In 2019, LGBTQ television has never been better. According to GLAAD, one in 11 or 8.8 percent of characters on scripted prime-time shows identify as LGBTQ, which amounts to more than 100 more than there were last year. This means more representation, inclusivity, and accuracy and television content that will continue to break down barriers and highlight a variety of identities across all spectrums. Here are ten of the most influential shows airing right now.
Two Mexican-American sisters return to their childhood home in LA after their mother’s death in Starz’s Vida, and join in the fight over gentrification. Latinx queers are seldom represented in mainstream media, but Vida pushes those voices to the forefront.
Jo and Carter, a white trans woman and a queer Black man, are the former lovers and current best friends at the center of The T. The webseries follows their lives in Chicago. There is still very little trans representation in TV, and The T may just be what we have all been waiting for.
