32: The Golden Girls Had a Gay Live-in Cook
A remembrance of a gay character that could have been — but didn’t make it past the pilot.
30: Everyone Thinks Chandler Is Gay
We can’t end the debate about whether Friends is homophobic, but we can say definitively whether Rachel is Jewish.
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?
28: Will and Jack Kiss on Live TV
Will and Grace should be lauded for increasing awareness of LGBT causes and also Megan Mullally.
27: The Gang From Taxi Meets a Bisexual
It’s two-thirds a thoughtful exploration of bisexuality and then one-third an army of dancing homos.
26½: Interview: Glen Lakin, Hollywood Screenwriter
Glen made a big boy movie! It’s called Being Frank, and it opens this weekend!
26: What’s Gay About Mr. Belvedere?
Life is more than mere survival, and Mr. Belvedere is more than a mere butler.
25: Mr. Roper Has a Gay Awakening
If you wake up in the bed of a gay person, it’s safe to assume you had sex with them. Right?
24: Murphy Brown Has a Gay Co-Worker
Candice Bergen as Godzilla leads to surprisingly earnest gay dialogue.
23: Blanche’s Brother Wants to Get Gay Married
Hear the Sophia Petrillo speech that helped legalize same-sex marriage.
22: The Cartoons That Made Us Gay
This conversation begins with He-Man and ends with somewhere moderately deep.
21: Blanche’s Brother Is a Homo
The best gay sitcom episode that has a B plot about a death premonition dream.
20: Maude’s New Friend Is a Homo
Bea Arthur teaches us that liberals can be prejudiced jerks too.
19: Wings Meets a Gay
A young man comes out as gay, but get this: he’s also good at sports!
18: What’s Gay About the Dick Van Dyke Show?
Wait, did DVD just make a joke about ejaculate?
17: Married With Children Lets Its Out Star Play Gay
Identical cousins! Only with different hair and different sexualities!
16: Sanford Thinks His Son Is a Homo (and Vice Versa)
In the sitcom world, gay panic gets a happy ending.
15: Joey Lawrence Has a Gay Secret Admirer
Known for its very special episodes, Blossom actually downplays its one big gay storyline. Whoa.
14: Peggy Hill Meets a Drag Queen
King of the Hill reminds us how much we as a culture have learned about drag queens in the past few years.