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Ten queer TV characters that made our 2021

By Anna Govert

Julianna Margulies in “The Morning Show,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 10: Renee Rapp attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of HBO Max’s “The Sex Lives Of College Girls” at Hammer Museum on November 10, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 10: Renee Rapp attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of HBO Max’s “The Sex Lives Of College Girls” at Hammer Museum on November 10, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) /

9. Leighton Murray

The future is bright for Leighton Murray as The Sex Lives of College Girls heads into its second season in 2022, especially after a stellar first season.

Sex Lives premiered earlier this year on HBOMax to commercial and critical success. So much so that the series was one of the top comedies of the year for the platform, and was quickly renewed for a second season. The show has also become a fan-favorite queer TV show, beloved among those in the community.

Leighton’s storyline in the first season revolved around her own internalized homophobia, as well as the outward pressures from her conservative family. The scene in the finale between Leighton and Kimberly, where Leighton expresses how badly she wishes she weren’t gay, was strikingly real and heartbreakingly performed by Renee Rapp.

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