

However, he's won over by a persistent Peralta, who gifts the couple with a romantic dinner for two with the help of his fellow officers. Holt's equallty poker-faced husband, college professor Kevin Cozner (Marc Evan Jackson), initially takes an immediate disliking to the 99 in Season 1's "The Party." Detective Peralta (Andy Samberg) figures out that Cozner generally doesn't care for Holt's cop friends because of the racism and homophobia his husband has experienced in, of all places, the NYPD.

Ray Holt and Kevin Cozner, Brooklyn Nine-NineĪs opposed to Empire, Brooklyn Nine-Nine treats the homosexuality of the other prominent African-American gay male character on Fox - Ray Holt (Andre Braugher in a comedic tour de force) - with relative nonchalance. Oliver, meanwhile, has never been with a guy like Connor - of the dashing, debonair variety - and his insecurities are not only relatable but provide a foil for Connor's dwindling confidence as his mind unravels over the murder at the show's center. Either way, Connor's beginning to feel "things," and we get a front row seat to this Pinocchio becoming a real boy. Or maybe he's just clutching to Oliver on his fall down the rabbit hole of his mastermind professor, Annalise Keating (noted "everything" Viola Davis) and her seemingly bottomless crazy. A law student who's too handsome and ambitious for his own good, Connor finds himself falling for Oliver (Conrad Ricamora), a computer nerd he seduced to acquire information for a case way back in the first episode. Until recently, gay characters have been sexually neutered in primetime which makes Connor ( Out cover boy Jack Falahee) a standout on the ABC melodrama.

Building on the legacy of Six Feet Under, Modern Family and other revolutionary shows, these 8 couples are redefining queer relationships on TV.Ĭonnor and Oliver, How to Get Away with MurderĪ gay slut on TV.

Queer characters on TV are more visible and more complex than ever and suitably their relationships have followed suit.
