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14 Black gay characters on television who broke new ground

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Once a rarity, Black LGBTQ+ characters are now more visible, commanding the screen in groundbreaking, unapologetically bold ways.

Earlier this summer, we wrote about the hottest couples across television and film. As Hollywood enters the fall television season, it’s time to celebrate some of the Black gay characters of the past and present who broke ground, made history, and are redefining what it means to be authentic, proud, and visible on TV.

A post shared by Ncuti Gatwa (@ncutigatwa)Ncuti Gatwa is radiant as Eric in the Netflix teen cult classic Sex Education. The series follows socially awkward high school students navigating their lives and sexual explorations.

A post shared by G R I F F I N M A T T H E W S (@griffinsthread)Griffin Mathews shines in the role of Shane Evans in HBO’s The Flight Attendant, where he works as a secret CIA agent moonlighting as a flight attendant.

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