I'm sure we can all agree that over the past decade, LGBT representation in film and TV has improved drastically.
We now have queer characters we can look up to onscreen — characters who are positive role models, who are written and cast in more authentic ways, and who speak to the issues that real queer people face every day! Here are 24 of those characters who I think changed the game:
🚨 Be warned: Some of these items contain spoilers! 🚨
1. Damian from Mean Girls.
2. Blanca Evangelista from Pose.
3. Justin Suarez from Ugly Betty.
4. Sophia Burset from Orange Is the New Black.
5. Kurt Hummel from Glee.
6. Santana Lopez from Glee.
7. Anissa Pierce from Black Lightning.
8. Titus Andromedon from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
9. Eric Effiong from Sex Education.
10. Ritchie Tozer from It's a Sin.
11. Elektra Abundance-Wintour from Pose.
12. Kwame from I May Destroy You.
13. Yorkie and Kelly from Black Mirror.
14. Rue Bennett from Euphoria.
15. Emily Fields from Pretty Little Liars.
16. Oliver Hampton from How to Get Away With Murder.
17. Chiron from Moonlight.
18. Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
19. Pray Tell from Pose.
20. Annalise Keating from How to Get Away With Murder.
21. Dr. Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
22. Tara Maclay and Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Which queer characters have spoken to you over the years? Let us know in the comments!
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