Miss Frizzle, Sue Sylvester & more: Our fave queer-coded teachers from film & TV

Class is in session!

Brian Jordan Alvarez is ready to serve the students in his new series English Teacher, which just landed on FX and Hulu.

Alvarez portrays Evan Marquez, an English teacher in Austin, Texas, who “often finds himself at the intersection of the personal, professional and political aspects of working at a high school,” according to its synopsis.

As an openly gay educator living in highly politicized times, it seems that his character will not only challenge students with homework but also through more abstract lessons about life, acceptance, and self-discovery.

But Mr. Marquez is hardly the first teacher who’s spoken to generations of LGBTQ+ students and viewers. After all, there’s no bond like the connection between a closeted gay

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