171: The Goode Family Meets Two Types of Lesbians
“What if King of the Hill only liberal?”
148: Girlfriends Hosts a Lesbian Baby Shower
There for thick and thin. There for anything. There for lesbian couple milestones.
133: The Cartoons That Made Us Gay: Jem & The Holograms
Stormer and Kimber make beautiful music together.
93: Patty Bouvier Has a Girlfriend
Patty gets a functional relationship + every other gay thing on The Simpsons ever.
84: Penelope Alvarez Is the Mother of a Queer Teenager
As if we needed another reason to love Rita Moreno.
81: Rachel Kisses a Lesbian
It’s the most lesbian-focused episode not featuring Susan or Carol.
59: What’s Gay About Scooby-Doo?
The connection between Velma Dinkey and the California legislature’s first openly gay member, Sheila Kuehl.
46: Edith Bunker’s Cousin Is a Lesbian… And Also Dead
Edith Bunker is No. 1 best human. Period.
42: Ross’s Lesbian Ex-Wife Gets Lesbian Married
Despite itself, this gay Friends outing gets more right than wrong.
35: Ellen Comes Out*
Just in time for everyone not liking her, we’re finally talking about Ellen.
29: The Living Single Girls Throw a Lesbian Bridal Shower
Guess which show handled a coming out storyline better than its Must See TV imitators?
17: Married With Children Lets Its Out Star Play Gay
Identical cousins! Only with different hair and different sexualities!
12: Fresh Off the Boat Outs the Girl Next Door
Our second bonus episode looks at a contemporary sitcom: Fresh Off the Boat, which made its Winnie Cooper a lesbian.
11: Harley and Ivy Are Domestic Partners
Our first bonus episode looks at our first non-sitcom: a Batman episode exploring panstless female supervillain roommates.
6: Blair Warner Is a Homophobe
Though it never brought up the subject again, the pilot to The Facts of Life features an interesting parable about homophobia.
2: Roseanne Gets Kissed by a Lesbian
Before she was best known for other things, Roseanne had a reputation for putting same-sex love onscreen.