9 Potential LGBT TV Couples That Should Get Together

Yana Grebenyuk
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    GreenSeahorse

    Bless the souls of whoever wrote this and put Cas and Dean on the list. You are awesome!

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    CyanRaindrop

    Going on 10 years, will Dean and Cas be the longest will they/won't they relationship ever, or just queerbait?

    I can only hope they make it canon before the finale.

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      RedToast

      Its been 100 years of waiting. I've given up all hope.

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      CyanRaindrop

      Lowered expectations, but still hold a seed of hope.

      Almost everyone on the show favors the ship, but I think the network is holding back.

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      RedRocket

      If it's gonna happen, it will be endgame, till then we can only look at the direction it goes. It will still take long but I'm positive!

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      RedToast

      Yeah....maybe in the next 5 to 10 years. Lol. I don't mean to be a part pooper but damn we shouldn't have to wait that long. If you watch the show for destiel its heartbreaking because its the longest queerbait of all time. I dont have the patience but if you do that's fine. I would just rather watch content with actual queer canon content like Shadowhunters, sense8, htgawm, the 100, legends. On that note I'm so sad they're cancelling Shadowhunters and sense8. We had actual asexual, gay, bisexual, and upcoming lesbian relationships and characters.

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      RedToast

      I forgot about one day at a time, jane the virgin, and Brooklyn nine nine. They all have wonderful portrayals of queer characters. I'm plugging them so that people know about tv shows that have canon lgbt content and people should definitely watch these shows. We almost lost Brooklyn nine nine this year guys.

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    CyanFish

    Dean and Cas have something special, no doubt about it. Thanks so much for including them in this list.

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    RedBee

    I haven't seen a ship as inevitable as Dean and Cas since Mulder and Scully. God, make it happen already.

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      RedToast

      I would say they are more like Xena and Gabrielle. Xena and Gabrielle had the most epic love story of all time. They should do a reboot.

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    OliveGrapes

    I really hope they finally do it. It's been too long. Wait... Why is my name showing? What... Oh, crap.

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      RedToast

      Lol oh Dean.

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    OliveBoomerang

    Queer ships like Dean & Cas (Destiel) or Magnus & Alec (Malec) have become popular & mainstream enough to draw in new viewers for their shows who come for the ship & become loyal demographic. Supernatural bosses should really reflect on how much viewers Destiel has brought them and make it hard canon.

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    RedHat

    Thank you for the great article. I feel like with some of the mentioned examples, it is not only about good LGBT presentation, but also about good storytelling. Not every series has been as long-lasting as SPN, but with this specific example (Dean/Castiel), these two characters now have 10 years of history and story build-up. I feel like even the casual viewer would not be surprised to see them finally "get together". They dropped the hints left and right with this pairing. The 100 broke my heart with Lexa/Clarke, so I didn't watch it since then. But good to see the series still featured on your website with healthy possible LGBT pairings. Also good to see you included so many ladies in this. Thumbs up from me!

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      RedToast

      I love ladies. I'm a bi lady myself but the fact there was only one gay potential couple speaks to the industry. All I'm saying is I wish there were more potential male gay couples as well. I think it would be cool if for instance they made Cisco from the flash bi. Women getting together is seen as palatable to the male gaze and males getting together isn't (well by straight men). I think there should be more writing by lgbt writers and that there should be more diversity in sexual identity. Shadowhunters did an excellent job of protesting different sexualities. I wish every show had representation like that show.

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    CyanWeights

    Really good article! Agree with all of these pairings and I hope the shows do end up following those roads 🙂

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    GreenBee

    Nope

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    GreenPalmtree

    Agreed on pretty much all of them, Supergirl especially. Great article!

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    GoldBug

    Heterophobia

    Stop it

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    RedFlask

    Thank you for this wonderful article! My only hope that SPN writers knows how important Dean/Castiel relationship for so many veiwers and how bad for the storylines of these characters and for the show in general would be if they decide to not make it canon.

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    RedToast

    I think this should be called potential lesbian couples. There was only one potential gay couple.

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    RedCupcake

    Dumb article.

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      RedToast

      Then why did you read it and choose to waste your time making a comment?

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      RedCupcake

      Haha, I'm not surprised to get a reaction like this. Originally I just wanted to see who they included. But really, all this article is, is clickbait. It's not "news" at all, since none of these couples are actually couples (in a romantic sense). It's simply conjecture, and sucking up to the wishful thinking of fans.

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      RedToast

      For the most part I agree. I haven't seen any build up between alot of these couples. Destiel has had a lot of subtext but I'm sick of it. Biggest queerbait of time. They havent ponied up on that couple for going on 11 years so I've stopped hoping for them to get together. I know a lot of fans want them to be endgame and think it only makes sense as endgame but I think its a major cop out and a way to keep those fans watching. I havent seen all the shows with the pairings listed so I cant speak to their potentiality.

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      RedCupcake

      I don't think there is a "Destiel" (man, I hate those mash-up names) except in some viewers' minds. Yes, they're BFFs, but Dean will never give up having women in his life. I think the "powers that be" on the show just string shippers along with a little wink and a nod from time to time, but giving in to the shippers, even at the end of the series, would be a betrayal of who Dean has been for the past 30 years.