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Apple TV+’s Visible: Out on Television is a docu-series masterpiece, a comprehensive history of 70 years of queer representation as depicted on TV that is a must-watch for everyone (especially if you’ve recently bought an iPhone and have a free year of Apple TV+ just sitting there). The only downside of the doc, which covers LGBTQ+ history from the Lavender Scare of the 1950s through to the groundbreaking success of Pose, is the time limit. A lot gets left out when you’re compressing the decades into five episodes.
Because of how much ground has to be covered, you may be left wanting to watch certain moments play out, or revisit some of your favorite characters or shows that you’ve not thought about in a while. And while Visible includes so much footage that’s more or less been lost to the sands of time (all those anti-gay 1950s “medical” talk shows, the pioneering queer made-for-TV movies of the ’70s, etc.), it also touches upon plenty of shows old and new that you can stream or purchase right now.
Below you’ll find a list of nearly every TV show, episode, and TV movie mentioned on Visible that you can currently stream or purchase digitally. If you have Hulu, you already have a whole lot of history to study. If you’ve never seen “The Puppy Episode” or if Visible has you curious about the queer-coding in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, the anti-bigotry speeches of Designing Women, or the revelatory work of Noah’s Arc, you’re just a click away from an education.
"The Dark Ages"
Stream Behind the Candelabra on HBO
Stream The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis on Prime Video, Shout Factory TV, Tubi, Vudu
Stream Star Trek on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, CBS All Access
Stream Perry Mason on CBS All Access
Buy All in the Family, “Judging Books by Covers” on iTunes
Stream The Jeffersons, “Once a Friend” on STARZ
"Television as a Tool"
Buy Dynasty on Prime Video, iTunes
- Buy “The Two Princes” on Prime Video, iTunes
Stream Bewitched on Prime Video, Crackle; buy on iTunes
- Stream “The Joker Is a Card” on Prime Video; buy on iTunes
Stream Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In on Prime Video
Stream American Dad on Hulu
"The Epidemic"
Stream The Normal Heart on HBO
Stream Angels in America on HBO
Stream The Golden Girls on Hulu
Stream Designing Women on Hulu
- Stream “Killing All the Right People” on Hulu
Stream Tales of the City on Acorn TV; buy on iTunes, Prime Video
Stream My So-Called Life on Prime Video, ABC
"Breakthroughs"
Stream Seinfeld, “The Outing” on Hulu
Buy Friends, “The One With the Lesbian Wedding” on Prime Video, iTunes
Buy Ellen on Prime Video, iTunes
- Buy “The Puppy Episode” on Prime Video, iTunes
Stream Will & Grace on Hulu
Stream Survivor on Prime Video, Hulu, CBS All Access
Buy Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Prime Video
Stream Six Feet Under on HBO
Stream Dawson’s Creek on Hulu
Stream Queer As Folk on Showtime
Buy Noah’s Arc on Prime Video, iTunes
Stream Master of None, “Thanksgiving” on Netflix
Buy Xena: Warrior Princess on Prime Video, iTunes
Stream Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Hulu
Stream The L Word on Showtime
Stream Roseanne on Prime Video
- Stream “Ladies’ Choice” on Prime Video
Stream Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix
"The New Guard"
Buy Arthur, “Mr. Ratburn & the Special Someone” on Prime Video, iTunes
Stream Black-ish, “Johnson & Johnson” on Hulu
Stream Empire on Hulu
Stream The Wire on HBO
Stream How to Get Away With Murder on Netflix
Stream Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access
Stream Glee on Netflix
- Stream “On My Way” on Netflix
Stream The Fosters on Netflix
Stream Dirty Sexy Money on ABC
Stream Orange Is the New Black on Netflix
Stream RuPaul’s Drag Race on Hulu, Prime Video
Stream Billions on Showtime
Buy Modern Family on Prime Video, iTunes
- Buy “The Wedding” on Prime Video, iTunes
Stream I Am Cait on Hulu
Stream Transparent on Prime Video
Stream Supergirl on Netflix
Stream Shameless on Netflix
Stream Pose on Netflix
