Some shows give you LGBTQ+ characters as a cute side dish. The best ones make queerness part of the main course—woven into who the characters are, how they love, what they’re scared of, and what they’re willing to risk.


Some shows give you LGBTQ+ characters as a cute side dish. The best ones make queerness part of the main course—woven into who the characters are, how they love, what they’re scared of, and what they’re willing to risk.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve at this point heard of The Last of Us. Maybe you missed the fact that it’s one of the best games ever made, but now you’ve surely heard that it’s also one of the best TV shows ever made.