From ‘M*A*S*H’ to ‘Ted Lasso’: Looking back on 50 years of coming out scenes in sitcoms

From one-episode guest stars to series leads, gay and bi characters have been coming out on sitcoms for more than five decades. These shows demonstrate that LGBTQ+ stories don’t have to be all gritty or dramatic: they can be packed in among the jokes in a half-hour comedy, and still reflect queer life as it was and is. 

M*A*S*H, 1974 How about we take this to the next level?

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For a show made in the 70s and set in the 50s, gays serving in the military was a

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