10 Unforgettable Black LGBTQ Characters In TV And Film

From Omar in 'The Wire' to Cleo in 'Set It Off.'

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In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, we are celebrating ten powerful characters in television and film. From Cleo in Set It Off to Omar in The Wire, here are characters that broke barriers.

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Alike, Pariah - In the movie Pariah, Adepero Oduye played Alike, a teenage lesbian coming to grips with her sexuality in Brooklyn. Kim Wayans plays Alike's disapproving mother, who can't believe her daughter is gay. (Photo: Focus Features)

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In the 2011 movie Pariah, Adepero Oduye played Alike, a teenage lesbian coming to grips with her sexuality in Brooklyn. Kim Wayans delivered a powerful performance as her homophobic mother. (Photo: Focus Features)

Noah, Alex, Ricky and Chance, Noah's Arc - The Logo show Noah's Arc centered around four gay Black men living in Los Angeles: Noah, Alex, Ricky and Chase. The show was also broadcast on BET J, which later became Centric. (Photo: Logo)

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The Logo show Noah's Arc centered around four gay Black men living in Los Angeles: Noah, Alex, Ricky and Chase. The show was also broadcast on BET J, which later became Centric. The series aired for two seasons but is expected to make a comeback. (Photo: Logo)

Cleo, Set It Off - In Set It Off, Queen Latifah played Cleo, a tough lesbian who decides to rob banks with her friends. In the movie, Latifah proved that a woman could play a gangster as good as any man. (Photo: New Line Cinema)

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In 1996's Set It Off, Queen Latifah played Cleo, a tough lesbian who decides to rob banks with her friends. In the movie, Latifah proved that a woman could play a gangster as good as any man. (Photo: New Line Cinema)

Kima, The Wire - Sonya Sohn played Detective Kima Greggs for all five seasons of The Wire. Fans of the show got to see her relationship with her girlfriend, the child they had together and her eventual breakup. (Photo: HBO)

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Sonya Sohn played Detective Kima Greggs for all five seasons of The Wire. Fans of the show got to see her relationship with her girlfriend, the child they had together and her eventual breakup. (Photo: HBO)

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Kyle and Randall, Get on the Bus - In Get on the Bus, Spike Lee's movie about a bus trip to the Million Man March, Isaiah Washington and Harry J. Lennix played gay couple Kyle and Randall. One of the film's most powerful moments is when Kyle beats up a homophobic felloe passenger over his comments. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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In Get on the Bus, Spike Lee's movie about a bus trip to the Million Man March, Isaiah Washington and Harry J. Lennix played gay couple Kyle and Randall. One of the film's most powerful moments is when Kyle beats up a homophobic passenger. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

Omar Little, The Wire - On The Wire, Michael K. Williams played the infamous Omar Little, a homosexual gangster who made his living robbing drug dealers. Throughout the series, Omar would have his boyfriends kidnapped, tortured and even murdered. Still, Omar managed to break gay stereotypes and gain the admiration of gangsters in Baltimore and the world. (Photo: HBO)

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On The Wire, the late-great Michael K. Williams played the infamous Omar Little, a gangster who was gay and made his living robbing drug dealers. Throughout the series, Omar would have his boyfriends kidnapped, tortured and even murdered. Omar was groundbreaking for televison. (Photo: HBO)

Belize, Angels in America - In Angels in America, Jeffrey Wright played Belize, a drag queen who was close friends with a man dying of AIDS. The film aired on HBO to rave reviews. (Photo: HBO Films)

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In Angels in America, Jeffrey Wright played Belize, a drag queen who was close friends with a man dying of AIDS. The 2003 miniseries aired on HBO to rave reviews. (Photo: HBO Films)

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In the drag queen comedy To Wong Fu, Wesley Snipes played Noxeema Jackson, a drag queen who travels to California with two others to win a pageant. On the way, he deals with homophobia, racism and bonds with fellow queens. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

Paul, Six Degrees of Separation - Will Smith played gay con man Paul in Six Degrees of Separation. In the film, he cons a rich white family by claiming he is friends with their children and is the son of Sidney Poitier. (Photo: MGM)

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Will Smith played a gay con man Paul in Six Degrees of Separation back in 1993. In the film, he cons a rich white family by claiming he is friends with their children and the son of Sidney Poitier. (Photo: MGM)

Lorraine and Theresa, The Women of Brewster Place - In the mini-series based on the book The Women Of Brewster Place, Lonette McKee and Paula Kelly played lesbian couple Lorraine andTheresa, who lived in the projects and struggled with racism, homophobia and poverty. (Photo: Harpo Productions)

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In the 1989 mini-series based on the book The Women Of Brewster Place, Lonette McKee and Paula Kelly played lesbian couple Lorraine andTheresa, who struggled with racism, homophobia and poverty -- certainly ahead of its time. (Photo: Harpo Productions)