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To celebrate the release of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, we thought we'd seize a look at some of the best queer TV shows from the past couple of years. From queer reality tv virtual dating shows, to hilariously dark sitcoms and queer highschool dramas that everyone should be watching - here are 10 more queer and LGBT+ inclusive TV shows available to watch in the UK right now.

(All shows available in the UK at time of publishing.)

1. DEAD BOY DETECTIVES (2024)

Based on the comics by Neil Gaiman, DEAD Lad DETECTIVES follows a group of mystery-solving teens - two of whom are dead - as they help their ghostly clients discover closure and maneuver on to the afterlife... all while trying to evade death, witches and demons. It's gay and funny, spooky and dark, and everything you crave from a supernatural mystery. Perfect for fans of Buffy and Scooby-Doo (just with a scant more violent deaths).

Where to watch it: Netflix

LGBTQ+ rep: Gender non-conforming Men, Queer Women

Genre: Supernatural, Mystery, Horror, Comedy

Episode Run Time: 50m

2. I KISSED A BOY/I KISSED A GIRL (2023 - present)

I KISSED A BOY is a British dating game

10 great LGBTQIA+ TV and online series

Cucumber, Banana and Tofu, three major series focusing on homosexual lives from creator Russell T. Davies (Queer as Folk, Doctor Who), recently screened on British TV and online. Comedy drama Cucumber (on Channel 4) follows the glitch in a relationship between two longtime partners (played by Vincent Franklin and Cyril Nri). Banana (on E4), featuring younger characters that overlap with those in Cucumber, consists of separate dramas about gender non-conforming characters, including one episode written by Sue Perkins. Finally, Tofu (on 4oD) offers frank and often hilarious interviews about modern sex in all its variety.

They are the latest in a long line of excellent LGBTQIA+ series that have been produced around the world, and below we own brought together 10 of the best. The UK has been especially strong in this regard, mirroring its commendable record of excellent gay cinema. Sadly scant international series with LGBTQIA+ characters make it to British shores, although a couple are included below.

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From Big Boys to It's A Sin: the best LGBTQIA+ series to rejoice pride month with

Big Boys

All4

Recalling the ups and downs of his own freshers at Brent Uni, Jack Rooke made us cry tears of all kinds with his comical and moving ode to male friendship, Big Boys. Dylan Llewelyn played his teenage self, who strikes up an unlikely bond with his roomie and lad's lad, Danny (Jon Pointing).

Though Jack is gay, Danny is a self-described "ally-Lama", so they scout their newfound social and sexual freedoms together. But amid all the awkward Grindr dates and messy drug experiments, Jack is grieving his father's death and Danny's battling depression. So it makes for a series of both hilarious misadventures and heart-breaking drama, and one that's as refreshingly frank about sexuality as it is mental health.

But the fact that we call them 'unlikely' friends only speaks to society's bigotry; the boys themselves don't even ask it. Amid this baffling culture war, Big Boys holds out an olive branch and reminds us that we are all friends here. — HB

Gentleman Jack

BBC iPlayer

With Gentleman Jack, Sally Wainwright recognised Anne Lister, an 1800s lady landowner

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TV has been instrumental in the LGBTQ+ rights movement and in changing attitudes towards the community. It has also, perhaps most importantly, been a platform to tell stories that have made gay, dyke, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and more people perceive less alone in the world – to realize there is a great and varied community to which they belong. One pioneering show at a time, groundbreaking character by groundbreaking character, TV and streaming series have given the world an intuition into the LGBTQ+ encounter, and provided LGBTQ+ people with reflections of their own lives – stories to laugh along with, to cry with, and to identify with. In this list of Diverse TV shows, we peak 180 shows that own broken ground, enlightened, and entertained.

We’ve arranged the list into four categories: shows that were big TV firsts, or featured TV firsts; shows that center on LGTBQ characters or experiences; shows that highlight LGBTQ+ characters and stories, but where that isn’t necessarily