History LGBTFanbase / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/AndiMack'' has one of the first explicitly gay characters on an American KidCom, nevermind a Creator/{{Disney Channel}} show, so it quickly garnered a fanbase amongst LGBTQ people. Later similar tween shows such as diary of a future president and Julie and the phantoms gained a similar sized fan base among the lgbtq community

** The series was well-received by the LGBT+ community from the get-go: its opening episode introduces an older gay African-American character who has finally risen to the position of Captain, despite facing prejudice due to his race and sexuality. Captain Holt is shown to be HappilyMarried; very active as a community organiser for LGBT+ and POC police officers (he even heads up the organisation for NYPD officers who are both, even though to start with there were only three members); and ''scarily'' good at his job, despite facing criticism that any promotion he received always looked like diversity hiring.

* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' has a big LGBT fanbase, because of the joyfully queer universe the show exists within, where queerness is present everywhere and normalised and unremarked-upon, and because both of the main characters are some flavour of bisexual. Also because the show's creators never treat the shipteasing of Howard and Vince as something that's funny or absurd because of its queerness, it's just an element of the characters. Vince's androgynous gender presentation ('I'm the Confuser! Is it a man, is it a woman? Ooh, I'm not sure I mind.') is also a big element of that, with a bigger than usual chunk of the fanbase being trans or nonbinary. Many young fans even cite Vince and the Boosh as helping them feel safe in exploring their own gender more.

* ''Series/AndiMack'' has one of the first explicitly gay characters on an American KidCom, nevermind a Creator/{{Disney Channel}} show, so it quickly garnered a fanbase amongst LGBTQ people.

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'' took off early on thanks to Izzy and Javi. Izzy is seen as queer-coded by many viewers due to being a ''very'' tomboyish athlete, and for getting an epic shot of her tearing the skirt off her ranger suit because it's not her style. Javi conversely is the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Sensitive Man]] to her Tomboy - he prefers music to more masculine pursuits and that causes a rift between him and his father that a lot of queer men have find relatable. And then "The Matchmaker" reveals that Izzy is dating another girl named Fern, making her the first LGBT Power Ranger in the main show. A later episode even has Izzy call Fern her girlfriend and they have a cheek-to-cheek kiss.

** In ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', again, the LesYay is piled on from the start, with the UnresolvedSexualTension between Jade and Tori, and [[EnsembleDarkHorse Cat]]'s crush apparent on Jade.

** ''Series/ICarly'' because of Sam's ambiguously lesbian, probably bisexual, tendencies, the LesYay between Carly and Sam, and that any plot involving Carly, Sam and a third female, turns into a LoveTriangle, or at least looks like {{UST}}, such as the Missy/Sam FoeYay example, and the Carly/Shelby one. Plus the guest star who kissed another girl on the lips.

** In ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', again, the LesYay is piled on from the start, with the FoeYay style {{UST}} relationship between Jade and Tori, and [[EnsembleDarkHorse Cat]]'s crush apparent on Jade.

* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' has one, though not to the degree of [[Series/{{Sherlock}} its BBC counterpart]]. Many LGBT people liked its positive portrayal of a trans woman side-character, who is also portrayed by a trans woman. Many women are also very into Watson (especially after she began wearing more suits in later seasons) and [[spoiler:Moriarty]]. They have some mild FoeYay, which makes it the second most popular ship in the fandom (just behind Joanlock).

* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' has developed one primarily for the fans of one sided FoeYay Hannibal had towards Will Graham before it eventually became mutual.

* ''Series/TheSecretCircle'' had a decent lesbian following. Though none of the girls are known to be gay, the close friendships between Cassie and Diana, and Faye and Melissa, definitely fuel things. Plus there's also the FoeYay between Faye with both Cassie and Diana. ''LesYay'' ''ship teasing'' is not only played up in the show ("I would do anything for my best friend"), but also by the cast & creator on Twitter ("Fayana was here"). Anthony D. Langford also started uploading parts of soaps on Website/YouTube that focused on male relationships. For example, uploading the Luke and Reid parts of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns''.

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'' took off early on thanks to Izzy and Javi. Izzy is seen as queer-coded by many viewers due to being a ''very'' tomboyish athlete, and for getting an epic shot of her tearing the skirt off her ranger suit because it's not her style. Javi conversely is the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Sensitive Man]] to her Tomboy - he prefers music to more masculine pursuits and that causes a rift between him and his father that a lot of queer men have find relatable. And then "The Matchmaker" reveals that Izzy is dating another girl named Fern, making her the first LGBT Power Ranger in the main show. A later episode even has Izzy call Fern her girlfriend and they have a kiss on the cheek.

** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' actively set out to cultivate an LGBT fandom by putting an explicit male-male couple, Dr. Culber and Paul Stamets, in the series' supporting cast.[[note]]The previous ''Trek'' outing to attempt this, ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', showed AlternateTimeline Sulu with his husband and daughter in an interaction that was so brief that it could have easily been mistaken for a platonic relationship absent WordOfGod to the contrary.[[/note]] [[spoiler:This led to a serious backlash against the series when Dr. Culber was [[StuffedIntoTheFridge suddenly murdered]] in episode nine. The backlash was so severe that it is widely believed to have led to the writers contriving a way to bring him BackFromTheDead in season two (Creator/AaronHarberts claims it was planned that way to begin with, but gained a reputation as a LyingCreator during the first season).]]

* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' has one, though not to the degree of [[Series/{{Sherlock}} its BBC counterpart]]. Many LGBT people liked its positive portrayal of a trans woman side-character, who is also portrayed by a trans woman. Many women are also very into Watson (especially after she began wearing more suits in later seasons) and [[spoiler:Moriarty]]. They have some mild FoeYay, which makes it the second most popular shop in the fandom (just behind Joanlock).

** ''Series/DoctorWho'' had attracted a large LGBT fanbase during the original series as well, as revival ShowRunner Creator/RussellTDavies had repeatedly referenced on his previous show ''Series/QueerAsFolk'' ("Oh my God, you've got ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]''!"). This is commonly ascribed to the show's long-time NoHuggingNoKissing policy, which meant that gay viewers didn't have the characters' heterosexuality rammed down their throats, and also made the Doctor into something of a symbol in the {{Asexual}} community. It doesn't hurt that most eras of the show were about a clever, snarky, flamboyantly-dressed hero who defeated bullying authoritarians with guile rather than violence.

* ''Series/{{Legacies}}'': The abundance of pretty girls who like other girls on the show has spawned this, naturally. Canonically several characters are part of the LGBT community, with Josie being pansexual and Hope being bisexual. All three of Josie's love interests Penelope, Finch, and Jade, are also queer. Lizzie is also AmbiguouslyBi. That is not even mentioning the popularity of the Hope/Josie, which is supported by their actresses Creator/DanielleRoseRussell and Creator/KayleeBryant (who is queer in real life).

* ''Series/{{Legacies}}'': The abundance of pretty girls who like other girls on the show has spawned this, naturally. Canonically several characters are part of the LGBT community, with Josie being pansexual and Hope being bisexual. All three of Josie's love interests Penelope, Finch, and Jade are also queer. Lizzie is also AmbiguouslyBi. That is not even mentioning the popularity of the Hope/Josie, which is supported by their actresses Creator/DanielleRoseRussell and Creator/KayleeBryant (who is queer in real life).

* ''Series/{{Legacies}}'': The abundance of pretty girls who like other girls on the show has spawned this, naturally. Canonically several characters are some form of LGBT. Josie is pansexual, Hope is bisexual, Penelope. Finch and Jade are also queer, and Lizzie is Ambiguously Bi. Add to that the popularity of the Hope/Josie, which is also shipped by their actresses Creator/DanielleRoseRussell and Creator/KayleeBryant (who is queer in real life).

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'' took off early on thanks to Izzy and Javi. Izzy is seen as queer-coded by many viewers due to being a ''very'' tomboyish athlete, and for getting an epic shot of her tearing the skirt off her ranger suit because it's not her style. Javi conversely is the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Sensitive Man]] to her Tomboy - he prefers music to more masculine pursuits and that causes a rift between him and his father that a lot of queer men have find relatable. And then "The Matchmaker" reveals that Izzy is dating another girl, making her the first LGBT Power Ranger in the main show. A later episode even has Izzy call girl her girlfriend and they have a kiss on the cheek.

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'' took off early on thanks to Izzy and Javi. Izzy is seen as queer-coded by many viewers due to being a ''very'' tomboyish athlete, and for getting an epic shot of her tearing the skirt off her ranger suit because it's not her style. Javi conversely is the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Sensitive Man]] to her Tomboy - he prefers music to more masculine pursuits and that causes a rift between him and his father that a lot of queer men have find relatable. And then "The Matchmaker" reveals that Izzy is dating another girl, making her the first LGBT Power Ranger in the main show.

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'' took off early on thanks to Izzy and Javi. Izzy is seen as queer-coded by many viewers due to being a ''very'' tomboyish athlete, and for getting an epic shot of her tearing the skirt off her ranger suit because it's not her style. Javi conversely is the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Sensitive Man]] to her Tomboy - he prefers music to more masculine pursuits and that causes a rift between him and his father that a lot of queer men have find relatable.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':

** Actually, this applies to the whole ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise, starting with the dozens of attractive young men running around in rainbow spandex. One could also cite the NoHuggingNoKissing rule as playing into it; many of the friendships which are meant to be platonic are so emotionally charged that they come off as HoYay. Many teams have had characters that fandom at large views as coded gay or bi ([[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Kelsey]], [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Vida]], [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Jayden and Antonio]], or [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Riley]] for example). It also helps that many of the ranger alumni are LGBT+ allies, and have participated in [[http://www.morphinlegacy.com/legacy-database/noh8-rangers NoH8 photoshoots]].

* ''Series/{{The 100}}'' has quickly become a staple on gay&lesbian-friendly social-media, thanks to its Commander Lexa, bisexual heroine and overall just the show's funky, mercurial and anti-establishment vibe. [[spoiler:Lexa's death in Season 3 naturally provoked a very negative reaction, particularly with its strong echoes of a similar event on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.]]

* Aside from having one of its main characters as a producer of [[AllGaysLoveTheater Musical Theater]], ''Series/TheNanny'' is quite taken with the gay community, the show itself having a few positive gay one-off characters, plus the HoYay relationship between Maxwell and Niles and the LesYay relationship triangle between Fran, Val, and C.C.

* The British ITV documentary series ''Series/PoliceCameraAction'' is a documentary / EdutainmentSeries / GearheadShow which has had a queer fanbase since ''December 1994'', but this example is unusual in that the show features ''no LGBT content or characters'' whatsoever. Considering it was made in TheNineties, this is surprising.

* The BBC documentary ''Series/{{Panorama}}'' also has a signficant LGBT fanbase, but ''why'' remains unknown, especially as ''Panorama'' is more known for discussing topics like [[CoolOldGuy Jeremy Corbyn]], [[BoringButPractical pension fraud]], [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity problems with union labor and workers' rights]], and only covering LGBT issues now and then. It certainly has ''no'' MrFanservice or MsFanservice, and none of the traditional things that would make a show appeal to an LGBT Fanbase - if anything, romance is rarely shown on-screen [[JustifiedTrope unless the episode calls for it]], and there's a heavy amount of undercover filming with subtitles and [[TalkingHeads pundit analyses of the situation]]. Despite this, and general criticism of Creator/TheBBC, this show gets an even bigger LGBT fanbase than ''Series/DoctorWho'' (and ''Series/{{Panorama}}'' is as much of a LongRunner as ''Series/DoctorWho''). The only explainable reason may be {{Applicability}} and the show being on nearly year-round and a CultClassic.

* The British ITV documentary series ''Series/PoliceCameraAction'' also has a significantly huge LGBT fanbase since it returned to [=ITV4=] in 2006, although actually ''why'' is not known - the series does not contain any LGBT themes, no characters that people can [[{{Shipping}} do shippings of]], [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome is very no-holds-barred in showing dangerous driving and its problems on the road]], has ''no examples'' of {{Fanservice}} in any way, is very heavy on AnAesop, and is DarkerAndEdgier than many reality shows or many of the shows on this list, and also has very few issues of relevance to individuals who are LGBT. Also, due to the fact it's a documentary, that probably makes it even more confusing. Still, the show continues to have a huge LGBT fanbase.

* The British ITV documentary series ''Series/PoliceCameraAction'' also has a significantly huge LGBT fanbase since it returned to [=ITV4=] in 2006, although actually ''why'' is not known - the series does not contain any LGBT themes, no characters that people can [[{{Shipping}} do shippings of]], [[RealityEnsues is very no-holds-barred in showing dangerous driving and its problems on the road]], has ''no examples'' of {{Fanservice}} in any way, is very heavy on AnAesop, and is DarkerAndEdgier than many reality shows or many of the shows on this list, and also has very few issues of relevance to individuals who are LGBT. Also, due to the fact it's a documentary, that probably makes it even more confusing. Still, the show continues to have a huge LGBT fanbase.

** It's had plenty of homoeroticism, strong characters and is about a group of peace-loving space scientists overcoming all manners of danger through unity and with a shared, near-unbreakable sense of morality. And it made SlashFic a thing ([[HoYay Kirk/Spock]], anyone?). ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' also has the first LGBT character in the franchise.

** Jadzia Dax in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' could be construed as averting this. However, the nature of the [[TheSymbiote Trill]] as a joined species leaves this open to interpretation. In the episode "Rejoined" Jadzia contemplates entering into a lesbian relationship with a lover from one of her past lives. This is seen as a taboo in Trill society, while nobody ever mentions having a problem with same-sex relationships. The subtext is still undeniably there.

* Back when [[HelloAttorney Alex Cabot]] was still on ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (pick a season, any season. She's the ADA for five out of eleven of them, even after she [[NotQuiteDead died]].), the series had a reputation for having a large lesbian fanbase, due to the ''blatant'' LesYay between Alex and Olivia, which Executive Producer Neal Baer not only acknowledged, but deliberately [[HomoeroticSubtext strung along]]. Stephanie March (Alex) said that she thinks Alex/Olivia is entirely possible - they may even have been together, a la [[Series/{{CSI}} the Grissoms]], for a long while. Which is ''spectacular''.