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All American (TV series)

2010s TV series | 7 seasons () Available on Netflix, Prime, AppleTV Drama, sports

Plot points:

Black TV show

Sports drama

Medical illnesses (lupus)

Mental health and trauma

Racism

Sexism

Addiction and drug abuse

Abuse in the realm of college sports

Suicide

Classism and socioeconomic privilege

Cultural differences between communities

Social justice and activism

Child abandonment

Getting kicked out for being gay

The impact of community and family

Death

Inspired by the life of former NFL player Spencer Paysinger

Multiple black, queer characters

TW//: Near death and death of characters, addiction, gang violence, gun violence, depression

Black sapphic characters:

Tiana ‘Coop’ Cooper [lesbian] (Bre-Z) Davita [lesbian] (Brittany Marie Batchelder) Patience (Chelsea Tavares) Skye (Madison Shamoun) Luna (Kourtney Bell) Keisha (Netta Walker)

Connections:

Coop x Patience [black sapphic] x Skye [black lesbian] Patience x Luna [black sapphic] x Sabine [interracial sapphic: black x white]

Sex & Nudity - Mild

Cheerleaders in tight uniforms

Booty shots

Couples kissing (heterosexual and queer)

Foreplay and undressing shown (no explicit footage shown)

Discussions about fetishes (feet)

Discussions about sex

Violence & Gore - Moderate

Shootings (blood is shown)

Character is shot and is shown convulsing on the ground

Character is stabbed and is shown bleeding

Graphic shot of a bullet wound

Murders

Fights with shoving, punching

Gang violence (drive-by shooting, character shot, character beaten up by gang members)

Profanity - Mild

Use of ass, damn, bollocks, crap, etc.

Use of slut, bitch, dick, etc

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Moderate

Characters smoke weed

Social consumption of alcohol, including by teens

Character who is an addict, who almost dies

Character overdoses on molly, laced with fentanyl

Character goes through rehabilitation

Frightening & Intense Scenes - Mild

Verbal arguments

Shootings

Character deaths and near-death instances

Flashbacks concerning an addict and their experience, especially in rehab

Character falls into a state of depression

Bullying

Character gets kicked out for being gay

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The Chi (TV series)

2010 TV series | 6 seasons (Ongoing) Available on Prime, Hulu, Paramount Drama

Plot points:

Urban violence

Navigating tragedies

Community dynamics

Systemic racism

Gun violence

Police brutality

Survival culture

Poverty and economic struggle

Gang culture and street life

Teenage pregnancy and young parenthood

Sexual identity and LGBTQ+ relationships

Abuse, trauma, and mental health

Corruption and moral ambiguity

Lesbian marriage

Multiple queer characters

Set in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Queer in real life actresses (Amari Noelle Ferguson, Shawntae Harris, Lena Waithe)

Created by a queer, black actor (Lena Waithe)

Black sapphic characters:

Nina (Tyla Abercrumbie) Britney [lesbian] (Amari Noelle Ferguson) Camille [lesbian] (Lena Waithe) Dre [lesbian] (Miriam A. Hyman) Karen [lesbian] (Malkia Stampley) Roselyn [bisexual] (Kandi Burruss) LaPorsha [lesbian] (Shawntae Harris) Monica (Anesia "Asiahn" Hicks) **Fatima [trans-woman] (L’lerrét Jazelle) **Imani [trans-woman] (Jasmine Davis) **Latreece [trans-woman] (Simone Grey Goodman)

Connections:

Dre x Monica (black sapphic) x Nina (black lesbian) Nina x Karen (black sapphic) x LaPorsha (black sapphic) Jemma & Tierra (black bisexual) x Britney (black sapphic) Roselyn x Tierra (black bisexual) x Serena (black bisexual)

Sex & Nudity - Moderate

Female topless nudity

Countless sexual innuendos

Frequent depictions of sex (heterosexual and LGBTQ+)

Nudity (partial and full, including breasts and buttocks)

Themes of infidelity, sexual trauma, and transactional sex

Violence & Gore - Moderate

Shootings

Murders

Profanity - Severe

Constant use of fuck, shit, bitch, etc.

Frequent use of reclaimed racial slurs: n-word.

Frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Moderate

Drugs: Marijuana, cocaine, pills, and heroin use shown; includes dealing and addiction arcs

Alcohol: Frequent consumption, including by teens

Tobacco: Some characters smoke cigarettes or cigars

Frightening & Intense Scenes - Moderate

Verbal arguments

Yelling

Gun violence — characters are shot and killed on-screen

Depictions of gang initiations, turf wars, and revenge killings

Domestic violence and emotional abuse

Police confrontations, brutality, and corruption

Intense scenes of grief and PTSD following deaths

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Dirty Computer (Music Album film)

2023 music video Available on YouTube Sci-Fi, Afro-futurism, Romance, R&B music

Plot points:

Music album film

Identity and self-liberation

Queerness

Sexual freedom

Proud bisexuality

Black feminism and empowerment

Resistance and revolution

Joy as resistance

Black sapphic couple

Black polyamorous throuple (MFF)

Black, bisexual actress (Tessa Thompson)

Black, pansexual, R&B artist (Janelle Monáe)

Black sapphic characters:

Jane 57821 (Janelle Monáe) Zen (Tessa Thompson)

Connections:

Jane 57821 x Zen (black sapphic)

Sex & Nudity - Mild

Imagery alluding to vaginas

Character held upside-down in little-to-no clothing

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - None

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Mild

Drunk, passed out characters

Frightening & Intense Scenes - Mild

Robot cops

Raids

Being mind controlled

Having memories wiped

Drugging characters

Escape

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Hetero (movie)

2024 movie Available on YouTube Romance, drama, teen Movie format to the web series

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Hetero (Web series)

2022 web series | 1 season (Ongoing) Available on YouTube TV series format of the movie available.

Plot points:

Romance

High school

Friendship

Coming-of-age

Crushes

Friend group dynamics

Set in Seattle, Washington, USA

Multiple queer characters

Multiple queer couples

Black sapphic characters:

Mickey (queer) [Eden Blanford] Zel (bisexual) [Adriane Watson]

Connections:

N/A

Sex & Nudity - Mild

Couple kissing

Conversations of sexuality and relationships

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - Mild

Use of the word ‘shit, damn, ass'’.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Very Mild

Parties with social drinking

Frightening & Intense Scenes - Very Mild

Verbal confrontations

Emotional scenes dealing with personal identity

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Love Never Lies: South Africa (TV series)

2020s TV series | 1 season (Ongoing) Available on Netflix Reality, drama, romance

Plot points:

Different relationship styles

Fixing relationship issues

Partner swap

Conversations about polyamory

Polyamorous contestants

Queer contestants (gay, pansexual, non-binary trans)

Multiple black queer couples (co-leads)

Black sapphic contestants:

Nikiwe [pansexual] Imogel [pansexual] *Naledi [non-binary trans-man]

Connections:

Nikiwe x Naledi (black queer) Imogel x Naledi (black queer)

Sex & Nudity - Mild

Contestants are shirt-less or pants-less in a non-sexual context.

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - Mild

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Mild

Social drinking and partying

Frightening, Inappropriate & Intense Scenes - Moderate

Tough conversations about cheating, intimacy with other people

Arguments

Disrespectful, verbal conversations

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Love Island USA (TV series)

2010s TV series | 7 seasons (Ongoing) Available on Peacock Reality TV, romance, drama

Plot points:

Heterosexual-format dating show

Reality dating show

Challenges

Black, queer contestants [2, as of season 7]

Black sapphic contestants:

Kyra Green: S1 [bisexual] Chelley Bissianthe: S7 [unlabelled]

Connections:

Chelley x Cierra [interracial sapphic: black x white latina]

Sex & Nudity - Moderate

Caressing and heavy petting

Couples kissing

Stripteases, provocative dancing

Conversations about sex

Conversations and occasional view of sex toys

Contestants in swimwear

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - Mild

Use of fuck, shit, etc

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Mild

Social drinking

Frightening & Intense Scenes - None

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Reckless and Sweet — Amaarae (Music video)

2023 music video Available on YouTube Romance, sensuality

Plot points:

Display of bisexuality

Throuple

Sensuality

Black, bisexual music artist (Amaarae)

Black sapphic individuals:

Amaarae

Connections:

Amaarae x F! video vixen (Leomie Anderson) x M! video vixen (Monyjok Ngor Deng)

Sex & Nudity - Very Mild

Caressing

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - None

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - None

Frightening & Intense Scenes - None

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Gen V (TV series)

2020s TV series | 1 season (Ongoing). Available on Prime Drama, superhero, fantasy, mystery.

Plot points:

Superhuman world

Superhero agencies

Government involvement and control

Conspiracy theories and plots

Interracial sapphic couple (main, with a gender-fluid SO)

Black sapphic character (lead)

Black sapphic characters:

Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair)

Connections:

Marie x Jordan (interracial sapphic: black x white asian)

Sex & Nudity - Severe

Characters may be nude, but genitalia is obscured by objects

Character attempts to rape another but is stopped; his genitals explode

Fetishes (anything with a hole, for small human beings)

Sex scene where a physically tiny character hangs onto a penis

Sex scene between a human and a puppet

Characters kissing and making out

Violence & Gore - Severe

Throat slitting

Murderous rampages

Blood and plasma from exploded characters coating public spaces

Character is burned alive, then sets themselves on fire and explodes

Character has seizures and bleeds from the eye

Character's first menstrual blood is unknowingly weaponized, killing her parents

Character cuts her own palm to access her powers; not graphic

Character is able to mind control others (makes another slit their throat)

Character punches another, fist is seen exiting the punchee's mouth

Character shrinks in size and burrows into another's ear; blood pours from the second's eyes

Character occasionally has violent manic episodes

Imploding and exploding bodies and body parts

Tearing off a character's arms, and reattachment of said arms

Dismembering

View of guts

Blood is seen (pouring out a slit neck)

Impalement

Gunfire

Profanity - Severe

Use of 'fuck, cunt, shit, etc'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Severe

Multiple use of drugs; alcohol, cocaine, MDMA, hallucinogens, etc.

Frightening, Inappropriate & Intense Scenes - Severe

Vomiting

Exploding (super) humans

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 2025!

Here’s to everyone who is brave, out, loud, proud and solid in their identity—and here’s to those who aren’t ready, or can’t be, for any reason. You are valid just as you are.

Remember, it’s okay for your queer identity to shift and evolve. Labels are tools to help express who you are—they’re not cages to confine you.

We know it's been troubling times lately but we will always persevere like our elders did before, as will our youngers in future.

Keep being true. Keep being you!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🩵🤍🤎🖤

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Amphibia (TV Series)

2010s TV series | 3 seasons (Completed) Available on Disney+ Comedy, animation, adventure, fantasy, action

Plot points:

Transported to a different world

Taken in by another family

Friendship

Making the decision to be good

Interracial sapphic couple (tertiary)

Black sapphic characters:

Jess (VA: Dana Davis)

Connections:

Jess x Ally (interracial sapphic: black x asian)

Sex & Nudity - Very Mild

Characters are shirt-less or pants-less in a non-sexual context.

Non-human characters rarely naked; no genitalia seen.

Subtle reference to menstruation

A character's butt-crack is shown in a still-frame

Characters kissing.

Violence & Gore - Mild

Character stabbed in the eye

Dark humor jokes about violent acts and death

Character punch themselves; comedic effect

Character is electrocuted and subsequently mind-controlled

Profanity - Very Mild

Child-friendly version of profanity is used 'gosh, dang, heck, etc'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - None

Character is assumed to have drugged multiple others, causing them to sleep

Frightening, Inappropriate & Intense Scenes - Mild

Visibility of frog and toad skeletal remains

Falling from great heights

Characters chased by enemies and monsters

Character is stabbed; no blood visible. Falls unconscious.

Character sacrifices themselves.

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Nope (movie)

2022 movie. Available on Netflix Sci-Fi. Horror.

Plot points:

Black movie

Ranching

Death of a parent

UFOs and aliens

Conspiracy theories

Unexplained deaths

Black sapphic character (co-lead)

Black sapphic characters:

Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer)

Connections:

N/A

Sex & Nudity - Very Mild

Mentions of hooking up

Violence & Gore - Severe

Bloody rain

Bloody Hollywood set

Blood spurts

Character with a mangled face

Motorcycle wreck

Jump scares

Nature footage of animals killing other animal species

Adults and children get eaten alive by an alien predator

Character rolls down a hill and is trapped by barbed wire

A key, with some dripping blood, is lodged in a horse's thigh

Non-explicit killing of adult humans by an animal

Profanity - Severe

Use of fuck, shit, motherfucker, ass, etc.

Use of reclaimed racial slurs (n-word).

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Mild

Drinking

Occasional use of a vape

Visible use of a joint

Frightening, Inappropriate & Intense Scenes - Severe

Death of a parent

Character dies in a creepy way: hit by something falling from the sky causing them to fall off their horse; item later revealed as a coin

Character bleeding out on the way to the hospital

Character shown to have died with a bloody, damaged eye

Intense scenes with screams of dying people

Shooting of an animal

Implied killing of 2 human beings by a chimp

Adults and children sucked up by an alien predator and eaten alive

Humanoid creatures sneaking around a dark stable; revealed to have been 3 children

The "Gordy's Home" accident scene: non-explicit view of a chimp beating and intensely damaging a human teenager and an adult; implied to have killed multiple people. The offending animal was shot dead.

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The Perfection (movie)

2018 movie | Available on Netflix Horror.

Musical prodigy (cello)

Music school

Indoctrination

Abuse

Cult

Escape

Interracial sapphic couple (main)

Black sapphic character (co-lead)

TW:// Dismemberment, kidnapping, sexual abuse, human trafficking, cult.

Black sapphic characters:

Lizzie [lesbian] (Logan Browning)

Connections:

Lizzie x Charlotte (interracial sapphic: black x white)

Sex & Nudity - Moderate

Couples kissing and making out

Multiple nude scenes

Sex scenes (sapphic)

Character's head visible between another's leg (oral sex)

Obscure frontal male nudity

Character rubs another's crotch

Sexual threats

Violence & Gore - Severe

Blood-splattering

Grisly, graphic killings

Projectile vomiting

Insects invading a human body and leaving bloody holes

Dismemberment

Rape

Sexual abuse and assault

Child abuse

Use of knives

Use of poisons

Physical altercations

Character's mouth sewn shut

Character stabbed in the arm, and the blade dragged to their wrist

Character hit with a fireplace stick

Profanity - Moderate

Use of fuck, shit, badass, cunt, etc.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Moderate

Social drinking

Drunk characters

Hallucinogenic drugs

Drugging of characters

Frightening, Inappropriate & Intense Scenes - Severe

Hallucinations

Rape

Child abuse

Sexual abuse and assault

Dismemberment

Insects invading a human body and leaving bloody holes

Character fainting

Character gets tased

Character's mouth sewn shut

Character stabbed in the arm, and the blade dragged to their wrist

Character hit with a fireplace stick

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Ur Best Friend — Kiana Ledé ft. Kehlani (music video)

2021 music video. Available on YouTube. Drama, R&B music

Plot points:

Cheating

Liking someone you shouldn’t

Diverse-mixed sapphic couple (main)

Black, queer-IRL recording artist (Kiana Ledé, Kehlani)

Black sapphic characters played by:

Kiana Ledé [queer] Kehlani [lesbian]

Connections:

Kiana x Kehlani (diverse: black-mixed x black-mixed)

Sex & Nudity - Mild

Alluded to being naked (in a bathtub)

Foreplay (grabbing neck)

Kissing

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - None

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Very Mild

Social drinking

Frightening & Intense Scenes - None

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International Lesbian Visibility Day 2025

We'd like to release our annual master-list celebrating our black and black-mixed, lesbian characters!

Ziki* and Kena* (Rafiki: movie)

Aisha* (Sex Education: TV Series)

Alike* and Laura* (Pariah: movie)

Amber* (Get Even: TV series)

Jazae* (Truth Hall: movie)

Cleo* and Ursula (Set It Off: movie)

Deb* (Q Force: TV series)

Eve and Nora (Bodega: short film)

Willow* and Brandi (The Sex Lives of College Girls: TV series)

Janet and Tanice (Rye Lane: movie)

Thoko* and Buhle* (Umjolo: There Is No Cure: movie)

Rose and Sam (Hearts Beat Loud: movie)

Erin (Someone Great: movie)

J.J* and Elle* (Stud Life: movie)

Thenjiwe* (Valley of a Thousand Hills: movie)

Nat and Emyne (Apples: short film)

Raven and Jasmine (Homies: short film)

Deirdre (The Christmas Lottery: movie)

Tisha and Aaliyah (The Christmas Clapback: movie)

Charlie (Under the Christmas Tree: movie)

Terri* and Sophia* (Something From Tiffany's: movie)

Vi (Last ExMas: movie)

Maizy (Every Time A Bell Rings: movie)

Deon* (Christmas With You: movie)

Axel*, Aurora*, Bohdi*, Grace*, Luna* and Sawyer* (Mixed Christmas: movie)

Smythe*, Beans*, Tally*, Lonnie*, Mantha*, Hanna* (Coming Home For Christmas: movie)

Katherine and Jasmine (A Christmas in New York: movie)

Alex (Silent Night: movie)

Morgan* and Alisa* (Same Ol' Holiday: short film)

Bonnie (Christmas in Clyde: short film)

Brighton*, Jalon*, Kris*, Lindsay*, Patricia*, Roslin* (We Need A Little Christmas: movie)

Alex and Angel (A Second Chance at Christmas: short film)

Civil* (Friendsgiving: movie)

Billie and Rose (Jagged Mind: movie)

Cleo (It Had To Be You: short film)

Cynthia-Rose* (Pitch Perfect trilogy: 1, 2, 3)

Savonne* and Aubrey (The Break-Up: short film)

Sam (Eyelash: short film)

Connie* (Rock and Riot! Love Follies: short film)

Juliana* (XO Kitty: TV series)

Sophie (Bodies Bodies Bodies: movie)

Hattie* and Idina (Twenties: TV series)

Fabiola* (Never Have I Ever: TV series)

Tasha* and Bette* (The L Word: TV series)

Claudia (Anyone But You: movie)

Seven and Skye (SEVEN: short film)

Cal* (First Kill: TV series)

Denise* and Michelle (Master of None: TV series)

Riley (Gridiron Grind: movie)

Sin* (Lovestruck High: TV series)

Tara* (Heartstopper: TV series)

Alisha* (Lightyear: movie)

Wootie*, Myia B.*, DykeGod*, Jaykash*, Moyo*, Stud Kvnng*, Fantise, King*, Taz* (Hoochie Daddies: Web series)

Melody and Nancy (Riverdale: TV series)

Denise* and Alicia (Master of None: Moments in Love: TV series)

Evie (The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love: movie)

Kia* (Go Fish: movie)

Logan (Plan B: movie)

Netossa (She-Ra Princesses of Power: TV series)

Leota and Keeya (Peacemaker: TV series)

Frankie (Phase 6.: Web series)

Tye*, Zoe, Melissa, Alicia, Shayla, Evan, Mae (Harlem: TV series)

Rhonda and Sharon (Blackish: TV series)

Cheryl*, Tamara*, Fae (The Watermelon Woman: movie)

NB: This list contains black and black-mixed characters who either are canon lesbians* or assumed lesbians as they have only shown interest in women.

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Through the Phone — Amaria BB (music video)

2023 music video. Available on YouTube. Romance, sex

Plot points:

Foreplay

Sexual song

No-men in the timeline of the sapphic dynamic

Black lesbian couple (main)

Black, queer-IRL recording artist (Amaria BB)

Black sapphic characters played by:

Amaria BB Video vixen

Sex & Nudity - Moderate

Character in lingerie

Foreplay

Fondling

Song explicitly details sex

Violence & Gore - None

Profanity - Moderate

Use of 'fuck'

Lyrics explicitly details sex

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - None

Frightening & Intense Scenes - None

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Hotel Reverie (S7,E3): Black Mirror (Anthology TV series)

2010s TV show | 7 seasons (Ongoing) Available on Netflix Anthology, drama, romance, speculative fiction, science fiction, dystopia, B&W episode

Plot points:

Hollywood

Shooting a movie

Breaking the 4th wall

AI technology and potential fatalities caused by its use

Existing outside a script

Forbidden love

Infidelity

Plotting homicide

Interracial sapphic couple (main)

Black sapphic characters:

Brandi (Issa Rae)

Connections:

Brandi x Clara (interracial sapphic: black x white)

Sex & Nudity - Mild

Characters kiss and make out.

Characters are alluded to have had sex.

Implied nudity.

Violence & Gore - Mild

Plotting to kill one's wife (poison, homicide)

Pet dog killed by poison

Character shoots multiple others dead

Character shot twice; implied

Profanity - Mild

Use of the word ‘damn', 'shit’.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Mild

Scenes in bars.

Social drinking.

Character's death and mention of overdose

Frightening & Intense Scenes - Moderate

Character is told they are not real.

Characters have an argument.

Character is said to face fatality due to technical difficulties.

Shoot-out between police and a character.

Character threatened to kill their wife.

Character shot dead.