Ser Loras Tyrell in Game of Thrones. He was a minor character, but a badass swordsman with a big impact on the show. His only flaw was that he slept with gigolos, but that was typical for the time for swordsmen to sleep with prostitutes in the show’s setting. He’s handsome, charismatic, brave and cunning.

Another gay character I can think of is Drew Allister from the Night Shift. He’s the only reason I watched the show. He’s a doctor who uses to serve in the army during don’t ask don’t tell, and he comes out in the first season after his boyfriend gets injured in a bus crash. He’s not stereotypical at all, being a soldier who is into MMA and boxing. He was also a bit of a coward in the first two seasons about coming out - he almost didn’t attend his boyfriend’s operation because he was scared to come out, until his coworker called him out on it. From that point onwards he’s been brave about his sexuality, but still doesn’t want it to define him.