13 (4) of TV's greatest lesbians 🌈
Lebanese rep on TV has come leaps and bounds in the last decade but some characters are simply unforgettable.
We’ve met butch baddies, unlucky in love lipstick lesbians, sapphics with superpowers - the whole lot. Beloved TV shows from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Heartstopper have included lesbian characters who’ve helped countless queer women to discover who they are.
Darcy Olsson and Tara Jones, Heartstopper
The best bit about Darcy and Tara is that when we are introduced to the couple it's the most ordinary thing in the world. Though Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) are the main focus of the series, Darcy and Tara’s effortless and open romance is one of the reasons why Heartstopper season one marked a turning point for LGBTQ+ representation.
Santana Lopez, Glee
For an entire generation of LFBTQ+ people, Ryan Murphy's Glee was one of the first television shows which included more than one token queer character. Glee was a gay awakening, and for lesbians in particular, Santana was at a forefront.
She was conceited, beautiful, complex, and incredible insecure, but that's what made Santana a great character. Give us more flawed lesbians!
Poussey Washington, Orange Is The New Black
Poussey has many great qualities: kind, compassionate, caring, fiercely protective of her friends and loved ones (most notably her closest friend and object of her affection, Taystee [Danielle Brooks]).
But Poussey was also complex: we saw her initially struggle with her sexuality, experience depression, fall into alcoholism, and grieve the loss of her family member. She was multifaceted and real, and a sublime example of lesbian representation done right (up until the end of her storyline).
Robin Buckley, Stranger Things
Robin's quiet & moving coming out scene with Steve (Joe Keery) in which Robin lets him down gently by revealing her sexuality is handled so well. And since Steve is amazing, he handles it very well. Stranger Things is based in the 1980s, a time where LGBTQ+ acceptance was rock-bottom. Simply seeing Robin accepted by her friend and quietly thrive in this era is big, away from the death, despair and hemophobia usually shown in depictions of queer people who lived through the decade.
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