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‘Black Sails’ has finally made its way to Netflix, and we’re already obsessed with it. But we especially love the gay characters — gay pirates are in!. Now that Black Sails is finally on Netflix , millions of viewers worldwide who had never heard of the Starz series will get to experience one of the best and most underrated prestige television series of all time. The historical fictional nature of the show sets it in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy, and while there are depictions of real historical figures , Black Sails takes many liberties with these characters. Queer and Diverse, 'Black Sails' Is Quietly TV's Most
Meet the queer pirates of Black Sails Over the course of four seasons, the fearsome Flint is one of Black Sails ‘ most fascinating characters. A whopping seven years after its series finale, the single best pirate show ever created is finally available to stream on Netflix. Created by showrunners Jonathan E. Netflix Finally Adds Black Sails, the Best Queer Pirate Show
Most of the characters on Black Sails spend the series wrestling with that question. Queer people rarely get to see themselves represented in historical narratives, let alone represented positively. Beware: this post will include spoilers for all four seasons of the best television show ever made in my entirely correct opinion. So, queer wrath. 
'Black Sails' Depicts the Untold Story of Queer Pirates
I like the bi/lesbian women in Black Sails and I’m happy that they’re there, but yes, I agree that adult American TV seems to more prolifically feature two pretty femme women having sex than gay/bi men with men, or just like, having literally any butch women. I think that will change in the coming years, hopefully. Intimacy on Black Sails is unconcerned with the trappings of traditional heterosexual relationships, i. Open relationships abound.
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But believe it or not, Black Sails is the most diverse, revolutionary, queer-friendly show on TV — at least among shows that don’t overtly center on the subject, like Transparent. Sometimes—very rarely—there will be one relationship that lasts more than a season, though chances of that decline the more seriously a show tries to take itself. Although it aimed to be prestige TV for much of its run, the queer characters on Black Sails were never secondary. 
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Given that there’s substantial evidence that queer relationships — particularly those between men — abounded during the Golden Age of Piracy, it’s no stretch to posit that an iconic fictional pirate wasn’t straight. However, Flint and Thomas aren’t Black Sails ’ only queer characters by a long shot. .
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LGBT Characters in Black Sails While the character's sexualities and gender performance in Black Sails are never directly stated, several characters are shown to be queer through their relationships. Most notably Captain Flint whose backstory was revealed in season two, much to the dismay of many in the largely straight, male audience. His past (and the wreckage of his polyamorous relationship. .