolyn Pickles Broadchurch Editor of the local newspaper, she becomes romantically involved with Jocelyn Knight.[338]
Ramona Judy Reyes One Day at a Time Member of Penelope's therapy group.[506]
Jane Ramos Rosario Dawson Jane the Virgin Is in a relationship with Petra.[507][508][509]
Logan Rawlings Ashley Tisdale Young and Hungry A magazine editor who is romantically attracted to a straight woman named Gabi.[510]
Reagan Yvette Monreal Faking It A edgy, hip, and rebellious waiter who is fiercy out and proud.[511][160]
Jocelyn Reyes Andrea Sixtos East Los High She is outed.[512][513]
Kizmin Rider Rose Rollins Bosch The girlfriend of Grace Billets and a detective with the LAPD.[53][514] (2014–Present)
Carla Rinaldi Tania Raymonde Death Valley Rinaldi is revealed to be lesbian in episode "Zombie Fights", when she makes out with barmaid Julia.[515]
Maia Rindell Rose Leslie The Good Fight She is in a relationship with a woman named Amy Breslin.[516]
Yolanda "Junkchain" Rivas Shakira Barrera GLOW Also known as Yo-Yo, she is a stripper who joins GLOW after Cherry departs for another television series, and Arthie becomes attracted to her and the two later become a couple.[517]
Zoë Rivas Ana Golja Degrassi: Next Class Briefly dates two male friends, Miles and Drew. Zoë realizes she is gay when she falls in love with Grace Cardinal, although she is only seen as a friend. She comes out to boyfriend Winston in season 3. She later becomes Rasha Zuabi's girlfriend. Her mother does not accept her sexual orientation and kicks her out.[518]
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Arizona Robbins Jessica Capshaw Grey's Anatomy She had several relationships, the main one with her ex-wife Callie Torres.[519][377] She also had relationships with Lauren Boswell (with whom she cheated on Callie), Eliza Minnick and currently has a relationship with Carina DeLuca. In season 9, Arizona and Callie raise a baby together.[520]
Roberta "Bob" Carlease Burke Shameless A truck driver. She becomes involved with Monica Gallagher.[521]
Binnie Roberts Sophie Langham EastEnders Binnie is in a relationship with Della.[522][523]
Tess Roberts Fiona Button Lip Service Tess is in a relationship with Cat.[524]
Maya Robertson Laura Donnelly Hex She is killed by Malachi.[33]
Robin Tiera Skovbye Once Upon a Time Revealed to be in love with Alice (the daughter of Captain Hook and Mother Gothel) in episode "The Eighth Witch". She begins a relationship with her.[525]
Robin Maya Hawke Stranger Things Comes out to her friend Steve Harrington when he tells Robin that he has a crush on her. Robin is the first non-straight character to be included in the series.[526][527][528]
Christine Rodd Trudy Hellier Neighbours After the break up of her marriage to Allan, Christine realizes that she is gay and has a hard time telling her ex-husband and their daughter, Pepper.[529][530]
Maddie Rooney Dove Cameron Liv and Maddie Liv's identical twin sister and the second eldest child of the Rooney family.[531][532] (She was confirmed as a lesbian by Cameron in a Twitter post.[533]) (2015–2017)
Root Amy Acker Person of Interest A psychopathic hacker who is determined to gain access to The Machine, whose real name is Samantha "Sam" Groves.[33]
Willow Rosenberg Alyson Hannigan Buffy the Vampire Slayer Though only showing attraction to and having relationships with male characters in the first three seasons, she begins dating Tara Maclay in season 4. Identifies as a lesbian in Season 5. In two long-term lesbian relationships during the series, including the first long-term lesbian relationship of a lead character on network television.[33]
Pippy Rosewood Gabrielle Dennis Rosewood A pathology expert who is a relationship with TMI.[534]
Molly Ross Sara Thompson Burden of Truth Molly is in a relationship with Luna Spence.[535][536]
Wendy Ross-Hogarth Robin Weigert Jessica Jones Wife of Jeri Hogarth. She filed for divorce when she discovered Jeri's affair with her secretary, Pam. Wendy was a doctor at a free clinic and financially supported Jeri while the latter was in law school.[285]
Eve Rothlo Famke Janssen How to Get Away with Murder Notably had a past relationship with fellow defense attorney Annalise Keating. When talking about their past and how a part of her is still in love with Annalise, Eve remarks that she has "been with plenty of other women"[537] since the end of their relationship years ago.[538][539]
Dalia Royce ____ Suburgatory In the show, it was revealed that she dated a woman.[95]
Simone Russell Lena Cardwell / Chrystee Pharris / Cathy Jenéen Doe Passions Said to be the first African-American lesbian character in broadcast daytime drama.[440]
Ruthie Lily Newmark Sex Education Has sexual relationship problems with her girlfriend Tanya, with whom she has been best friends since childhood. Turns to Otis' sex clinic for help.[540][541][542]
Sabina Jeananne Goossen Coroner Dating Alison Trent.[543][544]
Sabrina Lulu Brud Pretty Little Liars Briefly dated Emily Fields and was a manager of a local restaurant, but later drifted apart from Emily.[138]
Saint Sarah-Jane Potts Sugar Rush Kim's girlfriend in season 2.[545]
Layla Salim Nicole Chamoun Kick Layla is a college student in a relationship with Jackie.[546][547]
Peach Salinger Shay Mitchell You A wealthy and influential socialite and Beck's best friend whom she met at Brown University.[548]
Sally Catherine Shepherd Sally4Ever Sally comes out when she meets Emma and becomes involved in a relationship with her.[212][213]
Sam Jeanna Han Scream Queens Known by the nickname "Predator Lez". In love with Chanel #3. She is killed by the Red Devil.[549]
Samantha Tara Joshi Shadowhunters Girlfriend of Ollie Wilson.[550][551]
Jessie Sammler Evan Rachel Wood Once and Again Daughter of Rick Sammler. She is shy and emotionally fragile and later begins dating an upperclassman named Katie Singer.[33]
Their romance has been called the first teen lesbian romance on American network television.[552]
Talia Sandoval Miranda Rae Mayo Pretty Little Liars A cook at a local restaurant who had feelings for Emily Fields but actually had a husband named Eric Mendoza, implying she is bisexual.[138]
Maggie Sawyer Floriana Lima Supergirl She has a girlfriend in one of the episodes, and acts as Alex's love interest and the catalyst to her coming out.[553]
(The comics character she is based on is lesbian as well.[554])
Jackie Schneider Romi Trower Kick Jackie is in a relationship with Layla.[546]
Vivienne "Scotty" Scott Letitia Wright Cucumber Scotty, while caring for her sick mother, falls in love with a girl who works at a supermarket.[555]
Banana
Rose Seithathi Florence Kasumba Deutschland 86 She is in a relationship with Lenora Rauch.[556][557]
Callie Senate Molly Parker Goliath She seduces Michelle McBride (bisexual) and begins a lesbian affair with her.[558]
Seven of Nine Jeri Ryan Star Trek: Picard Is in a romantic relationship with Raffi Muskier.[96] A former Borg drone liberated from the Collective by Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the USS Voyager. (2020–)
Ava Sharpe Jes Macallan Legends of Tomorrow Mentions that she is 'not really the husband kind' and has a relationship with Sara Lance.[559][159]
Dr. Irena Shaw Zoie Palmer Dark Matter In episode 3x10, Irena Shaw is seen as having been in love, and in a romantic relationship, with Rebecca (a.k.a. Portia Lin / Two). Rebecca used Irena's image to create the Android.[560]
Leslie Shay Lauren German Chicago Fire An EMT in a relationship with Devon. Was once in a relationship with Clarice, a bisexual woman.[561][180][520]
Siobhan Sheehan Angourie Rice Mare of Easttown The teenage daughter of Mare, Siobhan is dating Becca, a member of her band. She also goes on a date with Anne Harris, the college radio dj.[562][563]
Sharla Shepard Christina Moses Condor An FBI agent. Girlfriend of Sarah Tan.[564][565]
Alexis Simms Sepideh Moafi Falling Water NYPD homicide detective. In a relationship with Christy.[566][567][126]
Ximena Sinfuego Lisseth Chavez The Fosters In episode 5x10, "Sanctuary", Ximena comes out to Callie.[568]
Katie Singer Mischa Barton Once and Again She dates a shy and emotionally fragile girl named Jessie Sammler.[33]
Bea Smith Danielle Cormack Wentworth Bea has a romance with a woman named Allie Novak.[33]
Sofie Julie Zangenberg Heartless Sofie is a succubus that must feed from the life force of humans to survive. If she feeds too much and drains her prey, her victim bursts into flames and is incinerated. She meets Emilie and for the first time in her life feels attraction and falls in love.[211]
Rose Solano Bridget Regan Jane the Virgin A crime lord who falls in love with Luisa, and the main antagonist of the series.[569][24][570]
Veronica "Vero" Sole Carolina Cerezuela Hospital Central Vero is a psychiatrist who dated a woman named Maca.[571]
Sarah Souders Andrea Parker Red Band Society Mother of Kara. Married to Daniella.[572][573][156]
Serena Southerlyn Elisabeth Röhm Law & Order An assistant district attorney who has some conservative viewpoints. In her last episode, she explicitly states she is a lesbian to Arthur Branch.[33]
Luna Spence Star Slade Burden of Truth Luna is a First Nation native in a relationship with Molly.[574][575]
Ali Spencer Kelli Hollis Emmerdale She leaves her husband, Dan and flat on the Hotten estate for a new start in the village with her children and her girlfriend, Ruby Haswell.[274]
Karen Spencer Joanna Johnson The Bold and the Beautiful In a relationship with a woman named Danielle and later a main stakeholder in a publishing company.[576][577]
Maya St. Germain Bianca Lawson Pretty Little Liars The first serious girlfriend of Emily Fields. Her other girlfriends included Sara Harvey, who was struggling to recognize her sexuality, and they were together until Sara was killed off.[138]
Stacy-Anne D. Ajane Carlton 195 Lewis [578][103]
Norma Starkey Dystin Johnson Shameless (U.K.) A lorry driver who was previously Monica Gallagher's lover after her split from Frank Gallagher.[579]
Niki Stevens Kate French The L Word A closeted famous movie star who had relationships with Jenny Schecter, Shane McCutcheon, Jimmi, and Paris Hilton.[33]
Holly Stewart Aliyah O'Brien Rookie Blue Holly is a forensic pathologist and becomes involved in a romantic relationship with Gail Peck (seasons 4 and 5).[580]
Annaliese Stilman Lena Olin Mindhunter Dr. Annaliese Stilman is the head of the psychology department at a Boston university. She was in a relationship with Wendy Carr until Wendy accepted the FBI's offer to join their team as a behavioral science consultant at Quantico. Annaliese was more open in public with her feelings for Wendy and what they were to each other.[110]
Frankie Stone Elizabeth Hendrickson All My Children A wisecracking tomboy with feminine sex appeal, and was killed off. (The character was brought back as her twin sister, Maggie Stone).[33]
Maggie Stone Elizabeth Hendrickson All My Children She fell in love with Maggie, with Maggie initially maintaining that she is only interested in men, and the two eventually become girlfriends, though heartbreak follows.[33]
Joanie Stubbs Kim Dickens Deadwood Falls in love with Jane Canary (Calamity Jane).[91][92] {
Deadwood: The Movie In the movie, set in 1889, she and Jane became estranged during that passage of time. Jane returns to Deadwood in search of Joanie and to try to win her back. They are reunited and their relationship is rekindled.[93]
Sophia Swanson Michelle Ang Underemployed An aspiring writer who has sex with a woman named Lauren and later with a woman named Miles, while dating a bartender named Natalie.[581]
Sylvia Clea DuVall The Handmaid's Tale Wife of Ofglen, she escaped to Canada with their son.[582]
Tamika Clarke Hollingsworth 13 Reasons Why Girlfriend of Courtney Crimsen.[583][584]
Sarah Tan Ellen Wong Condor Girlfriend of FBI agent Sharla Shepard, and work confidante of Joe Turner.[585][565]
Tanya Alice Hewkin Sex Education Has hangups about sex with Ruthie, her girlfriend and best friend since childhood. [586][587][540]
Lucy Tara Yasmine Al-Bustami NCIS: Hawaiʻi An NCIS agent. She is romantically attracted to DIA agent Kate Whistler.[588][589][590]
Zoe Tate Leah Bracknell Emmerdale Involved in many major storylines during her time on the show, including coming out as gay and a battle with schizophrenia. (Zoe became the first lesbian character in a British soap opera when she came out in 1993.)[591]
Tathiana Lorenza Izzo Casual Girlfriend of Laura Meyers (bisexual).[592][593]
Emily Taylor Lorna Pegler Hollyoaks At university studying to be a veterinary surgeon, later came out, and battles with schizophrenia.[33]
Teresa Rachel Wilson Bomb Girls Teresa is a Women's Army Corps sergeant. She flirts with and seduces Betty McRae. They eventually become involved in a romantic relationship.[427]
Mandy Thomas Rachael Blake Home and Away A professional writer who meets with Shannon.[594]
Rae Thomas Jossara Jinnaro Passions Simone Russell's first and only girlfriend.[33]
Nonnie Thompson Kimmy Shields Insatiable Nonnie is attracted to Patty.[595]
Ezri Tigan Nicole de Boer Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The mirror universe lesbian version of Ezri Dax, is referred to as not being interested in men and has a romantic and sexual relationship with the mirror universe's version of Kira Nerys. The two women share an on-screen kiss and Ezri flirts with other female characters.[596][597]
Camilla Torres Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black She asks Dr. Delphine Cormier out to dinner. Delphine confirms this to a mirthful Cosima when she enters the room after Camilla leaves.[598][599]
Liz Tremayne Maria Sten Swamp Thing In a relationship with Margaux.[600][601][395][397]
Alison Trent Tamara Podemski Coroner Assistant to Coroner Jenny Cooper. In a relationship with Sabina.[602][603][544][604]
Desiree Upton Simone Robertson Home and Away She had a romantic attraction on a woman named Gypsy.[605]
Uriel Katrine De Candole Dominion An archangel who is one of the eldest of the Archangels and is later revealed to be Arika's lover.[33]
Laure Valère Alix Poisson Les Revenants A constable of the town and former ex-girlfriend of Julie Meyer.[432][606][607]
Saray Vargas Alba Flores Vis a vis Ex-girlfriend of Estefania "Rizos" Kabila. When her family learns of her sexual orientation, they shun her for a period before forcing her to marry a man. Once she is released from prison, she is shown to be living with a female romantic partner (Season 4, episode 8: "La marea amarilla").[608][609]
Madame Vastra Neve McIntosh Doctor Who She is married to Jenny Flint. This is confirmed in the episode The Snowmen.[610]
Alex Vause Laura Prepon Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman's principal love interest. Alex and Piper were ex-girlfriends prior to their imprisonment in Litchfield Penitentiary. In season 5, episode 12, Piper asks Alex to marry her and Alex accepts.[611]
Melanie "Mel" Vera Melonie Diaz Charmed Mel, a graduate student, is in a relationship with Nico Hamada, then Jada Shields and Ruby[265][266][159] and has the ability to "freeze time."[612]
Margot Verger Katharine Isabelle Hannibal A patient of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Has a wife named Alana Bloom.[613][614][615][5]
Veronica K Callan All in the Family Veronica was the long time partner of Edith's cousin Liz.[616][617][618]
Violet Hannah John-Kamen Cucumber Violet is Sian's girlfriend.[619][620]
Banana
Anna Volovodov Elizabeth Mitchell The Expanse Minister and head pastor of UN congregation. In a same-sex marriage with Namono 'Nono' and has a daughter, Nami.[621][622]
Nikki Wade Mandana Jones Bad Girls In a relationship with Officer Helen Stewart.[33]
Hannah Wagner Jana Klinge Nord bei Nordwest Police inspector. After arriving in Schwanitz, she's asked if her husband is coming and replies "I don't have a husband, I like women." ("Ich hab' keinen Mann, ich mag Frauen.")[623][624][625]
Ann Walker Christine Bottomley The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Ann is Anne Lister's lover. She accepts Lister's proposal to live together as partners, followed by a Church blessing in which she becomes her "wife".[367][368][369][370]
Sophie Rundle Gentleman Jack
May-Li Wang Stacy Liu The Dumping Ground May-Li is a care worker and in series 3, May-Li is revealed to be in a relationship with another woman and had adopted children.[626]
Connie Ward Rachael Elizabeth Home Fires Connie was in a secret relationship with colleague Teresa Fenchurch.[627]
Chris Warner Tracey Ullman Tracey Takes On... A character written and frequently performed by actress-comedian Tracey Ullman. Chris is girlfriend to pro-golfer Midge Dexter (Julie Kavner). Chris and Midge come out publicly in season 1, episode "Romance"; Chris is kidnapped and sent to a "homosexual de-programming center" Straight Ways in season 3, episode "Religion." Tracey Takes On... took home GLAAD Media Awards for both episodes (1996, 1999).[183]
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Susanne fell for Piper Chapman when Piper arrived in the prison. She is in a romantic relationship with Maureen Kukudio.[33]
Poussey Washington Samira Wiley Orange Is the New Black Poussey's feelings for Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson were unrequited. She developed a relationship with Brook Soso.[33] She dies in a later season of the show.[436]
Crickett Watts Brandi Burkhardt Hart of Dixie Crickett came out to everyone just as she was about to renew her vows with Stanley Watts. After this, she started dating Jaysene.[628]
Ellen Waverly (m. Wilson) Jodi Balfour For All Mankind Closeted astronaut. In a marriage of convenience with closeted gay astronaut Larry Wilson. Was involved with Pam Horton, but the relationship ended when Ellen chose to marry WIlson so she could hide her sexual orientation and save her career.[629][295]
Kerry Weaver Laura Innes ER The only lesbian character on NBC at the time she was included in the series.[41][440]
Sophie Webster Brooke Vincent Coronation Street Sophie has been in relationships with Sian Powers and Maddie Heath.[630]
Bridget Westfall Libby Tanner Wentworth A forensic psychologist who works with the inmates at Wentworth and she has feelings for Franky Doyle, which Franky reciprocates.[33]
Amanda Weston Anna Akana Stitchers The girlfriend of Camille Engelson.[631]
Kate Whistler Tori Anderson NCIS: Hawaiʻi A Defense Intelligence Agency agent. She is romantically attracted to NCIS agent Lucy Tara.[589][632]
Mimi Whiteman Marisa Tomei Empire A wealthy venture capitalist who invests $250 million in the hostile takeover of Empire Entertainment.[633][634][635]
Ryan Wilder / Batwoman Javicia Leslie Batwoman Finds the Batwoman suit after Kate Kane disappears, and assumes the Batwoman identity.[636]
Lisa Williams Kate Lyn Sheil House of Cards Involved with Rachel Posner.[637][638]
Nina Williams Tyla Abercrumbie The Chi The former girlfriend of Karen and later married a woman named Dre.[639]
Carol Willick Jane Sibbett Friends Girlfriend of Susan Bunch. They marry in the season 2 episode "The One with the Lesbian Wedding".[83][84]
Dr. Freya Wilson Lu Corfield Doctors In a relationship with Mandy Marquez.[640]
Henrietta "Hen" Wilson Aisha Hinds 9-1-1 "Hen" is married to Karen Wilson. They are together raising the son of Hen's ex-girlfriend (Eva).[641]
Karen Wilson Tracie Thoms 9-1-1 Karen is married to Henrietta Wilson.[641]
Olivia 'Ollie' Wilson Alexandra Ordolis Shadowhunters Ollie is a detective and in a relationship with Samantha.[550][551]
Lana Winters Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Asylum Lana was locked in Briarcliff Asylum for being a lesbian and was in a secret relationship with Wendy Peyser.[642][643][493]
Hillary Winthrop Ashley Hinshaw Workaholics In a relationship with Jackie and brings along a "disgusting boyfriend" so that her father will accept her lesbian relationship.[644]
Camile Wray Ming-Na Wen Stargate Universe Her character searches for a way back to Earth and her partner, Sharon.[645]
Hailey Yarner Chanelle Peloso The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco Comes out to Iris Bearden in episode "Iron in War" (1x06). She tells her, "I like women. In ways that I shouldn't."[646][647][648]
Joanne Yates Kimberley Sustad Travelers FBI agent in a same-sex marriage.[85]
Meh Yewll Trenna Keating Defiance An Indogene and doctor in the town of Defiance. Her wife Lev, a scientist, killed herself (season 2, episode 5).[649][650]
Yorkie Mackenzie Davis Black Mirror[a] Yorkie is living in a simulated reality within which she meets Kelly, a bisexual woman. They fall in love and Yorkie enters into a romantic relationship with her.[651]
Yumiko Eleanor Matsuura The Walking Dead Partner of Magna.[388][389]
Yuri Rae Leonne Allen 195 Lewis A philandering playgirl.[652][103][653]
Irène Ziegler Julia Piaton The Frozen Dead Ziegler is the captain of the St. Martin detective squad and openly lesbian.[654][655] She is in a committed relationship with Greta.
Rasha Zuabi Dalia Yegavian Degrassi: Next Class Zoë Rivas' Muslim girlfriend.[33]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Episode: "San Junipero".

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Schupp, Karin (17 January 2020). "K-Word #335: Neues aus der Lesbenwelt" [K-Word # 335: News from the lesbian world]. L.Mag (in German). Archived from the original on July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Interview mit Katja Danowski" [Interview with Katja Danowski]. Das Erste (in German). Archived from the original on July 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Frickel, Claudia (31 March 2015). "Können die "Rentnercops" den Vorabend der ARD retten?" [Can the "Rentnercops" save the evening for ARD?]. Web.de (in German). Archived from the original on July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Danity, Sophie (January 1, 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Iqra Amhed reveals to her family that she is gay". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e GLAAD 2014, p. 9.
  6. ^ "'Arrow' EPs discuss Nyssa al Ghul's sexuality, Sara's newfound freedom and more". Screener. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Pacilio, Isabela (6 April 2019). "Lollapalooza 2019: Thaila Ayala fala de personagem lésbica: "Me ensinou muito"" [Lollapalooza 2019: Thaila Ayala talks about lesbian character: "She taught me a lot"]. Quem (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ Geremias, Priscilla (6 April 2019). "Thaila Ayala: "Não tem diferencial em interpretar uma lésbica"" [Thaila Ayala: "There is no difference in playing a lesbian"]. Marie Claire (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ "Helô Albuquerque". LezWatch.TV. May 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Helô and Thereza in Coisa Mais Linda". Lesbian Interest. March 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Brake, Colin (1995). EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration. BBC Books. ISBN 0-563-37057-2.
  12. ^ Gauntlett, David (May 1995). "Broadcast Concerns: A report on Broadcasting Standards Council complainants, based on a study of complaints received over an 18 month period" (PDF). Broadcasting Standards Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2012.
  13. ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (December 15, 2017). "Once Upon a Time Star on Alice's New Romance: "Love Is Love"". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
  14. ^ GLAAD 2011, p. 5, 7.
  15. ^ "Alicia". LezWatch.TV. May 25, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Rude, Mey (April 26, 2021). "'Master of None' Third Season to Focus on Black Lesbian Love Story". Out.
  17. ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (May 19, 2021). "'Master of None' Season 3: Scenes From a Marriage". Rolling Stone.
  18. ^ a b Bendix, Trish (December 2, 2013). ""The Walking Dead" gives us a lesbian character to root for". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  19. ^ Nilles, Billy (January 6, 2017). "One Day at a Time's Coming Out Storyline Is a Breath of Fresh Air". E! News. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
  20. ^ "Ms. Alvarez, East Los High". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "Ms. Alvarez". LezWatch.TV. February 15, 2017.
  22. ^ "Luisa Alver, Jane the Virgin". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  23. ^ "Luisa Alver". LezWatch.TV. November 17, 2014.
  24. ^ a b Bendix, Trish (October 13, 2014). ""Jane the Virgin" has lesbian characters and other reasons to watch the premiere tonight". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014.
  25. ^ Anne, Valerie (September 4, 2015). ""Rookie Blue" recap (6.11): Over and out". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  26. ^ Bowen, Sesali (September 17, 2017). "That Bathtub Scene On American Horror Story: Cult Was Sexual Assault — Here's Why". Refinery29. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  27. ^ a b Mackelden, Amy (September 19, 2017). "In 'American Horror Story: Cult' Episode 3, Everyone's a Suspect". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  28. ^ Wisse, Mario (21 November 2017). "Lesbische Webserie Was Hard Nodig'" [Lesbian Web Series Was Badly Needed]. Metro (in Dutch).
  29. ^ Clark, Stuart (16 July 2020). "WATCH: We meet the star of ANNE+, a Dutch coming of age drama that is making international waves". Hot Press.
  30. ^ "Anne+". Lesflicks. 24 October 2018.
  31. ^ "Anne". LezWatch.TV. December 13, 2017.
  32. ^ Dickie, George (May 1, 2018). "A small-town girl seeks herself and finds trouble in the big city in Starz's 'Sweetbitter'". ONTVtoday. Gracenote. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw "Character Breakdown (database)". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. 2017.
  34. ^ GLAAD 2014, p. 14, 18.
  35. ^ a b "Marcella (Episode 4)". ITV. 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. In this episode we meet The Whitman Foundation’s CFO, Sascha Kyte and her partner Jojo Baines
  36. ^ a b "GBLT Characters on Supernatural". Fangs for the Fantasy. 2013-04-13. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  37. ^ "Baldwin". LezWatch.TV. February 26, 2018.
  38. ^ Kayvon, Shervin (January 29, 2018). "Sara Serraiocco Is A Leather-Wearing, Lesbian Assassin on Starz's 'Counterpart'". Into.
  39. ^ Allen, Arlene (February 4, 2018). "Counterpart – Birds of A Feather". Starry Constellation Magazine.
  40. ^ Warn, Sarah (23 May 2005). ""Out of Practice" Features Leading Lesbian Character". After Ellen. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  41. ^ a b GLAAD 2005, p. 1.
  42. ^ Hogan, Heather (February 6, 2016). ""Jane The Virgin" Shifts its Love Triangle in a Revolutionary Queer Direction". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  43. ^ GLAAD 2013, p. 11.
  44. ^ "Lena". Showtime. 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. She is a no-nonsense lesbian
  45. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (July 15, 2018). "'Anne With an E' Boss Answers Burning Questions About the Queer Soirée, Season 3, and More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020.
  46. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (June 15, 2006). "In 'Hex,' Clashing Boarding School Cliques With Witches Versus Ghouls". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  47. ^ "Fran Baxter". LezWatch.TV. June 16, 2019.
  48. ^ a b Spencer, Samuel (July 30, 2019). "Years and Years ending explained: What happened at the end?". Daily Express.
  49. ^ Cooper, Alex (November 26, 2021). "The Queer Elements of Hallmark's An Unexpected Christmas". The Advocate.
  50. ^ White, Brett (November 26, 2021). "Stream It or Skip It: 'An Unexpected Christmas' on Hallmark Takes a Tired Premise and Makes It Wired". Decider.com.
  51. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Alakananda (October 28, 2019). "'Bluff City Law' star Jayne Atkinson on Della's coming out story and the backlash she faces: 'It's not a deliberate mess'". MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide). Archived from the original on June 22, 2020.
  52. ^ "Lisa Benner". LezWatch.TV.
  53. ^ a b Dankievitch, Randy (2015). "Bosch Season 1 Episode 9 Review: "The Magic Castle"". TV Over Mind. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021.
  54. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (April 19, 2017). "Amazon's 'Bosch' Gets Busier — And Better — In Season Three". Uproxx. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020.
  55. ^ "Thursday, May 4th 2017". The Hallmark Channel. April 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. This season explores Billets past after she gave birth to her daughter and revealed she was a lesbian
  56. ^ Connolly, Michael (April 19, 2017). "Grace Billets". Official website of Michael Connelly. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021.
  57. ^ Gunderson, Alexis (April 22, 2020). "'Bosch' Recap: Everything You Need to Know Before the Season 6 Premiere on Amazon". Collider. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020.
  58. ^ Jackman, Josh (May 10, 2018). "Meet the lesbian witches who are about to become your new TV obsession". PinkNews. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  59. ^ a b Sobel, Ariel (17 September 2018). "A New TV Show About Lesbian Witches Brews Excitement". The Advocate.
  60. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (June 12, 2015). "We finally learn Big Boo's 'OITNB' backstory, and it's heartbreaking". Mashable. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  61. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (June 12, 2015). "Character Guide: Maggie and Judy". BBC. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  62. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (October 11, 2012). "WBritish actress Alicya Eyo on coming out and being a lesbian role model". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  63. ^ "Interview: Scarlett Bowman, Lucy Dixon and Laurie Duncan". OK!. (Northern & Shell). 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  64. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 April 2018). "Hollyoaks star reveals real reason for Esther's exit". Digital Spy.
  65. ^ "Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale". Riverdale. Season 3. Episode 12. February 6, 2019. The CW.
  66. ^ Megarry, Daniel (8 January 2019). "A definitive list of every LGBTQ character in Riverdale". Gay Times.
  67. ^ Megan (June 7, 2020). "Pride Month Spotlight: Cheryl Blossom from 'Riverdale'". Nerds and Beyond.
  68. ^ Belle, Elly (March 1, 2018). "Madelaine Petsch Said Her "Riverdale" Character Cheryl Blossom Is Bisexual". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
  69. ^ Idika, Nicky (15 November 2018). "'Riverdale' star Madelaine Petsch says Cheryl Blossom is a lesbian, not bisexual". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020.
  70. ^ "Peri Boudreaux". LezWatch.TV. July 30, 2019.
  71. ^ a b Block, Rosemarie (August 5, 2019). ""Light as a Feather" Season 2 Lifts Its Lesbian Character Into the Spotlight". Scoop Square24. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019.
  72. ^ "Brookside bosses tried to save soap with Claire Sweeney's lesbian kiss". Female First. August 14, 2018. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  73. ^ Kibble-White, Graham; Redmond, Phil (2002). Phil Redmond's 20 Years of Brookside. Carlton. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-84222-764-0.
  74. ^ Mitchell, Bea (July 18, 2017). "The 12 best ever lesbian characters on TV". PinkNews. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  75. ^ "At Home with the Braithwaites | Coronation Street". The Guardian. 10 April 2003.
  76. ^ Stanhope, Kate (February 17, 2017). "'The Good Fight': Meet the New Faces on 'The Good Wife' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  77. ^ Giles, Kayleigh (February 21, 2017). "Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie strips off for racy lesbian shower scenes in The Good Fight". Daily Express. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  78. ^ "Brigitte". LezWatch.TV. September 28, 2019.
  79. ^ "Who plays Brigitte in The Politician? – Martina Navratilova". PopBuzz. 24 September 2019.
  80. ^ Upadhyaya, Kayla Kumari (July 21, 2020). "The 12 best ever lesbian characters on TV". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  81. ^ Upadhyaya, Kayla Kumari (July 21, 2020). "10 episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess that solidified its queer legacy". AV Club.
  82. ^ Hayward, Anthony (December 2, 2020). "Betty Bobbitt obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  83. ^ a b Gilchrist, Tracy E. (September 27, 2014). "5 Times Friends Was the Best Lesbian Show On TV". Pride.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  84. ^ a b Wilson, Erin Faith (January 14, 2016). "The six most lesbian moments from "Friends"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  85. ^ a b c Clarke, Kinsey (January 3, 2019). "Netflix's 'Travelers' Finally Got Some Lesbian Representation And I'm Screaming". INTO.
  86. ^ "Samantha Burns". LezWatch.TV. December 15, 2018.
  87. ^ Hayward, Anthony (November 28, 2016). "Call the Midwife's Emerald Fennell Chats About Patsy & Delia's Storyline". VisionTV. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  88. ^ Denham, Jess (2 December 2015). "Hollyoaks boss says he 'gets told off; for making the soap 'too gay'". The Independent.
  89. ^ Falconer, Eric (2015). "Hey Reddit! We are the creators/stars of Blue Mountain State: Eric Falconer, Romanski, and Alan Ritchson, AUA!". Reddit. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  90. ^ Sellers, John (June 13, 2011). "'The Killing': Another 'Battlestar Galactica' Connection". The Wrap. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  91. ^ a b Staff (August 17, 2006). "HBO's "Deadwood" Makes Room for Lesbians". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  92. ^ a b Katz, Paul (August 28, 2006). "The Deadwood series finale: Al cuts a deal". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  93. ^ a b Smith, Cat (June 1, 2019). "Deadwood: The Movie". 25YearsLater. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  94. ^ a b Prudom, Laura (July 15, 2013). "'Under The Dome': Aisha Hinds And Samantha Mathis On Playing Interracial Lesbian Couple Carolyn And Alice". HuffPost.
  95. ^ a b GLAAD 2013, p. 9, 13.
  96. ^ a b c d e GLAAD 2020, p. 41.
  97. ^ "Gina Rodriguez to Play Latina President of the United States in Disney Series". HipLatina. July 15, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  98. ^ "Jessica Marie Garcia never thought that working with Gina Rodriguez would be possible". gotechdaily.com. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  99. ^ "Valeria Camill". LezWatch.TV. June 5, 2018.
  100. ^ a b Sallustio, Barbara (17 December 2015). "Giulia Bevilacqua: «La lezione della Felicità»" [Giulia Bevilacqua: «The lesson of happiness»]. Vanity Fair (in Italian).
  101. ^ a b Serrai, Angelica (15 October 2015). "È arrivata la felicità, seconda puntata FOTO | Angelica vuole prendersi cura di Orlando" [Happiness has arrived, second episode PHOTO | Angelica wants to take care of Orlando]. Si24 (in Italian).
  102. ^ "Camille". LezWatch.TV. June 28, 2020.
  103. ^ a b c d Dry, Jude (November 16, 2017). "'195 Lewis' Explores Polyamory With the Style of a Lesbian 'Insecure' — Watch". IndieWire.
  104. ^ a b Hogan, Heather (June 24, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Lily Loveless and Kat Prescott talk "Skins Fire"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  105. ^ a b GLAAD 2010, p. 12.
  106. ^ "Spencer Carlin". LezWatch.TV. July 27, 2019.
  107. ^ "AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters (37. Spencer Carlin)". AfterEllen. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  108. ^ a b GLAAD 2007, p. 7.
  109. ^ GLAAD 2007, p. 9.
  110. ^ a b Ardillo, Maddie (October 18, 2017). "An Organized Sequence: The Quiet Queerness of "Mindhunter"". Bella Books. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  111. ^ Steiner, Chelsea (August 19, 2019). "Season 2 of Mindhunter Gives Anna Torv's Closeted Character Her Own Storyline". The Mary Sue. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  112. ^ a b Anne, Valerie (September 17, 2019). ""Mindhunter" Makes Murder Boring, But Its Lesbian Love Story Is One for the Ages". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
  113. ^ Basotia, Jyotsna (August 12, 2019). "'Mindhunter' Season 2: From 'lesbian' to 'full-time Quantico psychologist', how Dr. Wendy Carr differs from real-life Ann Wolbert Burgess". MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide). Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  114. ^ Newell, April (September 8, 2016). "Emmy nominated "Transparent" Actress Melora Hardin Talks Addiction". WEBN News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  115. ^ a b Cohen, Wilfedo (26 March 2015). "Comment: Doctor Who's contribution to the LGBT community". Pink News. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  116. ^ Parsons, Vic (December 29, 2020). "EastEnders fans outraged after lesbian character Tina Carter killed off: 'Why can't we have happy endings?'". Pink News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  117. ^ Bendix, Trish (May 14, 2010). "Our favorite Latina women". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.
  118. ^ a b GLAAD 2015, p. 9.
  119. ^ Hoffman, Kim (November 9, 2015). ""The Walking Dead" finally gives Tara a love interest". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  120. ^ Cobb, Kayla (December 6, 2017). "'Easy' Nails The Complexities Of Feminism In "Lady Cha Cha"". Decider.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  121. ^ "Clementine Chasseur, Hemlock Grove". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  122. ^ Bark, Ed (April 25, 2013). "Hemlock Grove' Goes for Ominous, Lapses into Tedious". TV Worth Watching.
  123. ^ Love, Tirhakah (January 24, 2018). "Black Lightning reveals its stakes: superheroes are bad at love". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  124. ^ Gajjar, Saloni (May 9, 2018). "'Timeless' Just Gave us a Noteworthy Episode for Indian-American LGBT Representation". The Teal Mango. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  125. ^ Hedrick, Joey (March 11, 2018). "Falling Water - Love is a Dreamer/Nothing Personal/Risk Assessment - Triple Review". Spoiler TV.
  126. ^ a b "Alex and Christy – Falling Water Season 2 Episode 8". Lesbian Media. March 20, 2018.
  127. ^ "Haley Clark". LezWatch.TV. October 15, 2017.
  128. ^ Ryan, Maureen (October 14, 2017). "'Halt and Catch Fire' Series Finale Recap: Only Connect". Variety.
  129. ^ Meslow, Scott (October 9, 2020). "The Haunting of Bly Manor Recap: Runaway Bride". Vulture.
  130. ^ Wilhelmi, Jack (November 7, 2020). "Haunting Of Bly Manor Hinted At Dani's First Twist By Referencing Hill House". Screen Rant.
  131. ^ a b Milton, Josh (24 July 2020). "Teen drama makes history with tender same-sex dance routine that ends with groundbreaking kiss". PinkNews. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  132. ^ Robinson, Joanna (March 20, 2016). "The Walking Dead's Latest Gruesome Death Is Part of a Troubling TV Trend". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  133. ^ Joseph, Luke (28 October 2018). "Manifest – Connecting Flights". Starry Constellation Magazine.
  134. ^ "Georgia Collins". LezWatch.TV.
  135. ^ Green, Kris (April 2, 2009). "Five to air 'Home and Away' lesbian kiss". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  136. ^ Vickery, Colin (10 August 2011). "Keeping Home and Away fires burning, actress Esther Anderson". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  137. ^ Dunn, Gemma (October 11, 2015). "Coronation Street newcomer Faye Brookes reveals all about the cheeky new Connor on the cobbles". BT.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  138. ^ a b c d e f g Lennon, Madison (January 29, 2020). "Pretty Little Liars: Ranking All Of Emily's Girlfriends". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  139. ^ "Drop the Dead Donkey". Nostalgia Central.
  140. ^ "Tiana 'Coop' Cooper". LezWatch.TV. October 11, 2018.
  141. ^ Bowen, Sesali (October 24, 2018). "Bre-Z Just Told Us Exactly Why All American's Coop Is So Dope". Refinery29.
  142. ^ a b Hardy, Jasmine (October 8, 2019). "'All American': Why Coop and Patience's Romance is so Important for LGBTQ Representation". Femestella.
  143. ^ a b Basotia, Jyotsna (June 22, 2020). "Pride Month 2020: Coop and Patience from 'All American' are lesbian goals, will they be endgame in The CW show?". MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide).
  144. ^ Jackalz (November 26, 2015). "Elementary Recap 11/26/15: Season 4 Episode 4 "All My Exes Live in Essex"". Celeb Dirty Laundry. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  145. ^ Busis, Hillary (March 21, 2013). "'Degrassi': Annie Clark, Cristine Prosperi, Linda Schuyler talk". EW.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  146. ^ a b Velazquez, Alex (19 October 2018). "'The Haunting of Hill House' Has a Major Lesbian Character With Intimacy Issues". INTO. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  147. ^ a b Rachel (October 15, 2018). "Netflix's New "Haunting of Hill House" Gave Us a Lesbian Who Lives, Took Our Whole Weekend". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  148. ^ "Galleries: Decades of Neighbours". Courier Mail. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  149. ^ Brabaw, Kasandra (May 22, 2018). "Courtney's 13 Reasons Why Ending Is A Huge Moment For Queer Women On TV". Refinery29. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  150. ^ "Coming Of Age characters". British Comedy Guide.
  151. ^ Schnelbach, Leah (October 5, 2018). "The Cast of American Gods (Plus Neil Gaiman) Hit the New York Comic-Con Stage to Talk Season Two!". Tor.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  152. ^ a b c Chichizola, Corey (May 1, 2018). "Vida Review: Starz' New Drama Is An Intimate Snapshot Into A Community". CinemaBlend.
  153. ^ Simon, Samantha (March 3, 2016). "Who is Floriana Lima from The Family?". InStyle. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  154. ^ GLAAD 2009, p. 13.
  155. ^ Duggins, Natalie (16 May 2019). "Kickass Butch Batwoman and Even More Lesbian Witches: Everything You Need to Know From 2019 Network TV Upfronts". Autostraddle.
  156. ^ a b Pomarico, Nicole (September 24, 2014). "'Red Band Society' Introduces Us To Kara's Moms". Bustle.
  157. ^ Fletcher, Harry (21 January 2016). "Awww, the Sugar Rush cast reunited for adorable selfie". Digital Spy.
  158. ^ Ennis, Dawn (November 6, 2016). "Supergirl's sister Alex comes out as lesbian". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  159. ^ a b c d GLAAD 2020, p. 12.
  160. ^ a b GLAAD 2014, p. 13.
  161. ^ Anne, Valerie (March 10, 2015). "Gracie Dzienny of "Chasing Life" talks Greer, Grenna and faking those tennis skills". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020.
  162. ^ a b Riese (January 24, 2018). "I Demand a Lesbian Cop Show Spinoff of "The End of the F**king World"". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  163. ^ a b Wakefield, Lily (March 22, 2021). "Line of Duty leaves fans reeling with sapphic twist and 's**t storm of lesbian drama'". PinkNews.
  164. ^ Anne, Valerie (19 September 2019). ""Trinkets" Is a Queer Teen Drama That Will Steal Your Heart (Literally. They're Shoplifters.)". Autostraddle.
  165. ^ a b Duffy, Nick (6 September 2016). "Last Tango in Halifax creator: Killing lesbian character was a mistake". PinkNews. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  166. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (4 June 2019). "'Tales of the City' Review: A Revival That Keeps Up With the Times". Rolling Stone.
  167. ^ Bendix, Trish (August 9, 2013). ""Masters of Sex" explores all kinds of sexuality". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014.
  168. ^ Zuckerman, Esther (July 21, 2014). "Annaleigh Ashford on Her Return to 'Masters of Sex'". The Atlantic.
  169. ^ GLAAD 2017, p. 10.
  170. ^ GLAAD 2018, p. 13.
  171. ^ Pitts, Ciara (November 6, 2017). "Introducing Karolina Dean, The Lesbian Superhero On Marvel's Runaways". AfterEllen.
  172. ^ Riese (October 14, 2014). ""The Mindy Project" Debuts Lesbian Character Married To Julie Goldman, Bless It". Autostraddle.
  173. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (October 20, 2014). "This 'Good Wife' couple is one of the hottest on TV". New York Post.
  174. ^ Harnick, Chris (June 22, 2012). "'The Good Wife': Behind Kalinda's Lesbian Sex Scene With Archie Panjabi". HuffPost.
  175. ^ GLAAD 2010, p. 6.
  176. ^ "Demet". LezWatch.TV. April 17, 2017.
  177. ^ "Denise". LezWatch.TV. April 6, 2016.
  178. ^ Henderson, Taylor (May 23, 2017). "Master of None's Coming Out Episode Meets at the Intersection of Black & Gay". Pride.com.
  179. ^ Robinson, Abby; Harp, Justin (26 February 2019). "Exclusive: Derry Girls star opens up about Clare's coming out storyline: 'It's an honour'". digitalspy.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  180. ^ a b Ngo, Sheiresa (December 28, 2020). "'Chicago Fire': Who Was Leslie Shay?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
  181. ^ "Devon". LezWatch.TV. May 17, 2016.
  182. ^ "Devon, Chicago Fire". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  183. ^ a b "SHARON STONE & TOM HANKS HONOR WHOOPI GOLDBERG AND MELISSA ETHERIDGE & JULIE CYPHER AT 10th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS : WILL & GRACE, GODS & MONSTERS AMONG WINNERS AT STAR STUDDED AWARD CEREMONY". Qrd.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  184. ^ "The Bastards of Pizzofalcone (Simone Tabasco)". MHz Choice. 2020.
  185. ^ "Alex Di Nardo". LezWatch.TV. January 29, 2018.
  186. ^ "Alex & Rosaria – I bastardi di Pizzofalcone". Alterego198x. September 1, 2017.
  187. ^ a b Megna, Rebecca (16 October 2018). "I bastardi di Pizzofalcone, Alex e Rosaria arriva la svolta: parla Simona Tabasco" [The bastards of Pizzofalcone, Alex and Rosaria reach a turning point: Simona Tabasco speaks]. Gossip e TV (in Italian).
  188. ^ a b Stefanelli, Stefania (30 January 2017). "Bastardi e lesbo: ecco come ti 'rivoluziono' RAI 1" [Bastards and lesbians: here's how RAI 1 revolutionized you]. Davide Maggio (in Italian).
  189. ^ a b "Alex and Rosaria in I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone". Lesbian Interest. February 12, 2017.
  190. ^ a b "'I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone', baci lesbo in prima serata: esplode la polemica" ['The Bastards of Pizzofalcone', lesbian kisses in prime time: the controversy explodes]. Today.it (in Italian). 3 February 2017.
  191. ^ a b "Diventa caso politico il bacio lesbo ne "I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone" del regista Carlo Carlei: Interrogazione parlamentare" [The lesbian kiss in "The Bastards of Pizzofalcone" by director Carlo Carlei becomes a political case: Parliamentary question]. Calabria News (in Italian). 17 February 2017.
  192. ^ "Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon". BBC.
  193. ^ "Kathleen Dixon". LezWatch.TV. September 5, 2016.
  194. ^ "Dixie & Jess in Casualty". Lesbian-interest.eu. 9 January 2016.
  195. ^ "Marlene Donaldson". LezWatch.TV. May 30, 2019.
  196. ^ "Még a közmédián is volt leszbicsók" [There were even lesbians on the public media]. Háttér Társaság (in Hungarian). 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016.
  197. ^ László, Pásztor (11 June 2011). "Leszbikus szerelem a képernyőn" [Lesbian love on the screen]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). Central Media Group.
  198. ^ "Cast & Crew: Roberta Drays". AMC.
  199. ^ Prance, Sam (August 14, 2018). "Daddy from 'Orange Is the New Black' is dating McCullough irl and the internet can't deal". PopBuzz.
  200. ^ Bendix, Trish (March 31, 2016). "Lifetime launches "UnReal" lesbian-themed web spin-off "The Faith Diaries"". AfterEllen.
  201. ^ Hogan, Heather (19 March 2019). "Ellen Page and Lauren Morelli's "Tales of the City" Is Maybe the Gay Reboot We Actually Need in 2019". Autostraddle.
  202. ^ "Frances Dunhill". LezWatch.TV.
  203. ^ Froston, Karen (December 20, 2017). "Diamonds in the Rough: Lesser-Known Lesbian Finds You Can Watch or Read". AfterEllen.
  204. ^ Froston, Karen (January 18, 2018). "Interview With Tess Frazer of Netflix's "Godless"". AfterEllen.
  205. ^ Yap, Audrey Cleo (August 22, 2017). "On 'The Bold Type,' Actress Nikohl Boosheri Plays a 'Confident, Empowered' Lesbian Muslim". NBC News.
  206. ^ GLAAD 2017, p. 8.
  207. ^ Anne, Valerie (August 6, 2019). "Amazon's "The Boys" Boasts a Bisexual Superhero named Queen Maeve, Long May She Reign". Autostraddle.
  208. ^ Tallerico, Brian (September 11, 2020). "The Boys Recap: Dancing With Myself". Vulture.com.
  209. ^ GLAAD 2020, p. 19.
  210. ^ Nicole Comes Out to Jessica and Honey - Fresh Off The Boat (video). ABC. December 27, 2017. Event occurs at 00:59 – via YouTube.
  211. ^ a b Frost, Karen (September 11, 2017). "The Happy Ending Project: Sofie and Emilie in "Heartless"". After Ellen.
  212. ^ a b Ferguson, LaToya (November 11, 2018). "Sally4Ever Might Be the Funniest TV Series of 2018". Paste.
  213. ^ a b Gurung, Regina (3 January 2019). "'Sally4Ever': We need to talk about the steamiest TV lesbian sex scene of the year, or perhaps ever". Meaww.
  214. ^ "Erica". LezWatch.TV. January 16, 2017.
  215. ^ a b "Kate and Erica in Dates". Lesbian Interest. September 8, 2013.
  216. ^ a b "'Dates' (Channel 4) – Episode 6 Review". UKTVReviewer. June 25, 2013.
  217. ^ Petski, Denise (14 March 2017). "Steven Soderbergh's 'The Girlfriend Experience' Casts Narges Rashidi; Keir O'Donnell Joins 'Ray Donovan'". Deadline.
  218. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 December 2013). "Hollyoaks star on Tilly Evans exit plot". Digital Spy.
  219. ^ a b Davis, Jessica (March 18, 2019). "Four Weddings and a Funeral remake praised for same-sex wedding". Harper's Bazaar UK.
  220. ^ "Hayley Fawkner". LezWatch.TV. December 5, 2019.
  221. ^ Young, Kari (May 8, 2017). "Home Fires Creator Simon Block on the Series' Abrupt Cancellation and Literary Future". Paste.
  222. ^ "Macarena "Maca" Fernández Wilson". LezWatch.TV.
  223. ^ "Danielle Ferrington, The Fall". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  224. ^ Middleton, Gemma (August 29, 2016). "The New Trailer For Season 3 Of 'The Fall' Show's Gillian Anderson In Deep Water Again". KitschMix.
  225. ^ GLAAD 2010, p. 8.
  226. ^ GLAAD 2011, p. 13.
  227. ^ Flynn, Caitlin (June 23, 2015). "Why 'PLL's Emily Is One TV's Best LGBT Characters". Bustle.
  228. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (August 22, 2014). "Niecy Nash Is Joining The Mindy Project as a Lesbian Nemesis and Just…So Much YES". E! News.
  229. ^ "Jenny Flint". Doctor Who. BBC One.
  230. ^ Butter, Susannah (11 June 2018). "Flowers: Beware — the scent could drive you bloomin' crazy". Evening Standard.
  231. ^ Feay, Suzi (June 8, 2018). "Flowers, Channel 4 — the dark family sitcom returns". Financial Times.
  232. ^ Piccoli, Dana (July 22, 2016). "A politician and her campaign manager have a steamy affair on "American Gothic"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
  233. ^ "Naomi Flynn". LezWatch.TV. October 7, 2016.
  234. ^ "Naomi Flynn, American Gothic". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 31, 2017.
  235. ^ a b Thomas, June (2014-01-27). "TV's First Post-DOMA Family Show: A Conversation With the Creators of The Fosters". Slate.
  236. ^ a b GLAAD 2013, p. 14.
  237. ^ "Cordelia Fried". LezWatch.TV. September 6, 2019.
  238. ^ Wilson, Jonathon (September 4, 2019). "Pandora Recap: Yes, We Get It, She's Beautiful". Ready Steady Cut.
  239. ^ Beard, Lanford (April 23, 2012). "'Army Wives': Kellie Martin talks Patti LuPone, Nicole's reveal". Entertainment Weekly.
  240. ^ GLAAD 2012, p. 10, 14.
  241. ^ Lamour, Joseph (April 18, 2016). "Once Upon A Time Pairs Dorothy And Red Riding Hood In The Show's First Gay Love Story". MTV News.
  242. ^ Lennon, Mads (July 16, 2019). "Grand Hotel: 5 shockers from Season 1, Episode 5". Hidden Remote.
  243. ^ "Sky Garibaldi". LezWatch.TV. September 21, 2019.
  244. ^ Reilly, Kaitlin (September 11, 2019). "What Happened To Sky On Grand Hotel?". Refinery 29.
  245. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 April 2012). "'Hollyoaks' Lucy Dixon teases Tilly fire drama - interview". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  246. ^ Weekes, Princess (November 30, 2017). "The Complex Queerness of Nola Darling in Netflix's She's Gotta Have It". The Mary Sue.
  247. ^ Samudzi, Zoe (July 11, 2019). "Queerbait and Switch: "She's Gotta Have It"Fails LGBTQ Viewers—Again". Bitch Media. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
  248. ^ "Arleen Gonzales, Law & Order: LA". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  249. ^ "Alice Gove". LezWatch.TV. January 17, 2017.
  250. ^ a b "Donna and Alice Lesbian Kiss – Cuffs (Dec. 9, 2015)". Lesbian Media. December 19, 2015.
  251. ^ Bendix, Trish (August 1, 2014). "Christina Elmore on playing a lesbian Lieutenant on "The Last Ship"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014.
  252. ^ "Two New Lesbian Characters of Color Hitting Mainstream TV". KitschMix. August 6, 2014.
  253. ^ "Wren". LezWatch.TV. March 17, 2019.
  254. ^ "Candice Coke as Wren Grant". Lav and Noir. June 19, 2019.
  255. ^ Bendix, Trish (August 24, 2016). "Eight TV Shows with Queer Women Characters Coming This Fall - Page 2 of 4". AfterEllen. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  256. ^ "Greta". LezWatch.TV. February 26, 2018.
  257. ^ Allen, Arlene (March 4, 2018). "Counterpart – Act Like You've Been Here Before". Starry Constellation Magazine.
  258. ^ Piccoli, Dana (January 9, 2018). "Netflix's The Frozen Dead features a dedicated lesbian detective". Bella Books.
  259. ^ "Bianca Grieve". LezWatch.TV. October 1, 2017.
  260. ^ Franich, Sanya (August 8, 2016). "Warm-Hearted Cop Bianca Grieve Melts Ice Queen Janet King". LOTL.
  261. ^ Franich, Sanya (8 June 2017). "Inspector Bianca Grieve, Capturing The Heart Of Janet King". Curve Magazine.
  262. ^ Piccoli, Dana (October 22, 2019). "A lesbian crime reporter falls deep into a dangerous mystery in "Limetown" series". Bella Media. Bella Books.
  263. ^ GLAAD 2008, p. 5.
  264. ^ GLAAD 2009, p. 4.
  265. ^ a b Gallagher, Caitlin (October 14, 2018). "How Is The New 'Charmed' Connected To The Original Series? The Reboot Is Casting Its Own Spell". Bustle.
  266. ^ a b Phillips, Carmen (October 15, 2018). ""Charmed" Review: Come for the Kickass Lesbian Witch, Stay For the Sisterhood". Autostraddle.
  267. ^ Marie, J (April 12, 2017). "'Please Like Me' is a Hilariously Depressing Show (That You Will Love)". KitschMix.
  268. ^ Burford, Corinna (June 28, 2018). "A Guide to Hannah Gadsby's Pre-Nanette Work". Vulture.
  269. ^ "Alexandra Harrison, Blindspot". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 29, 2017.
  270. ^ "Alexandra Harrison". LezWatch.TV. May 3, 2016.
  271. ^ "Eisa Davis as Donna Hollaran/Alexandra Harrison". Lav and Noir. March 31, 2017.
  272. ^ Drysdale, Jennifer (December 7, 2017). "'Roseanne' Revival Brings Back Estelle Parsons and Sandra Bernhard". Entertainment Tonight.
  273. ^ "Hand aufs Herz". LezWatch.TV. October 1, 2018.
  274. ^ a b "Hot Gossip!". Inside Soap. No. 42. Hearst Magazines UK. 22–28 October 2011. p. 23.
  275. ^ Logan, Megan (May 31, 2016). "'Wynonna Earp's #WayHaught Is What LGBT Audiences Deserve From TV". Inverse. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  276. ^ "Maddie Heath". LezWatch.TV.
  277. ^ "Millions see explosive Corrie exit". Independent.ie. June 1, 2015.
  278. ^ Bendix, Trish (July 21, 2014). ""Masters of Sex" has a 1950s lesbian storyline in Season 2". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.
  279. ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (May 21, 2018). "The Making of Vida's 'Radical' Queer Sex Scene". Vulture.
  280. ^ "'Vida' Boldly Tackles Identity Policing Among Queer People". www.advocate.com. 2019-06-21. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  281. ^ a b Greenwood, Carl (2 April 2016). "The Vampire Diaries slammed for killing off lesbian characters amid #BuryYourGays backlash against US TV shows". Irish Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  282. ^ GLAAD 2013, p. 9, 13, 17.
  283. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (18 August 2009). "Like Daughter Like Mother: Celia Hodes Goes Lez on 'Weeds'". Pride.
  284. ^ Gay, Gerald M. (June 12, 2008). "Actress blossoms - It's making sense now". Arizona Daily Star.
  285. ^ a b Thomas, June (November 24, 2015). "Jessica Jones' Lesbian Divorce Storyline Is Fabulous, Frustrating". Slate. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  286. ^ Oswald, Anjelica (March 8, 2018). "We need to talk about that surprise orgy scene on the second season of 'Jessica Jones'". Insider.
  287. ^ Gallagher, Caitlin (March 8, 2018). "The Jeri Hogarth Sex Scene From 'Jessica Jones' Season 2 Breaks New Ground For Lesbian Characters Of A Certain Age". Bustle.
  288. ^ GLAAD 2018, p. 25.
  289. ^ McNally, Victoria (20 November 2015). "'Jessica Jones': Carrie-Anne Moss Opens Up About Playing Marvel's First Lesbian". MTV News.
  290. ^ Avery, Dan (October 15, 2015). "Marvel Cinematic Universe Gets Its First Lesbian Character With Carrie Anne Moss". NewNowNext.com. Logo. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  291. ^ "Cassidy Holland". LezWatch.TV.
  292. ^ a b c Polito, Isabelle (13 June 2017). "What 'Carmilla' Does Get Right About Queer Representation". The Odyssey Online. Odyssey Media Group. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  293. ^ Anne, Valerie (October 25, 2019). ""Impulse" Season 2 Makes Good on its Gay Promise". Autostraddle. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  294. ^ "Pam Horton". LezWatch.TV. November 15, 2019.
  295. ^ a b Sundar, Priyanka (November 29, 2019). "'For All Mankind' Episode 7 sees intolerance towards gay and lesbian people in 70s as Ellen is forced to marry Larry to save her career". MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide).
  296. ^ "Elsie Hughes". LezWatch.TV.
  297. ^ "Family Affairs". LezWatch.TV. October 1, 2018.
  298. ^ a b Sweeting, Adam (13 February 2018). "Collateral, BBC Two review - a lecture or a drama?". The Arts Desk.
  299. ^ "Isolde". LezWatch.TV.
  300. ^ Opie, David (14 February 2020). "Ragnarok season 2 needs to avoid the "Bury Your Gays" trope". Digital Spy.
  301. ^ "Tara Milly Izikoff, Rosewood". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  302. ^ McKinstry, Katiee (October 15, 2020). "Atypical Isn't The Lesbian Representation You'd Think". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  303. ^ Kine, Starlee (June 15, 2012). "An Exhaustive List of All the Things You Missed by Skipping Season Two of The Killing". Vulture.
  304. ^ Monteil, Abby (October 17, 2020). "'The Haunting of Bly Manor' Gives Us a Gothic Lesbian Romance for the Ages". The Daily Beast.
  305. ^ Chia (October 18, 2020). "Sweetest Lesbian Moments Between Dani and Jamie from The Haunting of Bly Manor". Sesame But Different.
  306. ^ "Jean". LezWatch.TV. April 10, 2016.
  307. ^ "Isn't It Romantic". Metacritic.
  308. ^ Peitzman, Louis (September 12, 2012). "Classic Gay TV: The Golden Girls, 'Isn't It Romantic?'". NewNowNext.
  309. ^ Barry, Rebecca (13 September 2004). "On the street with Anna Jullienne". The New Zealand Herald.
  310. ^ "Jez". LezWatch.TV.
  311. ^ Johnson, Beth; Aston, James; Glynn, Basil (2012). "Shameless: Situating Sex Beyond the City". Television, Sex and Society: Analyzing Contemporary Representations. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4411-8178-7.
  312. ^ "Manola Jimenez". LezWatch.TV. September 18, 2016.
  313. ^ "From Dusk Till Dawn Season 3 Episode 2: La Reina". TV Fanatic. September 6, 2016.
  314. ^ "Easy". LezWatch.TV.
  315. ^ Keating, Shannon (October 28, 2016). "These TV Shows Are Finally Giving Queer Women Happy Endings". BuzzFeed.
  316. ^ "Beth Jordache". LezWatch.TV.
  317. ^ "1994: Same-sex kiss between two women on Brookside, builds on first kiss between two men on EastEnders". Stonewall. 16 May 2019.
  318. ^ Matthews, Stephanie (February 27, 2019). "Beth Jordache". The Queer Bible.
  319. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (29 October 2005). "Lesbian kiss planned for 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy.
  320. ^ "Petra Letang". LezWatch.TV.
  321. ^ a b Mills, Kacie (October 14, 2019). "Everything that happened in the Batwoman Pilot". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020.
  322. ^ GLAAD 2018, p. 9.
  323. ^ Bentley, Jean (August 4, 2019). "'Batwoman' Star Ruby Rose Hopes Groundbreaking Lesbian Superhero Appeals to Everyone". The Hollywood Reporter.
  324. ^ Schager, Nick (October 6, 2019). "Ruby Rose's Kickass, Lesbian Batwoman Shows Plenty of Promise". The Daily Beast.
  325. ^ "Karen". LezWatch.TV.
  326. ^ "Karen". LezWatch.TV.
  327. ^ "Karn". LezWatch.TV.
  328. ^ Spratlin, Christy (January 6, 2016). "Saving Hope's Stacey Farber on Sydney's Journey and Her Relationship With Maggie". The TV Junkies.
  329. ^ "Sydney Katz, Saving Hope". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 31, 2017.
  330. ^ "Taylor Kim". LezWatch.TV. September 25, 2020.
  331. ^ "Janet King". LezWatch.TV. April 2, 2016.
  332. ^ "Janet King: Taking the crown as queen of Australia's TV lesbians". Out News Global. 19 September 2016.
  333. ^ a b Kayvon, Shervin (11 October 2017). "Meet Janet King: The Lesbian Lead Australians Asked For". INTO.
  334. ^ "Janet King". ABC News. 30 January 2020.
  335. ^ Chen, Vivian (6 March 2010). "Q&A: Juri Ueno". South China Morning Post.
  336. ^ Meyer, Miranda (September 20, 2016). "Élise and Erika make Season 2 of "The Tunnel" worth watching". AfterEllen.
  337. ^ "Love story between French police detective Elise Wassermann and suspect Eryka Klein". KizzTV. June 22, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  338. ^ a b Atwellon, Elaine (February 19, 2015). ""Broadchurch" features a later-in-life lesbian romance". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  339. ^ McG, Ross (17 February 2015). "Broadchurch season 2, episode 7: 5 unanswered questions before the finale". Metro.
  340. ^ "Kris". LezWatch.TV. June 28, 2020.
  341. ^ "Krishna Dhawan". LezWatch.TV. March 18, 2018.
  342. ^ Wolff, Jessica (May 22, 2017). "Shelly Bhalla – Jane The Virgin". Starry Constellation Magazine.
  343. ^ Sears, Janette (1 September 2011). "Jane Lynch Says in her Memoir that Cybill Shepherd Took Charge in Their 'L Word' Love Scenes". Pride.
  344. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (January 8, 2019). "Good Trouble's Diversity Includes Groundbreaking Bisexual Character". The Advocate.
  345. ^ "Odette LaMar". LezWatch.TV. March 25, 2021.
  346. ^ McKinstry, Katiee (March 16, 2021). "Nancy Drew Recap S2:E5-7". AfterEllen.
  347. ^ Jules (April 1, 2021). "Recap: Nancy's Got a Lust For Life in 'Nancy Drew' Season 2, Episode 10 "The Spell of the Burning Bride"". Nerds and Beyond.
  348. ^ Hogan, Michael (14 December 2015). "Luther Season 4: What You Need To Know". Askmen.
  349. ^ "Ash Larsson". LezWatch.TV. April 2, 2016.
  350. ^ Donnelly, Matthew Scott (November 20, 2012). "Was Sophia Smart To Break Things Off With Laura?". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  351. ^ Way, Ashley. "Remember Me". Origin. Season 1. Episode 5. YouTube Premium.(subscription required)
  352. ^ "Skye Leighton". LezWatch.TV. September 28, 2019.
  353. ^ Vo, Thao (June 21, 2020). "Actress, Rahne Jones Discusses Her Role on Netflix's 'The Politician,' Quarantine Life, & More!". Sheen Magazine.
  354. ^ Hogan, Heather (February 19, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Zoie Palmer talks "Lost Girl," cats on Twitter, and the power of lesbian fandom". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013.
  355. ^ Liszewski, Bridget (September 3, 2015). "Lost Girl's Zoie Palmer talks Doccubus and final episodes". The TV Junkies.
  356. ^ "Lost Girl". LezWatch.TV. August 16, 2019.
  357. ^ Igarashi, Hayley (March 25, 2014). "The ABCs of Doccubus, TV's Steamy Succubus Romance". Zimbio. Livingly Media, Inc.
  358. ^ Wilken, Selina (January 24, 2015). "'The 100' introduces its first queer character: Why Lexa's sexuality matters – and why it doesn't". Hypable.
  359. ^ "Leyla". LezWatch.TV. May 5, 2021.
  360. ^ Wilson, Jonathon (May 12, 2021). "New Amsterdam season 3, episode 11 recap – "Pressure Drop"". Ready Steady Cut.
  361. ^ Mazzeo, Esme (May 12, 2021). "New Amsterdam Review: Pressure Drop (Season 3 Episode 11)". Tell-Tale TV.
  362. ^ Hatton, Leslie (December 21, 2017). "'Mr. Mercedes' Might Be the Best Genre TV Show You Didn't See in 2017". Everything Is Scary.
  363. ^ "Waterloo Road: new faces – cast biographies". BBC. October 13, 2009.
  364. ^ "Lisbeth". LezWatch.TV. November 7, 2019.
  365. ^ "Bess & Lisbeth in Nancy Drew". Lesbian Interest. November 20, 2019.
  366. ^ a b Hay, Carla (November 19, 2019). "The "Batwoman" and "Nancy Drew" TV Series Are Getting Even Queerer". NewNowNext.
  367. ^ a b "The life and loves of Shibden Hall's Anne Lister". BBC News. BBC. 25 May 2010.
  368. ^ a b Preston, John (4 June 2010). "The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, BBC Two, review". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
  369. ^ a b Dolinh, Aline (May 29, 2019). ""Gentleman Jack's" Warm, Irreverent Take on 19th-Century Lesbian Desire". Bitch.
  370. ^ a b Stuever, Hank (April 21, 2019). "HBO's grand 'Gentleman Jack' gives a 19th-century lesbian landowner the respect she deserved". The Washington Post.
  371. ^ "Anne Lister and Shibden Hall". Historic England. 6 April 2018.
  372. ^ a b Vick, Megan (May 15, 2018). "For the People Exclusive: Is Kate Getting Cold Feet With Her ATF Girlfriend?". TV Guide.
  373. ^ "Liz, Complications". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  374. ^ "Gretchen & Liz Scenes (Complications)". Lesbian Media. July 6, 2015.
  375. ^ a b Lykes, Jenna (August 13, 2015). "Jessica Szohr on playing badass lesbian nurse Gretchen on "Complications"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015.
  376. ^ "Melantha Jhirl". LezWatch.TV.
  377. ^ a b GLAAD 2011, p. 5.
  378. ^ Berk, Brett (March 15, 2011). "Q&A: Glee's Naya Rivera Talks About Santana and Brittany's "Shipper"". HWD.
  379. ^ "Lucy, The Bridge". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  380. ^ "Adriana & Lucy Scene The Bridge". Lesbian Media. August 21, 2014.
  381. ^ a b "The Bridge Episode Guide: Episodes 001–026" (PDF). TV Series Episode Guides. June 28, 2017.
  382. ^ "Edith Lyons". LezWatch.TV. June 16, 2019.
  383. ^ "Xena, Xena: Warrior Princess". LGBT Fans Deserve Better.
  384. ^ "10 Reasons Why You Should Be Watching Lip Service". Curve Magazine. 7 January 2021.
  385. ^ "Cat MacKenzie". LezWatch.TV.
  386. ^ Hogan, Heather (November 20, 2013). "Your new favorite fictional lesbian doctor is on "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  387. ^ DeMaria, Meghan (June 28, 2017). "Maggie Is Younger's Unsung Hero". Refinery 29.
  388. ^ a b Yeates, Cydney (7 February 2019). "The Walking Dead are introducing lesbian couple for season 9B return". Metro.
  389. ^ a b Lee, Jess (6 February 2019). "Walking Dead star Eleanor Matsuura says she "fought really hard" for Yumiko and Magna to kiss". Digital Spy.
  390. ^ "Roz Marchetti". LezWatch.TV. January 12, 2019.
  391. ^ Dodds, Emma (31 July 2020). "A full recap of everything that happened in Sex Education season one". Radio City. Planet Radio.
  392. ^ "Sofia Marchetti". LezWatch.TV. January 12, 2019.
  393. ^ "Sofia Marchetti, Jackon's mum, is played by Hannah Waddingham". PopBuzz. 17 January 2020.
  394. ^ Hart, Kylo-Patrick R., ed. (2016). Queer TV in the 21st Century: Essays on Broadcasting from Taboo to Acceptance. McFarland & Company. pp. 42–47. ISBN 978-1-4766-6440-8.
  395. ^ a b "Liz and Margaux – Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 2". Lesbian Media. July 1, 2019.
  396. ^ "Margaux". LezWatch.TV. June 25, 2019.
  397. ^ a b Lapin-Bertone, Joshua (June 11, 2019). "The Comic Book Roots of SWAMP THING Episode 2: "Worlds Apart"". DC Universe Infinite.
  398. ^ "Lana Winters, American Horror Story: Asylum". LGBT Fans Deserve Better.
  399. ^ "Yoli and Marisa in Grand Hotel". Lesbian Interest. July 8, 2019.
  400. ^ Darwish, Meaghan (July 12, 2019). "'Grand Hotel' Sneak Peek: Yoli & Marisa Discuss Their Relationship (VIDEO)". TV Insider.
  401. ^ "Mandy Marquez". BBC. An out lesbian since she was sixteen
  402. ^ deVos, Kelley (August 24, 2018). "Skinny Is Not Magic, But I Still Appreciated Insatiable". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
  403. ^ "Rosaria Martone". LezWatch.TV. January 29, 2018.
  404. ^ Barshad, Amos. "Lost in Translation?". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  405. ^ "Bess Marvin". LezWatch.TV. March 19, 2021.
  406. ^ Fleenor, S.E. (January 6, 2020). "19 queerest moments of 20-BI-teen". Syfy Wire.
  407. ^ "Jo Masters". LezWatch.TV.
  408. ^ McCune, Melody (June 19, 2019). "Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: MAX". Geek Girl Authority.
  409. ^ "Amanda Myers". LezWatch.TV. December 15, 2018.
  410. ^ "Bethany Mayfair, Blindspot". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  411. ^ Abrams, Natalie (May 16, 2016). "Blindspot victim opens up about shocking death — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly.
  412. ^ a b Bradley, Laura (September 6, 2017). "Did American Horror Story: Cult Just Reveal Its Real Villain with One Tiny Detail?". Variety. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  413. ^ a b Flint, Hanna (September 6, 2017). "How American Horror Story: Cult Is Bringing Twisty the Clown Back". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  414. ^ The Linster (April 19, 2012). "Hurricane brings lesbians to "Army Wives"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015.
  415. ^ GLAAD 2012, p. 14.
  416. ^ Rapp, Ilana (December 2, 2013). "Actresses Perspectives on the Development of an LGBTQ Character [:Elizabeth McLaughlin]". DirectSubmit.com. NYCastings.
  417. ^ "Valerie McAllister, Betrayal". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 31, 2017.
  418. ^ O'Connor, John J. (13 January 1987). "'Hill Street Blues' Episode By Mamet". The New York Times.
  419. ^ "Dawn McClane". LezWatch.TV. October 10, 2018.
  420. ^ GLAAD 2012, p. 12.
  421. ^ a b Toepfer, Susan; Hutchings, David (April 25, 1988). "Is Prime Time Ready for Its First Lesbian? Gail Strickland Hopes So—and She's About to Find Out". People.
  422. ^ a b Ahr, Michael (October 5, 2017). "Ghost Wars: Luvia Petersen Previews Syfy's New Horror Series". Den of Geek. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  423. ^ a b Mellor, Louisa (18 July 2018). "Picnic At Hanging Rock episode 2 review". Den of Geek.
  424. ^ a b Byrnes, Holly (May 6, 2018). "Forbidden love to rock new Picnic". Sunday Telegraph.
  425. ^ "Lip Service". LezWatch.TV. October 3, 2014.
  426. ^ Prager, Sarah (March 17, 2020). "Missing The L Word? You Need to Binge Lip Service ASAP". Tagg Magazine.
  427. ^ a b Hogan, Heather (December 13, 2013). "The top 10 lesbian sex scenes on TV in 2013". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.
  428. ^ "Cissy Meldrum". LezWatch.TV.
  429. ^ Reilly, Kaitlin (April 10, 2015). "'The Following's Valerie Cruz Is A Maxton Shipper". Bustle.
  430. ^ Romero, Ariana (February 16, 2018). "Here Is The Major Reason To Watch "Everything Sucks"". Refinery29.
  431. ^ Sellier, Geneviève (14 December 2016). "Les revenants" [Ghosts]. le genre & l'écran (in French).
  432. ^ a b Varin, Claire; Cotte, Tony (28 June 2014). "Les personnages lesbiens, gays, bi et trans marquants dans les séries TV" [Lesbian, gay, bi and trans characters in TV series]. Toutelatele (in French).
  433. ^ "Julie Meyer". LezWatch.TV. April 3, 2016.
  434. ^ "Julie & Laure in Les Revenants". Lesbian Interest. March 8, 2013.
  435. ^ Thomas, June (April 25, 2016). "God Plays Matchmaker in UnReal's Sexy Lesbian Web Spinoff". Slate.
  436. ^ a b GLAAD 2016, p. 11.
  437. ^ GLAAD 2017, p. 11.
  438. ^ Addice, Danny (May 1, 2017). "'The Handmaid's Tale' LGBT Storyline Is Its Most Horrifying Narrative". hornetapp.com.
  439. ^ "Monique". LezWatch.TV.
  440. ^ a b c GLAAD 2006, p. 3.
  441. ^ GLAAD 2008, p. 18.
  442. ^ "Molly Montgomery". LezWatch.TV.
  443. ^ Griffiths, Kadeen (October 6, 2014). "Barbara Kean & Renee Montoya Dated on 'Gotham,' But Their Relationship Is Still Very Complex". Bustle.
  444. ^ "Sian Moore". LezWatch.TV.
  445. ^ Fierra, Ariana (April 25, 2020). "'Batwoman's' Meagan Tandy talks importance of Sophie Moore, season 2". Hypable.
  446. ^ GLAAD 2019, p. 8.
  447. ^ Tropiano, Stephen (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 978-1557835574.
  448. ^ Kettler, Sara (April 14, 2020). "How Ellen DeGeneres' Historic Coming-Out Episode Changed Television". Biography.
  449. ^ Wilson, Jess (26 January 2015). "Call The Midwife Nurse Patsy gay storyline: Fans praise show after touching romance scenes air". Daily Mirror.
  450. ^ Drachman, Chen (March 10, 2015). "Season 4 of "Call the Midwife" gives us a sweet lesbian romance then dashes our hopes". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
  451. ^ David, Greg (October 26, 2015). "Georgina Reilly: Why I left Murdoch Mysteries". TV, eh?.
  452. ^ ""Upstairs Downstairs" features lesbian character". Monterey Herald. Philadelphia Inquirer. 4 October 2012.
  453. ^ bricker, tierna (January 19, 2015). "Once Upon a Time's Jamie Chung Speaks Out on Mulan's Gay Reveal: "Her Heart Is With Aurora"". E!.
  454. ^ "Emma Müller". LezWatch.TV.
  455. ^ "Ackley Bridge has now got a lesbian storyline". PinkNews. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  456. ^ "Jana Murphy, The Following". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  457. ^ "Jana Murphy". LezWatch.TV. March 17, 2016.
  458. ^ Pearce, Heather (19 April 2012). "Playing Sam in Lip Service's love triangle". BBC.
  459. ^ "New roles for Ruth Jones". British Comedy Guide. 18 May 2010.
  460. ^ Evans, Mel (28 November 2017). "Anna Friel stars in another steamy girl-on-girl scene in her risque lesbian role in The Girlfriend Experience". The Mirror.
  461. ^ "Rita Nardelli". LezWatch.TV. June 5, 2018.
  462. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 1, 2012). "Vanessa Redgrave To Play Lesbian Supreme Court Justice On USA's 'Political Animals'". Deadline Hollywood.
  463. ^ "Natália". LezWatch.TV. July 2, 2019.
  464. ^ Amanda Magalhães [@amandzmagalhaes] (31 August 2020). "No mês da visibilidade lésbica meu desejo é de que mais criadores possam olhar pra importância de personagens e narrativas presentes no nosso dia a dia que normalizem o amor, seja ele qual for" [In the month of lesbian visibility my wish is that more creators can look at the importance of characters and narratives present in our daily life that normalize love, whatever it may be.] (Tweet) (in Portuguese) – via Twitter.
  465. ^ Manson, Graeme [@GraemeManson1] (2015-02-14). "@RachelxDuncan I think in TV time she's already there" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-23 – via Twitter.
  466. ^ "The Orphan Black Showrunners Answer Vulture Readers’ Burning Questions". Vulture. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  467. ^ Patterson, Stephen (13 April 2020). "Hollyoaks spoilers: Juliet Nightingale opens up to Sid Sumner about her sexuality". Metro.
  468. ^ a b Bowen, Sesali (May 8, 2018). "Why This Dear White People Lesbian Narrative Is So Important". Refinery29.
  469. ^ Gallagher, Caitlin (August 1, 2018). "Who's Heather Novack In 'The Sinner' Season 2? Natalie Paul's Detective Brings Harry Ambrose Back Home". Bustle. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  470. ^ GLAAD 2006, p. 5.
  471. ^ GLAAD 2007, p. 7, 9.
  472. ^ "Odessa". LezWatch.TV. April 28, 2017.
  473. ^ Rought, Karen (April 20, 2018). "Ally Ioannides says 'Into the Badlands' character Tilda has 'completely transformed'". Hypable.
  474. ^ "Tilda and Odessa Kiss – Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 5". Lesbian Media. May 22, 2018.
  475. ^ Browne, Emily (June 23, 2017). "Alexis Bledel Will Return To 'The Handmaid's Tale' As A Series Regular — Despite Being A Lesbian And Killing An Eye". Movie Pilot. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  476. ^ Hogan, Heather (May 20, 2013). ""The Killing" adds a "tough scrappy" lesbian character". AfterEllen.
  477. ^ Bendix, Trish (December 18, 2015). "Susie Abromeit on playing Pam in "Jessica Jones" and if she ships Jessica and Trish". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015.
  478. ^ Tomlin, Jack (2017-07-05). "Nas comes out to her mum in Ackley Bridge". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  479. ^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (June 7, 2019). "What a story that began in the 1970s tells us about how to fix politics in 2019". The Washington Post.
  480. ^ Lee, Jess (June 9, 2019). "Netflix's Tales of the City star opens up about episode 3's hugely emotional scene". Digital Spy.
  481. ^ "Patience". LezWatch.TV. November 7, 2018.
  482. ^ "Tiana and Patience Kiss – All American Season 1 Episode 3". Lesbian Media. October 25, 2018.
  483. ^ GLAAD 2013, p. 9.
  484. ^ Costa, Daniela (July 24, 2015). ""Rookie Blue" star Charlotte Sullivan talks playing gay cop Gail Peck". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015.
  485. ^ Wilson, Erin Faith (August 26, 2015). "Lesbian TV writer Noelle Carbone on writing for gay cop Gail Peck on "Rookie Blue"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015.
  486. ^ "A Problem of Memory". Shadowhunters. Season 2. Episode 15. 10 July 2017. Freeform/Netflix.
  487. ^ "Actress Eileen Li Talks "Shadowhunters" and Representing the LGBT Community". Occhi Magazine. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  488. ^ Danielli (May 22, 2018). "20 LGBTQ+ On-Screen Heroes To Binge Year Round". Mitú.
  489. ^ "Adriana Mendez, The Bridge". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 29, 2017.
  490. ^ "Julianna Margulies on playing a lesbian on 'The Morning Show'". NBC News. October 13, 2021.
  491. ^ "Laura Peterson". LezWatch.TV. October 3, 2021.
  492. ^ Kusiak, Lindsay (October 7, 2021). "The Morning Show: How Bradley & Laura's Kiss Changes Season 2". Screen Rant.
  493. ^ a b SheWired Editors (October 22, 2012). "Shot of the Day: Sarah Paulson and Clea DuVall as their 'American Horror Story' Lesbian Characters". Pride.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  494. ^ Jackman, Josh (31 January 2018). "Black Lightning's lesbian superhero opens up about getting a girlfriend". Pink News.
  495. ^ Hinckley, David (July 1, 2015). "Jessica Szohr playing tough nurse in "Complications," a new drama on USA". New York Daily News.
  496. ^ "Gretchen Polk, Complications". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  497. ^ "Gretchen Polk". LezWatch.TV. December 24, 2016.
  498. ^ "Life Sentence". LezWatch.TV.
  499. ^ "Alex Portnoy". LezWatch.TV. October 13, 2018.
  500. ^ Nicolaou, Elena (October 12, 2018). "A Complete Rundown Of The Death Predictions On Light As A Feather". Refinery29.
  501. ^ Nicolaou, Elena (April 13, 2017). "Why This Season 10 Addition To Doctor Who Is Such A Big Deal". Refinery29.
  502. ^ "At the double: Spectacular bust-up at Coronation Street's lesbian wedding". Manchester Evening News. January 12, 2013.
  503. ^ "Michelle Prado". LezWatch.TV.
  504. ^ Bisacco, Aldo (October 30, 2015). "Eleanor Matsuura". Nuit Magazine.
  505. ^ "Donna Prager". LezWatch.TV. January 17, 2017.
  506. ^ "Ramona". LezWatch.TV.
  507. ^ "Jane Ramos". LezWatch.TV.
  508. ^ Patton, Rebecca (May 2, 2019). "Why A Wedding Between Petra & JR On 'Jane The Virgin' Could Be In The Works". Bustle.
  509. ^ Due, Johnita (September 21, 2019). "The true genius of 'Jane the Virgin'". CNN.
  510. ^ Bendix, Trish (July 9, 2014). "Ashley Tisdale talks going gay for "Young & Hungry"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020.
  511. ^ Gouttebroze, Max (September 2, 2014). ""Faking It" adds recurring lesbian character, Laverne Cox to guest star". GLAAD.
  512. ^ eesparza (July 13, 2015). "Andrea Sixtos Playing Gay Teen With Dignity & Honesty on "East Los High 3"". Latin Heat.
  513. ^ "Jocelyn Reyes, East Los High". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  514. ^ Fowler, Matt (February 20, 2015). "Bosch: Season 1 Spoiler Discussion". IGN. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017.
  515. ^ Jarchow, Boo (November 2, 2011). "Tania Raymonde on Playing MTV's 'Death Valley' Lesbian Zombie-Battling Cop". Pride.com.
  516. ^ Lang, Nico (February 22, 2017). "CBS' 'The Good Fight' boasts a historic LGBT lead, but will anyone get to watch?". The Daily Dot.
  517. ^ Van Voorhis, Genevieve (June 29, 2018). "Is Yolanda From 'Glow' Based On A Real Person? The Netflix Series' Newest Wrestler Is Poised To Shake Things Up". Bustle. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  518. ^ "On 'Degrassi: Next Class' a Syrian Refugee Story Collides with the Queer Straight Alliance". 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  519. ^ GLAAD 2009, p. 5, 9.
  520. ^ a b GLAAD 2012, p. 7.
  521. ^ Bendix, Trish (April 26, 2016). "Where are all the butch lesbians on TV and film?". AfterEllen.
  522. ^ Bourne, Stephen (2005). "Lesbians and Gays". Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television. A&C Black. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4411-6135-2.
  523. ^ "Binnie Roberts". LezWatch.TV.
  524. ^ Prager, Sarah (17 March 2020). "Missing The L Word? You Need to Binge Lip Service ASAP". Tagg Magazine.
  525. ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (December 15, 2017). "Once Upon a Time Bosses Preview "Iconic" Witches of the Coven of Eight". TV Guide. CBS Interactive.
  526. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Alakananda (July 3, 2019). "'Stranger Things' season 3 blesses us with Robin, but her sexuality is the biggest surprise gift in the end". Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide (MEAWW).
  527. ^ Framke, Caroline (July 6, 2019). "'Stranger Things' Finally Does Right by Female Characters With Maya Hawke's Robin (Column)". Variety.
  528. ^ Wynne, Kelly (July 4, 2019). "One 'Stranger Things' 3 Character Is Not Straight: Here's Who, and How They Came Out". Newsweek.
  529. ^ Cooper, Sara E. (2013). Lesbian Images in International Popular Culture. Routledge. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1-317-99212-7.
  530. ^ "Christine Rodd". LezWatch.TV.
  531. ^ Ermac, Raffy (8 October 2020). "Dove Cameron Says Her 'Liv & Maddie' Characters Were Totally Queer". Pride.
  532. ^ Kelleher, Patrick (8 October 2020). "Bisexual Disney star Dove Cameron confirms her Liv and Maddie characters were 'definitely' queer". PinkNews.
  533. ^ Cameron, Dove [@DoveCameron] (October 7, 2020). "maddie was definitely gay" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  534. ^ GLAAD 2015, p. 7.
  535. ^ "Boobs on Your Tube: Canada Out-Gays Itself Again With "Burden of Truth"". Autostraddle. 24 August 2018.
  536. ^ Jones, Baylea (16 March 2019). "We Ranked the Best Lesbian Scenes in Pop Culture... for Uhh...Science". EveryQueer.
  537. ^ "She's Dying". How To Get Away With Murder. Season 2. Episode 2. 1 October 2015. ABC.
  538. ^ "Something Bad Happened". How To Get Away With Murder. Season 2. Episode 13. 3 March 2016. ABC.
  539. ^ "Don't Tell Annalise". How To Get Away With Murder. Season 3. Episode 4. 13 October 2016. ABC.
  540. ^ a b Parry, Lucy (January 21, 2019). ""Sex Education" — A Brilliantly Diverse Show That Tackles Many Taboo Topics". Affinity Magazine.
  541. ^ Broster, Alice (July 26, 2020). "Cursed's Lily Newmark Takes On The Bustle Booth". Bustle.
  542. ^ "Ruthie". LezWatch.TV. January 12, 2019.
  543. ^ "Sabina". LezWatch.TV. March 6, 2020.
  544. ^ a b Wilson, A.R. (February 8, 2019). "Coroner: Tamara Podemski on Alison's backstory and why landing the role was a "huge triumph" for her". TV, eh?.
  545. ^ Eames, Tom (29 January 2016). "Sugar Rush: Where are they now?". Digital Spy.
  546. ^ a b Cooper, Sara E. (2013). Lesbian Images in International Popular Culture. Routledge. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-317-99212-7.
  547. ^ Beirne, Rebecca (13 January 2009). "Screening the Dykes of Oz: Lesbian Representation on Australian Television". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 13 (1): 25–34. doi:10.1080/07380560802314128. PMID 19197661. S2CID 205572521.
  548. ^ Hogan, Heather (September 10, 2018). "Lifetime's "You" Knows Ezra Fitz and Dan Humphrey Are the Fucking Worst". Autostraddle.
  549. ^ Bendix, Trish (September 21, 2015). ""Scream Queens" and its underused butch Asian lesbian character". AfterEllen.
  550. ^ a b Ordolis, Alexandra [@aleyordolis] (2017-07-31). "Almost as excited as Ollie and Sam for tonight's new #Shadowhunters ep @ShadowhuntersTV" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-23 – via Twitter.
  551. ^ a b McDermott, Aisling (September 26, 2018). "why we, the stans, love shadowhunters". GLAAD.
  552. ^ "Evan Rachel Wood on her queer roles, educating others about bisexuality and her preference for suits". AfterEllen. February 1, 2013.
  553. ^ Stanhope, Kate (13 July 2016). "'Supergirl' Adds 'The Family' Grad as Gay DC Character Maggie Sawyer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  554. ^ Byrne, John (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Wings" Superman v2, 15 (March 1988), DC Comics
  555. ^ "Vivienne 'Scotty' Scott". LezWatch.TV.
  556. ^ "Rose Seithathi". LezWatch.TV.
  557. ^ Rogers, Thomas (30 October 2018). "'Deutschland 83' Was a Hit Abroad but a Flop at Home. What About 'Deutschland 86'?". The New York Times.
  558. ^ VanDerWerff, Todd (October 16, 2016). "Goliath, Amazon's new legal drama, shows what streaming TV can learn from '90s TV". Vox.
  559. ^ West, Amy (March 1, 2018). "Legends of Tomorrow: Sara Lance and Ava Sharpe's romance FINALLY became canon and fans love it". PinkNews.
  560. ^ Sparrow, CR (August 4, 2017). "Dark Matter 3.10 Review: "Built, Not Born"". Black Girl Nerds.
  561. ^ Stanhope, Kate (September 23, 2014). "Postmortem: Chicago Fire Boss on the "Tough Decision" Behind That Big Death and the Fallout to Come". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
  562. ^ Mirabella, Lucas (April 16, 2021). "TV Review: 'Mare of Easttown' is a Must-See Crime Drama". LATF USA.
  563. ^ Ovenden, Olivia (March 5, 2021). "'Mare of Easttown' Episode 3 Recap: "You Know I Never Would"". Esquire.
  564. ^ "Sharla Shepard". LezWatch.TV. November 2, 2018.
  565. ^ a b Bernstein, Abbie (July 10, 2018). "CONDOR: Co-creators Jason Smilovic & Todd Katzberg on new thriller series – Exclusive Interview". Assignment X.
  566. ^ "Alexis Simms". LezWatch.TV. April 26, 2018.
  567. ^ "Sepideh Moafi – Falling Water". Starry Constellation Magazine. January 27, 2018.
  568. ^ Fremont, Maggie (9 January 2018). "The Fosters Winter-Premiere Recap: Take Me to Church". Vulture.
  569. ^ "Rose Solano". LezWatch.TV.
  570. ^ "Rose, Jane the Virgin". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  571. ^ "Verónica Solé". LezWatch.TV.
  572. ^ "Sarah Souders, Red Band Society". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  573. ^ "Andrea Parker Joins Fox's 'Red Band Society'; Owain Yeoman In AMC's 'Turn'". Deadline Hollywood. September 12, 2014.
  574. ^ Levesque, Tracy (17 September 2018). "The Queerest Things I Watched Last Week – September 17, 2018". LezWatch.TV.
  575. ^ "Luna Spence - Characters - Burden of Truth". CBC.
  576. ^ GLAAD 2012, p. 17.
  577. ^ GLAAD 2013, p. 21.
  578. ^ "Stacy-Anne". LezWatch.TV. June 28, 2020.
  579. ^ "Shameless actor Sean Gilder quits the drama". ATV Today. March 6, 2010.
  580. ^ Staff (July 9, 2014). "Rookie Blue's Aliyah O'Brien on Holly and Gail". Global. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  581. ^ Riese (December 14, 2012). "Queer Lead Sophia Swanson Makes MTV's "Underemployed" Worth Watching". Autostraddle.
  582. ^ Rudolph, Christopher (October 27, 2017). "Clea DuVall Joins "The Handmaid's Tale" As Alexis Bledel's Wife". NewNowNext. Logo.
  583. ^ Brabaw, Kasandra (May 22, 2018). "Courtney's 13 Reasons Why Ending Is A Huge Moment For Queer Women On TV". Refinery29.
  584. ^ "Tamika". LezWatch.TV. June 9, 2018.
  585. ^ "Sarah Tan". LezWatch.TV. November 2, 2018.
  586. ^ "Tanya". LezWatch.TV. January 12, 2019.
  587. ^ Charles, Annisa (May 17, 2020). "Streaming platforms are showcasing more diverse LGBTQ characters". Inside Fullerton. Fullerton College.
  588. ^ West, Amy (21 September 2021). "NCIS: Hawai'i boss responds to franchise-first moment in the premiere episode". Digital Spy.
  589. ^ a b Halliburton, Suzanne (September 25, 2021). "'NCIS: Hawai'i' Gives Look at Highly 'Explosive' Scene From Monday's Intense Episode". Outsider.
  590. ^ "Lucy Tara". LezWatch.TV. September 24, 2021.
  591. ^ Davies, Megan (10 September 2020). "Emmerdale stars pay tribute to Zoe Tate actress Leah Bracknell in Tate Family Trees episode". Digital Spy.
  592. ^ "Tathiana". LezWatch.TV. August 18, 2020.
  593. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 27, 2018). "Casual: Meet Laura's 'Final' Girlfriend". TVLine.
  594. ^ "Episode 1778 - Home and Away Episodes". Back to the Bay. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  595. ^ Travers, Ben (10 August 2018). "'Insatiable' Review: 12 Irreparable Problems, One from Every Episode, in Netflix's Disastrous Comedy — Spoilers". IndieWire.
  596. ^ "Ezri Tigan". LezWatch.TV.
  597. ^ Hennessy, Claire (June 18, 2019). "8 Reasons to Watch DS9 During Pride Month". Star Trek.com. CBS Entertainment.
  598. ^ "Camilla Torres". LezWatch.TV.
  599. ^ Anne, Valerie (14 August 2017). ""Orphan Black" Episode 510 Recap: Goodbye to You". Autostraddle.
  600. ^ Abhishek, Aharon (June 9, 2019). "'Swamp Thing' star Maria Sten says that it's about time LGBTQ characters were normalized in TV shows". MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide).
  601. ^ "Liz Tremayne". LezWatch.TV. June 25, 2019.
  602. ^ "Coroner: Characters: Alison Trent". CBC. 2019.
  603. ^ Liszewsk, Bridget (February 4, 2019). "Coroner: Noelle Carbone and Sean Reycraft Talk "All's Well"". The TV Junkies.
  604. ^ "Allison Trent". LezWatch.TV. March 6, 2020.
  605. ^ "Episode 2974 - Home and Away Episodes". Back to the Bay. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  606. ^ Gallois, Laurence (22 April 2015). "Alix Poisson (Disparue sur France 2) : "Quelque chose en moi me projette dans les rôles de mères"" [Alix Poisson (Disappeared on France 2): "Something in me projects me into roles of mothers"]. Télé 2 Semaines (in French).
  607. ^ "Laure Valère". LezWatch.TV. April 3, 2016.
  608. ^ Harmes, Marcus; Harmes, Meredith; Harmes, Barbara, eds. (2020). "Is Yellow the New Orange? The Transnational Phenomenon of Female Prison Dramas, by Julia Echeverría-Domingo". The Palgrave Handbook of Incarceration in Popular Culture. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 649. ISBN 978-3030360580.
  609. ^ "Macarena Is Back For The Final Spin-Off "Vis A Vis: El Oasis"". LQIOO.com. 7 July 2020.
  610. ^ Hogan, Heather (August 29, 2014). "A lesbian lizard from the dawn of time and her human wife introduce the new "Doctor Who"". AfterEllen.
  611. ^ Fitzpatrick, Caitlyn (June 21, 2017). "Of Course Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Ends With a Big Old Cliffhanger". PopSugar. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  612. ^ GLAAD 2018, p. 8.
  613. ^ Hoffman, Kim (April 22, 2014). ""Hannibal" brings in a lesbian character". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015.
  614. ^ Goodwin, Jess (May 9, 2014). "This 'Hannibal' Storyline Really Offended Fans". Bustle.
  615. ^ Bryan Fuller [@BryanFuller] (May 2, 2014). "No lesbian erasure. Margot is a lesbian. Hence Will's "I've got the wrong parts for your proclivities." Margot's got an agenda" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  616. ^ Draven, Derek (27 April 2020). "10 Ways Archie Bunker Changed Throughout All In The Family". ScreenRant.
  617. ^ "All in the Family - Season 8 Episode 3". Rotten Tomatoes.
  618. ^ Tropiano, Stephen (2017). "Chapter Thirteen: Out (and Proud) in America's Classrooms: Gay and Lesbian Teachers on 1970s Television". Counterpoints. 486: 93–99. ISSN 1058-1634. JSTOR 45177622.
  619. ^ "Violet". LezWatch.TV.
  620. ^ Nowalk, Brandon (April 27, 2015). "Cucumber: "Episode 3" / Banana: "Episode 3"". TV Club. Sian and Violet meet, they flirt, they kiss, they have sex, they fall in love, they move in together, they get prickly, they split up, they get back together.
  621. ^ "Anna Volovodov". LezWatch.TV. May 13, 2018.
  622. ^ Owen, Rob (December 9, 2019). "'The Expanse' is back this week, just don't hold your breath for Pastor Anna's return". Community Voices. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019.
  623. ^ "Video: Nord bei Nordwest – Der Anschlag" [Video: North by Northwest – The attack]. Das Erste (in German). 7 January 2021.
  624. ^ Meike (24 January 2021). "Queere Frauenfiguren in deutschen Serien" [Queer female characters in German series]. Seriennotizen (in German).
  625. ^ "Hannah Wagner". LezWatch.TV. February 1, 2021.
  626. ^ The Dumping Ground - Series 3 Episode 19 - CBBC on YouTube
  627. ^ "Home Fires". LezWatch.TV.
  628. ^ McGaughyon, Emily (February 17, 2015). "Brandi Burkhardt talks Crickett's coming out storyline and "lesbian loyalty" on "Hart of Dixie"". AfterEllen.
  629. ^ "Ellen Waverly". LezWatch.TV. November 15, 2019.
  630. ^ Moore, Matt (6 January 2018). "Coronation Street actress Brooke Vincent "loved it" when she found out her character was a lesbian". Gay Times.
  631. ^ "Stitchers". LezWatch.TV.
  632. ^ "Kate Whistler". LezWatch.TV. September 24, 2021.
  633. ^ Slezak, Michael (September 9, 2015). "Empire First Look: Marisa Tomei's Billionaire Cozies Up to Cooki". TVLine.
  634. ^ "Mimi Whiteman". LezWatch.TV. April 1, 2016.
  635. ^ "Mimi Whiteman, Empire". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  636. ^ Morrison, Matt (18 January 2021). "Batwoman Season 2: All 16 New Reveals About Ryan Wilder Explained". ScreenRant.
  637. ^ "Lisa Williams, House of Cards". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  638. ^ Morrow, Brendan (May 30, 2017). "'House of Cards': Who Is Lisa Williams?". Heavy.
  639. ^ "The Chi". LezWatch.TV.
  640. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (8 March 2012). "'Doctors' star reveals new Freya plots". Digital Spy.
  641. ^ a b Hogan, Heather (February 2, 2018). "Boob(s On Your) Tube: "9-1-1" Reveals Its Lesbian Character JUST AS WE PREDICTED WITH OUR SUPREME TV GAYDAR". Autostraddle.
  642. ^ Kate (November 27, 2012). "The Lesbians of American Horror Story: For Us, The Scary Parts Are Real". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  643. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (November 14, 2012). "'American Horror Story's' Sarah Paulson on the Bloody Face Reveal and What's Next for Lana". The Hollywood Reporter.
  644. ^ Perkins, Dennis (March 11, 2015). "Workaholics: "Wedding Thrashers"". The A.V. Club.
  645. ^ GLAAD 2010, p. 9.
  646. ^ Wilson, A.R. (November 2, 2018). "The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco: Showrunner Michael MacLennan On The Finale, How The Show Is A "Hidden Sequel" To Bomb Girls, And The Chances Of Season 2". TV, eh?.
  647. ^ Spencer, Samuel (21 May 2019). "The Bletchley Circle San Francisco season 2: Will there be another series?". Daily Express.
  648. ^ "Hailey Yarner". LezWatch.TV. August 30, 2018.
  649. ^ "Doc Meh Yewll, Defiance". LGBT Fans Deserve Better. May 30, 2017.
  650. ^ "Meh Yewll". LezWatch.TV. September 24, 2016.
  651. ^ O'Hara, Helen (18 September 2017). "The story of San Junipero: why Charlie Brooker's Emmy-winning vision of Heaven will live forever". The Telegraph.
  652. ^ "Yuri". LezWatch.TV. June 28, 2020.
  653. ^ Pennington, Latonya (November 14, 2017). "'195 Lewis' Is Black Lesbian Perfection". Wear Your Voice.
  654. ^ "Glacé: Les personnages". Bernard Minier (in French). 2015.
  655. ^ Didier, Carine; Guerrin, Stéphanie (10 January 2017). "" Glacé " : ce thriller devrait vous glacer". Le Parisien (in French).

Parenthetical[]

Further reading[]

Retrieved from ""