Two and a Half Men ran for 12 seasons and 262 episodes. Let that sink in for a second. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Thanks to returning favourites such as Heartstopper, Good Omens and the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise, as well as new shows like Fellow Travelers, Glamorous and I Kissed a Boy, 2023 was undeniably one of the best (and most authentic) on record for LGBTQIA+ characters and narratives.
Because queers can’t have nice things, however, several championed dramas with L’s, G’s, B’s, T’s and Q’s have been unceremoniously axed over the past year to pandemonium online.
Fan pages… are shutting down. Change.org petitions… are being drafted. Viewers… are outside Netflix headquarters with pitchforks.
If, like us, you can’t keep up with the small-screen’s current LGBTQIA+ purge, then read ahead. Warning: may make thee full of rage.