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This is a list of fictional characters that either self-identify as ] or have been identified by outside parties to be lesbian. Listed characters are either ], ], ], or one-off characters. This is a list of ], i.e. characters that either self-identify as ] or have been identified by outside parties to be lesbian. Listed characters are either ]s, ], ], or one-off characters. This page does not include lesbian characters in ], ], ], or ].


For fictional characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community, see the lists of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] characters.
==Background==
In recent years, lesbian characters have gained relative prominence in various formats, especially since 2013 with the advent of streaming platforms like ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benard |first1=Riese |title=The Best TV Shows Of 2019 With LGBT Women Characters |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/tv-shows-to-stream-on-hulu/ |website=] |publisher=The Excitant Group LLC |accessdate=June 15, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120190227/https://www.autostraddle.com/the-best-tv-shows-of-2019-with-lgbt-women-characters/ |archivedate=January 20, 2020 |date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web |author=The TV Team |title=43 Hulu Streaming TV Shows With Lesbian and Bisexual Women Characters |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/tv-shows-to-stream-on-hulu/ |website=] |publisher=The Excitant Group LLC |accessdate=June 15, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318140753/https://www.autostraddle.com/tv-shows-to-stream-on-hulu/ |archivedate=March 18, 2020 |date=March 17, 2020 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. last name), or by single name if the character does not have a surname. If more than two characters are in one entry, the last name of the first character is used.
] themes and characters were historically omitted intentionally from the content of ] and ], due to either ], the perception that LGBT representation was inappropriate for children, or the perception that comics as a medium were for children. In recent years, the number of LGBT characters in mainstream comics has increased greatly. There exist a large amount of openly gay and lesbian comic creators that self-publish their work on the internet. These include amateur works, as well as more "mainstream" works, such as '']''.<ref name=AfterElton>{{cite web|url=http://afterelton.com/print/2006/10/gaycomics.html?page=0,2 |website=] |title=Gay Comics 101 |page=3 |last=Palmer |first=Joe |date=2006-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015095150/http://afterelton.com/print/2006/10/gaycomics.html?page=0%2C2 |archive-date=2007-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to Andrew Wheeler from '']'', webcomics "provide a platform to so many queer voices that might otherwise go undiscovered."<ref name=ComicsAlliance>{{cite news|url=http://comicsalliance.com/comics-pride-month-50-most-important-lgbt-comics-characters/ |work=] |title=Comics Pride: 50 Comics and Characters That Resonate with LGBT Readers |last=Wheeler |first=Andrew |date=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326142201/http://comicsalliance.com/comics-pride-month-50-most-important-lgbt-comics-characters/ |archivedate=2014-03-26 }}</ref>
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==Animated characters== ==Graphic novels==
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!scope="col" style="width:12%;"| Character debut date
!scope="col" style="width:10%;"| Title
!scope="col" style="width:12%;"| Character(s)
! Notes
! Country
|- |-
! style="width:14%;"| Characters
| {{sort|1989/12/17|December 17, 1989}}
! style="width:22%;"| Title
| '']''
! style="width:7%;"| Year
| ]
! style="width:44%;"| Notes
| Patty officially came out in a 2005 episode which was one of the episodes that carried the occasional warning of content that might be unsuitable for children.<ref>{{cite book|last=Elledge|first=Jim|title=Queers in American Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qp52mROzDMYC&pg=PA255|accessdate=1 January 2015|year=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313354571|pages=255–}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=]|series=]|network=]|date=February 20, 2005|season=16|number=10}}</ref> Like Dewey & Smithers, she is a recurring gay character. In "Livin' La Pura Vida" Patty had a new girlfriend named Evelyn, a one-time character.<ref>Dennis Perkins, "," ], November 17, 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=]|series=]|network=]|date=November 17, 2019|season=31|number=7}}</ref>
! style="width:8%;"| Country
| United States
|- |-
| ]
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|1996/02/01|February 1, 1997}}
| rowspan="2" | '']'' | rowspan="3"|''{{sort name|The|Sandman|dab=Vertigo}}''
| rowspan="3"|1989–2015
| ]
| rowspan="3"|Donna and Judy are lovers. After Judy dies, Donna changes her name to Foxglove<ref>{{cite book |last=Gailman |first=Neil |date=June 1996 |title=] |publisher=] |page= 8}}</ref> and starts a relationship with Hazel. Foxglove and Hazel have a child, Alvie, the result of one heterosexual encounter by Hazel.
| rowspan="2" | Maggie Sawyer's romantic partner Toby Raynes is seen by her bedside in several hospital scenes<ref>{{cite episode|title=Tools of the Trade|series=]|network=]|date=February 1, 1997|season=1|number=12}}</ref> and later Turpin's funeral service in the two-part episode.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Apokolips…Now!, Part 2|series=]|network=]|date=February 14, 1998|season=2|number=27}}</ref> ] states in the commentary for "Tools of the Trade" that those scenes were the creators' way of acknowledging Sawyer's ].<ref>{{cite AV media|date=January 25, 2005|title=Superman: The Animated Series, Volume One|trans-title="Tools of the Trade" commentary track|medium=DVD |language=English|url=https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Animated-Comics-Classic-Collection/dp/B0002ZMHX6|access-date=December 23, 2019|format=DVD|location=US|publisher=]|id=B0002ZMHX6}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | United States | rowspan="4"|United States
|- |-
| ]
| Toby Raynes
|- |-
| ]
| {{sort|1998/02/11|February 11, 1998}}
| '']''
| Ms. Ellen
| In one episode, ] reveals that the new teacher Ms. Ellen is lesbian.<ref>{{cite episode|title=]|series=]|network=]|date=February 11, 1998|season=1|number=11}}</ref> Some of her male students are attracted to her and don't understand what lesbians are, and try to "become lesbians" too, to get her attention.
| United States
|- |-
| ]
| 2000
| '']'' | '']''
| 2005–2014
| Melissa
| America Chavez is an openly gay character, who has had relationships with a male personification of the ] and a female emergency medical technician named Lisa Halloran.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Townsend|first1=Megan|title=Queer Latina superhero America Chavez leads her own series in Marvel's 'America'|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/queer-latina-superhero-america-chavez-leads-her-own-series-marvels-america|publisher=]|access-date=6 July 2017|date=1 March 2017|archive-date=21 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021005304/https://www.glaad.org/blog/queer-latina-superhero-america-chavez-leads-her-own-series-marvels-america|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pennington|first1=Latonya|title=Ms. America: 15 Awesome Facts About America Chavez|url=http://www.cbr.com/ms-america-15-awesome-facts-about-america-chavez/|publisher=]|access-date=6 July 2017|date=9 January 2017|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125021525/http://www.cbr.com/ms-america-15-awesome-facts-about-america-chavez/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hatchett|first1=Keisha|title=Everything You Need to Know About Miss America Chavez, Marvel's Latest Badass Heroine|url=http://nerdist.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-miss-america-chavez-marvels-latest-badass-heroine/|publisher=]|access-date=6 July 2017|date=20 November 2017|archive-date=31 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031025303/https://nerdist.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-miss-america-chavez-marvels-latest-badass-heroine/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Melissa is Adam's sister. She is occasionally revealed to be lesbian throughout the series and the movie.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Homo for the Holidays|series=]|network=]|date=2000|season=1|number=17}}</ref>
| United States
|- |-
| ]
| 2006
| rowspan="2"|'']'' & '']''
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|1996–present
|Lizzy
| rowspan="2"|Tomoyo is in love with the protagonist of the show, Sakura. Sakura does not return Tomoyo's feelings. The creators intended for Tomoyo to have romantic feelings for Sakura.<ref name="CCS-Memorial">{{cite book|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Memorial Book|publisher=]|date=February 2001|isbn=978-4-06-324535-6|language=ja}}</ref> At some point, Tomoyo confesses her love to Sakura, but Sakura misunderstands her, thinking she means "love" as a friend, and Tomoyo says that she'll explain when Sakura is older.<ref>''Cardcaptor Sakura'', Volume 2, Chapter 7</ref> She simply doesn't have romantic feelings for Tomoyo in particular. Tomoyo's mother, Sonomi, confesses that she was in love with Sakura's mother (despite being her first cousin).<ref>''Cardcaptor Sakura'', Episode 10, "Sakura and the Sports Day of Flowers"</ref>
|The titular character of the web-television series. The series follows the life of this woman who talks mostly about her ] interests.<ref name="breasts">{{cite episode|title=Breasts|series=]|network=]|date=2006|number=1}}</ref> Lizzy is sometimes joined by her best friend, Gary and they often talk about the problems they have with being ]s.
| rowspan="2"|]
| United States, Israel
|- |-
| ]
| January 6, 2006
| '']''
| Sarah
| In one episode, Sarah invites her classmate ] to join her afterschool club.<ref name=":4">{{cite episode|title=]|series=]|network=]|date=January 8, 2006|season=4|number=19}}</ref> Only after accepting, Meg discovers that it is called Lesbian Alliance Club. Meg pretends to be lesbian for a while to make friends. It is shown that Sarah is attracted to Meg: when Meg visits her to confess that she is actually straight, Sarah mistakes Meg's sentences "I got to get something off my chest" and "I need to open up" as invitations to have sex.
| United States
|- |-
|] (Sailor Mars)
| February 20, 2006
| '']'' | rowspan="4" |]
| rowspan="4" |1991-1997
| Stephanie Putty
|Rei has expressed disinterest in romance with men due to the lack of respectable men in her life. She's also shown to be close with Minako Aino later on.{{fact|date=August 2024}}
| Stephanie is a lesbian character who's revealed to have fallen in unrequited love with her old high school best friend, Kim Latchkey. Kim used Stephanie in high school to get Kim's future husband jealous by pretending that she and Stephanie were dating (though Stephanie believed at the time that it was real). Stephanie's father, Reverend Putty, points out that Kim never cared about her and helps his daughter move on from her.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Closeface|series=]|network=]|date=November 11, 2008|number=9|season=3}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |Japan
| United States
|- |-
|] (Sailor Uranus)
|April 14, 2006
| rowspan="2" |Haruka and Michiru are in a romantic relationship.{{fact|date=August 2024}}
|'']''
|Heather <br> Beatrice
|Juniper Lee, Monroe, and Ray-Ray visit Heather and Beatrice, mothers of the Bunnies and Chickens, who live in a trailer home in Sweetland, and clearly love each other.<ref>{{cite episode|title=June's EGGcellent Adventure: Juniper Lee meets the Easter Bunny|series=]|network=]|date=May 11, 2006|season=2|number=9}}</ref> After Mitch is defeated, Heather and Beatrice reprimand the Bunnies and Chickens.
|United States
|- |-
|] (Sailor Neptune)
| July 10, 2007
| '']''
| Dana Bernstein <br> Kirsten Kellogg
| During the series, Dana and Kristen have a baby with the gay couple, Rick and Steve..<ref name="ClarkeEllis2010">{{cite book|last1=Clarke|first1=Victoria|last2=Ellis|first2=Sonja J.|last3=Peel|first3=Elizabeth|author4=Damien W. Riggs|title=Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology: An Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/?id=ot8UW1qzi4kC&pg=PA276|accessdate=2 January 2015|date=2010-04-01|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781139487238|pages=276–}}</ref>
| United States, Canada
|- |-
|] (Sailor Star Fighter)
| July 6, 2008
|Seiya falls in love with Usagi who does not reciprocate her feelings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceballos |first=Breana |date=2022-06-11 |title=Sailor Moon: Was Usagi Really Cheating On Mamoru With Seiya? |url=https://www.cbr.com/sailor-moon-was-usagi-cheating-on-mamoru-with-seiya/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> In the 90s anime, Seiya transforms into male when she's not in her sailor senshi form, while in the manga shes always female. <ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-04-27 |title=Public Interview with Takeuchi Naoko |url=http://www.ex.org/3.6/13-feature_takeuchi.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427105028/http://www.ex.org/3.6/13-feature_takeuchi.html |archive-date=27 April 1999 }}</ref>
| '']''
| Virginia "Ginnie" Dunne
|Dr. Quymn's bodyguard and is very masculine. She is shown to be a lesbian who is trying to convert Dr. Quymn, although she may have bisexual tendencies.<ref name="drquymn">{{cite episode|title=Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman |series=]|network=]|date=July 6, 2008|season=3|number=3}}</ref>
| United States
|- |-
| rowspan="2"|]
| June 3, 2009<ref>Trish premiered on June 19, 2009</ref>
| rowspan="2" | '']'' | '']''
| 2006–2007
| Mo <br> Trish
| The first appearance in this comic book series: ''52'' #7 (2006) and when ] rebooted their universe with the series ''52'' in 2006, they reintroduced Batwoman as Kate Kane and identified her as a lesbian,<ref name="ABCreboot">{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2028464&page=1|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|title=Holy Lipstick Lesbian! Meet the New Batwoman|date=14 June 2006|work=]|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621190005/https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2028464&page=1|archive-date=21 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> making her the highest profile lesbian in the DC universe.<ref name="Booker2014">{{cite book|last=Booker|first=M. Keith|title=Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hnuQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1512|access-date=2 January 2015|date=30 October 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313397516|pages=1512–}}</ref>
| Mo and Trish are a lesbian couple.<ref name="taleoftwolesbians">{{cite episode|title=A Tale of Two Lesbians|series=]|network=]|date=June 19, 2009|number=5}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | United States | rowspan="6" |United States
|- |-
| rowspan="3"|'']'' & '']''
| June 19, 2009
| rowspan="3"|2015–present
| Souki <br> Jenn
| rowspan="3"|The comics series is set in an alternate reality where ] superheroines are depicted as 1940s ] style heroes during World War II.<ref name=advocatedcbombshells>{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/art/2017/1/19/exclusive-harley-quinn-and-poison-ivy-now-officially-couple|title=EXCLUSIVE: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Now Officially a Couple|work=]|date=19 January 2017|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620042656/https://www.advocate.com/art/2017/1/19/exclusive-harley-quinn-and-poison-ivy-now-officially-couple|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being set in the 1940s, the setting has no era-appropriate homophobia.<ref name=CBRdcbombshells>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-bombshells-queer-comic/|title=Farewell (For Now) to Bombshells, DC's Queerest Comic|work=]|date=22 June 2017|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619103821/https://www.cbr.com/dc-bombshells-queer-comic/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kate Kane is a lesbian and lives with her girlfriend, Detective Maggie Sawyer, at the start of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/books/446025-lesbian-inclusive-new-comic-series-bombshells-gives-dc-heroines-retro-twist|title=Lesbian-inclusive new comic series "Bombshells" gives DC heroines a retro twist|work=]|date=4 August 2015|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621143605/https://www.afterellen.com/books/446025-lesbian-inclusive-new-comic-series-bombshells-gives-dc-heroines-retro-twist|url-status=live}}</ref> Kate Kane and Renee Montoya are revealed to be ex-lovers in issue #45.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/993247-exclusive-preview-dc-comics-bombshells-chapter-45|title=Exclusive Preview: DC Comics Bombshells Chapter # 45|date=26 May 2016|work=craveonline.com|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124005921/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/993247-exclusive-preview-dc-comics-bombshells-chapter-45|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Souki (also spelled as Suki) and Jenn are a lesbian couple.<ref name="taleoftwolesbians" />
|- |-
| |]
|June 25, 2009
|'']''
|Sweety Milly <br> Bloody Selica
|Sweet Milly and Bloody Selicia are both characters from Plug Cryostat's favourite "perverted" show, Miracle Witch Milly. They are initially rivals but in the end, they fall in love and become lovers instead.
<ref>{{cite episode|title=Fight! One Shot!|series=]|network=AT-X (TV network)|date=September 10, 2009|number=12}}</ref>
|Japan
|- |-
| ]
| February 11, 2010
| '']''
| Jean
| A one-time character, that was revealed to be a lesbian.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Role Reversal|series=]|network=Teletoon|date=February 11, 2010|season=4|number=91}}</ref> When questioned, Jean thought a main character was asking her out. She told her that she was a lesbian, but she had a girlfriend.
| Canada
|- |-
|]
| {{sort|2010/10/10|October 10, 2010}}
|]
| '']''
|1980- present
| Lyra Heartstrings & Sweetie Drops
|Karma had been hinted to be a lesbian since her first introduction. In Uncanny X-Men #508 she is shown on panel with another woman.
| The two propose to one another in the season 9 episode "The Big Mac Question" and in the series finale, they are shown as married in a newspaper clipping.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Big Mac Question|series=]|network=]|date=October 5, 2019|season=9|number=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=The Last Problem|series=]|network=]|date=October 12, 2019|season=9|number=26}}</ref>
| United States
|- |-
| {{sort|2012/03/23|March 23, 2012}}
| '']''
| Thea <br> Edie
| The title character, Dottie "Doc" McStuffins, routinely interacts with toys, dolls, and stuffed animals that have come to life. In episode "The Emergency Plan", two dolls form a lesbian married couple and are parents of two doll children.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Emergency Plan|series=]|network=]|date=August 5, 2017|season=4|number=22a}}</ref> This was the first same-sex couple featured in a ] pre-school series.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Joho|first1=Jess|title=Disney Channel features interracial lesbian couple and other networks should catch up already|url=https://mashable.com/2017/08/07/disney-interracial-lesbian-couple-doc-mcstuffins/#8uUdqOEbBOqR|website=]|date=August 7, 2017|accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Oh|first1=Rebecca|title=Disney Show 'Doc McStuffins' Features Interracial Lesbian Moms|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/disney-show-doc-mcstuffins-features-interracial-lesbian-moms-n791901|website=]|date=August 14, 2017|accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref>
| United States
|-
| {{sort|2012/09/25|October 9, 2012}}
| '']''
| Connie Cunaman
| Connie admits she is a lesbian and it is revealed to the viewers that her strength is dubbed by her as "lesbian strength".<ref>{{cite episode|title=Gay Bomb|series=]|network=]|date=October 30, 2012|season=1|number=6}}</ref> She is obsessed with Ethel, turned away by her Evangelical parents for being a homosexual, and when Connie gets excited, her vagina makes growling noises similar to that of a stomach, requiring her to talk it down like a wild animal.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Daddy Issues|series=]|network=]|date=November 27, 2012|season=1|number=9}}</ref>
| United States
|-
| {{sort|2013/01/05|January 5, 2013}}
| '']''
| Simone <br> Julie
| Julie shows attraction towards Simone the minute she sees her.<ref>{{cite episode|title="Kerubim"|series=]|date=January 5, 2013|number=1}}</ref> Simone is seen going on dates with Julie in various episodes of the show.
| France
|-
| {{sort|2013/07/18|July 18, 2013}}
| '']''
| Yang Xiao Long<ref>Some have said that Yang has romantic feelings for men, but it is hard to say that her teasing of Jaune Arc or Neon or interactions with any other men, like Oscar and Lie, count as romantic.</ref>
| During the series, Yang has a strong emotional attachment to her teammate, Blake, calling her "fiesty,"<ref>{{cite episode|title=Welcome to Beacon|series=]|network=]|date=July 31, 2014|season=2|number=2}}</ref> and fights alongside her. In Volume 4, she indicates she misses Blake, telling Weiss that she needs Blake there for her.<ref name="alonetogether">{{cite episode|title=Alone Together|series=]|network=]|date=December 9, 2017|season=5|number=8}}In the episode, Yang indicates she misses Blake and tells Weiss, "what if I needed her here for me?" while Weiss comforts her.</ref> After she comes to Blake's aid, helping her fight Adam<ref name="ladyintheshoe">{{cite episode|title=The Lady in the Shoe|series=]|network=]|date=January 12, 2019|season=6|number=11}}</ref> she and Blake touch foreheads in the following episode,<ref name="seeingred">{{cite episode|title=Seeing Red|series=]|network=]|date=January 19, 2019|season=6|number=12}}</ref> with Yang subsequently comforting Blake.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Our Way|series=]|network=]|date=January 26, 2019|season=6|number=13}}</ref> In Volume 7, Yang tries to compliment Blake on her new haircut,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Ace Operatives|series=]|network=]|date=November 18, 2019|season=7|number=3}}</ref> goes on a mission with Blake to eliminate Beowolves in abandoned mines,<ref name="sparks">{{cite episode|title=Sparks|series=]|network=]|date=November 30, 2019|season=7|number=5}}</ref> and goes to a dance with Blake.<ref name="nightoff">{{cite episode|title=A Night Off|series=]|network=]|date=December 7, 2019|season=7|number=6}}</ref> Yang may also have feelings for Weiss Shnee, as she says she deeply missed Weiss in one episode<ref>{{cite episode|title=Lighting the Fire|series=]|network=]|date=November 4, 2017|season=5|number=4}}</ref> and in another episode, Weiss helps Yang regain faith in Blake and her inevitable return.<ref name="alonetogether" />
| United States
|-
| {{sort|2013/08/01|August 8, 2013}}
| '']''
| Tomboy
| Originally presenting as Gadget Gal's nemesis, she is outed in "Baby Got Backstory", as using the feud to cope with her own romantic feelings for her.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Baby Got Backstory|series=]|network=]|date=August 8, 2013|season=1|number=3}}</ref>
| United States
|-
| {{sort|2013/09/13|September 13, 2013}}
| '']''
| ] | ]
| ''{{sortname|The|Legend of Korra: Turf Wars}}''
| Kya is ]'s daughter who appears in '']''. Her sexuality is not mentioned in the animated series, but in the sequel graphic novel '']'', she is shown to be lesbian and gives advice to Korra and Asami about coming out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegeekiary.com/turf-wars-part-1-review/45424|title=Korra and Asami Are Getting Bi: Turf Wars Part 1 Review|work=The Geekiary|date=August 15, 2017}}</ref>
| 2017–present
| United States
| Kya's sexuality is not mentioned in the animated series ''The Legend of Korra''. However, in the sequel graphic novel ''The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars'', she is shown to be lesbian and gives advice to Korra and Asami about coming out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegeekiary.com/turf-wars-part-1-review/45424|title=Korra and Asami Are Getting Bi: Turf Wars Part 1 Review|work=The Geekiary|date=15 August 2017|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125162656/http://thegeekiary.com/turf-wars-part-1-review/45424|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Shuichi Nitori
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|2013/11/04|November 4, 2013}}
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| rowspan="2"|The protagonist of Wandering Son, Shu, is a transgender girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/03/a-short-interview-with-matt-thorn/|title=A short interview with Matt Thorn|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=17 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017042416/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/03/a-short-interview-with-matt-thorn/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shu is attracted to and dates women throughout the series and when she officially comes out as a girl, her girlfriend Anna states "I guess this means I'm a lesbian.".<ref>{{cite book|last=Shimura | first=Takako | author-link=Takako Shimura|title=Wandering Son|volume=15|chapter=Chapter 123|publisher=]|year=2013|language=ja | isbn= 978-4-04-729101-0}}</ref>
| In "We Need to Talk", it is very apparent that Pearl, a female-presenting non-binary gem, is attracted to another gem named Rose Quartz, her now-deceased leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/tvclub/steven-universe-we-need-talk-220984|title=Steven Universe: "We Need To Talk"|date=18 June 2015|website=www.avclub.com}}</ref> Her feelings are later confirmed romantic in nature and reciprocated by Rose.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jimmyaquino.tumblr.com/post/142342957931/comic-news-insider-episode-679-mocca-mirth-w|title=It's a Wonderful Jimmy Aquino — Comic News Insider Episode 679 – MoCCA Mirth w/...|website=It's a Wonderful Jimmy Aquino|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> In "Last One Out of Beach City", Pearl is attracted to a female pink-haired human, which resembles Rose.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Last One Out of Beach City|series=]|network=]|date=September 8, 2016|season=4|number=6}}</ref> In the episode "Bismuth Casual," Pearl allows Bismuth to flirt with her and has various female humans she is friendly with at the roller rink, where she has been in the past, implying she collects their numbers.<ref name="biscasual">{{cite episode|title=Bismuth Casual|series=]|network=]|date=March 6, 2020|number=12}}</ref>
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| Anna Suehiro
| ] and <br> ]
| Two sexless but feminine-presenting members of the Crystal Gems who have a romantic relationship with each other, and stay permanently fused to form Garnet.<ref name="joethejohnston.tumblr.com">{{Cite web|url=http://joethejohnston.tumblr.com/post/113498250748/are-you-allowed-to-tell-us-if-sapphire-and-rubys|title=are you allowed to tell us if Sapphire and Ruby's love is romantic or more platonic?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315041123/http://joethejohnston.tumblr.com/post/113498250748/are-you-allowed-to-tell-us-if-sapphire-and-rubys|archive-date=2015-03-15}}</ref> Also the co-executive producer, Ian Jones-Quartey, has confirmed that, according to human standards and terminology, calling Ruby a non-binary, feminine-presenting lesbian would be "a fair assessment".<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Jones-Quartey |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian Jones-Quartey |user=ianjq |number=622936121287143425 |date=July 19, 2015 |title=@xavfucker by human standards & terminology that would be a fair assessment! |accessdate=December 24, 2019 |archiveurl=https://webrecorder.io/historyhermann/archiveis-digital-archive/20191224225817/http://archive.is/q0lgn |archivedate=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 6, 2018, the episode "]" aired, in which Ruby and Sapphire get married, kiss, and fuse into Garnet, after Ruby proposed to Sapphire in a previous episode, ].<ref>Hogan, Heather (2018-08-09). . '']''.</ref>
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| Hothead Paisan
| {{sort|2014/08/22|August 22, 2014}}
| '']''
| '']''
| 1991
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| Created by ], Hothead Paisan's presentation was cathartic to lesbians, but so graphically violent that the strip was banned in Canada.<ref name="Charney2005">{{cite book|last=Charney|first=Maurice|title=Comedy: A Geographic and Historical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Og4ntxFQP2cC&pg=PA129|access-date=1 January 2015|year=2005|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313327148|pages=129–}}</ref>
| While she is calling BoJack to tell him that they are replacing Andrew Garfield's with him, Kelsey says "I get enough of that from my ex-wife along with newspaper clippings about gluten.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Later|series=]|network=]|date=August 22, 2014|season=1|number=12}}</ref>
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|Resine de Poisson
| {{sort|2014/12/04|December 4, 2014}}
| rowspan="2" |]
| '']''
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| EJ Randell<br> Sue Randell
| rowspan="2" |Set in all-girls ] ] in France. ] tells the story of Resine de Poisson and Simone D'Arc. Simone is initially hostile towards the naïve Resine, the two girls gradually grow closer, with Simone going so far as to recite a love poem by ] in front of their class that she dedicates to Resine. Considered the originating work of the ] genre.<ref name="AfterEllen">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Rebecca |date=August 8, 2005 |title=An Introduction to ''Yuri'' Manga and Anime |url=http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/Print/2005/8/yuri.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719025729/http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/Print/2005/8/yuri.html |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |website=]}}</ref>
| EJ and Sue, who were introduced in "Jeff Wins", are Jeff's mothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yam-mag.com/blog/clarence-episode-jeff-wins-has-some-pretty-cool-queer-representation/|title=Clarence Episode "Jeff Wins" Has Some Pretty Cool Queer Representation |publisher=YAM Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Jeff Wins|series=]|network=]|date=December 4, 2014|season=1|number=29}}</ref>
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|Simone D'Arc
| {{sort|2016/08/04|August 4, 2016}}
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| In the episode "Bismuth Casual," where Pearl invites Bismuth to the roller rink to "set her up" with some of her friends, Bismuth admits to having a crush on Pearl to Steven.<ref name="biscasual">{{cite episode|title=Bismuth Casual|series=]|network=]|date=March 6, 2020|number=12}}</ref> This is hinted to through her flirting toward Pearl in the episode ].
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|Quanxi
| October 2, 2016
| '']'' | rowspan="5" |]
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| Agent Ohio / "Vera"
| rowspan="5" |Kishibe's former partner in Public Safety and crush, Quanxi is a Chinese devil hunter and one of the assassins sent to steal Denji's heart. She is in a polyamorous relationship with four female Fiends: Long, Pingtsi, Tsugihagi, and Cosmo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Halls |first=Kiara |date=2020-02-26 |title=Why Chainsaw Man Chapter 59 Is for Adult Readers Only |url=https://www.cbr.com/why-chainsaw-man-chapter-59-adult-readers-only/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> Quanxi is regarded to be one of few openly gay characters in mainstream shonen.
| Agent Ohio is a lesbian woman and an agent of Project Freelancer who appeared in two episodes of '']''.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Triplets|series=]|network=]|date=October 2, 2016|season=14|number=21}}</ref><ref name="themission">{{cite episode|title=The "Mission"|series=]|network=]|date=October 9, 2016|season=14|number=22}}</ref> Her sexuality was confirmed by the episode's writer, ].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=McCormick |first=Shannon |authorlink=Shannon McCormick |user=sadogre |number=782679772572753920 |date=October 2, 2016 |title=in my mind, lesbian. |accessdate=March 7, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513213323/https://twitter.com/sadogre/status/782679772572753920 |archivedate=May 13, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>The whole tweet conversation: @pineappletime: "@sadogre Sherry/Vera new OTP," followed by @sadogre: "duh," and @pineappletime: "is Vera bi/pan or a lesbian? #writerquestions." He responded with "in my mind, lesbian." @pineappletime then asked "what about Sherry? Bi/pan or lesbian?" to which he responded "lesbian, too." @pinappletime ended the thread by saying "*claps gleefully*"</ref>
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| October 9, 2016
| '']''
| Sherry
| Sherry is a lesbian woman and a soldier for Charon Industries who appeared in one episode of '']''.<ref name="themission" /> Her sexuality was confirmed by the episode's writer, ] in the same string of tweets where he said Vera was lesbian.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=McCormick |first=Shannon |authorlink=Shannon McCormick |user=sadogre |number=782690581755539456 |date=October 2, 2016 |title=lesbian, too |accessdate=March 7, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513213457/https://twitter.com/sadogre/status/782690581755539456 |archivedate=May 13, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Pingtsi
| {{sort|2017/01/07|January 7, 2017}}
| '']''
| Ilia Amitola
| Ilia confessed that she has held onto romantic feelings for her former-current-best friend Blake Belladonna in the episode "Alone Together." Miles Luna, one of the show runners, confirmed her sexuality in a 2018 Reddit AMA.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/7x3w4s/crwby_ama_w_miles_luna_kerry_shawcross_and_paula/ |title=CRWBY AMA w/ Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, and Paula Decanini |website=Reddit |accessdate=February 17, 2018}}</ref>
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| {{sort|2017/06/30|June 30, 2017}}
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| Reina
| She is a ] "brown-skinned energetic creative" who likes to build with her hands and is empowered by the world around her, as described by her voice actor, ].<ref name="Rude2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/the-queer-and-trans-cast-of-danger-eggs-a-385688/|title=The Cast and Crew of "Danger & Eggs" Chat About Their Super Weird, Super Queer Kids Show|last1=Rude|first1=Mey|date=July 24, 2017|website=]|accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="advocate2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/11/21/wait-you-never-heard-danger-and-eggs|title=Wait, You Never Heard of Danger and Eggs?|last1=Guerrero|first1=Desirée|date=November 21, 2017|website=]|accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref> She is also the best friend of one of the protagonists, DD, who she is very loving with.<ref name="comicsbeat">{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-17-danger-and-eggs-represents-lgbtq-community-both-on-and-off-screen/|title=SDCC '17: Danger and Eggs represents LGBTQ community both on and off screen|last1=Lodge|first1=Daniel|date=July 27, 2017|website=comicsbeat|accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref>
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|Cosmo
| {{sort|2017/08/01|August 1, 2017}}
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| Red Action
| She is in a relationship with Enid, with their first date in the episode "Back in Red Action,"<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Ian Jones-Quartey|authorlink=Ian Jones-Quartey |user=ianjq |number=1170080826316345344 |date=September 6, 2019 |title=it happened very naturally. their first date was in "Back in Red Action" boarded by @miraongchua and @parkerrsimmons|accessdate=March 13, 2020 |archiveurl=https://webrecorder.io/historyhermann/archiveis-digital-archive/20200313184020/http://archive.is/iVyrr |archivedate=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> becoming a more committed couple as the show progressed.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Toby Jones|authorlink=Toby Jones |user=tobytobyjones |number=1170054317035798531 |date=September 6, 2019 |title=Their first date was "Back in Red Action", they were dating casually for a while and became a more committed couple somewhere around "Red Action 2 the Future"|accessdate=March 13, 2020 |archiveurl=https://webrecorder.io/historyhermann/archiveis-digital-archive/20200313181750/http://archive.is/lMzSg |archivedate=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In a Reddit Q&A with ], a fan asked in regards to hearing a rumor if Kali Hawk's character, Red Action, being confirmed to be gay true and has also asked the same for Enid being bisexual. Ian replied, "''True and True''".<ref> '']''.</ref> Yellow may also be her ex-girlfriend.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Ian Jones-Quartey|authorlink=Ian Jones-Quartey |user=ianjq |number=1170071379619659776 |date=September 6, 2019 |title=Unknown. But here's what we do know(from our character profiles): |accessdate=March 13, 2020 |archiveurl=https://webrecorder.io/historyhermann/archiveis-digital-archive/20200313184646/http://archive.is/1BKEx |archivedate=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{sort|2017/08/28|August 28, 2017}}
| '']'' | '']''
| 2004–2010
| Zarya Moonwolf <br> Kitty Boon
| The book's protagonist, ] has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her ex-girlfriend Roxie. Ramona repeatedly corrects him by pointing out that "exes" is correct, not "ex-boyfriends", but she does not actually tell him about her ex-girlfriend until Scott meets Roxie in person.<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Malley |first=Bryan Lee |date=14 November 2007 |title=Scott Pilgrim Volume 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together |publisher=Oni Press |page= |isbn=9781932664492 |url=https://archive.org/details/scottpilgrimvol40004omal/page/111 }}</ref> While Ramona says that dating a girl was just a phase,<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Malley |first=Bryan Lee |date=14 November 2007 |title=Scott Pilgrim Volume 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together |publisher=Oni Press |page= |isbn=9781932664492 |url=https://archive.org/details/scottpilgrimvol40004omal/page/113 }}</ref> she Ramona later spends the night at Roxie's house and they make out offscreen.<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Malley |first=Bryan Lee |date=14 November 2007 |title=Scott Pilgrim Volume 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together |publisher=Oni Press |page= |isbn=9781932664492 |url=https://archive.org/details/scottpilgrimvol40004omal/page/197 }}</ref>
| The show's creator, Sean Jara, confirmed the two as a couple, noting that only one version of the episode was created and that the show's creative team fought for a kiss, but lost even though they managed "to keep the integrity of the love story."<ref>{{cite web|first=Dylan|last=Hysen|title=10 Reasons to Drop Everything and Catch Up on "Mysticons"|url=http://www.overlyanimated.com/2017/10/23/kiss-between-two-female-characters-in-mysticons-might-be-cut/|website=Overly Animated|accessdate=January 28, 2020|date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128170544/http://www.overlyanimated.com/2017/10/23/kiss-between-two-female-characters-in-mysticons-might-be-cut/|archivedate=January 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SeanJaraTweets">{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title="MoonBoon" confirmed by Mysticons creator Sean Jara in August 2018|url=https://twitter.com/i/events/1258865711717507072|website=]|accessdate=May 8, 2020|date=May 8, 2020|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508211723/https://twitter.com/i/events/1258865711717507072|archivedate=January 28, 2020}} This consists of the tweet stream by Sean Jara, which seemed better to use than citing every individual tweet.</ref> In later tweets, Jara said there is a "beautiful love story" between Zarya and Kitty in the show, referring to the interactions between the two characters in episode 37 ("The Princess and the Pirate"), stated the importance of showing "love between LGBTQ characters on TV," and said that the kiss was cut from the episode because of "systemic homophobia" in the kids television industry, crediting ] for making strides.<ref name="SeanJaraTweets" /> He then opined on the continual battle for more LGBTQ representation, cited an ] article about LGBTQ representation in cartoons,<ref>Specifically an article titled "" by Nick Romano.</ref> and praised the battles for more representation which go on behind the scenes.
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| '']'' | '']'' #3
| March 25, 2015
| Matoko Goldberg
| rowspan="3"|A human female archaeologist recruited by ], but ends up in prisons of the Empire and the Rebel Alliance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scherstuhl|first=Alan|url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/star-wars-comics-doctor-aphra-best-star-wars-character.html|title=The Best Star Wars Character of This Millennium Is a Lesbian Archaeologist|website=]|date=April 12, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301201838/https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/star-wars-comics-doctor-aphra-best-star-wars-character.html|archive-date=March 1, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> She only shows attraction to other women, such as her lover, Magna Tolvan, ], the creator of Doctor Aphra, in a conversation with the comic's co-writer, Si Spurrier, and Bria LaVorgna, said, "I normally say Aphra’s a lesbian. I’ve never written her with any romantic interest in men."<ref>{{cite web|last=LaVorgna|first=Bria|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/doctor-aphra-creator-kieron-gillen-co-writer-si-spurrier-discuss-whats-next-for-the-fan-favorite-rogue|title=Doctor Aphra Creator Kieron Gillen, Co-Writer Si Spurrier Discuss What's Next for the Fan Favorite Rogue|date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126001416/https://www.starwars.com/news/doctor-aphra-creator-kieron-gillen-co-writer-si-spurrier-discuss-whats-next-for-the-fan-favorite-rogue|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> Gillen also argued that "homophobia...doesn't really exist in the Star Wars universe."
| In the show's fourth episode, Kaz Khan's friend, Lexy is transformed into a woman by the water magic of Kaz's brother, Jeffrey. At a part in the Hamptons, Lexy kisses Matoko, describing her as the "hottest lesbian on Long Island."<ref>{{cite episode|title=Hamptons Water Magic |series=]|network=]|date=September 22, 2017|number=3}} In the same episode, after Kaz pulls him away from Matoko, and kisses him without his consent, Lexy declares to Kaz, "first of all, gender is a spectrum, not a binary, and I know misogynists when I see one!," proceeding to dump him in the pool.</ref> Motoko also makes an appearance in the Neo Yokio special, "Pink Christmas."
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| 2016-2019
| '']''
| Nat Kinkle
| Nat is a limousine driver who drives Linda, Tina and Louise around in her limousine in "V for Valentine-detta".<ref>{{cite episode|title=V for Valentine-detta|series=]|network=]|date=January 14, 2018|season=8|number=8}}</ref> In "Just the Trip", she invited the Belchers on a road trip to drop off Steve, her pet snake at her ex-girlfriend's animal sanctuary.
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| March 16, 2018
| 2020–present
| '']''
| Skout
| Skout, the show's lesbian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luna |first1=Miles |title=Yup <3 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/86lj67/is_skout_a_new_lgbt_character/dw63gy2/ |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=February 11, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212034421/https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/86lj67/is_skout_a_new_lgbt_character/dw63gy2/ |archivedate=February 11, 2020 |date=2019}}</ref> protagonist, cares about Captain Toth, her superior, throughout the series. She has a crush on her, which has been officially confirmed.<ref name="drawing">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Rooster Teeth Drawing Challenge |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503182635/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDQw4neggoE |website=The Drawfree Channel |publisher=] |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503182635/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDQw4neggoE |archivedate=May 3, 2010 |date=March 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=War |first1=Hounds of |title=Skout is officially confirmed to have a crush on Toth |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NomadOfNowhere/comments/87gpzb/skout_is_officially_confirmed_to_have_a_crush_on/ |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=February 11, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212033855/https://www.reddit.com/r/NomadOfNowhere/comments/87gpzb/skout_is_officially_confirmed_to_have_a_crush_on/ |archivedate=February 11, 2020 |date=2019}}</ref> Trying to inspire confidence in her superior, she is often the voice of reason for Toth, who is a rule-oriented and may like Skout too,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaldor |first1=David |title=Season Review: Nomad of Nowhere Season One |url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/season-review-nomad-of-nowhere-season-one/ |website=Bubble Blabber |publisher=Bubble Bladder |accessdate=February 11, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212034629/https://www.bubbleblabber.com/season-review-nomad-of-nowhere-season-one/ |archivedate=February 11, 2020 |date=2019}}</ref> despite the fact she is occasionally dismissive, causing fissures in their relationship.
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| '']'' | ''] vol. 3''
| 2002–2010
| Courtney and Tabitha (Witches of the Creek)
| Issue where her open lesbian identity begins: ''Catwoman vol. 3'' #1 (2002). Holly Robinson is a friend of ] and was one of the few openly lesbian characters in the early 2000s DC world.<ref name="Bajac-CarterJones2014">{{cite book|last1=Bajac-Carter|first1=Maja|last2=Jones|first2=Norma|last3=Batchelor|first3=Bob|title=Heroines of Comic Books and Literature: Portrayals in Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0D0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA166|access-date=2 January 2015|date=2014-03-14|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=9781442231481|pages=166–}}</ref>
| Courtney and Tabitha have feelings for each other which is confirmed in "The Curse".<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Curse|series=]|network=]|date=April 16, 2018|season=1|number=10}}</ref> They kissed in "The Haunted Dollhouse".<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Haunted Dollhouse|series=]|network=]|date=October 26, 2019|season=2|number=18}}</ref>
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| Mary-Beth & Dr Indria
| rowspan="2"| The ''Villains United'' miniseries is the first appearance of Scandal. In this comic, she becomes a member of the ], says at one point "Lawton, do you know what the word 'lesbian' means?"<ref>''Villains United'' #5</ref> and later calls Knockout "beloved" as they hug after a battle.<ref>''Villains United'' #6</ref>
| Mary-Beth and Dr Indria are a married lesbian couple.<ref>{{cite episode|title=INT. SUB|series=]|network=]|date=September 14, 2018|season=5|number=7}}</ref> Mary-Beth is a professional businesswoman while Dr Indria is a therapist. They both first appear in the fifth season.
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| 1983–2008
| ] & ]
| Mo is a semi-autobiographical representation of the creator ] who started the strip in 1983 because she wanted to see representations of her life that were not available in the media at the time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Elledge|first=Jim|title=Queers in American Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qp52mROzDMYC&pg=RA1-PA83|access-date=1 January 2015|year=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313354571|pages=1–}}</ref>
| ] and ] "Spinny" are a couple and both members of the Princess Alliance by the beginning of the series, a group composed of ] that oppose ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matadeen |first1=Renaldo |title=Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Delivers on Its LGBTQ Promise |url=https://www.cbr.com/she-ra-princesses-of-power-lgbtq-promise/ |website=] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |accessdate=February 25, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225200539/https://www.cbr.com/she-ra-princesses-of-power-lgbtq-promise/ |archivedate=February 25, 2019 |date=November 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The show's creator, ] confirmed that in "Mer-Mysteries" Netossa and Spinnerella were on a date and were already married.<ref>, ], November 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Mer-Mysteries|series=]|network=]|date=November 5, 2019|number=7}}</ref> In the show's final season, Netossa and Spinnerella kiss<ref name="savethecat">{{cite episode|title=Save the Cat|series=]|network=]|date=May 15, 2020|season=5|number=5}}</ref> and Netossa confirms that she and Spinnerella are married.<ref>{{cite episode|title=An Ill Wind|series=]|network=]|date=May 15, 2020|season=5|number=9}}</ref>
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| ] and ]
| '']''
| Adora and Catra were childhood friends turned enemies who did not know how to express their feelings toward each other. Throughout the series, there are romantic tensions between them, especially after Adora defects to the Rebellion in season one. In the show's fifth season, after Adora and her friends save Catra from Horde Prime,<ref name="savethecat" /> Catra joins the Rebellion, beginning her redemption arc. In the series finale, "Heart Part 2," Adora and Catra confess their love toward each other and kiss, with their love saving the planet of Etheria (and the universe) from Horde Prime's destructive plan, peace reigning over the universe.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Heart Part 2|series=]|network=]|date=May 15, 2020|season=5|number=13}}</ref> In the aftermath, Adora and Catra become a couple. According to series creator ], this romantic arc, known as "Catradora" by fans, was planned since the beginning of the series,<ref name="nerdist">{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Rosie |title=Noelle Stevenson on the Legacy of SHE-RA |url=https://nerdist.com/article/she-ra-finale-legacy-noelle-stevenson-interview/ |magazine=] |publisher=] |accessdate=May 16, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516174306/https://nerdist.com/article/she-ra-finale-legacy-noelle-stevenson-interview/ |archivedate=May 15, 2020 |date=May 15, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> working together with the crew, and they had a framework in place, with a plan for Catra and Adora to "reconcile in the last season," building to that goal throughout the show.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Stevenson |first=Noelle |authorlink=Noelle Stevenson |user=Gingerhazing |number=1263286416169041920 |date=May 20, 2020 |title=It was something the crew and I discussed/worked together on. The good thing was that we had a framework, and knew that Catra and Adora would reconcile in the last season, so we kept building towards that until it made sense to reveal the romantic aspect and get everyone onboard. |accessdate=May 21, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521132416/https:/twitter.com/Gingerhazing/status/1263286416169041920 |archivedate=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}} She was responding to the question by a fan: "how was the process to write and show scenes that pointed out catradora without actually saying it in previous seasons, so would make sense for the last part of the show? was there any moment that you wish you were able to show?"</ref>
| 2015
| ''Honor Girl'' is a graphic novel memoir recounting writer Maggie Thrash's experience of falling in love with an older female camp counselor during a summer all-girls' camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maggie-thrash/honor-girl/|title=Honor Girl - Kirkus Review|work=]|date=6 May 2015|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514031442/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maggie-thrash/honor-girl/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|Raven Xingtao
| ] and ]
| '']''
| According to series creator Noelle Stevenson, the relationship between Scorpia and Perfuma is subtle, and was developed "through the course of the show."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trumbore |first1=Dave |title=‘She-Ra’ Season 5 Spoilers Explained by Showrunner Noelle Stevenson |url=https://collider.com/she-ra-season-5-spoilers-catradora-noelle-stevenson/ |magazine=] |publisher=Marc Fernandez |accessdate=May 16, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517014010/https://collider.com/she-ra-season-5-spoilers-catradora-noelle-stevenson/ |archivedate=May 16, 2020 |date=May 16, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> A few days after Season 3 was released, Scorpia voice actress Lauren Ash and Catra voice actress AJ Michalka speculated that Scorpia and Catra would spend time together, with Ash even reportedly creating a comic series titled "Scorpia and Catra's Adventures."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |title=How would Catra and Scorpia spend a day together? ‘She-Ra’ actors have some thoughts |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-08-09/she-ra-cast-catra-scorpia-fan-fiction |magazine=] |publisher=] |accessdate=May 26, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810002940/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-08-09/she-ra-cast-catra-scorpia-fan-fiction |archivedate=August 10, 2019 |date=August 9, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|2012–present
| rowspan="2"|Raven, a character in ''Princeless'' and the protagonist in the spin-off ''Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess'', is a lesbian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/books/454383-princeless-raven-pirate-princess-ya-lesbian-heroine-weve-waiting|title="Princeless Raven: The Pirate Princess" is the YA lesbian heroine we've been waiting for|work=]|first=Dana|last=Piccolion|date=24 September 2015|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620022104/https://www.afterellen.com/books/454383-princeless-raven-pirate-princess-ya-lesbian-heroine-weve-waiting|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkingcomicbooks.com/2015/05/14/princeless-month-exclusive-jeremy-whitley-interview-part-1-raven-and-representation/|title=Princeless Month Exclusive: Jeremy Whitley Interview Part 1 – Raven and Representation|website=talkingcomicbooks.com|date=14 May 2015|first=Nikki|last=Alfaro|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125164617/http://talkingcomicbooks.com/2015/05/14/princeless-month-exclusive-jeremy-whitley-interview-part-1-raven-and-representation/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|Canada
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| ''Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess''
| {{sort|2018/12/08|December 8, 2018}}
| '']''
| Saphron and Terra Cotta-Arc
| Saphron is the sister of Jaune Arc. She and her wife, with their son, Adrian made their debut in the seventh episode of Volume 6.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Grimm Reaper|series=]|network=]|date=December 8, 2018|season=6|number=7}}</ref> In later episodes, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Juane, Nora, Rin, Qrow, and Maria stay at their house within Argus, attempting to contact the Atlas military. Additionally, Saphron helps them search for Oscar in the episode "Lost" while Terra helps Blake and Yang in the episode "Stealing from the Elderly." They are also featured in the last episode of Volume 6.
| United States
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| ]
| February 15, 2019
| '']'' | '']''
| 2009–present
| Annika and Neha
| The official website mentions Ymir is in love with Historia (])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shingeki.tv/character/#11 |title=キャラクター &#124; Tvアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト |access-date=2017-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324202051/http://shingeki.tv/character/#11 |archive-date=2016-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also at the series panel for Animagic 2014, producer George Wada confirmed that Ymir and Krista are a couple.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2014/08/05-1/feature-attack-on-titan-qa-panel-at-animagic-in-bonn-germany|title=FEATURE: Attack on Titan Q&A Panel at Animagic in Bonn, Germany|newspaper=Crunchyroll|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=1 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101135413/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2014/08/05-1/feature-attack-on-titan-qa-panel-at-animagic-in-bonn-germany|url-status=live}}</ref>
| In the second season, Queen Aanya is shown as the ruler of the Kingdom of Duren. Her mothers, Annika and Neha, the Queens of Duran, died nine years prior to the beginning of the series while fighting Thunder, the Dragon King.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Breaking the Seal|series=]|network=]|date=February 15, 2019|season=2|number=14}}</ref>
| Japan
| United States
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| {{sort|2019/03/30|March 30, 2019}}
| '']''
| Xochi Jalapeño
| The beautiful, but rebellious daughter of Don Jalapeño's store who helps the protagonists in her debut episode, likes to go to concerts and go to salsa classes. In the episode "Band for Life" she shows a romantic interest in Amabel, blushing when she held her hand and at Amabel's advances.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Band for Life|series=]|network=x|date=October 5, 2019|season=1|number=16a}}</ref>
| United States
|-
| {{sort|2019/06/15|June 15, 2019}}
| '']''
| Aunt Holiday & Auntie Lofty
| Aunt Holiday and Auntie Lofty are aunts to the young pegasus Scootaloo and are her guardians while Scootaloo's parents are away. The pair had first been introduced in storybooks based on the series, but were fully introduced in a ninth-season episode.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Last Crusade|series=]|network=]|date=June 15, 2019|season=9|number=12}}</ref> The pair were identified as a lesbian couple by one of the show runners, Michael Vogal. According to Vogel, he and writers Nicole Dubac and Josh Haber agreed to establish the two in their first appearance in the book as a lesbian couple, though without explicitly stating as such, so that they could establish this within the shown itself. Vogel stated they felt they could show that what elements make up a family is only determine by love, and not traditional roles.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/my-little-pony-lesbian-couple-pride | title = There's Going To Be A Lesbian Couple On "My Little Pony" | first = Lauren | last = Strapagil | date = June 12, 2019 | accessdate = June 12, 2019 | work = ] }}</ref>
| United States
|-
| July 12, 2019
| '']''
| Shannon Longhannon
| In the episode "Asteroid Rage," just as a meteor is about to hit Earth, Shannon confesses to a girl that she's never been kissed.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Asteroid Rage|series=]|network=]|date=July 12, 2019|season=2|number=7}}</ref> The girl confesses the same thing back and both of them started to kiss each other.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/3below-tales-of-arcadia-lgbt-character/ |title=3Below: Tales of Arcadia Introduces Its First LGBT Character |first=Renaldo |last=Matadeen |date=July 18, 2019 |accessdate=April 5, 2020 |work=]}}</ref>
| United States
|-
| July 29, 2019
| '']''
| Reggie
| Reggie has a crush on Conelly, a 13-year-old schoolmate with whom she shares the same taste in imagining and creating stories.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Locked Out Forever|series=]|network=]|date=July 29, 2019|season=1|number=17/18}}</ref> Due to the show's abrupt ending, ], one of the executive producers stated they won't be able to further explore that aspect of the character/relationship.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Petosky |first=Shadi |authorlink=Shadi Petosky |user=shadipetosky |number=1174404144368517121 |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Our Netflix show Twelve Forever has a canon queer pre-teen main character. I am bummed we don’t have future seasons to explore it, but we did it, and it’s possible. |accessdate=December 24, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918200915/https:/twitter.com/shadipetosky/status/1174404144368517121 |archivedate=September 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Elsewhere, Petosky described Reggie as a queer character "coming to terms with her sexuality".<ref name="Italie">{{cite web |last1=Italie |first1=Leanne |title=Bandwagon builds for LGBTQ diversity on children’s TV |url=https://apnews.com/1d447480a16b4fdcb428cc5f99ec6603 |website=apnews.com |publisher=] |accessdate=March 25, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211234053/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bandwagon-builds-lgbtq-diversity-children-s-tv-n1037146 |archivedate=February 11, 2020 |date=July 31, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| United States
|-
| August 2, 2019
| '']''
| ]
| In her episode debut, Huntara was seen flirting with a waitress in a bar.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Huntara|series=]|network=]|date=August 2, 2019|season=3|number=2}}</ref> She also may have a crush on Adora, who may also have a crush on her.
| United States
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|{{sort|2019/09/15|September 15, 2019}}
|'']''
|Yuna's moms
|In the episode "Mo'gul Money, Mo Problems", Yuna is shown to have interracial mothers that give their daughter an inspirational speech over the phone.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Mo'gul Money, Mo Problems|series=]|network=]|date=September 15, 2019|number=2}}</ref> They show up again, this time in person, in the finale "Mogul on a Mission".
|United States
|-
| {{sort|2018/11/13|November 5, 2019}}
| '']''
| ]'s moms
| In the episode "Princess Scorpia," Scorpia's two moms are shown in a picture near her bed, holding an infant Scorpia.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Princess Scorpia|series=]|network=]|date=November 5, 2019|season=4|number=6}}</ref> Although she never interacts with her moms on-screen, she seems to look up to them and her grandfather.
| United States
|-
| {{sort|2020/01/07|January 7, 2020}}
| '']''
| Dr. and Ms. Mulberry
| In an episode of this show, the two moms of Samantha Mulberry are introduced,<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Big Red Tomato|series=]|network=]|date=January 7, 2020|season=1, part 2|number=TV Special}} The episode later aired on PBS Kids on February 8, 2020.</ref> garnering the vitrol of One Million Moms, a project of the anti-LGBTQ ] organization, ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiley |first1=Rachel |title=One Million Moms Slams Clifford the Big Red Dog For Lesbian Moms |url=https://www.pride.com/tv/2020/2/26/one-million-moms-slams-clifford-big-red-dog-lesbian-moms |website=pride.com |publisher=] |accessdate=May 2, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419072648/https://www.pride.com/tv/2020/2/26/one-million-moms-slams-clifford-big-red-dog-lesbian-moms |archivedate=April 19, 2020 |date=February 26, 2020 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| United States
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| February 12, 2020
| '']''
| Lainey and Alice
| In "Singled Out", Lainey, one of Lynn's roller derby team, is dating a girl named Alice.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Singled Out|series=]|network=]|date=February 12, 2020|season=4|number=155}}</ref>
| United States
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| April 10, 2020
| '']''
| Theoda and Pothina
| They are the mothers of Akila, friend of the series protagonist, Cleopatra ("Cleo"). Apart from working as scholars at the "Savior Institute" which studies Cleo and the prophecy she will save the galaxy from the evil clutches of Octavian, they use social expressions like "rad", "yas queen" and "baller."<ref>{{cite episode|title=Vacation|series=]|network=]|date=April 10, 2020|season=1|number=18}} The release dates of this show are different depending on where it was released. The release date on Polish television was used here.</ref> Their admiration for Cleo annoys Akila, but after Akila is almost eaten by a snake they say she is the most important thing in their lives by the end of the episode.
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==Book characters== ==Literature==
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==Film characters==
| Aisling "Ash"
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Malinda|Lo}}
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| rowspan="2"|This story tells the classic Cinderella story, but Ash falls in love with a beautiful woman, rather than a prince, named Kaisa, who saves her "from her oppressive new existence."<ref>{{cite web|title=Children's Book Review: Ash by Malinda Lo, Author|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-04009-9|website=]|date=31 Aug 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621142156/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-04009-9|archive-date=21 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The twist to this story is described by some as important, especially for "those looking for a girl romance."


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For names of other LGBTQ characters in film, please see the ], the ], the ], the ], and the ].
| Kaisa

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| Nancy "Nan" Astley
| rowspan="3"|'']''
| rowspan="3"|{{Sortname|Sarah|Waters}}
| rowspan="3"|1998
| rowspan="3"|Nan has sexual/romantic relationships with Florence and Diana; all three have also been with other women.<ref name="Velvet">{{cite web |title=''Tipping the Velvet'' by Sarah Waters (review) |publisher=BarnesandNoble.com |url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9781573227889&z=y |access-date=7 July 2007 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123439/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9781573227889&z=y |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Tipping the Velvet'' by Sarah Waters (review)|publisher=Powell's Books|url=http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?isbn=1573227889|access-date=7 July 2007|archive-date=29 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115829/http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?isbn=1573227889|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| Florence Banner

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| Diana Leathaby

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| Therese Belivet
| rowspan="2"|'']'' &nbsp;(a.k.a. ''Carol'')
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Patricia|Highsmith}}
| rowspan="2"|1952
| rowspan="2"|A married woman, Carol Aird, meets and falls in love with Therese Belivet, which results in her sexuality being used against her and relinquishing custody of her daughter, with Therese ] to herself after meeting Carol, while Abby is also a lesbian character.<ref name="AE13">{{cite web |last=Lo |first=Malinda |title=13 Lesbian and Bi Characters You Should Know (page 1) |website=] |date=22 May 2007|url=http://www.afterellen.com/books/2007/5/lesbianbicharacters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806151107/http://www.afterellen.com/books/2007/5/lesbianbicharacters |archive-date=6 August 2008|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref> Later made into a ].

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| Abby Gerhard

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| Berdine
| rowspan="2"|'']'' &'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Terry|Goodkind}}
| rowspan="2"| 1996 & 1997
| rowspan="2"| In these books, the two Mord-Sith are in a relationship with each other.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/58032-legend-of-the-seeker-features-lesbian-storyline-on-season-2 |title=''Legend of the Seeker'' features lesbian storyline on season 2 |website=] |first=Trish |last=Bendix |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=28 January 2015 |quote=Berdine comes out as a lesbian in the third book of the Goodkind series, ''Blood of the Fold''. She tells Richard that she's in love with Raina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622100707/https://www.afterellen.com/tv/58032-legend-of-the-seeker-features-lesbian-storyline-on-season-2|archive-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> Berdine comes out as a lesbian in the third book of this series and says she loves Raina. This was later turned into a TV series, '']''.

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| Raina

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| Beebo Brinker
| rowspan="3"|'']''
| rowspan="3"|{{Sortname|Ann|Bannon}}
| rowspan="3"|1957-1960
| rowspan="3"|These books focus on gay and lesbian love, sexual adventure, with a positive, "yet still complicated look at lesbian relationships," in all five of the books in this series.<ref name="Beebo">{{Cite web|last=Yndigoyen|first=Rose|title=''The Beebo Brinker Chronicles'' |date=16 July 2006|url=http://www.afterellen.com/more/11720-the-beebo-brinker-chronicles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820144254/https://www.afterellen.com/more/11720-the-beebo-brinker-chronicles |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> In the first book, ''Odd Girl Out'', a college girl named Laura gets seduced by Beth, and in the next book, ''I Am A Woman'', Laura goes to a bar and meets a ] lesbian, Beebo Brinker, and talks about coming out to her father. In the following book, ''Women In The Shadows'', the relationship between Laura and Beebo continues, while Laura's first girlfriend returns in ''Journey To A Woman'', leading to a "drama-laden lesbian love triangle" of Beebo, Beth, and Laura. In the next book, ''Beebo Brinker'' looks back to the formative years of Beebo.

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|Beth Ayers{{efn|Also named Cullison}}

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|Laura Landon

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| Molly Bolt
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Rita Mae|Brown}}
| align="center"| 1973
| Molly has numerous romantic and sexual relationships with other women.<ref>{{cite book|last=Day|first=Frances Ann|title=Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature|publisher=Greenwood Press|year=2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AICD7lXohOYC&q=+and+Gay+voices&pg=PP1|isbn=978-0-313-31162-8|page=20|access-date=12 August 2021|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616200841/https://books.google.com/books?id=AICD7lXohOYC&q=+and+Gay+voices&pg=PP1|url-status=live}}</ref> In this novel, she confronts the "hypocrisies of both heterosexual and homosexual societies."<ref name="GLBTQ Humor">{{cite web|url=http://www.glbtq.com/literature/humor,2.html |title=Humor: Use of a Surrogate and Connecting Openly Gay and Lesbian Characters to a Larger Society |first=Arnie |last=Kantrowitz |publisher=glbtq.com |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204065045/http://www.glbtq.com/literature/humor%2C2.html |archive-date=4 February 2015 }}</ref>

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| Calixte
| rowspan="2"|'']'' series
| rowspan="2"|]
| rowspan="2"|2017-2018
| rowspan="2"|Calixte and Tzara are in a long-term lesbian relationship with each other at the start of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sorceryinthebookshelves.com/2017/03/arc-review-strange-the-dreamer-by-laini-taylor/|title=ARC Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor|last=Polina|date=2017-03-28|website=Sorcery In The Bookshelves|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013507/http://sorceryinthebookshelves.com/2017/03/arc-review-strange-the-dreamer-by-laini-taylor/|archive-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> Thyon Nero has never been romantically or sexually attracted to a woman, but finds himself drawn to Ruza, who seems to reciprocate his interest, making them both gay or in Ruza's case at least bisexual.

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| Tzara

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| Carmilla
| '']''
| {{sortname|Sheridan|Le Fanu}}
| align="center"|1872
| ''Carmilla'', published as part of the book, '']'', is considered the first ] story.<ref name="Garber">{{cite book |last1=Garber |first1=Eric |first2= Lyn |last2= Paleo |title=Uranian Worlds: A Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/uranianworldsgui0000garb |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter=''Carmilla'' |publisher=]|year=1983 |isbn=978-0-8161-1832-8 |page=}}</ref><ref name="Carmilla 2">{{cite book |last=LeFanu |first=J Sheridan |chapter=Carmilla |title=Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/daughtersofdarkn00kees |chapter-url-access=registration |editor-first=Pam |editor-last=Keesey |location=Pittsburgh, PA |publisher=Cleis Press |year=1993}}</ref> In this story, Laura, who lives with her father, meets Carmilla, and they form a close relationship, with Laura becoming ill as Carmilla draws nourishment from her.

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| Clarissa Dalloway
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Virginia|Woolf}}
| rowspan="2"|1925
| rowspan="2"|This novel tells the day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional woman in post–war, and she is strongly attracted to Sally Seton,<ref>from ''Mrs Dalloway'', Penguin Popular Classics 1996, page 36 OR Harcourt, Inc. (2005), Page 35</ref> with both sharing a kiss. Clarissa also recognizes that Septimus dies without revealing his homosexuality, perceiving his failure to speak out as "protecting her private lesbian passion," while Doris later encourages Clarissa to name, at least privately, her "lesbian desires."<ref name="Barrett Cramer 1997">{{cite book|editor1-last=Barrett|editor1-first=Eileen|editor2-last=Cramer|editor2-first=Patricia|title=Virginia Woolf: Lesbian Readings|date=1997|publisher=]|isbn=9780814712634|page=162|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JNQyMMwYVCwC&pg=162|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517033644/https://books.google.com/books?id=JNQyMMwYVCwC&pg=162|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| Doris Kilman

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| Anne Damer
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Emma|Donoghue}}
| align="center"|2004
| This book is set in late 18th century London, telling the story of three women caught in a love triangle, one of whom is Anna, whose "lesbian side" is not realized until the end of the book.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Life Mask'' by Emma Donoghue|website=BiblioFemme|url=http://www.bibliofemme.com/others/lifemask.shtml|date=February 2005|access-date=7 July 2007|archive-date=7 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233519/http://www.bibliofemme.com/others/lifemask.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| Elinor "Lakey" Eastlake
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Mary|McCarthy|Mary McCarthy (author)}}
| align="center"|1954
| Elinar is a lesbian,{{r|Inness 1997}} and graduate from ] in 1933, with the lives of the stories proatgonists involving the men in their lives. The Baroness is her lesbian lover, which her fellow seven female graduates realize when she returned from Europe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lo |first=Malinda |title=Vassar Unzipped |publisher=] |date=24 June 2003 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/07/vassar-sex-single-girl-ivy-league-mary-mccarthy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215231548/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/07/vassar-sex-single-girl-ivy-league-mary-mccarthy |archive-date=15 February 2016 |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> It was later adapted ].

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| Lucy Farinelli
| ] novels
| {{Sortname|Patricia|Cornwell}}
| align="center"|1994–2003
| Lucy has romantic relationships and casual sexual encounters with other women.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mizejewski |first=Linda |title=Hardboiled and High Heeled: The Woman Detective in Popular Culture |publisher=Routledge |date=2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Sf0DM7p2sEC&q=Hardboiled+and+High+Heeled&pg=PP1 |isbn=978-0-415-96971-0 |page=26 |access-date=12 August 2021 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605002247/https://books.google.com/books?id=-Sf0DM7p2sEC&q=Hardboiled+and+High+Heeled&pg=PP1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lucy is not well accepted due to her suspected sexual orientation, has occasional one-night stands, mostly with women and occasionally with men, but she is seduced by Carrie Grethen, early in her career, a relationship which haunts her and those close to her across several books.

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| Stephen Gordon
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Radclyffe|Hall}}
| rowspan="2"|1928
| rowspan="2"|This book, a candid novel about "coming to terms with a lesbian identity," was challenged as obscene, under the ], for its "frank portrayal of lesbianism."<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Machlin|first1=Sherri|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/09/26/banned-books-week-well-loneliness|title=Banned Books Week: The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall|website=The New York Public Library|date=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417015333/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/09/26/banned-books-week-well-loneliness|archive-date=17 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the book has no language that is explicitly sexual, the lesbian themes were seen as a threat to the existing social order, seen as unpalatable, remained banned until 1959 when the Obscene Publications Act was amended, and was published in the U.S. in April 1929 when courts agreed that "lesbianism in and of itself was neither obscene nor illegal," meaning the book wasn't either.

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| Valérie Seymour

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| Joan Gilling
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Sylvia|Plath}}
| rowspan="2"|1963
| rowspan="2"|The novel has a central relationship between Joan and Esther,<ref name="Inness 1997">{{cite book|last1=Inness|first1=Sherrie A.|title=The Lesbian Menace: Ideology, Identity, and the Representation of Lesbian Life|date=1997|publisher=]|isbn=9781558490918|page=48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgHAy-vEJZIC&pg=PA48|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517033644/https://books.google.com/books?id=mgHAy-vEJZIC&pg=PA48|url-status=live}}</ref> and it addresses the question of socially acceptable identity, examining Esther's "quest to forge her own identity, to be herself rather than what others expect her to be"<ref>{{cite journal| last = Perloff| first = Marjorie | title = 'A Ritual for Being Born Twice': Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar| journal = Contemporary Literature | volume = 13| issue = 4 | pages = 507–552 | publisher = University of Wisconsin Press | date = Autumn 1972 | jstor =1207445 |doi=10.2307/1207445 }}</ref> while highlighting the problems with oppressive patriarchal society in mid-20th-century America.<ref name="Bonds">{{cite journal | last = Bonds | first = Diane | title = The Separative Self in Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar | journal = Women's Studies | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | pages = 49–64 | publisher = Routledge | date = October 1990 | url = http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/ssmith/separativeself.pdf | access-date = 19 March 2012 | doi = 10.1080/00497878.1990.9978819 | archive-date = 24 January 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130124002423/http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/ssmith/separativeself.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> There was ] of the book, and a lawsuit by Jane V. Anderson claiming that she was not a lesbian and didn't have a relationship with Sylvia Path.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zuckoff|first=Mitchell|title=Psychiatrist Says 'Bell Jar' Movie's Lesbian Scenes Humiliated Her|date=27 January 1987|url=https://apnews.com/c8fcbaab644ce0bf5b0a31299c93ce0f |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620194043/https://apnews.com/c8fcbaab644ce0bf5b0a31299c93ce0f |archive-date=20 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>

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| Esther Greenwood

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| Rosemary Harper
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|]
| rowspan="2"|2015
| rowspan="2"|Rosemary Harper and Sissix are either lesbians or bisexuals as the two women enter a relationship with each other over the course of the novel.<ref>{{Cite web| last1=Stepaniuk |first1=Casey |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/queer-sci-fi-books-368636/|title=8 Queer Sci-Fi Books To Read Right Now|date=13 February 2017|website=Autostraddle|language=en-US|access-date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622024612/https://www.autostraddle.com/queer-sci-fi-books-368636/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In her review, Casey Stepaniuk describes the book as "Star Trek but with lesbians and more aliens."

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| Sissix

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| Hurley
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Carey|Pietch|nolink=1}}
| rowspan="2"|2018–present
| rowspan="2"|In the third graphic novel, ''Petals to the Metal'', there are two secondary female characters named Hurley and Sloane who have a relationship/feelings for each other.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.themarysue.com/adventure-zone-representation/ |title=The Adventure Zone Proves Listening to Criticism Is the Way to Improve Representation, Not Avoiding It |first=Daniel Ryan |last=Alarcon |date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621161413/https://www.themarysue.com/adventure-zone-representation/ |archive-date=21 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Hurley-Sloane lesbian couple survived to the end of the story, surviving a near-death experience.

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| Sloane

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| Ijeoma
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|]
| rowspan="2"|2015
| rowspan="2"|Ijeoma and Amina fall in love with each other as children and keep loving each other way into adulthood.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/24/under-the-udala-trees-chinelo-okparanta-review|title=Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta review – love in the time of Biafra|last=Enjeti|first=Anjali|date=24 September 2015|work=]|access-date=31 January 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709142330/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/24/under-the-udala-trees-chinelo-okparanta-review|archive-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>

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| Amina

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| Wilma Irrling
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Cornelia|Funke}}
| rowspan="2"|2003
| rowspan="2"|Wilma comes out as lesbian to her friends. She falls in love with a girl from her theatre group who is called Leonie.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kögel|first1=Annette|last2=Warnecke|first2=Tilmann|title=Homophobie in der Schule Wilde Hühner und gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online|url=https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schule/homophobie-in-der-schule-wilde-huehner-und-gleichgeschlechtliche-liebe/1391464.html|date=9 December 2008|trans-title=Homophobia In School Wild Chicks And Same Sex Love|language=de|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115163853/https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schule/homophobie-in-der-schule-wilde-huehner-und-gleichgeschlechtliche-liebe/1391464.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| Leonie

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| Ashlinn Järnheim
| '']''{{efn|Part of ''The ]'' series}}
| {{Sortname|Jay|Kristoff}}
| align="center"|2017
| ] is an infamous assassin and fugitive slave fleeing from the Blades of the Red Church and Luminatii legion, with her family wanting her to die and her mentor in hands of her foes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2018/03/27/cover-reveals-dark-dawn-jay-kristoff-jason-chan/|title=Night Falls on the Republic: Revealing Jay Kristoff's Darkdawn|date=27 March 2018|website=Tor.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222035744/https://www.tor.com/2018/03/27/cover-reveals-dark-dawn-jay-kristoff-jason-chan/|archive-date=22 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She works with many individuals, like her lover, Ashlinn, to find out the "final answer to the riddle of her life."

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| Holland Jeager
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Julie Anne|Peters}}
| rowspan="2"|2003
| rowspan="2"|In this coming out novel, Holland is intrigued by a student transferring to her school who "wants to start a Lesbigay club at school."<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.librarything.com/work/111928 |publisher=] |title=Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617220335/http://www.librarything.com/work/111928 |archive-date=17 June 2019 }}</ref> In the process, Holland faces homophobia, and begins a relationship with Cece, adjusting to her new sexuality quickly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Children's Book Review: Keeping You A Secret by Julie Anne Peters|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-70275-1|website=]|date=31 August 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625230407/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-70275-1|archive-date=25 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| Cece

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| Jeanette
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Jeanette|Winterson}}
| align="center"|1985
| This book is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian girl named Jeanette who grows up in an English Pentecostal community.<ref>{{cite book|last=Griffin|first=Gabriele|title=Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing|publisher=]|year=2002|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinlesbian0000grif/page/217|isbn=978-0-415-15984-5|page=}}</ref> Key themes of the book include transition from youth to adulthood, complex family relationships, same-sex relationships, and religion. ] of the book was made and aired by the BBC in 1990, starring ] and ], which won the ] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prixitalia.rai.it/2010/pdf/WINNERS_1949-2010.pdf|title=Prix Italia, Winners 1949 - 2010, RAI|date=2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022124024/http://www.prixitalia.rai.it/2010/pdf/WINNERS_1949-2010.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|access-date=15 March 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| Jo
| rowspan="2"|'']'' series
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Wen|Spencer}}
| rowspan="2"|2001–2004
| rowspan="2"|In this series of books, Jo and Lara are the mothers of Ukiah Oregon, the story's protagonist. In the first book, ''Alien Taste'', it is revealed that Ukriah was raised first by wolves, then by Jo and Lara.<ref>{{cite web|title=Science Fiction Books with Lesbian Characters|publisher=LesbianScienceFiction.com|url=http://lesbiansciencefiction.com/LSFCharbyAuth0006.html|date=29 June 2003|access-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615193731/http://lesbiansciencefiction.com/LSFCharbyAuth0006.html|archive-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> Jo and Lara also appear in the three other books in the series, ''Tainted Trail'', ''Bitter Waters'', and ''Dog Warrior'', but only as minor characters.

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| Lara

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| Annie Kenyon
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Nancy|Garden}}
| rowspan="2"|1982
| rowspan="2"|This book is a retrospect by Liza, remembering her first semester at ], how she met Annie, struggled to recognize her lesbian identity, and they reaffirm their love for each other on the phone at the end of the book.<ref name="FAD">{{cite book |last=Day |first=Frances Ann |title=Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature |publisher=] |year=2000 |location=Korea |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AICD7lXohOYC&q=+and+Gay+Voices&pg=PP1 |isbn=978-0-313-31162-8 |pages=28–29 |access-date=12 August 2021 |archive-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616200841/https://books.google.com/books?id=AICD7lXohOYC&q=+and+Gay+voices&pg=PP1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to these themes, ] burned a copy of the book, a Kansas superintendent removed it from school libraries, and a lawsuit ensued, with a judge ruling on the side of the ], ordering the book to be returned to the libraries shelves. The book is well-regarded as a "canonical lesbian-coming-of-age novel."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Roger |title=A Second Look: Annie on My Mind |publisher=] |date=6 March 2013 |url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=a-second-look-annie-on-my-mind |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620191233/https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=a-second-look-annie-on-my-mind |archive-date=20 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>

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| Liza Winthrop

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| Keren
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Mercedes|Lackey}}
| align="center"|1987
| Keren, a minor character,<ref>{{cite book|last=Lackey|first=Mercedes|author-link=Mercedes Lackey|title=Arrows of the Queen|publisher=]|year=1987|isbn=978-0-886-77378-6|page=|title-link=Arrows of the Queen}}</ref> is life bonded to Ylsa and then Sherrill.

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| ]
| rowspan="3"|'']''
| rowspan="3"|{{Sortname|Tamora|Pierce}}
| rowspan="3"|2005
| rowspan="3"|Daja is a main character who realizes she is gay and begins a relationship with a woman named Rizu throughout the course of the novel, while Lark is a mostly off-screen character in a long-term relationship with another woman. Lark appears more in other books within Pierce's {{hs|Circle of Magic}} ] universe.<ref>{{cite web|title = AfterEllen Book Club: ''Will of the Empress'' and ''Ammonite''|website=]|url=http://www.afterellen.com/afterellen-com-book-club-will-of-the-empress-and-ammonite/09/2013/|access-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113220548/http://www.afterellen.com/books/196756-afterellen-com-book-club-will-of-the-empress-and-ammonite|archive-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> Daja's relationship in this book ends badly. She is forced to choose between Rizu and her chosen family; she chooses the latter.

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| Rizuka fa Dalach "Rizu"

|-valign="top"
| Lark

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| Renee LaRoche
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Carole|LaFavor}}
| align="center"|1996
| In this novel, originally published in 1996, and re-released in 2017, it is the first detective novel to have "an openly out Indigenous lesbian," the protagonist, Renee.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Along the Journey River and Evil Dead Center |first=Knight |last=Nina |journal=Tribal College |issue=3 |volume=30 |year=2019 |url=https://tribalcollegejournal.org/along-the-journey-river-and-evil-dead-center/ |access-date=20 June 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218183745/https://tribalcollegejournal.org/along-the-journey-river-and-evil-dead-center/ |archive-date=18 February 2019 }}</ref>

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| Anna Lightwood
| rowspan="4"|{{hs|Shadowhunter Chronicles}} '']''
| rowspan="4"|{{Sortname|Cassandra|Clare}}
| rowspan="4"|2007–present
| rowspan="4"|Anna is a ] lesbian, as confirmed by author Cassandra Clare,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cassandraclare.tumblr.com/post/77755584106/trans-and-genderqueer-shadowhunters |title=Trans* and genderqueer Shadowhunters |publisher=] |first=Cassandra |last=Clare |date=2014 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418191028/https://cassandraclare.tumblr.com/post/77755584106/trans-and-genderqueer-shadowhunters |archive-date=18 April 2019 }}</ref> who has had many lovers but has never truly gotten over her first love,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/By50LatFJnT/?igshid=1hddrsvvdcief |title=Another flower card from Cassandra Jean! Those who have read Every Exquisite Thing know Ariadne and Anna's love story. In Chain of Gold they meet again ... and at least one of them (maybe both ;) makes a strong case for why they shouldn't be apart. But Ariadne *is* engaged to someone else .... ❤️ #ariadnebridgestock #chainofgold #thelasthours #wlw |publisher=] |first=Cassandra |last=Clare |date=19 June 2019 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200626011509/https://www.instagram.com/p/By50LatFJnT/ |archive-date=26 June 2020 }} Cassandra also talked about this , writing "Yes, there are feelings, yes they have to some extent both moved on...Ariadne...hurt Anna and mishandled the situation...Much of where Anna is emotionally in Chain of Gold...is because of that hurt."</ref> Ariadne Bridgestock, a closeted lesbian<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Clare |first=Cassandra |user=cassieclare |number=1235221099497041920 |date=4 March 2020 |title=Of the characters you're talking about one is out, and supported by her family. Ariadne lives in fear of her parents finding out, others are closeted, one forcing a fake marriage so he can cover up his sexuality. One has told only his friends. |accessdate=25 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304152125/https://twitter.com/cassieclare/status/1235221099497041920 |archivedate=4 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> who entered a lavender engagement with Charles, becoming his fiancé.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Clare |first=Cassandra |user=cassieclare |number=647222218003476480 |date=24 September 2015 |title=She's Charles' fiancee. I like the name, so... |accessdate=25 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221233818/https://twitter.com/cassieclare/status/647222218003476480 |archivedate=21 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Anna also, according to the author, outright rejects the ] but uses female pronouns because the book is set in 1903.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Clare |first=Cassandra |user=cassieclare |number=583395321683783680 |date=1 April 2015 |title=@pandagirl5o Anna uses female pronouns. It's 1903, there was no term genderqueer, so I have to navigate this stuff in the context. |accessdate=25 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221220918/https://twitter.com/cassieclare/status/583395321683783680 |archivedate=21 February 2016 |url-status=live}} A fan asked her "Is Anna Lightwood going to be using female pronouns in the book or something else? Because I know Anna is genderqueer." She also wrote, Ariadne wants her sexuality kept a strict secret...Ariadne’s parents strongly encourage Ariadne to stay away from Anna, once Anna starts wearing gentlemen’s clothing regularly and living a life of ladykilling roguishness in a bohemian flat." She gives more background about her use of female pronouns .</ref>

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| Ariadne Bridgestock

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| ]

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| ]

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| {{unbulleted list|Maiju Montevideo | Claude Singapore}}
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Elizabeth|Bear}}
| align="center"|2006
| This story revolves around two spies sent to steal alien tech from Amazonia, a "planet ruled by man-enslaving lesbians" like Claude and Maiju.<ref name="io9">{{cite web |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/387818/environmental-fascists-fight-gun-loving-lesbians-for-alien-technology |title=Environmental Fascists Fight Gun-Loving Lesbians for Alien Technology |publisher=] |first=Annalee |last=Newitz |author-link=Annalee Newitz |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809203149/https://io9.gizmodo.com/environmental-fascists-fight-gun-loving-lesbians-for-al-387818|archive-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> Additionally, the two spies, Vincent and Michelangelo are homosexuals from a world with "regressive and repressive mores."<ref name="SF Site Carnival">{{cite web |url=https://www.sfsite.com/05b/ca248.htm |title=''Carnival'' by Elizabeth Bear |first=Paul |last=Kincaid |work=] |date=2007 |access-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809203136/https://www.sfsite.com/05b/ca248.htm |archive-date=9 August 2019}}</ref>

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| Moff Delian Mors
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Paul S.|Kemp}}
| align="center"|2015
| Moff, the first LGBT character in the ], was introduced in this book.{{efn|There were same gender relationships in ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' online roleplaying game after an outcry, introduced in 2015.}} She is an Imperial officer who makes mistakes, is very capable, and happens to be a lesbian as well, with those who included it saying that Star Wars should be diverse, apart from stories about "straight, white males."<ref name="bigshiny">{{Cite web|url=http://bigshinyrobot.com/58601/star-wars-introduces-lgbt-character-canon/|title=''Star Wars'' Introduces an LGBT Character Into Canon|first=Bryan|last=Young|work=Big Shiny Robot|date=6 March 2015|access-date=6 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621184012/https://bigshinyrobot.com/books/star-wars-introduces-lgbt-character-canon/|archive-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> Reviewers for the ] stated her sexuality is not a major concern in the novel, suggesting that "homophobia isn't an issue in the Empire," and something the Imperial Army doesn't worry about, even as they fight rebels.<ref name="NYDN">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/review-star-wars-lords-sith-blog-entry-1.2201665 |title=REVIEW: ''Star Wars: Lords of the Sith'' throws Darth Vader and the Emperor onto the battlefield |work=] |first=Sean |last=Keane |date=28 April 2015 |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621144303/https://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/review-star-wars-lords-sith-blog-entry-1.2201665 |archive-date=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/star-wars-novelist-writes-canon-lesbian-character-article-1.2145895 |title=''Star Wars'' novelist adds first lesbian character to canon |first=Nicole |last=Hensley |work=New York Daily News |date=11 March 2015 |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622171957/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/star-wars-novelist-writes-canon-lesbian-character-article-1.2145895 |archive-date=22 June 2020}}</ref>

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| {{unbulleted list|Cassie Peskin-Suso|3=Nadine Suso}}
| '']''
| ]
| align="center"|2015
| Abby's cousin Cassie Peskin-Suso, a principal character in the sequel novel '']'', is a lesbian and Mina is her pansexual girlfriend while Cassie also has two mothers Nadine, who is a lesbian, and Patty, who is bisexual.<ref name="Hannah 2015">{{cite web | last=Hannah | first=ShadowKissed | title=Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli – review | website=The Guardian | date=2015-09-01 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/01/simon-vs-homo-sapiens-agenda-becky-albertalli-review | access-date=2016-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728214135/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/01/simon-vs-homo-sapiens-agenda-becky-albertalli-review |archive-date=28 July 2019 }}</ref>

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| Margaret Prior
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Sarah|Waters}}
| rowspan="2"|1999
| rowspan="2"|Margaret also called "Peggy" and "Aurora" is an unmarried woman from an upper-class family. She becomes a visitor at a prison and meets Selina. Margaret is a prisoner in her life being "dictated by gender rules and societal expectations, as Selina is in her physical cell."<ref name="affinity">{{cite web |author=AfterEllen staff |title=Review of "Affinity" |publisher=] |date=16 June 2008 |url=https://www.afterellen.com/movies/33454-review-of-affinity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107224925/https://www.afterellen.com/movies/33454-review-of-affinity |archive-date=7 January 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> This novel is set in a women's prison in London, explores the "Victorian world of spiritualism," and won the Somerset Maugham Award for Lesbian and Gay Fiction.<ref name="Affinity">{{cite web|last=Holcombe |first=Garan |title=Sarah Waters: Critical Perspective |publisher=ContemporaryWriters.com |year=2005 |url=http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth03a23o034012634831 |access-date=9 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001125859/http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth03A23O034012634831 |archive-date=1 October 2007 }}</ref> Like her first novel, Affinity contains overarching lesbian themes and was acclaimed by critics on its publication. Later it was turned into ].

|-valign="top"
| Selina Dawes

|-valign="top"
| Imogene "Idgie" Threadgoode
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Fannie|Flagg}}
| align="center"|1998
| This novel weaves together the past and the present through the blossoming friendship between Evelyn Couch, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who lives in a nursing home, while her sister-in-law, Idgie, and her friend, Ruth, ran a café. Idgie is a lesbian and has a long-term romantic relationship with another woman, and sexual encounters with one other woman.<ref name="FGT">{{cite book|last=Greenhill/Tye|title=Undisciplined Women: Tradition and Culture in Canada|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press|year=1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yGuxrI4lDJoC&q=Undisciplined+Women&pg=PP1|isbn=978-0-7735-1615-1|page=143|access-date=12 August 2021|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616200844/https://books.google.com/books?id=yGuxrI4lDJoC&q=Undisciplined+Women&pg=PP1|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it is not explicitly labeled as a lesbian relationship, every resident both knows about and accepts Idgie and Ruth's relationship, making ] a theme in the novel<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Proehl|first1=Kristen|title=''Fried Green Tomatoes'' and ''The Color Purple'': A case study in lesbian friendship and cultural controversy|journal=Journal of Lesbian Studies|volume=22|date=17 April 2017|issue=1|pages=17–30|doi=10.1080/10894160.2017.1309627|pmid=28414628|s2cid=205754039|issn=1089-4160}}</ref> while in the film adaptation, a story of Southern female friendship and love, Ruth had been in love with Buddy Threadgoode, Idgie's brother.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hollinger |first=Karen |title=In the company of women |publisher=] |year=1998 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LEO2teXAnIC |isbn =0-8166-3177-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Vickers|first=Lu|title=Fried Green Tomatoes Excuse me, did we see the same movie?|journal=Jump Cut|date=June 1994|volume=39|pages=25–30|url=http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC39folder/FrGreenTomatoes.html|access-date=12 February 2012|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922121247/https://ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC39folder/FrGreenTomatoes.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|-valign="top"
| Aud Torvingen
| {{hs|Blue Place}} '']''
| {{Sortname|Nicola|Griffith}}
| align="center"|2007
| Aud Torvingen, an 18-year-old coming to the U.S., who is the daughter of a rich diplomat, rents an apartment near Atlanta, and becomes an Atlanta cop, but falls into passionate encounters.<ref name="Lo">{{cite web |last=Lo |first=Malinda |title=13 Lesbian and Bi Characters You Should Know (page 3) |publisher=] |date=22 May 2007|url=http://www.afterellen.com/books/2007/5/lesbianbicharacters?page=0%2C2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030185022/http://www.afterellen.com/books/2007/5/lesbianbicharacters?page=0%2C2 |archive-date=30 October 2007|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> One of these encounters is with Julia. She remains a protagonist in the book's two sequels, ''Stay'' and ''Always'', and becomes "one of the most human and intriguing lesbians in crime fiction."<ref name="Lo" />

|-valign="top"
| Jaret Tyler
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Sandra|Scoppettone}}
| rowspan="2"|1978
| rowspan="2"|This young adult book is the first one with a "clearly lesbian main character," named Jaret Taylor who comes out in the book's first line: "Even though Jaret Tyler had no guilt or shame about her love affair with Peggy Danziger she knew there were plenty of people in this world who would put it down."<ref name="AE13"/> Jaret, a future lawyer, endures hardship and discrimination but remains strong even as Peggy, her girlfriend, "wavers in the face of family and small-town prejudices." Scoppettone would go on to write a popular mystery novel series featuring a lesbian detective named Lauren Laurano.

|-valign="top"
| Peggy Danziger

|-valign="top"
| Clodagh Unwin
| {{hs|Village Affair}} '']''
| {{Sortname|Joanna|Trollope}}
| align="center"|1989
| In this story, Alice Meadows questions her identity, having an affair with a lesbian woman named Clodagh Unwin, while she remains married, with her awakening depending on "a heart-wrenching choice between her lover and her family."<ref name="AE132">{{cite web |last=Lo |first=Malinda |title=13 Lesbian and Bi Characters You Should Know (page 2) |website=] |date=22 May 2007|url=http://www.afterellen.com/books/2007/5/lesbianbicharacters?page=0%2C1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211111628/http://www.afterellen.com/books/2007/5/lesbianbicharacters?page=0%2C1 |archive-date=11 December 2007|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>

|-valign="top"
| Clarissa Vaughan
| rowspan="2"|{{hs|Hours}}'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Michael|Cunningham}}
| rowspan="2"|1998
| rowspan="2"|In this novel, which has strong parallels with Virginia Woolf's ], Clarissa rejects a relationship with Richard, a gay man, for the love of her life, Sally, who is invigorated by this love.<ref name="Hours">{{cite book |last=Young | first=Tory | title=Michael Cunningham's ''The Hours'': A Reader's Guide | publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group | year=2003 | url=https://archive.org/details/michaelcunningha0000youn |url-access=registration | isbn=978-0-8264-1476-2 | page=-}}</ref> Louis is also Richard's former lover, with Richard later taking his own life, while Clarissa comes to a full realization of her own identity.

|-valign="top"
| Sally

|- valign="top"
| Patience White
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Isabel|Miller}}
| rowspan="2"|1969
| rowspan="2"|This book, which captures "Lesbian-feminist consciousness" in the U.S. in the 1960s, is not only a love story of Patience and Sarah but also became important in the "lesbian literary-political tradition," with Miller's experience as a woman and lesbian shaping the book itself.<ref name="Patience">{{cite web|last=Katz |first=Jonathan |title=Writing and Publishing ''Patience and Sarah'' |url=http://www.patienceandsarah.com/Routsong.html |access-date=22 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314150730/http://www.patienceandsarah.com/Routsong.html |archive-date=14 March 2008 }}</ref>

|- valign="top"
| Sarah Dowling

|-valign="top"
| Felicity Worthington
| '']''
| {{Sortname|Libba|Bray}}
| align="center"|2003
| Felicity is an "alpha girl," who becomes friends with the protagonist, Gemma, and has an "obsession with power," and has a tortured lesbian relationship with Pippa <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/the-gemma-doyle-trilogy-a-great-and-terrible-beauty-rebel-angels-and-the-sweet-far-thing-by-libba-bray/|title=The Gemma Doyle Trilogy: A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray|date=11 February 2012|website=BookDragon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107200830/http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/the-gemma-doyle-trilogy-a-great-and-terrible-beauty-rebel-angels-and-the-sweet-far-thing-by-libba-bray/|archive-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> Felicity is revealed to be either bisexual or a lesbian (although most likely lesbian as she seemed to use men as a cover-up) in the last book when she shares a passionate kiss with Pippa, before leaving the corrupt Pippa behind forever.


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==Video games==
==Live-action television characters==
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{{Main|List of video games with LGBT characters}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%" {| class="sortable wikitable" style="margins:auto; width:100%"
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Name(s) of characters
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Years series aired
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Name of show
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Network
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Sources
|- |-
! style="width:13%;"| Characters
| scope="row" | Ellen
! style="width:25%;"| Title
| March 29, 1994 - July 22, 1998
! style="width:6%;"| Year
| '']''
! style="width:38%;"| Notes
| ]
! style="width:13%;"| Developer
| Ellen came out in 1997 as lesbian, and was one of "TV’s first openly gay main characters," seen with a female lover named Laurie, in the show's final season before the show was cancelled.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| A ghost couple
| scope="row" | Willow
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| March 10, 1997 – May 20, 2003
| rowspan="2"|2012
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|In the English release of this Japanese ], the main character Toomi Yuna helps a female ghost couple, create other lesbian couples at her school. This game is notable for being the first erotic visual novel released on Steam not to be censored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/steam-is-getting-an-uncensored-sex-game-1728006494|title=Steam Is Getting An Uncensored Sex Game|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|website=]|date=September 2015|publisher=]|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-date=1 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901215449/http://kotaku.com/steam-is-getting-an-uncensored-sex-game-1728006494|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ] (1997–2001), ] (2001–03)
| rowspan="2"|Liar-soft
| Willow grows from a shy character to a confident, and powerful, individual, who had strong friendships and relationships.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Other couples
| scope="row" | Virginia Braithwaite
| 20 January 2000 – 9 April 2003
| '']''
| ]
| Virginia is infatuated with Megan Hartnoll, her neighbor, and they eventually marry each other.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Asellus
| scope="row" | Santana Lopez
| '']''
| May 19, 2009 - March 20, 2015
| {{sort|1997/07/11|1997}}
| '']''
| This Japanese ] game features a female main character named Asellus who was infused with mystical blood that causes her to be highly attractive to other women.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Rorshacma |title=SaGa Frontier |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/saga-frontier/ |website=Hardcore Gaming |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920094353/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/saga-frontier/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |date=2 May 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Schreier |first1=Jason |title=Let's Talk About SaGa Frontier |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/08/lets-talk-about-saga-frontier/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405233941/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/08/lets-talk-about-saga-frontier/ |archive-date=5 April 2020 |date=2 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ]
| ]
| Santana is a popular cheerleader who loves her best friend.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Athena
| scope="row" | Tara Chambler
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| October 31, 2010 – present
| rowspan="2"|2014
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|In ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'' (2014) the playable character Athena and the supporting character Janey Springs are lesbian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answer/125850221128 |title=is it okay if I see Athena as bi? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712073327/http://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answer/125850221128 |archive-date=12 July 2015 |access-date=1 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themarysue.com/talking-female-characters-friendzoning-and-representation-with-the-writers-of-borderlands-the-pre-sequel/|title=Talking Female Characters, "Friendzoning," and Representation With The Writers Of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel|date=23 October 2014|publisher=The Mary Sue|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704032711/https://www.themarysue.com/talking-female-characters-friendzoning-and-representation-with-the-writers-of-borderlands-the-pre-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref> Janey repeatedly flirts with Athena, causing her to become embarrassed.
| ]
| ] & ]
| Throughout the series, Tara has had various relationships, although all are short-lived. Aisha and Denise Cloyd, her first and second girlfriends respectfully, both perish in her journeys across the Earth's surface.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Janey Springs
| scope="row" | Lana Winters
| October 5, 2011 – present
| ]
| ]
| Lana is in a secret relationship with Wendy Peyser before the latter is murdered by a serial killer.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Sophie de Bretheuil
| scope="row" | Yorkie and Kelly
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 4 December 2011 - 5 June 2019
| rowspan="2"|{{sort|1997/03/30|1997}}
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|This ] has the player meeting two young adult girls named Sophie de Bretheuil and Rebecca Norton who are almost always in each other's company. While at first, they appear to be merely close friends, reading the diary of Rebecca suggests they are lesbians, but there are no explicitly homosexual gestures beyond hand-holding.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riendeau |first1=Danielle |title=The Weekly Geek: Lesbians on "The Last Express" |url=https://www.afterellen.com/columns/84831-the-weekly-geek-lesbians-on-the-last-express |website=] |publisher=Lesbian Nation |access-date=3 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921004904/https://www.afterellen.com/columns/84831-the-weekly-geek-lesbians-on-the-last-express |archive-date=21 September 2016 |date=17 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ] (2011–2014), ] (2016–present)
| rowspan="2"|Smoking Car Productions
| Yorkie and Kelly, in the episode "San Junipero," are in a loving relationship.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" /><ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Rebecca Norton
| scope="row" | Lena
| June 30, 2013 - January 19, 2020
| '']''
| ]
| Lena helps the protagonist and his Hollywood clientele, with a no-nonsense approach.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Abigail Black
| scope="row" | Sophia Burset
| '']''
| rowspan="4"|July 11, 2013 - July 26, 2019
| {{sort|2007/10/22|2007}}
| rowspan="4"|'']''
| Lt. Abigail Black, a telekinetic sniper and playable character, is confirmed to be lesbian in this Spanish ] and ] game.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Melick |first1=Todd |title=Feature: Interview: Clive Barker |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/features/142628.shtml |magazine=] |publisher=] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225071504/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/features/142628.shtml |archive-date=25 December 2007 |page=3 |date=23 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"|]
| ] & Alchemic Productions
| Sophia, played by Laverne Cox, has a complex storyline in this show.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Byleth (player character)
| scope="row" | Suzanne Warren
| rowspan="6" |'']''
| Suzanne, otherwise known as "Crazy Eyes," falls for series protagonist Piper Chapman and later as so-so relationship with Maureen Kukudio.
| rowspan="6" |2019
| <ref name="pinknews">{{cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/07/18/the-12-best-ever-lesbian-characters-on-tv/|work=]|title=The 12 best ever lesbian characters on TV|last=Mitchell|first=Bea|date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
| rowspan="6" |Edelgard, Dorothea, Rhea, Sothis, and Mercedes can be romanced by the player character regardless of gender during certain routes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Matthew |title=Fire Emblem Three Houses romance options list and S-Support relationships explained |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-26-fire-emblem-three-houses-romances-s-support-6038 |publisher=Eurogamer |access-date=6 April 2020 |date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401010101/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-26-fire-emblem-three-houses-romances-s-support-6038 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gravelle |first1=Cody |title=Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romance Options Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/fire-emblem-three-houses-romance-options-guide-walkthrough/ |publisher=ScreenRant |access-date=6 April 2020 |date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615153218/https://screenrant.com/fire-emblem-three-houses-romance-options-guide-walkthrough/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rowspan="6" |] & ]
|- |-
| Edelgard
| scope="row" | Carrie Black
| Carrie, otherwise known as "Big Boo," often walks around the prison showing off a tattoo reading "butch" on her forearm, while in a white tank top.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Dorothea
| scope="row" | Poussey Washington
| Poussey first has a crush on Taystee before she begins a relationship with SoSo later in the series.
| <ref name="pinknews" />
|- |-
| Mercedes
| scope="row" | Alex Danvers and Maggie Sawyer
| October 26, 2015 - present
| '']''
| ] (season 1), ] (season 2–present)
| Alex and Maggie hold important jobs, encourage each other, and are a couple.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Rhea
| scope="row" | Waverly Earp and Nicole Haught
| April 1, 2016 – present
| '']''
| ], ] (season 1), Space (seasons 2–3), ] (season 4)
| Waverly and Nicole are a couple on the show.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Sothis
| scope="row" | Elena Alvarez
| January 6, 2017 - present
| '']''
| ] (2017–19), ] (2020)
| In this show, Elena, a Cuban girl, age 15, wrestles with her sexuality and other important issues.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Caithe
| scope="row" | Bill Potts
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 15 April - 1 July 2017
| rowspan="2"|2012
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|This ] game includes the sylvari race of plant-like humanoids who don't reproduce sexually. As such, they do not base their relationships upon reproduction, but rather love, sensuality, and finding beauty in one another.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=839307&postcount=60 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125114931/http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=839307&postcount=60 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=ArenaNet: The Sylvari Soul – Angel McCoy on Writing the Sylvari - Page 2 - News, Interviews & Articles - Guild Wars 2 Guru - Page 2 |publisher=Guild Wars 2 Guru |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> Caithe and Faolain are minor characters, two female sylvari in a lesbian relationship. Eladus and Dagdar are two young male sylvari in a gay relationship. The player is able to encounter and save Eladus and Dagdar from the Knight Bercilak the Green in an optional quest.
| ]
| rowspan="2"|]
| A black gay character, Bill is in Season 10 of the show, with no one caring about her sexuality.
| <ref name="buzzfeed">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/scottybryan/lgbt-characters-on-television|work=]|title=25 LGBT Characters On Television That Viewers Absolutely Love|last=Bryan|first=Scott|date=2017-08-01}}</ref>
|- |-
| Faolain
| scope="row" | Moira
| rowspan="2"|April 26, 2017 – present
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| rowspan="2"|]
| Moira is forced by the restrictive society she lives under to act straight, although she is not.
| <ref name="buzzfeed" />
|- |-
| Corrin (player character)
| scope="row" | Ofglen
| rowspan="2" |'']''
| Originally part of the resistance, she is captured as a "gender traitor," is able to have children, be "rehabilitated," but also has to watch the person she loves be hanged.
| <ref name="pinknews" /> | rowspan="2" |2015
| rowspan="2" |This game is the first in the ''Fire Emblem'' franchise to feature a same-sex marriage option for both the 'Birthright' and 'Conquest' versions of the game (Niles and Rhajat in the American version).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/23/8836513/fire-emblem-fates-same-sex-relationships-nintendo|title=Fire Emblem Fates will include same-sex marriage, Nintendo confirms|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|date=23 June 2015|publisher=Polygon|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627195909/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/23/8836513/fire-emblem-fates-same-sex-relationships-nintendo|url-status=live}}</ref> The same sex options, however, are restricted to one character per game, and if the player marries a character of the same sex, they will not be able to unlock Kana (the player's child) or Nina, Niles' daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/fire-emblem-fates-has-same-sex-marriages-2-versions-officially-confirmed-for-the-west/|title=Fire Emblem Fates has same-sex marriages, 2 versions officially confirmed for the west - Nintendo Everything|date=23 June 2015|publisher=Nintendo Everything|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615153226/https://nintendoeverything.com/fire-emblem-fates-has-same-sex-marriages-2-versions-officially-confirmed-for-the-west/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
| rowspan="2" |] & ]

==Video game characters==

To learn about further LGBT characters in video games, please see the ] page.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%"
! Series
! Year
! Title
! Character(s)
! Notes
! Developer
|- |-
| Rhajat
| '']''
| 1986
| ''Moonmist''
| Vivien Pentreath
| In one of the possible storylines, it is revealed that Vivien, a friend of Lord Jack, was in a relationship with his former fiancée, Deirdre, before her apparent suicide and was jealous that she chose Lord Jack over her in this ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greer |first1=Sam |title=Queer representation in games isn't good enough, but it is getting better |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/queer-representation-in-games-isnt-good-enough-but-it-is-getting-better/ |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=March 13, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729050119/https://www.gamesradar.com/queer-representation-in-games-isnt-good-enough-but-it-is-getting-better/ |archivedate=July 29, 2018 |date=May 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="salon-list" />
| ]
|- |-
| Crystal
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 1988
| rowspan="2"|{{sort|2010/09/24|2010}}
| ''Caper in the Castro''
| rowspan="2"|It's hinted that two minor villains, twin sisters Crystal and Amber Bailey, are in an incestuous lesbian relationship in this Canadian ] and ] game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dead Rising 2 |url=https://queerlyrepresent.me/title/dead-rising-2 |website=Queerly Represent Me |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810160436/https://queerlyrepresent.me/title/dead-rising-2 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Tracker McDyke
| rowspan="2"|]
| A murder mystery problem solving and ] for Apple Mac computers written in the ] language, distributed on underground gay bulletin boards, starring the lesbian detective Tracker McDyke. C. M. Ralph, who wrote the game, later released a ] version called "Murder on Main Street" and published by Heizer Software.<ref name=Winkie-2014>{{cite web |last1=Winkie |first1=Luke |title=A Q&A With The Designer of the First LGBT Computer Game |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/caper-in-the-castro-interview.html |magazine=] |publisher=] |accessdate=March 13, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609100056/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/caper-in-the-castro-interview.html |archivedate=June 9, 2018 |date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| C. M. Ralph
|- |-
| Amber Bailey
| '']''
| {{sort|1992|1992}}
| The Dagger of Amon Ra
| Two female lovers
| This ] paper in the 1920s. Two of the women she meets are involved in a secret love affair.<ref name=salon-list/>
| ]
|- |-
| '']'' | ]
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| {{sort|1997/03/30|1997}}
| rowspan="2"|2013
| ''The Last Express''
| rowspan="2"|In '']'' (2013), Ellie is one of the main characters and Riley is sometimes mentioned. In the DLC prequel '']'' (2014), players control Ellie as she spends time with Riley, and it is implied Ellie has feelings for Riley, culminating in a kiss between them near the climax. The developers Naughty Dog later confirmed they have romantic feelings for each other and the writer for Ellie's character, Neil Druckmann, said he wrote her to be gay.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://popqt.com/is-ellie-gay-naughty-dogs-neil-druckmann-weights-in-on-the-last-of-us-left-behind-d768a6c5c572|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190128090842/https://popqt.com/is-ellie-gay-naughty-dogs-neil-druckmann-weights-in-on-the-last-of-us-left-behind-d768a6c5c572|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2019|title=Is Ellie Gay? Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann Weights in on The Last of Us: Left Behind|date=15 July 2016|work=popQT|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
| Sophie de Bretheuil <br> Rebecca Norton
| rowspan="2"|]
| This ] has the player meeting two young adult girls named Sophie de Bretheuil and Rebecca Norton who are almost always in each other's company. While at first they appear to be merely close friends, reading the diary of Recbecca suggests they are lesbians, but there are no explicitly homosexual gestures beyond hand-holding.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riendeau |first1=Danielle |title=The Weekly Geek: Lesbians on “The Last Express” |url=https://www.afterellen.com/columns/84831-the-weekly-geek-lesbians-on-the-last-express |website=] |publisher=Lesbian Nation |accessdate=April 3, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921004904/https://www.afterellen.com/columns/84831-the-weekly-geek-lesbians-on-the-last-express |archivedate=September 21, 2016 |date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Smoking Car Productions
|- |-
| Riley Abel
| '']''
| {{sort|1997/07/11|1997}}
| ''SaGa Frontier''
| Asellus
| This Japanese ] game features a female main character named Asellus who was infused with mystical blood that causes her to be highly attractive to other women.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Rorshacma |title=SaGa Frontier |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/saga-frontier/ |website=Hardcore Gaming |accessdate=April 6, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920094353/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/saga-frontier/ |archivedate=September 20, 2019 |date=May 2, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Schreier |first1=Jason |title=Let's Talk About SaGa Frontier |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/08/lets-talk-about-saga-frontier/ |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=April 6, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405233941/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/08/lets-talk-about-saga-frontier/ |archivedate=April 6, 2020 |date=August 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| ]
| ''The Longest Journey''
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 1999
| rowspan="2"|2017
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|Garnet (composed of two Gems in a relationship, Ruby and Sapphire), and Pearl, are lesbian characters in this ], and ] game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/7/9/17549458/steven-universe-wedding-queer-love-ruby-sapphire|title=Steven Universe's message of love is emphatically queer|last=Alptraum|first=Lux|date=9 July 2018|website=]|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731054616/https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/7/9/17549458/steven-universe-wedding-queer-love-ruby-sapphire|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/steven-universe-rpg-coming-to-consoles-this-summer-1793111666|title=Steven Universe RPG Coming To Consoles This Summer|last=Fahey|first=Mike|date=9 March 2017|website=]|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124931/https://kotaku.com/steven-universe-rpg-coming-to-consoles-this-summer-1793111666|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fiona and Mickey
| rowspan="2"|]
| This computer game features Fiona and Mickey, a lesbian landlady and her long-time lover. The game also features and a gay cop. While the game used a futuristic ] type setting, the gay characters are not used to show how decadent society had become,{{clarify|date=November 2016}}but are seen as normal and well adjusted secondary characters.<ref name=salon-list>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/04/18/from_a_pink_dinosaur_to_gay_tony_the_evolution_of_lgbt_video_game_characters/ |first=Luke |last=Winkie |title=From a pink dinosaur to "Gay Tony": The evolution of LGBT video game characters |website=] |date=April 18, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817121714/https://www.salon.com/2014/04/18/from_a_pink_dinosaur_to_gay_tony_the_evolution_of_lgbt_video_game_characters/ |archivedate=August 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| ]
| '']''
| 2003
|'']''
| Juhani and another female Jedi
| The party member Juhani is lesbian, though bugged coding on the initial release allowed her to be attracted to the player character regardless of gender. In subsequent patches, she reverts to same-sex preferences. She and another female ] were also heavily implied to be lovers. This would make Juhani the first known gay character in the '']'' universe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/25/a-gay-history-of-gaming|title=A Gay History of Gaming}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Steph Gingrich
| '']''
| '']''
| 2006-2016
| 2015-2017
| All
| Steph has a crush on Rachel and can mention it to Chloe in episode 2. Her voice actress, Katy Bentz, later confirmed during a Reddit AMA that Steph is a lesbian.<ref>{{Cite web |author=KatyBentz |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/lifeisstrange/comments/8bra15/all_hi_im_katy_bentz_the_voice_actor_for_steph/dx940wm/?context=1 |title= Hi! I'm Katy Bentz, the Voice Actor for Steph! Ask Me Anything! |website=Reddit |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=16 December 2019 |quote=There was a short description about Steph when I was cast. Lesbian, Drama Nerd, DND Dungeon Master and I went from there! |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106133744/https://www.reddit.com/r/lifeisstrange/comments/8bra15/all_hi_im_katy_bentz_the_voice_actor_for_steph/dx940wm/?context=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Various girls, Teachers and Nurses
| ]
| A series of ] ] ]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/09/25/yuri-visual-novel-a-kiss-for-the-petals-graces-steam/169058/|title=Yuri Visual Novel 'A Kiss for the Petals' Graces Steam|date=2015-09-26|website=Hardcore Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-09-04/mangagamer-announces-pre-orders-for-a-kiss-for-the-petals-remembering-how-we-met/.92541|title=MangaGamer Announces Pre-Orders for A Kiss For The Petals: Remembering How We Met|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>
|Fuguriya
|- |-
| Tracker McDyke
| ]
| '']''
| {{sort|2006/12/09|2006}}
| 1988
| ''Corpse Party: BloodCovered''
| A murder mystery problem solving and ] for Apple Mac computers written in the ] language, distributed on underground gay bulletin boards, starring the lesbian detective Tracker McDyke. C. M. Ralph, who wrote the game, later released a ] version called "Murder on Main Street" and published by Heizer Software.<ref name=Winkie-2014>{{cite web |last1=Winkie |first1=Luke |title=A Q&A With The Designer of the First LGBT Computer Game |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/caper-in-the-castro-interview.html |magazine=] |publisher=] |access-date=13 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609100056/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/caper-in-the-castro-interview.html |archive-date=9 June 2018 |date=9 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Seiko Shinohara
| C. M. Ralph
| Seiko is shown to have romantic feelings for her best friend, Naomi Nakashima in this Japanese ], ], and ] game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Webb |first1=Charles |title=Impressions: 'Corpse Party' (PSP) - I Kind Of Broke A Visual Novel |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2466176/impressions-corpse-party-psp/ |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=April 6, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406220947/http://www.mtv.com/news/2466176/impressions-corpse-party-psp/ |archivedate=April 6, 2020 |date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Fiona
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| {{sort|2007/10/22|2007}}
| rowspan="2"|1999
| ''Clive Barker's Jericho''
| rowspan="2"|This computer game features Fiona and Mickey, a lesbian landlady and her long-time lover. The game also features a gay cop. While the game used a futuristic ] type setting, the gay characters are seen as normal and well adjusted secondary characters.<ref name=salon-list>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/04/18/from_a_pink_dinosaur_to_gay_tony_the_evolution_of_lgbt_video_game_characters/ |first=Luke |last=Winkie |title=From a pink dinosaur to "Gay Tony": The evolution of LGBT video game characters |website=] |date=18 April 2014 |access-date=25 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817121714/https://www.salon.com/2014/04/18/from_a_pink_dinosaur_to_gay_tony_the_evolution_of_lgbt_video_game_characters/ |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Abigail Black
| rowspan="2"|]
| Lt. Abigail Black, a telekinetic sniper and playable character, is confirmed to be lesbian in this Spanish ] and ] game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melick |first1=Todd |title=Feature: Interview: Clive Barker |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/features/142628.shtml |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=April 6, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225071504/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/features/142628.shtml |archivedate=December 25, 2007 |page=3 |date=December 23, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ], Alchemic Productions
|- |-
| Mickey
| '']''
| {{sort|2010/09/24|2010}}
| ''Dead Rising 2''
| Crystal and Amber Bailey
| It's hinted that two minor villains, twin sisters Crystal and Amber Bailey, are in an incestuous lesbian relationship in this Canadian ] and ] game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dead Rising 2 |url=https://queerlyrepresent.me/title/dead-rising-2 |website=Queerly Represent Me |accessdate=August 10, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810160436/https://queerlyrepresent.me/title/dead-rising-2 |archivedate=August 10, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Kendall Flowers
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 2011
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''Don't Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story''
| rowspan="2"|Kendall and Charlotte have recently broken up as of the start of this Canadian ] game.<ref name=salon-list/>
| Kendall Flowers and Charlotte Grewal
| rowspan="2"|Love Conquers All Games
| Kendall and Charlotte have recently broken up as of the start of this Canadian ] game.<ref name=salon-list/>
| Love Conquers All Games
|- |-
| Charlotte Grewal
| '']''
| 2012
| '']''
| Tiny Tina
| Tiny Tina confesses that she likes Maya and asks if she likes her in turn. It was confirmed by lead writer Anthony Burch on his ask.fm that she is lesbian and also that during production of the DLC ''Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage'' (2012), it was planned to depict Tiny Tina having a crush on Moxxi, but the dialogue concerning this was ultimately deleted before the DLC was released. However in Borderlands 3, echo logs reveal that she had been in relationships with both men and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answers/129292773960|title=Anthony Burch (@reverendanthony). Ask me anything on ASKfm|publisher=}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Juhani
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 2012
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''Guild Wars 2''
| rowspan="2"|The party member Juhani is lesbian, though bugged coding on the initial release allowed her to be attracted to the player character regardless of gender. In subsequent patches, she reverts to same-sex preferences. She and another female ] were also heavily implied to be lovers. This would make Juhani the first known gay character in the '']'' universe.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MacDonald|first1=Keza|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/25/a-gay-history-of-gaming|title=A Gay History of Gaming|website=]|date=25 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608220433/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/25/a-gay-history-of-gaming|archive-date=8 June 2020|url-status=live|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
| Caithe and Faolain
| rowspan="2"|]
| This ] game includes the sylvari race of plant-like humanoids who don't reproduce sexually. As such, they do not base their relationships upon reproduction, but rather love, sensuality, and finding beauty in one another.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=839307&postcount=60 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130125114931/http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=839307&postcount=60 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=ArenaNet: The Sylvari Soul – Angel McCoy on Writing the Sylvari - Page 2 - News, Interviews & Articles - Guild Wars 2 Guru - Page 2 |publisher=Guild Wars 2 Guru |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> Caithe and Faolain are minor characters, two female sylvari in a lesbian relationship. Eladus and Dagdar are two young male sylvari in a gay relationship. The player is able to encounter and save Eladus and Dagdar from the Knight Bercilak the Green in an optional quest.
| ]
|- |-
| Another female Jedi
| '']''
| 2012
| ''Kindred Spirits on the Roof''
| A ghost couple and other couples
| In the English release of this Japanese ], the main character Toomi Yuna helps a female ghost couple, create other lesbian couples at her school. This game is notable for being the first erotic visual novel released on Steam not to be censored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/steam-is-getting-an-uncensored-sex-game-1728006494|title=Steam Is Getting An Uncensored Sex Game|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|website=]|publisher=]}}</ref>
| Liar-soft
|- |-
| Kassandra
| ''The Last of Us''
| rowspan="2"|'']''
| 2013
| rowspan="2"|2018
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|The player may choose to play as either Alexios or Kassandra; a pair of siblings. The game presents both opposite-sex and same-sex relationship options for the player character.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Romano |first1=Nick |title=Ok, Cupid: An ode to same-sex romancing in ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' |url=https://ew.com/gaming/2018/10/09/assassins-creed-odyssey-lgbtq/ |magazine=] |publisher=] |access-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310054751/https://ew.com/gaming/2018/10/09/assassins-creed-odyssey-lgbtq/ |archive-date=10 March 2020 |date=9 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> They are potentially lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
| ] and Riley Abel
| rowspan="2"|]
| In '']'' (2013), Ellie is one of the main characters and Riley is sometimes mentioned. In the DLC prequel '']'' (2014), players control Ellie as she spends time with Riley, and it is implied Ellie has feelings for Riley, culminating in a kiss between them near the climax. The developers Naughty Dog later confirmed they have romantic feelings for each other and the writer for Ellie's character, Neil Druckmann, said he wrote her to be gay.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://popqt.com/is-ellie-gay-naughty-dogs-neil-druckmann-weights-in-on-the-last-of-us-left-behind-d768a6c5c572|title=Is Ellie Gay? Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann Weights in on The Last of Us: Left Behind|last=|first=|date=15 July 2016|work=popQT|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Alexios
| '']''
| 2014
| '']''
| Athena and Janey Springs
| In ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'' (2014) the playable character Athena and the supporting character Janey Springs are lesbian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answer/125850221128 |title=is it okay if I see Athena as bi? |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712073327/http://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answer/125850221128 |archivedate=July 12, 2015 |accessdate=June 1, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themarysue.com/talking-female-characters-friendzoning-and-representation-with-the-writers-of-borderlands-the-pre-sequel/|title=Talking Female Characters, "Friendzoning," and Representation With The Writers Of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel|publisher=The Mary Sue}}</ref> Janey repeatedly flirts with Athena, causing her to become embarrassed.
| ], ]
|- |-
| Paige
| ''Queen's Gambit''
| '']''
| 2014
| 2016
| ''Queen's Gambit''
| Paige has feelings for her friend Samantha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/telltale-walking-dead-game-trivia/|title=15 Things You Didn't Know About Telltale's The Walking Dead|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=24 February 2017|website=]|access-date=30 August 2018|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002450/https://screenrant.com/telltale-walking-dead-game-trivia/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telltale.com/community/discussion/comment/2537765/#Comment_2537765|title=Sam and Paige's real age - Page 2|website=Telltale|quote=Haha I'm not planning on it. Thanks for the appreciation, though! You've all been lovely. As for the info about their ages & Paige's crush- both of those things were supposed to be clear in the game, so if they weren't, I apologize.|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616222648/https://telltale.com/community/discussion/comment/2537765/#Comment_2537765|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Emily Verma
| ]
| A lesbian character in this ] game which can have a romance with the player character.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Atwell |first1=Elaine |title="Queen's Gambit" Lets Users Play as a Bisexual Female Spy |url=https://www.afterellen.com/entertainment/422309-queens-gambit-lets-users-play-as-a-bisexual-female-spy |website=] |date=March 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=GameDevsAndOthers>{{cite book |editor1-last=DePass |editor1-first=Tanya |title=Game Devs & Others: Tales from the Margins |date=2018 |publisher=] |isbn=9781351364140 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Gv5cDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT62&ots=2u28Ino7ae&dq=emily%20verma%20lesbian&pg=PT62#v=onepage&q=emily%20verma%20lesbian&f=false}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Melody
| '']''
| '']''
| 2015 | 2015
| Melody is a brown ] with the power to inhale objects and spit them back out. In the pride-themed "better together" ], the player can buy her an outfit with the colors of the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=We are Better Together! |url=https://www.angrybirds.com/stories/we-are-better-together/ |website=angrybirds.com }}</ref>
|'']''
| ]
| Corrin (player character), Niles and Rhajat
| This game is the first in the ''Fire Emblem'' franchise to feature a same-sex marriage option for both the 'Birthright' and 'Conquest' versions of the game (Niles and Rhajat in the American version).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/23/8836513/fire-emblem-fates-same-sex-relationships-nintendo|title=Fire Emblem Fates will include same-sex marriage, Nintendo confirms|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|date=23 June 2015|publisher=Polygon}}</ref> The same sex options, however, are restricted to one character per game, and if the player marries a character of the same sex, they will not be able to unlock Kana (the player's child) or Nina, Niles' daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/fire-emblem-fates-has-same-sex-marriages-2-versions-officially-confirmed-for-the-west/|title=Fire Emblem Fates has same-sex marriages, 2 versions officially confirmed for the west - Nintendo Everything|date=23 June 2015|publisher=Nintendo Everything}}</ref>
| ],<br />]
|- |-
| Vivien Pentreath
| '']''
| '']''
| 2015
| 1986
|'']''
| In one of the possible storylines, it is revealed that Vivien, a friend of Lord Jack, was in a relationship with his former fiancée, Deirdre, before her apparent suicide and was jealous that she chose Lord Jack over her in this ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greer |first1=Sam |title=Queer representation in games isn't good enough, but it is getting better |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/queer-representation-in-games-isnt-good-enough-but-it-is-getting-better/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=13 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729050119/https://www.gamesradar.com/queer-representation-in-games-isnt-good-enough-but-it-is-getting-better/ |archive-date=29 July 2018 |date=15 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="salon-list" />
| Sole Survivor
| ]
| The player character, "Sole Survivor", can romance their companions, regardless of their sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/07/24/new-fallout-4-details-emerge-from-quakecon.aspx|title=New Fallout 4 Character Romance Details Emerge From QuakeCon|publisher=}}</ref>
|]
|- |-
| ''Life Is Strange''
| 2015
| '']''
| Chloe Price | Chloe Price
| '']''
| In ''Life Is Strange'' (2015), Chloe admits that she had romantic feelings towards Rachel. In the prequel ''Life Is Strange: Before the Storm'' (2017), depending on the player's actions, Rachel may open up and reveal that she has romantic feelings towards Chloe too. At some point, Chloe may have the choice to kiss Rachel. Rachel also had a relationship with Frank before the plot of ''Life Is Strange''.
| 2015
| In ''Life Is Strange'' (2015), Chloe admits that she had romantic feelings towards Rachel.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} In the prequel ''Life Is Strange: Before the Storm'' (2017), depending on the player's actions, Rachel may open up and reveal that she has romantic feelings towards Chloe too. At some point, Chloe may have the choice to kiss Rachel. Rachel also had a relationship with Frank before the plot of ''Life Is Strange''.
| ] | ]
|- |-
| Seiko Shinohara
| ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss''
| ]
| {{sort|2006/12/09|2006}}
| Seiko is shown to have romantic feelings for her best friend, Naomi Nakashima in this Japanese ], ], and ] game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Webb |first1=Charles |title=Impressions: 'Corpse Party' (PSP) - I Kind Of Broke A Visual Novel |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2466176/impressions-corpse-party-psp/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406220947/http://www.mtv.com/news/2466176/impressions-corpse-party-psp/ |archive-date=6 April 2020 |date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ]
|-
| Hiyu Shinosaki
| '']''
| {{sort|2020/04/23|2020}}
| Hiyu, a supporting character attending the same school as the protagonist, is attracted to women in this Japanese ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/bokuhime-project-details-setting-new-characters-and-school-life |title=Bokuhime Project details setting, new characters, and school life |author=Romano, Sal |date=2020-02-04 |website=Gematsu |access-date=2020-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204063740/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/bokuhime-project-details-setting-new-characters-and-school-life |archive-date=2020-02-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ]
|-
| Sole Survivor
| '']''
| 2015 | 2015
| The player character, "Sole Survivor", can romance their companions, regardless of their sex.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/07/24/new-fallout-4-details-emerge-from-quakecon.aspx|title=New Fallout 4 Character Romance Details Emerge From QuakeCon|magazine=]|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615153221/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/07/24/new-fallout-4-details-emerge-from-quakecon.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss''
| ]
| Medusa
| Medusa is a lesbian<ref name="Voltage LGBTQ">{{cite web |author1=Voltage Entertainment USA |authorlink1=Voltage (company) |title=LGBTQ Character List Update! |url=https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/185632201389/astoria-fates-kiss-astoria-lost-kisses |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=April 15, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910083209/https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/185632201389/astoria-fates-kiss-astoria-lost-kisses |archivedate=September 10, 2019 |date=June 16, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> in this ] game, and can enter into a relationship with the protagonist.<ref name="Medusa Romance">{{cite web |last1=Atwell |first1=Elaine |title=“Astoria: Fate’s Kiss” continues the story of Medusa |url=https://www.afterellen.com/entertainment/472011-astoria-fates-kiss-continues-story-medusa |website=] |publisher=Lesbian Nation |accessdate=April 15, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203092929/https://www.afterellen.com/entertainment/472011-astoria-fates-kiss-continues-story-medusa |archivedate=February 3, 2016 |date=February 1, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Tiny Tina
| '']''
| 2012
| Tiny Tina confesses that she likes Maya and asks if she likes her in turn. It was confirmed by lead writer Anthony Burch on his ] that she is lesbian. Also, during the production of the DLC ''Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage'' (2012), it was planned to depict Tiny Tina having a crush on Moxxi, but the dialogue concerning this was ultimately deleted before the DLC was released. However, in Borderlands 3, echo logs reveal that she had been in relationships with both men and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answers/129292773960|title=Anthony Burch (@reverendanthony). Ask me anything on ASKfm|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307204022/https://ask.fm/reverendanthony/answers/129292773960|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ]
|-
| Two female lovers
| '']''
| {{sort|1992|1992}}
| This ] features a woman from a small town who gets a job for a ] paper in the 1920s. Two of the women she meets are involved in a secret love affair.<ref name=salon-list/>
| ]
|-
| Various girls
| rowspan="3"|'']''
| rowspan="3"|2006–2016
| rowspan="3"|A series of ] ] ]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/09/25/yuri-visual-novel-a-kiss-for-the-petals-graces-steam/169058/|title=Yuri Visual Novel 'A Kiss for the Petals' Graces Steam|date=26 September 2015|website=Hardcore Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826043927/https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/09/25/yuri-visual-novel-a-kiss-for-the-petals-graces-steam/169058/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-09-04/mangagamer-announces-pre-orders-for-a-kiss-for-the-petals-remembering-how-we-met/.92541|title=MangaGamer Announces Pre-Orders for A Kiss For The Petals: Remembering How We Met|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=8 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208082425/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-09-04/mangagamer-announces-pre-orders-for-a-kiss-for-the-petals-remembering-how-we-met/.92541|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|Fuguriya
|-
| Teachers
|-
| Nurses
|-
| Various girls
| '']'' | '']''
| 2015 | 2015
| This is a Japanese ] game, in the ] genre, centered around lesbian nursing school students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/07/01/hospital-romance-goes-portable-vita-release-nurse-love-addiction/|title=Hospital Romance Goes Portable With Vita Release Of Nurse Love Addiction - Siliconera|date=2017-07-01|work=Siliconera|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-US|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020212540/http://www.siliconera.com/2017/07/01/hospital-romance-goes-portable-vita-release-nurse-love-addiction/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''Nurse Love Addiction''
| Various girls
| This is a Japanese ] game, in the ] genre, centered around lesbian nursing school students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/07/01/hospital-romance-goes-portable-vita-release-nurse-love-addiction/|title=Hospital Romance Goes Portable With Vita Release Of Nurse Love Addiction - Siliconera|date=2017-07-01|work=Siliconera|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
| ] | ]
|}

==Webcomics==
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margins:auto; width:100%"
|- |-
! style="width:14%;"| Characters
| '']''
! style="width:22%;"| Title
| 2016
! style="width:7%;"| Year
| '']''
! style="width:52%;"| Notes
| Paige
| Paige has feelings for her friend Samantha<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/telltale-walking-dead-game-trivia/|title=15 Things You Didn't Know About Telltale's The Walking Dead|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=24 February 2017|website=]|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telltale.com/community/discussion/comment/2537765/#Comment_2537765|title=Sam and Paige's real age - Page 2|website=Telltale|quote=Haha I'm not planning on it. Thanks for the appreciation, though! You've all been lovely. As for the info about their ages & Paige's crush- both of those things were supposed to be clear in the game, so if they weren't, I apologize.}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Donna
| ''Gangsters in Love''
| scope="row" | '']''
| 2016
| 1996&ndash;2007
| ''Gangsters in Love''
| In this Christopher Baldwin webcomic, Bruno, a bisexual, and free-spirited woman,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Veronica|title=Bisexual Comic Strip Heroine ''Bruno'' (page 1) |url=http://www.afterellen.com/Print/2006/7/bruno.html|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060704133745/http://www.afterellen.com/Print/2006/7/bruno.html|archive-date=4 July 2006|date=3 July 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> and later becomes involves with Sophia, who "has male and female lovers within the bounds of a polyamorous relationship."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Veronica|title=Bisexual Comic Strip Heroine ''Bruno'' (page 2) |url=http://www.afterellen.com/Print/2006/7/bruno2.html|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705002342/http://www.afterellen.com/Print/2006/7/bruno2.html|archive-date=5 July 2006|date=3 July 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The webcomic also features a trans woman named Judi, with Baldwin offering "brief flashes inside Judi's private sexual life," even though most of the main characters don't know she is trans.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Lauren|title=Everything You Ever Wanted to Learn About Sex from Webcomics (But Were Afraid to Ask)|url=http://comicsalliance.com/webcomics-sex/|website=ComicsAlliance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618125807/https://comicsalliance.com/webcomics-sex/|archive-date=18 June 2020|date=20 February 2012}}</ref> In one comic, Bruno admits her bisexuality,<ref>{{Cite comic | cartoonist = Christopher Baldwin | story = What People Have to Offer | title = ] | volume = | issue = | date = 15 October 2010 | publisher = ] | location = Internet (]) | url = http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=462 | panel = | id = | access-date = 1 November 2020 | archive-date = 11 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200811030552/http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=462 | url-status = live }} Amy asks Bruno if she is lesbian and Bruno responds, "I might be bisexual" and says she has been thinking about it a lot.</ref> and in others, she goes on a date with Frank, has a one-night-stand with Patricia, and sleeps with her friend Donna. In the later case, Bruno and Donna have a passionate relationship, but due to Bruno's ] and somewhat turbulent personality, they break up.{{efn|1=See for example the comics, "" (where they kiss), "" (where they note they had sex the previous night), "" (Bruno asks Donna if they want to have sex again), "" (a romantic dance between Bruno and Donna), "" (Bruno thinking of Donna as fantastic and saying she enjoys spending time with her), "" (alcoholism of Bruno pointed out, cracks in the Bruno-Donna relationship begin forming), "" (Bruno calls Donna her "lesbian lover"), and "" (Bruno and Donna breakup).}} After the breakup, Bruno expresses interest in a boy<ref>{{Cite comic | cartoonist = Christopher Baldwin | story = Delilah Moans | title = ] | volume = | issue = | date = 20 January 2011 | publisher = ] | location = Internet (]) | url = http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=747 | panel = | id = | access-date = 1 November 2020 | archive-date = 25 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200925235654/http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=747 | url-status = live }} Bruno says she is interested in Samson.</ref> and Donna is seen with a new girlfriend.<ref>{{Cite comic | cartoonist = Christopher Baldwin | story = Too Seriously | title = ] | volume = | issue = | date = 3 February 2011 | publisher = ] | location = Internet (]) | url = http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=790 | panel = | id = | access-date = 6 July 2020 | archive-date = 6 July 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200706133246/http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=790 | url-status = live }} Bruno shows she is still attracted to Donna, but doesn't know what to say. There is {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107150430/http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=719 |date=7 November 2020 }} where she is said to be "in the closet."</ref>
| Aurora James
| A lesbian character who can be in a romance with the player character.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Atwell |first1=Elaine |title="Gangsters in Love" offers a surprisingly complex queer gaming experience |url=https://www.afterellen.com/entertainment/491853-gangsters-love-offers-surprisingly-complex-queer-gaming-experience |website=] |date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Gyp
| ''Life Is Strange''
| '']''
| 2017
| 2011–2012
| '']''
| This ] and Erika Moen webcomic features an "uninhibited" lesbian main character, Gyp. who is the housemate of the protagonist, Rich "Bucko" Richardson.<ref name="ww2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19728-jeff_parker_and_erika_moen_bucko.html|work=]|title=Book Review: Jeff Parker and Erika Moen, Bucko|date=3 October 2012|first=Ruth|last=Brown|archive-date=5 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905212947/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19728-jeff_parker_and_erika_moen_bucko.html}}</ref>
| Steph Gingrich
| Steph has a crush on Rachel and can mention it to Chloe in episode 2. Her voice actress, Katy Bentz, later confirmed during a Reddit AMA that Steph is a lesbian.<ref>{{Cite web |author=KatyBentz |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/lifeisstrange/comments/8bra15/all_hi_im_katy_bentz_the_voice_actor_for_steph/dx940wm/?context=1 |title= Hi! I'm Katy Bentz, the Voice Actor for Steph! Ask Me Anything! |website=Reddit |date=April 12, 2018 |accessdate=December 16, 2019 |quote=There was a short description about Steph when I was cast. Lesbian, Drama Nerd, DND Dungeon Master and I went from there!}}</ref>
| ]
|- |-
| Jane
| '']''
| rowspan="2" |'']''
| 2017
| rowspan="2"|1998–2018
| '']''
| rowspan="2"|In this webcomic by Paige Braddock, most of the central characters, including the titular Jane, are lesbians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2013/10/paige-braddock-changes-the-world-without-bending-or-breaking-it/|publisher=The Clyde Fitch Report|title=Paige Braddock Changes the World Without Bending or Breaking It|last=Sen|first=Jai|date=2013-10-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108153217/http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2013/10/paige-braddock-changes-the-world-without-bending-or-breaking-it/|archive-date=2014-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gustines|first1=George Gene|title='Jane's World' Comic Strip Goes Out With a Marriage|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/arts/design/janes-world-paige-braddock.html|work=]|date=19 October 2018|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-date=13 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313053944/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/arts/design/janes-world-paige-braddock.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ] & ]
| Garnet (composed of two gems in a relationship, Ruby and Sapphire, and Pearl, are lesbian characters in this ], and ] game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/7/9/17549458/steven-universe-wedding-queer-love-ruby-sapphire|title=Steven Universe's message of love is emphatically queer|last=Alptraum|first=Lux|date=9 July 2018|website=]|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/steven-universe-rpg-coming-to-consoles-this-summer-1793111666|title=Steven Universe RPG Coming To Consoles This Summer|last=Fahey|first=Mike|date=9 March 2017|website=]|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref>
|]
|- |-
| Other characters
|'']''
| 2018
| '']''
| Alexios / Kassandra
| The player may choose to play as either Alexios or Kassandra; a pair of siblings. The game presents both opposite-sex and same-sex relationship options for the player character.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Nick |title=Ok, Cupid: An ode to same-sex romancing in ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' |url=https://ew.com/gaming/2018/10/09/assassins-creed-odyssey-lgbtq/ |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=April 16, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310054751/https://ew.com/gaming/2018/10/09/assassins-creed-odyssey-lgbtq/ |archivedate=March 10, 2020 |date=October 9, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> They are potentially lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
| ]
|- |-
| Rose Lalonde
|''I Don't Have A Cue!''
| scope="row" |'']''
|2018
| 2009-2016
|''I Don't Have A Cue!''
| In this webcomic by Andrew Hussie, Rose Lalonde is a lesbian human who eventually dates Kanaya Maryam, a lesbian troll.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.homestuck.com/story/5421|title= ==>|website=Homestuck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102023331/https://www.homestuck.com/story/5421|archive-date=2020-11-02|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Hailey
|In this ] game, Hailey, during her college's production, she got a crush on Shana, who has issues with processing her signals because of her ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drazillion.itch.io/i-dont-have-a-cue|title=I Don't Have A Cue! (Demo) by Drazillion|website=itch.io|language=en|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://jstationx.com/2018/05/22/5-lgbtq-games-queerly-represent-me-game-jam/|title=5 New LGBTQ Games and Demos Worth Playing|date=2018-05-22|website=J Station X|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>
|Drazillion
|- |-
| Mal
| ''Magical Mystery Cure''
| rowspan="2"| '']''
| 2018
| rowspan="2"|2014–2020
| ''Magical Mystery Cure''
| rowspan="2"|This series, created by Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters,{{efn|Apart from writing by Ellis and Watters, ], Kat Leyh, and ] wrote stories for this series.}}features two campers, Mal and Molly, who discover they have mutual crushes for each other, with their friends accepting their relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/2014s-most-intriguing-lgbt-characters |publisher=] |title=50 Must-Read LGBT Fantasy Books |last1=Kane |first1=Matt |date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226164244/https://www.glaad.org/blog/2014s-most-intriguing-lgbt-characters |archive-date=26 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/lgbt-comic-book-characters |publisher=] |title=7 Comic Books with Badass LGBT Characters |last1=Howard |first1=Tini |date=25 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704002021/https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/lgbt-comic-book-characters |archive-date=4 July 2019 }}</ref>
|Nari
| This game, part crafting game and part ], features Nari, a genderfluid partner of Ella, a trans woman and oracle of the stars. Nari and the players of the game have to combine the right combination of ingredients in order to reverse the effects of a magical potion ingested by Ella at her birthday party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dotoriii.itch.io/magical-mystery-cure|title=Magical Mystery Cure by dotoriii, Nickolas, hlforsten, Tor|website=itch.io|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
| Dotorriii
|- |-
| Molly
| '']''
|2019
|'']''
|Byleth (player character), Edelgard, Dorothea, Mercedes, Linhardt, Jeritza, Rhea, Sothis, Yuri
|Edelgard, Jeritza, Dorothea, Yuri, Rhea, Sothis, Linhardt, and Mercedes can be romanced by the player character regardless of gender during certain routes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Matthew |title=Fire Emblem Three Houses romance options list and S-Support relationships explained |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-26-fire-emblem-three-houses-romances-s-support-6038 |publisher=Eurogamer |accessdate=6 April 2020 |date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gravelle |first1=Cody |title=Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romance Options Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/fire-emblem-three-houses-romance-options-guide-walkthrough/ |publisher=ScreenRant |accessdate=6 April 2020 |date=31 July 2019}}</ref> Also in Edelgard and Dorothea support, they were seen to be slightly romancing each other in their A support: "When the two of us are together, talking like this... Somehow I don't feel like I care about my troubles with love anymore."{{cn|date=March 2020}}
|], ]
|- |-
| Malori
| '']''
| rowspan="3" |'']''
| {{sort|2020/04/23|2020}}
| rowspan="3"|2018 – 2023
| ''Bokuhime Project''
| rowspan="3"|This webcomic by Kuru,{{efn|Also known as Color LES}} is focused on Malori, a young woman and mage, who is told to kill the Demon Queen, Velverosa, but is deeply in love with her, with the queer relationship between them a central part of the story.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaplan|first1=Avery|title=Queerness in Comics: Mage and Demon Queen|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/queerness-in-comics-mage-and-demon-queen/|website=]|date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725230534/https://www.comicsbeat.com/queerness-in-comics-mage-and-demon-queen/|archive-date=25 July 2019|access-date=31 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second chapter of the comic, Princess Lenora and Malori go on a date in Folstina.<ref>{{Cite comic | cartoonist = Color LES | story = S2 - Episode 45 | title = ] | volume = 2 | issue = 45 | date = 28 October 2020 | publisher = ] | location = Internet (]) | url = https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/mage-and-demon-queen/s2-episode-45/viewer?title_no=1438&episode_no=118 | id = | access-date = 1 November 2020 | archive-date = 1 November 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201101140519/https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/mage-and-demon-queen/s2-episode-45/viewer?title_no=1438&episode_no=118 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="crush">{{Cite comic | cartoonist = Color LES | story = ] | volume = 2 | issue = 44 | date = 21 October 2020 | publisher = ] | location = Internet (]) | url = https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/mage-and-demon-queen/s2-episode-44/viewer?title_no=1438&episode_no=117 | id = | access-date = 1 November 2020 | archive-date = 31 October 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201031230456/https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/mage-and-demon-queen/s2-episode-44/viewer?title_no=1438&episode_no=117 | url-status = live }}</ref> It is also shown that Lenora has a crush on Malori.<ref>{{Cite comic | cartoonist = Color LES | story = ] | volume = 2 | issue = 43 | date = 14 October 2020 | publisher = ] | location = Internet (]) | url = https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/mage-and-demon-queen/s2-episode-43/viewer?title_no=1438&episode_no=116 | id = | access-date = 1 November 2020 | archive-date = 6 November 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201106133225/https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/mage-and-demon-queen/s2-episode-43/viewer?title_no=1438&episode_no=116 | url-status = live }}</ref>
| Hiyu Shinosaki
| Hiyu, a supporting character attending the same school as the protagonist, is attracted to women in this Japanese ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/bokuhime-project-details-setting-new-characters-and-school-life |title=Bokuhime Project details setting, new characters, and school life |author=Romano, Sal |date=2020-02-04 |website=Gematsu |access-date=2020-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204063740/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/bokuhime-project-details-setting-new-characters-and-school-life |archive-date=2020-02-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ]
|}

==Webcomic characters==

For other webcomics with LGBT characters, please see the ] page.

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Character name(s)
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Name of comic
! scope="col" width = "14%" | Years
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|- |-
| Velverosa
| Multiple characters
| scope="row" | '']''
| 1983&ndash;2008
| This webcomic by Alison Bechdel features multiple lesbian characters.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|- |-
| Lenora
| Most of central characters
| scope="row" | '']''
| 1998&ndash;2018
| In this webcomic by Paige Braddock, most of the central characters, including the titular Jane, are lesbians. Bisexual women characters are also included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2013/10/paige-braddock-changes-the-world-without-bending-or-breaking-it/|publisher=The Clyde Fitch Report|title=Paige Braddock Changes the World Without Bending or Breaking It|last=Sen|first=Jai|date=2013-10-18|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108153217/http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2013/10/paige-braddock-changes-the-world-without-bending-or-breaking-it/|archivedate=2014-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gustines|first1=George Gene|title=‘Jane’s World’ Comic Strip Goes Out With a Marriage|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/arts/design/janes-world-paige-braddock.html|work=]|date=October 19, 2018|accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref>
|- |-
| Kabi Nagata
| Multiple characters
| scope="row" | '''' | scope="row" |'']''
| 2016
| 2001&ndash;2014
| This autobiographical manga is by a lesbian author named by Kabi Nagata.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-11-01/seven-seas-licenses-my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness-manga/.108348|title= Seven Seas Licenses My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Manga|date= 2016-11-01|access-date= 2016-12-07|work= ]|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161103124730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-11-01/seven-seas-licenses-my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness-manga/.108348|archive-date= 2016-11-03}}</ref>
| This webcomic by Erin Lindsay features MtF transsexual character adjusting to school life as a girl. Also features an FtM transsexual and a lesbian.<ref name=gendercentre>{{cite web|last1=Seabrook|first1=Laura|title=Trans Web Comics - Transition Stories, Switch-Around, Personal Histories, Theory, Incidentals and Gag Strips|url=http://www.gendercentre.org.au/resources/polare-archive/archived-articles/trans-web-comics.htm|website=Gender Centre|accessdate=5 January 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091742/http://www.gendercentre.org.au/resources/polare-archive/archived-articles/trans-web-comics.htm|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>
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| Nimona
| Two lesbian protagonists
| scope="row" | ''Curvy'' | scope="row" |'']''
| 2012–2015
| 2008&ndash;present
| ], the author of this webcomic, described Nimona, the series protagonist, as a person who is stocky, wears pink but is "still very kind of ],"<ref name=NPRInterview>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/05/13/406467585/nimona-shifts-shape-and-takes-names-in-sensible-armor-of-course |publisher=] |title='Nimona' Shifts Shape And Takes Names — In Sensible Armor, Of Course |author=NPR Staff |date=13 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307010524/https://www.npr.org/2015/05/13/406467585/nimona-shifts-shape-and-takes-names-in-sensible-armor-of-course |archive-date=7 March 2020 }}</ref> referring to a woman with masculine traits, beyond what is considered typical of a tomboy, specifically a lesbian identity.
| This webcomic by Sylvan Migdal features two lesbian protagonists in a relationship.<ref name=ComicsAlliance>{{cite news|url=http://comicsalliance.com/comics-pride-month-50-most-important-lgbt-comics-characters/ |work=] |title=Comics Pride: 50 Comics and Characters That Resonate with LGBT Readers |last=Wheeler |first=Andrew |date=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326142201/http://comicsalliance.com/comics-pride-month-50-most-important-lgbt-comics-characters/ |archivedate=2014-03-26 }}</ref>
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| Mo Testa
| Lesbian protagonist
| scope="row" | ''Fera'' | rowspan="5" |'']''
| rowspan="5"|1983–2008
| 2009–present
| rowspan="5"|This webcomic by ] features multiple lesbian characters,<ref>{{cite news | first=Dwight | last=Garner | date=2 December 2008 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/books/03garner.html | title=The Days of Their Lives: Lesbians Star in Funny Pages | work=] |agency=Books of The Times (column) |access-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622104252/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/books/03garner.html|archive-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> specifically a lesbian feminist named Mo Testa, a ] named Lois MacGiver who dates Jasmine and the mother of a trans teen: Janis (whose birth name is Jonas), and a self-described "bisexual lesbian" named Sparrow Pidgeon (whose birth name is Prudence). There's also the college girlfriend of Mo (Clarice Clifford), the married partner of Clarice (Toni Ortiz), the current lover of Mo (Dr. Sydney Krukowski), and a ] lesbian named Theo who was Sydney's lover in college, along with other central characters, like Jezanna and Audrey who are in a relationship, and Harriet, Mo's ex-girlfriend.<ref>{{cite news | first=Bechdel | last=Alison | date=2019 | url=https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/cast-biographies/ | title=Cast Biographies | work=Dykes to Watch Out For official website |access-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113192829/https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/cast-biographies/|archive-date=13 November 2019}}</ref>
| This webcomic by Davy Shirley features a lesbian protagonist and her bisexual partner.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|- |-
| Sparrow Pidgeon
| Lesbian main character
| scope="row" | '']''
| 2011&ndash;2012
| This ] and Erika Moen webcomic features an "uninhibited" lesbian main character.<ref name="ww2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19728-jeff_parker_and_erika_moen_bucko.html|work=]|title=Book Review: Jeff Parker and Erika Moen, Bucko|date=October 3, 2012|first=Ruth|last=Brown|archivedate=September 5, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905212947/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19728-jeff_parker_and_erika_moen_bucko.html}}</ref>
|- |-
| Clarice Clifford
| Nimona
| scope="row" | '']''
| 2012-2015
| ], the author of this webcomic, described Nimona, the series protagonist, as a person who is stocky, wears pink, but is "still very kind of ],"<ref name=NPRInterview>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/05/13/406467585/nimona-shifts-shape-and-takes-names-in-sensible-armor-of-course|publisher=]|title='Nimona' Shifts Shape And Takes Names — In Sensible Armor, Of Course|date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> referring to a woman with masculine traits, beyond what is considered typical of a tomboy, specifically a lesbian identity.
|- |-
| Toni Ortiz
| Main characters
| scope="row" | ''Close Your Eyes, Look at the Mountains''
| 2016–present
| In this Juniper Abernathy comic, all main characters are lesbians, queer, and/or trans. Most strips are about a cat named Rosie and a dog named Isabelle who are in love.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rude|first1=Mey|title=Jo Abernathy's Comics Are a Perfect Bite of Pure Joy and Happiness|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/jo-abernathys-comics-are-a-perfect-bite-of-pure-joy-and-happiness-409243/|website=]|date=30 January 2018}}</ref>
|- |-
| Dr. Sydney Krukowski
| Author
| scope="row" | '']''
| 2016
| This autobiographical manga is by a lesbian author named by Kabi Nagata.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-11-01/seven-seas-licenses-my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness-manga/.108348|title= Seven Seas Licenses My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Manga|date= 2016-11-01|accessdate= 2016-12-07|work= ]|url-status= live|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161103124730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-11-01/seven-seas-licenses-my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness-manga/.108348|archivedate= 2016-11-03}}</ref>
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| Thea
| Two ants
| scope="row" | ''My Two Lesbian Ants'' | rowspan="2" |'']''
| rowspan="2"| 2004–2015
| 2017–present
| rowspan="2"| This webcomic, by Danielle Corsetto, focuses on the adventures of Jaime, Hazel, and their friends, and at one point "Thea and Angel have the safe lesbian sex talk."<ref name="Davis">{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Lauren|title=Everything You Ever Wanted to Learn About Sex from Webcomics (But Were Afraid to Ask)|url=http://comicsalliance.com/webcomics-sex/|website=ComicsAlliance|date=20 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618125807/https://comicsalliance.com/webcomics-sex/|archive-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> Corsetto also leads the readers through the "wonderful world of sex with girls," reminding readers that "sexuality comes in a number of flavors."
| This comic strip, by Lisa Franklin, is about two ants who are lesbians and one who is non-binary and queer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rude|first1=Mey|title="My Two Lesbian Ants" Gives Us Four Perfectly Gay Panels of Joy|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-my-two-lesbian-ants-gives-us-four-perfectly-gay-panels-of-joy-417056/|website=]|date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
|- |-
| Angel
| Varied characters
|-
|''My Dragon Girlfriend''
| Lisa van Gogh
|2018–present
| '']''
| This webcomic, by Fawnduu, fatures a varied LGBT cast including the main protagonists.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
| 2001–2014
| Friends with Zoë and is on the ] team, which is filled with other lesbians.<ref name="lineri">{{cite interview |last=Lindsey |first=Erin |interviewer=Yolanda Yvonne Janiga |title=An Interview with Venus Envy's Erin Lindsey |type=Online |work=Comixtalk |date=12 September 2004 |url=http://comixpedia.com/an_interview_with_venus_envys_erin_lindsey_by_yolanda_janiga |format=online |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204193816/http://comixpedia.com/an_interview_with_venus_envys_erin_lindsey_by_yolanda_janiga |archive-date=4 February 2012 |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>
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| Maria Strongwell
| '']''
| 2010–2022
| Friends with Rain. She was a (then) closeted lesbian who eventually came out once she gained enough confidence.<ref>{{cite web | last=Samara|first=Jocelyn| title=Rain - Have a Wonderful Day|url=https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/229/|date=13 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205092326/https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/229/|archive-date=5 February 2022|access-date=26 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Cover of Odd Girl Out, first novel in The Beebo Brinker Chronicles by Ann Bannon.

This is a list of lesbian characters in fiction, i.e. characters that either self-identify as lesbian or have been identified by outside parties to be lesbian. Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters. This page does not include lesbian characters in television, Western animation, anime, or film.

For fictional characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community, see the lists of gay, trans, bisexual, non-binary, pansexual, aromantic, asexual, and intersex characters.

The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. last name), or by single name if the character does not have a surname. If more than two characters are in one entry, the last name of the first character is used.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Graphic novels

Main article: List of graphic art works with LGBT characters
Characters Title Year Notes Country
Donna Cavanagh The Sandman 1989–2015 Donna and Judy are lovers. After Judy dies, Donna changes her name to Foxglove and starts a relationship with Hazel. Foxglove and Hazel have a child, Alvie, the result of one heterosexual encounter by Hazel. United States
Judy
Hazel McNamara
America Chavez Young Avengers 2005–2014 America Chavez is an openly gay character, who has had relationships with a male personification of the Ultimate Nullifier and a female emergency medical technician named Lisa Halloran.
Tomoyo Daidouji Cardcaptor Sakura & Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1996–present Tomoyo is in love with the protagonist of the show, Sakura. Sakura does not return Tomoyo's feelings. The creators intended for Tomoyo to have romantic feelings for Sakura. At some point, Tomoyo confesses her love to Sakura, but Sakura misunderstands her, thinking she means "love" as a friend, and Tomoyo says that she'll explain when Sakura is older. She simply doesn't have romantic feelings for Tomoyo in particular. Tomoyo's mother, Sonomi, confesses that she was in love with Sakura's mother (despite being her first cousin). Japan
Sonomi Daidouji
Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) Sailor Moon 1991-1997 Rei has expressed disinterest in romance with men due to the lack of respectable men in her life. She's also shown to be close with Minako Aino later on. Japan
Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus) Haruka and Michiru are in a romantic relationship.
Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune)
Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter) Seiya falls in love with Usagi who does not reciprocate her feelings. In the 90s anime, Seiya transforms into male when she's not in her sailor senshi form, while in the manga shes always female.
Batwoman 52 2006–2007 The first appearance in this comic book series: 52 #7 (2006) and when DC Comics rebooted their universe with the series 52 in 2006, they reintroduced Batwoman as Kate Kane and identified her as a lesbian, making her the highest profile lesbian in the DC universe. United States
DC Comics Bombshells & Bombshells United 2015–present The comics series is set in an alternate reality where DC Comics superheroines are depicted as 1940s pin-up style heroes during World War II. Despite being set in the 1940s, the setting has no era-appropriate homophobia. Kate Kane is a lesbian and lives with her girlfriend, Detective Maggie Sawyer, at the start of the series. Kate Kane and Renee Montoya are revealed to be ex-lovers in issue #45.
Maggie Sawyer
Renee Montoya
Karma New Mutants 1980- present Karma had been hinted to be a lesbian since her first introduction. In Uncanny X-Men #508 she is shown on panel with another woman.
Kya The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars 2017–present Kya's sexuality is not mentioned in the animated series The Legend of Korra. However, in the sequel graphic novel The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, she is shown to be lesbian and gives advice to Korra and Asami about coming out.
Shuichi Nitori Wandering Son 2002–2013 The protagonist of Wandering Son, Shu, is a transgender girl. Shu is attracted to and dates women throughout the series and when she officially comes out as a girl, her girlfriend Anna states "I guess this means I'm a lesbian.". Japan
Anna Suehiro
Hothead Paisan Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist 1991 Created by Diane DiMassa, Hothead Paisan's presentation was cathartic to lesbians, but so graphically violent that the strip was banned in Canada. United States
Resine de Poisson Shiroi Heya no Futari 1971 Set in all-girls Catholic boarding school in France. Shiroi Heya no Futari tells the story of Resine de Poisson and Simone D'Arc. Simone is initially hostile towards the naïve Resine, the two girls gradually grow closer, with Simone going so far as to recite a love poem by Rainer Maria Rilke in front of their class that she dedicates to Resine. Considered the originating work of the yuri genre. Japan
Simone D'Arc
Quanxi Chainsaw Man 2018–present Kishibe's former partner in Public Safety and crush, Quanxi is a Chinese devil hunter and one of the assassins sent to steal Denji's heart. She is in a polyamorous relationship with four female Fiends: Long, Pingtsi, Tsugihagi, and Cosmo. Quanxi is regarded to be one of few openly gay characters in mainstream shonen. Japan
Long
Pingtsi
Tsugihagi
Cosmo
Roxanne "Roxie" Richter Scott Pilgrim 2004–2010 The book's protagonist, Ramona Flowers has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her ex-girlfriend Roxie. Ramona repeatedly corrects him by pointing out that "exes" is correct, not "ex-boyfriends", but she does not actually tell him about her ex-girlfriend until Scott meets Roxie in person. While Ramona says that dating a girl was just a phase, she Ramona later spends the night at Roxie's house and they make out offscreen. Canada
Doctor Aphra Star Wars: Darth Vader #3 March 25, 2015 A human female archaeologist recruited by Darth Vader, but ends up in prisons of the Empire and the Rebel Alliance. She only shows attraction to other women, such as her lover, Magna Tolvan, Kieron Gillen, the creator of Doctor Aphra, in a conversation with the comic's co-writer, Si Spurrier, and Bria LaVorgna, said, "I normally say Aphra’s a lesbian. I’ve never written her with any romantic interest in men." Gillen also argued that "homophobia...doesn't really exist in the Star Wars universe." United States
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra 2016-2019
Doctor Aphra 2020–present
Holly Robinson Catwoman vol. 3 2002–2010 Issue where her open lesbian identity begins: Catwoman vol. 3 #1 (2002). Holly Robinson is a friend of Catwoman and was one of the few openly lesbian characters in the early 2000s DC world.
Scandal Savage Villains United 2005 The Villains United miniseries is the first appearance of Scandal. In this comic, she becomes a member of the Secret Six, says at one point "Lawton, do you know what the word 'lesbian' means?" and later calls Knockout "beloved" as they hug after a battle.
Knockout
Mo Testa Dykes to Watch Out For 1983–2008 Mo is a semi-autobiographical representation of the creator Alison Bechdel who started the strip in 1983 because she wanted to see representations of her life that were not available in the media at the time.
Maggie Thrash Honor Girl 2015 Honor Girl is a graphic novel memoir recounting writer Maggie Thrash's experience of falling in love with an older female camp counselor during a summer all-girls' camp.
Raven Xingtao Princeless 2012–present Raven, a character in Princeless and the protagonist in the spin-off Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess, is a lesbian. Canada
Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess
Ymir Attack on Titan 2009–present The official website mentions Ymir is in love with Historia (Krista Lenz) Also at the series panel for Animagic 2014, producer George Wada confirmed that Ymir and Krista are a couple. Japan

Literature

Main article: List of LGBT characters in modern written fiction
Characters Work Author Year Description
Aisling "Ash" Ash Malinda Lo 2009 This story tells the classic Cinderella story, but Ash falls in love with a beautiful woman, rather than a prince, named Kaisa, who saves her "from her oppressive new existence." The twist to this story is described by some as important, especially for "those looking for a girl romance."
Kaisa
Nancy "Nan" Astley Tipping the Velvet Sarah Waters 1998 Nan has sexual/romantic relationships with Florence and Diana; all three have also been with other women.
Florence Banner
Diana Leathaby
Therese Belivet The Price of Salt  (a.k.a. Carol) Patricia Highsmith 1952 A married woman, Carol Aird, meets and falls in love with Therese Belivet, which results in her sexuality being used against her and relinquishing custody of her daughter, with Therese Comes out to herself after meeting Carol, while Abby is also a lesbian character. Later made into a 2015 Hollywood film.
Abby Gerhard
Berdine Blood of the Fold &Temple of the Winds Terry Goodkind 1996 & 1997 In these books, the two Mord-Sith are in a relationship with each other. Berdine comes out as a lesbian in the third book of this series and says she loves Raina. This was later turned into a TV series, The Legend of the Seeker.
Raina
Beebo Brinker The Beebo Brinker Chronicles Ann Bannon 1957-1960 These books focus on gay and lesbian love, sexual adventure, with a positive, "yet still complicated look at lesbian relationships," in all five of the books in this series. In the first book, Odd Girl Out, a college girl named Laura gets seduced by Beth, and in the next book, I Am A Woman, Laura goes to a bar and meets a butch lesbian, Beebo Brinker, and talks about coming out to her father. In the following book, Women In The Shadows, the relationship between Laura and Beebo continues, while Laura's first girlfriend returns in Journey To A Woman, leading to a "drama-laden lesbian love triangle" of Beebo, Beth, and Laura. In the next book, Beebo Brinker looks back to the formative years of Beebo.
Beth Ayers
Laura Landon
Molly Bolt Rubyfruit Jungle Rita Mae Brown 1973 Molly has numerous romantic and sexual relationships with other women. In this novel, she confronts the "hypocrisies of both heterosexual and homosexual societies."
Calixte Strange the Dreamer series Laini Taylor 2017-2018 Calixte and Tzara are in a long-term lesbian relationship with each other at the start of the series. Thyon Nero has never been romantically or sexually attracted to a woman, but finds himself drawn to Ruza, who seems to reciprocate his interest, making them both gay or in Ruza's case at least bisexual.
Tzara
Carmilla Carmilla Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 Carmilla, published as part of the book, In a Glass Darkly, is considered the first lesbian vampire story. In this story, Laura, who lives with her father, meets Carmilla, and they form a close relationship, with Laura becoming ill as Carmilla draws nourishment from her.
Clarissa Dalloway Mrs Dalloway Virginia Woolf 1925 This novel tells the day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional woman in post–war, and she is strongly attracted to Sally Seton, with both sharing a kiss. Clarissa also recognizes that Septimus dies without revealing his homosexuality, perceiving his failure to speak out as "protecting her private lesbian passion," while Doris later encourages Clarissa to name, at least privately, her "lesbian desires."
Doris Kilman
Anne Damer Life Mask Emma Donoghue 2004 This book is set in late 18th century London, telling the story of three women caught in a love triangle, one of whom is Anna, whose "lesbian side" is not realized until the end of the book.
Elinor "Lakey" Eastlake The Group Mary McCarthy 1954 Elinar is a lesbian, and graduate from Vassar College in 1933, with the lives of the stories proatgonists involving the men in their lives. The Baroness is her lesbian lover, which her fellow seven female graduates realize when she returned from Europe. It was later adapted into a film in 1966.
Lucy Farinelli Kay Scarpetta novels Patricia Cornwell 1994–2003 Lucy has romantic relationships and casual sexual encounters with other women. Lucy is not well accepted due to her suspected sexual orientation, has occasional one-night stands, mostly with women and occasionally with men, but she is seduced by Carrie Grethen, early in her career, a relationship which haunts her and those close to her across several books.
Stephen Gordon The Well of Loneliness Radclyffe Hall 1928 This book, a candid novel about "coming to terms with a lesbian identity," was challenged as obscene, under the Obscene Publications Act of 1857, for its "frank portrayal of lesbianism." Although the book has no language that is explicitly sexual, the lesbian themes were seen as a threat to the existing social order, seen as unpalatable, remained banned until 1959 when the Obscene Publications Act was amended, and was published in the U.S. in April 1929 when courts agreed that "lesbianism in and of itself was neither obscene nor illegal," meaning the book wasn't either.
Valérie Seymour
Joan Gilling The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 1963 The novel has a central relationship between Joan and Esther, and it addresses the question of socially acceptable identity, examining Esther's "quest to forge her own identity, to be herself rather than what others expect her to be" while highlighting the problems with oppressive patriarchal society in mid-20th-century America. There was the 1979 film adaption of the book, and a lawsuit by Jane V. Anderson claiming that she was not a lesbian and didn't have a relationship with Sylvia Path.
Esther Greenwood
Rosemary Harper The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers 2015 Rosemary Harper and Sissix are either lesbians or bisexuals as the two women enter a relationship with each other over the course of the novel. In her review, Casey Stepaniuk describes the book as "Star Trek but with lesbians and more aliens."
Sissix
Hurley The Adventure Zone Carey Pietch 2018–present In the third graphic novel, Petals to the Metal, there are two secondary female characters named Hurley and Sloane who have a relationship/feelings for each other. The Hurley-Sloane lesbian couple survived to the end of the story, surviving a near-death experience.
Sloane
Ijeoma Under the Udala Trees Chinelo Okparanta 2015 Ijeoma and Amina fall in love with each other as children and keep loving each other way into adulthood.
Amina
Wilma Irrling Die Wilden Hühner und die Liebe Cornelia Funke 2003 Wilma comes out as lesbian to her friends. She falls in love with a girl from her theatre group who is called Leonie.
Leonie
Ashlinn Järnheim Godsgrave Jay Kristoff 2017 Mia Corvere is an infamous assassin and fugitive slave fleeing from the Blades of the Red Church and Luminatii legion, with her family wanting her to die and her mentor in hands of her foes. She works with many individuals, like her lover, Ashlinn, to find out the "final answer to the riddle of her life."
Holland Jeager Keeping You a Secret Julie Anne Peters 2003 In this coming out novel, Holland is intrigued by a student transferring to her school who "wants to start a Lesbigay club at school." In the process, Holland faces homophobia, and begins a relationship with Cece, adjusting to her new sexuality quickly.
Cece
Jeanette Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson 1985 This book is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian girl named Jeanette who grows up in an English Pentecostal community. Key themes of the book include transition from youth to adulthood, complex family relationships, same-sex relationships, and religion. A television adaptation of the book was made and aired by the BBC in 1990, starring Charlotte Coleman and Geraldine McEwan, which won the Prix Italia in 1991.
Jo Ukiah Oregon series Wen Spencer 2001–2004 In this series of books, Jo and Lara are the mothers of Ukiah Oregon, the story's protagonist. In the first book, Alien Taste, it is revealed that Ukriah was raised first by wolves, then by Jo and Lara. Jo and Lara also appear in the three other books in the series, Tainted Trail, Bitter Waters, and Dog Warrior, but only as minor characters.
Lara
Annie Kenyon Annie on My Mind Nancy Garden 1982 This book is a retrospect by Liza, remembering her first semester at MIT, how she met Annie, struggled to recognize her lesbian identity, and they reaffirm their love for each other on the phone at the end of the book. Due to these themes, religious fundamentalists burned a copy of the book, a Kansas superintendent removed it from school libraries, and a lawsuit ensued, with a judge ruling on the side of the ACLU, ordering the book to be returned to the libraries shelves. The book is well-regarded as a "canonical lesbian-coming-of-age novel."
Liza Winthrop
Keren Arrows of the Queen Mercedes Lackey 1987 Keren, a minor character, is life bonded to Ylsa and then Sherrill.
Daja Kisubo The Will of the Empress Tamora Pierce 2005 Daja is a main character who realizes she is gay and begins a relationship with a woman named Rizu throughout the course of the novel, while Lark is a mostly off-screen character in a long-term relationship with another woman. Lark appears more in other books within Pierce's Emelan universe. Daja's relationship in this book ends badly. She is forced to choose between Rizu and her chosen family; she chooses the latter.
Rizuka fa Dalach "Rizu"
Lark
Renee LaRoche Along the Journey River Carole LaFavor 1996 In this novel, originally published in 1996, and re-released in 2017, it is the first detective novel to have "an openly out Indigenous lesbian," the protagonist, Renee.
Anna Lightwood The Shadowhunter Chronicles Cassandra Clare 2007–present Anna is a genderqueer lesbian, as confirmed by author Cassandra Clare, who has had many lovers but has never truly gotten over her first love, Ariadne Bridgestock, a closeted lesbian who entered a lavender engagement with Charles, becoming his fiancé. Anna also, according to the author, outright rejects the gender binary but uses female pronouns because the book is set in 1903.
Ariadne Bridgestock
Helen Blackthorn
Aline Penhallow
  • Maiju Montevideo
  • Claude Singapore
 Carnival Elizabeth Bear 2006 This story revolves around two spies sent to steal alien tech from Amazonia, a "planet ruled by man-enslaving lesbians" like Claude and Maiju. Additionally, the two spies, Vincent and Michelangelo are homosexuals from a world with "regressive and repressive mores."
Moff Delian Mors Star Wars: Lords of the Sith Paul S. Kemp 2015 Moff, the first LGBT character in the Star Wars canon, was introduced in this book. She is an Imperial officer who makes mistakes, is very capable, and happens to be a lesbian as well, with those who included it saying that Star Wars should be diverse, apart from stories about "straight, white males." Reviewers for the New York Daily News stated her sexuality is not a major concern in the novel, suggesting that "homophobia isn't an issue in the Empire," and something the Imperial Army doesn't worry about, even as they fight rebels.
  • Cassie Peskin-Suso
  • Nadine Suso
 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Becky Albertalli 2015 Abby's cousin Cassie Peskin-Suso, a principal character in the sequel novel The Upside of Unrequited, is a lesbian and Mina is her pansexual girlfriend while Cassie also has two mothers Nadine, who is a lesbian, and Patty, who is bisexual.
Margaret Prior Affinity Sarah Waters 1999 Margaret also called "Peggy" and "Aurora" is an unmarried woman from an upper-class family. She becomes a visitor at a prison and meets Selina. Margaret is a prisoner in her life being "dictated by gender rules and societal expectations, as Selina is in her physical cell." This novel is set in a women's prison in London, explores the "Victorian world of spiritualism," and won the Somerset Maugham Award for Lesbian and Gay Fiction. Like her first novel, Affinity contains overarching lesbian themes and was acclaimed by critics on its publication. Later it was turned into a feature film.
Selina Dawes
Imogene "Idgie" Threadgoode Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg 1998 This novel weaves together the past and the present through the blossoming friendship between Evelyn Couch, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who lives in a nursing home, while her sister-in-law, Idgie, and her friend, Ruth, ran a café. Idgie is a lesbian and has a long-term romantic relationship with another woman, and sexual encounters with one other woman. Although it is not explicitly labeled as a lesbian relationship, every resident both knows about and accepts Idgie and Ruth's relationship, making lesbianism a theme in the novel while in the film adaptation, a story of Southern female friendship and love, Ruth had been in love with Buddy Threadgoode, Idgie's brother.
Aud Torvingen The Blue Place Nicola Griffith 2007 Aud Torvingen, an 18-year-old coming to the U.S., who is the daughter of a rich diplomat, rents an apartment near Atlanta, and becomes an Atlanta cop, but falls into passionate encounters. One of these encounters is with Julia. She remains a protagonist in the book's two sequels, Stay and Always, and becomes "one of the most human and intriguing lesbians in crime fiction."
Jaret Tyler Happy Endings Are All Alike Sandra Scoppettone 1978 This young adult book is the first one with a "clearly lesbian main character," named Jaret Taylor who comes out in the book's first line: "Even though Jaret Tyler had no guilt or shame about her love affair with Peggy Danziger she knew there were plenty of people in this world who would put it down." Jaret, a future lawyer, endures hardship and discrimination but remains strong even as Peggy, her girlfriend, "wavers in the face of family and small-town prejudices." Scoppettone would go on to write a popular mystery novel series featuring a lesbian detective named Lauren Laurano.
Peggy Danziger
Clodagh Unwin A Village Affair Joanna Trollope 1989 In this story, Alice Meadows questions her identity, having an affair with a lesbian woman named Clodagh Unwin, while she remains married, with her awakening depending on "a heart-wrenching choice between her lover and her family."
Clarissa Vaughan The Hours Michael Cunningham 1998 In this novel, which has strong parallels with Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, Clarissa rejects a relationship with Richard, a gay man, for the love of her life, Sally, who is invigorated by this love. Louis is also Richard's former lover, with Richard later taking his own life, while Clarissa comes to a full realization of her own identity.
Sally
Patience White Patience and Sarah Isabel Miller 1969 This book, which captures "Lesbian-feminist consciousness" in the U.S. in the 1960s, is not only a love story of Patience and Sarah but also became important in the "lesbian literary-political tradition," with Miller's experience as a woman and lesbian shaping the book itself.
Sarah Dowling
Felicity Worthington Gemma Doyle Trilogy Libba Bray 2003 Felicity is an "alpha girl," who becomes friends with the protagonist, Gemma, and has an "obsession with power," and has a tortured lesbian relationship with Pippa Felicity is revealed to be either bisexual or a lesbian (although most likely lesbian as she seemed to use men as a cover-up) in the last book when she shares a passionate kiss with Pippa, before leaving the corrupt Pippa behind forever.

Video games

Main article: List of video games with LGBT characters
Characters Title Year Notes Developer
A ghost couple Kindred Spirits on the Roof 2012 In the English release of this Japanese visual novel, the main character Toomi Yuna helps a female ghost couple, create other lesbian couples at her school. This game is notable for being the first erotic visual novel released on Steam not to be censored. Liar-soft
Other couples
Asellus SaGa Frontier 1997 This Japanese role-playing game features a female main character named Asellus who was infused with mystical blood that causes her to be highly attractive to other women. Square
Athena Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 2014 In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014) the playable character Athena and the supporting character Janey Springs are lesbian. Janey repeatedly flirts with Athena, causing her to become embarrassed. 2K Australia & Gearbox Software
Janey Springs
Sophie de Bretheuil The Last Express 1997 This adventure game has the player meeting two young adult girls named Sophie de Bretheuil and Rebecca Norton who are almost always in each other's company. While at first, they appear to be merely close friends, reading the diary of Rebecca suggests they are lesbians, but there are no explicitly homosexual gestures beyond hand-holding. Smoking Car Productions
Rebecca Norton
Abigail Black Clive Barker's Jericho 2007 Lt. Abigail Black, a telekinetic sniper and playable character, is confirmed to be lesbian in this Spanish first-person shooter and survival horror game. MercurySteam & Alchemic Productions
Byleth (player character) Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2019 Edelgard, Dorothea, Rhea, Sothis, and Mercedes can be romanced by the player character regardless of gender during certain routes. Intelligent Systems & Koei Tecmo
Edelgard
Dorothea
Mercedes
Rhea
Sothis
Caithe Guild Wars 2 2012 This MMORPG game includes the sylvari race of plant-like humanoids who don't reproduce sexually. As such, they do not base their relationships upon reproduction, but rather love, sensuality, and finding beauty in one another. Caithe and Faolain are minor characters, two female sylvari in a lesbian relationship. Eladus and Dagdar are two young male sylvari in a gay relationship. The player is able to encounter and save Eladus and Dagdar from the Knight Bercilak the Green in an optional quest. ArenaNet
Faolain
Corrin (player character) Fire Emblem Fates 2015 This game is the first in the Fire Emblem franchise to feature a same-sex marriage option for both the 'Birthright' and 'Conquest' versions of the game (Niles and Rhajat in the American version). The same sex options, however, are restricted to one character per game, and if the player marries a character of the same sex, they will not be able to unlock Kana (the player's child) or Nina, Niles' daughter. Nintendo SPD & Intelligent Systems
Rhajat
Crystal Dead Rising 2 2010 It's hinted that two minor villains, twin sisters Crystal and Amber Bailey, are in an incestuous lesbian relationship in this Canadian survival horror and beat 'em up game. Blue Castle Games
Amber Bailey
Ellie The Last of Us 2013 In The Last of Us (2013), Ellie is one of the main characters and Riley is sometimes mentioned. In the DLC prequel The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014), players control Ellie as she spends time with Riley, and it is implied Ellie has feelings for Riley, culminating in a kiss between them near the climax. The developers Naughty Dog later confirmed they have romantic feelings for each other and the writer for Ellie's character, Neil Druckmann, said he wrote her to be gay. Naughty Dog
Riley Abel
Garnet Steven Universe: Save the Light 2017 Garnet (composed of two Gems in a relationship, Ruby and Sapphire), and Pearl, are lesbian characters in this action-adventure, and role-playing game. Grumpyface Studios
Pearl
Steph Gingrich Life Is Strange: Before the Storm 2015-2017 Steph has a crush on Rachel and can mention it to Chloe in episode 2. Her voice actress, Katy Bentz, later confirmed during a Reddit AMA that Steph is a lesbian. Deck Nine
Tracker McDyke Caper in the Castro 1988 A murder mystery problem solving and adventure game for Apple Mac computers written in the HyperCard language, distributed on underground gay bulletin boards, starring the lesbian detective Tracker McDyke. C. M. Ralph, who wrote the game, later released a straightwashed version called "Murder on Main Street" and published by Heizer Software. C. M. Ralph
Fiona The Longest Journey 1999 This computer game features Fiona and Mickey, a lesbian landlady and her long-time lover. The game also features a gay cop. While the game used a futuristic Blade Runner type setting, the gay characters are seen as normal and well adjusted secondary characters. Funcom
Mickey
Kendall Flowers Don't Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story 2011 Kendall and Charlotte have recently broken up as of the start of this Canadian visual novel game. Love Conquers All Games
Charlotte Grewal
Juhani Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 The party member Juhani is lesbian, though bugged coding on the initial release allowed her to be attracted to the player character regardless of gender. In subsequent patches, she reverts to same-sex preferences. She and another female Jedi were also heavily implied to be lovers. This would make Juhani the first known gay character in the Star Wars universe. BioWare
Another female Jedi
Kassandra Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2018 The player may choose to play as either Alexios or Kassandra; a pair of siblings. The game presents both opposite-sex and same-sex relationship options for the player character. They are potentially lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Ubisoft Montreal
Alexios
Paige The Walking Dead: Michonne 2016 Paige has feelings for her friend Samantha. Telltale Games
Melody Angry Birds 2 2015 Melody is a brown potoo with the power to inhale objects and spit them back out. In the pride-themed "better together" microtransaction, the player can buy her an outfit with the colors of the lesbian pride flag. Rovio Entertainment
Vivien Pentreath Moonmist 1986 In one of the possible storylines, it is revealed that Vivien, a friend of Lord Jack, was in a relationship with his former fiancée, Deirdre, before her apparent suicide and was jealous that she chose Lord Jack over her in this interactive fiction. Infocom
Chloe Price Life Is Strange 2015 In Life Is Strange (2015), Chloe admits that she had romantic feelings towards Rachel. In the prequel Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (2017), depending on the player's actions, Rachel may open up and reveal that she has romantic feelings towards Chloe too. At some point, Chloe may have the choice to kiss Rachel. Rachel also had a relationship with Frank before the plot of Life Is Strange. Dontnod Entertainment
Seiko Shinohara Corpse Party: BloodCovered 2006 Seiko is shown to have romantic feelings for her best friend, Naomi Nakashima in this Japanese survival horror, adventure, and dōjin soft game. Team GrisGris
Hiyu Shinosaki Bokuhime Project 2020 Hiyu, a supporting character attending the same school as the protagonist, is attracted to women in this Japanese adventure game. Nippon Ichi Software
Sole Survivor Fallout 4 2015 The player character, "Sole Survivor", can romance their companions, regardless of their sex. Bethesda Game Studios
Tiny Tina Borderlands 2 2012 Tiny Tina confesses that she likes Maya and asks if she likes her in turn. It was confirmed by lead writer Anthony Burch on his ask.fm that she is lesbian. Also, during the production of the DLC Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage (2012), it was planned to depict Tiny Tina having a crush on Moxxi, but the dialogue concerning this was ultimately deleted before the DLC was released. However, in Borderlands 3, echo logs reveal that she had been in relationships with both men and women. Gearbox Software
Two female lovers The Dagger of Amon Ra 1992 This adventure game features a woman from a small town who gets a job for a New York paper in the 1920s. Two of the women she meets are involved in a secret love affair. Sierra On-Line
Various girls A Kiss for the Petals 2006–2016 A series of adult yuri visual novels. Fuguriya
Teachers
Nurses
Various girls Nurse Love Addiction 2015 This is a Japanese yuri game, in the visual novel genre, centered around lesbian nursing school students. Kogado Studio

Webcomics

Main article: List of webcomics with LGBT characters
Characters Title Year Notes
Donna Bruno 1996–2007 In this Christopher Baldwin webcomic, Bruno, a bisexual, and free-spirited woman, and later becomes involves with Sophia, who "has male and female lovers within the bounds of a polyamorous relationship." The webcomic also features a trans woman named Judi, with Baldwin offering "brief flashes inside Judi's private sexual life," even though most of the main characters don't know she is trans. In one comic, Bruno admits her bisexuality, and in others, she goes on a date with Frank, has a one-night-stand with Patricia, and sleeps with her friend Donna. In the later case, Bruno and Donna have a passionate relationship, but due to Bruno's alcoholism and somewhat turbulent personality, they break up. After the breakup, Bruno expresses interest in a boy and Donna is seen with a new girlfriend.
Gyp Bucko 2011–2012 This Jeff Parker and Erika Moen webcomic features an "uninhibited" lesbian main character, Gyp. who is the housemate of the protagonist, Rich "Bucko" Richardson.
Jane Jane's World 1998–2018 In this webcomic by Paige Braddock, most of the central characters, including the titular Jane, are lesbians.
Other characters
Rose Lalonde Homestuck 2009-2016 In this webcomic by Andrew Hussie, Rose Lalonde is a lesbian human who eventually dates Kanaya Maryam, a lesbian troll.
Mal Lumberjanes 2014–2020 This series, created by Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters,features two campers, Mal and Molly, who discover they have mutual crushes for each other, with their friends accepting their relationship.
Molly
Malori Mage & Demon Queen 2018 – 2023 This webcomic by Kuru, is focused on Malori, a young woman and mage, who is told to kill the Demon Queen, Velverosa, but is deeply in love with her, with the queer relationship between them a central part of the story. In the second chapter of the comic, Princess Lenora and Malori go on a date in Folstina. It is also shown that Lenora has a crush on Malori.
Velverosa
Lenora
Kabi Nagata My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness 2016 This autobiographical manga is by a lesbian author named by Kabi Nagata.
Nimona Nimona 2012–2015 ND Stevenson, the author of this webcomic, described Nimona, the series protagonist, as a person who is stocky, wears pink but is "still very kind of butch," referring to a woman with masculine traits, beyond what is considered typical of a tomboy, specifically a lesbian identity.
Mo Testa Dykes to Watch Out For 1983–2008 This webcomic by Alison Bechdel features multiple lesbian characters, specifically a lesbian feminist named Mo Testa, a drag king named Lois MacGiver who dates Jasmine and the mother of a trans teen: Janis (whose birth name is Jonas), and a self-described "bisexual lesbian" named Sparrow Pidgeon (whose birth name is Prudence). There's also the college girlfriend of Mo (Clarice Clifford), the married partner of Clarice (Toni Ortiz), the current lover of Mo (Dr. Sydney Krukowski), and a Jewish lesbian named Theo who was Sydney's lover in college, along with other central characters, like Jezanna and Audrey who are in a relationship, and Harriet, Mo's ex-girlfriend.
Sparrow Pidgeon
Clarice Clifford
Toni Ortiz
Dr. Sydney Krukowski
Thea Girls With Slingshots 2004–2015 This webcomic, by Danielle Corsetto, focuses on the adventures of Jaime, Hazel, and their friends, and at one point "Thea and Angel have the safe lesbian sex talk." Corsetto also leads the readers through the "wonderful world of sex with girls," reminding readers that "sexuality comes in a number of flavors."
Angel
Lisa van Gogh Venus Envy 2001–2014 Friends with Zoë and is on the soccer team, which is filled with other lesbians.
Maria Strongwell Rain 2010–2022 Friends with Rain. She was a (then) closeted lesbian who eventually came out once she gained enough confidence.

See also

Notes

  1. Also named Cullison
  2. Part of The Nevernight Chronicle series
  3. There were same gender relationships in Star Wars: The Old Republic online roleplaying game after an outcry, introduced in 2015.
  4. See for example the comics, "Hit by a Train" (where they kiss), "Dancing Like Footballers" (where they note they had sex the previous night), "Baseball Bats" (Bruno asks Donna if they want to have sex again), "Maybe Not Right Away" (a romantic dance between Bruno and Donna), "A Happy Relationship" (Bruno thinking of Donna as fantastic and saying she enjoys spending time with her), "Drinking After News" (alcoholism of Bruno pointed out, cracks in the Bruno-Donna relationship begin forming), "More Than You" (Bruno calls Donna her "lesbian lover"), and "The Nature of Change" (Bruno and Donna breakup).
  5. Apart from writing by Ellis and Watters, ND Stevenson, Kat Leyh, and Faith Erin Hicks wrote stories for this series.
  6. Also known as Color LES

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