The TV Drama I watched to find examples of both counter-stereotypes and stereotypes within sexuality was the UK Drama "Skins".
Stereotypes of Homosexuality: One of the main characters "Maxxie" who is gay participates a lot in the performing arts, mainly dance and tap dance while wishing to fulfil his dream of in fact being a dancer. A common stereotype seen within homosexual males is that one of their interests include the performing arts/the theatre etc.
Counter-stereotypes of Homosexuality: A common stereotype about female homosexuals is that they are tough or aggressive and commonly have very short hair cuts. Basically the way stereotypes work with homosexuals is that the stereotypes seen with heterosexuals are basically reversed so that males have stereotypical female characteristics and that females have stereotypical male characteristics. In season 2 and 3 the two lesbian characters that are "Naomi" and "Emily" are not at all seen as having stereotypical male characteristics such as short hair or aggressiveness.
Stereotypes of Heterosexuality: One stereotype of heterosexuality that you could argue is that often the male within a relationship is the abuser although this isn't seen much within Skins.
Counter-stereotype of Heterosexuality: Another common stereotype within heterosexuality is that if someone were to cheat or have an affair it would most likely be the male to do so however in Season 3 and 4 we see that the character "Effy Stonem"'s mother cheats on Effy's father with his work colleague.
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