Gays of Our Lives: Episode Edition
by itsthecolleenlife | created - 12 Sep 2020 | updated - 7 months ago | PublicThe queer TV episodes and movies of my formative years. Neutral/positive/realistic examples only.
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1.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer's Phobia
(1997)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After Marge befriends John, a gay store owner, Homer worries that his presence will have a negative effect on Bart's sexuality.
Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,374
2.
ER (1994–2009)
Episode:
Skin
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
Gang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets offended.
Director: Stephen Cragg | Stars: Noah Wyle, Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 335
Probably the first time I saw an actual trans person on TV. And she was played by a trans woman, no less!
3.
ER (1994–2009)
Episode:
Just as I Am
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Weaver meets her birth mother, but their relationship changes when Kerry reveals she is gay. Dr. Carter causes a commotion when he confronts a couple hoping to scam some painkillers.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Noah Wyle, Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 345
4.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
The Peggy Horror Picture Show
(2007)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Peggy becomes friends with a local drag queen. But Peggy doesn't know that her friend's really a man, and her friend doesn't realize that Peggy's a real woman.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 382
5.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
My Hair Lady
(2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Bill pretends to be a homosexual to get a job at a trendy beauty salon.
Directors: Allan Jacobsen, Wesley Archer | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 349
6.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
My Own Private Rodeo
(2002)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Hank discovers that Dale's long-lost father is a cowboy on the gay rodeo circuit.
Directors: Cyndi Tang, Klay Hall | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 375
7.
Ellen (1994–1998)
Episode:
The Puppy Episode
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Romance
Ellen's life is changed when she meets Susan, a lesbian whom she surprisingly finds attractive, and wrestles with accepting her sexuality.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, David Anthony Higgins, Clea Lewis
Votes: 328
I was actually too young to to remember when this came out (hehe) but I'm including it for its historical merits.
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