Drawn Together Forces Xandir Out of the Closet
Are silent vidoe game protagonists not talking spcifically because they hate their gay voice?
Daria Should Have Kissed Jane Instead of Tom
You’re standing on my neck and you’re making me feel gay thoughts.
Lucy Meets a Drag Queen
How to make drag acceptable for mainstream America in one easy sitcom episode.
A Queer History of SNL, Part Four: The Lost Years
Terry Sweeney was the first openly gay cast member… and we didn’t get another one for 28 years.
Sex and the City Meets an Effeminate Heterosexual
Our first look at a show that shaped your world… even if you never watched it.
225: Jerri Blank is a Pansexual Sex Predator
Warning: This Strangers With Candy episode is dangerously lacking in Noblet and Jellineck content.
224: Gimme a Break Transformed Into a Lesbian Perfect Strangers
What would fix the gradual queering of Gimme a Break? Rosie O’Donnell!
223: The Simpsons Does a Riff on Lesbian Cult Classic
The weird story behind “Lisa the Drama Queen” and the New Zealand murder that led to it.
222: How Does a Conservative Sitcom Do a Gay Episode?
Tim Allen’s second second did a gay episode almost right off the bat.
221: The Gay Origins of Mister Ed
Developed by a gay man, Mister Ed focuses on Wilbur, who’s chief emotional confidante is not his wife.
220: Frasier Has Two Daddies
Charles Emerson Winchester is the spiritual father of Frasier Crane… if not the biological one.
218: Bob’s Burgers Celebrates Christmas at a Gay Rave
A Christmas mystery + the legend of Marshmallow!
217: Frank’s Place Makes Hanukkah Gay
And three gay-coded characters who are all apparently straight?
215: A Queer History of SNL, Part Three: The “Not Ready for Prime Time” Era
Occasionally better than you’d guess, but also sometimes worse than you’d imagine.
214: Gimme a Break Meets Yet Another 80s Orphan
Why are there so many parentless moppets in 80s sitcoms?
213: We Can Be Sad About Matthew Perry Dying and Still Think Friends Is Homophobic
The case for why we’re better off not wallpapering over the things Friends did wrong.
212: The Complete History of George Costanza’s Homosexuality
“An unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality.”