While LGBT characters are on the rise in television...
...it's still quite refreshing to sit down and start binging the newest season of your favorite show and have a queer romance sneak up on you. And with streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, it almost feels like we're getting a new show (or three) to binge every week.
Consider this post an ode to just a few of the lesbian and bisexual women that have recently come out on our TV screens!
Casey - 'Atypical'
Netflix's Atypical dropped its second season and viewers were catapulted back into the world of Sam Gardner, a high school senior with autism looking for love, and his sister, Casey (Brigette Lundy-Paine). She's shy, funny, oh-so-charmingly full of angst, and struggles to figure herself out while feeling like a background character in Sam's life. When she starts at a new private school, she meets Luisa and as feelings start to develop for her new friend, everything Casey previously thought about herself is challenged.
Mary Beth and Dr. Indira - 'Bojack Horseman'
In one of the best episodes of season five, Wanda Sykes and Issa Rae voice a couple who share the stories of their day featuring the misadventures of our favorite Hollywoo misfits. The two hilariously narrate the usual insanity of a Bojack Horseman episode, but just watching them schmooze over each other is beyond adorable.
Eve - 'Killing Eve'
Sandra Oh plays Eve, an M15 officer caught in a risky game of cat and mouse with assassin Villanelle. Many of the show's characters are exploring their sexuality throughout the series, and without spoiling too much, there's a very queer twist that left gay fans clamoring for more.
Jenna Hawthorne - 'American Vandal'
Netflix's hilarious true crime mockumentary second season begins with one big... poo. Someone's terrorizing a Catholic school with poop-related incidents; laxatives in the cafeteria lemonade and shirt launchers full of cat turds. But what begins as a pretty open and shut case eventually ropes in the privileged and image-obsessed Jenna Hawthorne, whose romance with the irresistible Brooke results in chaos. You have to watch to believe the shockingly inappropriate twist.
Ruby and Sapphire - 'Steven Universe'
Yes, I know the gems are gender-less, so let's just call this couple same-sex. When they're not fighting to protect the planet earth, this adorable couple is making TV history with the first same-sex marriage proposal and ceremony in a children's cartoon.
Anissa - 'Black Lightning'
TV's first black lesbian superhero is kicking ass and taking names while studying to be a doctor. “My hope is that when you watch Anissa, a young lesbian is inspired to walk boldly as who she is and to love herself and to love herself exactly how she looks,” said actress Nafessa Williams.
Karolina and Nico - 'Marvel's Runaways'
Who doesn't love a good love triangle where the girls win out! Their parents may be bringing on the apocalypse but gay love always finds a way to survive! We can't wait to see where Karolina and Nico's arc goes next season.
