A silly show about an alien showcases parenting outside the gender norms.

The first instance of a well-rounded gay couple in TV history.

Sometimes elderly curmudgeons are also gay.

It’s a more poignant episode than that one infamous line would make you think.

And no, we didn’t pick the “Pinot Noir” episode, either.

And no, it’s not Ronald Reagan’s fault. It’s a different president’s.

And it managed to acknowledge that gay people exist when Full House did not.

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale of how the Skipper became Mrs. Howell.

Leave to to Larry David to admit that sometimes children are obviously gay.

Fisheye gets more of an arc that most good guys do.

Sometimes a fire alarm is more than a fire alarm.

“We pray, we’re gay, get used to it.”

Listen, lonely seabird, you've been away from land too long.

Quite possibly the best gay-themed Thanksgiving episode ever.

Sometimes straight people inadvertently showcase niche gay fetish culture.

Come for Marlo Thomas’s fashion, stay for the polite homophobia.

“Here's a knife! Here's a gun! There'll be fun for everyone!”

In which loving practical jokes stands in for homosexuality.

But did TV viewers in 1990 know who Harvey Fierstein was?

Technically, we never saw any gay students at Hillman, but there is a girl named Cougar...