This show was phenomenal. How it delved into all these different characters - you can relate to each of them in a small way or you know some in real life. How they coped and grew from their experiences and you saw some extreme character development.
There is an extremely diverse cast which is fantastic and pretty much all the leads are women and most episodes are also directed or written by women also with some from similar backgrounds as the characters themselves.
The way they dealt with things like lgbt problems e.g. internalised homophobia but also the relationship itself was realistic as well as the problems such as too many high expectations from people, heartbreak etc. It's just the best show I've seen. The other reviews sum it all up but I would definitely give this a watch.