List of animated series with LGBTQ characters: 1990–1999

For the other lists of LGBT characters, see List of animated series with LGBT characters. For the history of 1990s series, see History of LGBT characters in animation: 1990s. For history of 2000s series, see History of LGBT characters in animation: 2000s. For history of 2010s series, see History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s. For history of 2020s series, see History of LGBT characters in animation: 2020s.

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From 1990 to 1999, more LGBTQ characters appeared in anime than in Western animation. Most prominently, LGBTQ characters appeared in series such as Revolutionary Girl Utena , Cardcaptor Sakura , One Piece , Dear Brother , Sailor Moon , and Ai no Kusabi . In contrast, Gargoyles featured an array of gay, bisexual, and asexual characters, followed by South Park and Family Guy in the later 1990s.

This list only includes recurring characters, otherwise known as supporting characters, which appear frequently from time to time during the series' run, often playing major roles in more than one episode, and those in the main cast are listed below. LGBTQ characters which are guest stars or one-off characters are listed on the pages focusing exclusively on gay (in animation and anime), lesbian (in animation and anime), bisexual (in animation and anime), trans, pansexual, asexual, non-binary, and intersex characters.

The entries on this page are organized alphanumerically by duration dates and then alphabetically by the first letter of a specific series.

1990–1993

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1990–1991	Kyatto Ninden Teyandee / Samurai Pizza Cats	February 1, 1990	Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami / Seymour "The Big" Cheese	Gay	Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami (Seymour "The Big" Cheese) is the advisor to Tokugawa Iei Iei (Emperor Fred) who wants to overthrow Edoroplis (Little Tokyo). He is a flamboyant fox who crossdresses. [1] [ better source needed ] In the Japanese version of Phoney Baloney Cat, he declares his attraction towards underaged boys. [2] In contrast with most 1990s English language dubs at the time, The Big Cheese's gender and sexuality were kept. The only change was his species as he was changed to a rat. The more harmful aspects of the character were also removed. His voice in the English dub is an imitation of Paul Lynde who was gay.	Japan
1991–1992	Dear Brother	July 14, 1991	Fukiko "Miya-sama" Ichinomiya	Bisexual	She appears to be calm and generous, even as she dresses conservatively, [3] but is cruel and manipulative, often psychologically and physically torturing Rei for several ambiguous reasons. [4] She desires that Rei only have eyes for her, no one else, as indicated in episodes 5 and 6. She also jealously tries to destroy their relationship by making Nanako love her instead. [5] It is then revealed that she and Rei are full sisters (proving their relationship to be incestual), daughters of the Ichinomiya leader and a maid of the family mansion, as shown in episodes 12 and 33. In the anime, her love for Takehiko is given a backstory: she met and fell in love with him when she was twelve and he spent several days with her in the Ichinomiya mansion, but he unknowingly broke her heart by not showing up to her birthday party, as indicated in episodes 36 and 37.	Japan
			Mariko Shinobu	Lesbian	Mariko greatly admires Kaoru due to her strength and the emotional support she gives her as well, and at some point she admits to loving Karou, specifically in the episode "Comeback." [5] [6] Mariko distrusts all men because of her troubled family life: her father Hikawa is an erotica author who has an affair with an actress and later divorces Mariko's mother Hisako, who keeps her sadness bottled up as she raises Mariko practically on her own.
			Nanako Misonoo		16-year-old Nanako falls in love with Rei "Saint-Juste" Asaka to which Rei slowly reciprocates as shown in episodes like "Into the Dream," and their relationship is one of the major driving plots of the series, showcased in episodes like "The Darkness in the Clock Tower" and "Under the Elm Tree." [7] [8] Rei's destructive relationship with Fukiko Ichinomiya leads her to be troubled, obsessed with death, and drug-addicted, as made clear in the "Relapse; Broken Heart" and "Pride, and the Final Meeting" episodes.
			Rei Asaka		Rei has feelings for Nanako, a 16-year-old student who attends the same academy. [7] [8]
1991–1996	The Ren & Stimpy Show	August 11, 1991	Marland T. "Ren" Höek	Gay or Bisexual	Ren Höek is an "Asthma-Hound" Chihuahua. From the very beginning, it was clear that Ren and Stimpy were more than friends. They both engaged in intimacy during the Spümcø years of the series. Their romantic relationship was confirmed in a 1997 interview, in where the series creator John Kricfalusi said "Totally. In Ren's case, it's not completely by choice. He'd rather have a beautiful human woman if he could get away with it. Since he can't, Stimpy's easy. Stimpy's madly in love with Ren." [9] Their relationship was expanded upon in Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" .	United States
			Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat		Stimpy is a red Manx cat. In addition to his relationship with Ren; he was shown having a romantic affair with Ren's cousin Svën in the episode "Svën Höek."[ citation needed ]
1992–1994	Ai no Kusabi	August 1, 1992	Daryl	Gay	Daryl is an eighteen-year-old castrated boy who served as Iason's furniture and Riki's caretaker. [10] He fell in love with Riki because of his pride and strong will.	Japan
			Guy		Guy was Riki's lover prior to his capture and Guy is determined to save Riki from Iason. [11] [12] [13]
			Iason		He is the most superior and powerful Blondie in Tanagura, and the head of the Syndicate, Tanagura's black market for pet trade. [11] He is in love with his pet Riki, a mongrel from the slums, and later he begins to love Riki to the point of obsession. [14] [13]
			Kirie		A wild member of the Bison gang who is ambitious and sly. Riki hates him as he reminds him of his former rebellious self but Kirie himself is romantically obsessed with Riki. [11] [10] [13]
			Riki	Bisexual	Riki was once the gang leader of the Bison gang. [11] However he was captured and kept as a pet for three years by Iason who grew obsessively in love with him. [14] [15] One reviewer found the characterization of Iason in the third novel to be realistic and compelling, [10] Prior to this, Riki was in a relationship with Guy. [16] [13] He also once engaged in a one-night stand with a female slave named Mimea.
1992-1995	Batman: The Animated Series	September 18, 1992	Renee Montoya	Lesbian	Renee Montoya is a police officer who is part of the Gotham City Police Department. Montoya was created for the series though she appeared in the main DC Comics before her television debut. In the main comics, she was eventually revealed to be a lesbian. While it was never stated in BTAS; the DCAU version of Montoya was eventually confirmed to be a lesbian in Batman: The Adventures Continue Season II #4 in where she is in a relationship with another woman named Gloria Navarro. [17] Renee Montoya also appeared in The New Batman Adventures and Gotham Girls .	United States
1992–1997	Sailor Moon	June 13, 1992	Zoisite	Gay	Zoisite is in a relationship with Kunzite, another powerful general who works under Queen Beryl from the Dark Kingdom. [18] Zoisite was described as having a personality of an "effeminate, youngest-child type" in the Materials Collection of the manga. [19]	Japan
			Kunzite		Kunzite is in a relationship with Zoisite, a powerful general. [18] Kunzite was described as having the "air of an Arabian king," while being calm, silent, and frightening when he gets angry. [19]
		April 19, 1994	Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus)	Lesbian	Haruka and Michiru are in a relationship. This was changed in the original release of the English version of the anime, where they were made "cousins". In the re-release of the original anime however the English version keeps their same-sex relationship. [20] [21] In a September 1996 interview, the creator of Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi, said that they began as friends, with their friendship flowing "into love," adding that a "true love between two women could exist," in the case of Haruka and Michiru. [22] In a 1999 interview, Takeuchi reasserted this, adding that Michiru is "girlish and feminine" and Haruka is "kind of boyish and has the heart of a guy." [23]
			Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune)
		March 4, 1995	Fish-Eye	Gay	The villain Fish-Eye is an effeminate cross-dressing man who is romantically interested in men as first shown in the episode "Meeting of Destiny: The Night Pegasus Dances." [24] He was changed into a woman in the original English dub. He was described as acting like a clumsy "ball-balancing girl" at the circus. [19]
		December 7, 1996	Sailor Starlights	Genderqueer	In the 90s anime, the Sailor Starlights (Sailor Star Fighter, Sailor Star Maker, and Sailor Star Healer) were assigned female at birth, but transform to present as male and refer to themselves as males when not fighting, as shown in the episode, "Holy War in the Galaxy! Sailor Wars Legend." [24] [25] [26] In a 1999 interview, Takeuchi said she had made them always girls in the manga, in the anime "they got turned into guys," which displeased her and I wasn't very happy about it. [23]

1994

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1994–1997	Gargoyles	October 24, 1994	Lexington	Gay	In a 2008 interview, series creator Greg Weisman stated that Lexington is gay. [27] In May 2005, Weisman responded to fans about Lexington's gay identity, saying that Lexington hadn't "completely come to terms with his sexuality" when he went out with Angela. [28] He also said that while he wasn't trying to hint with anything in the series, [29] he knew Lexington was gay "sometime in '95 or '96," [28] although he couldn't have addressed in the show directly, because he would have been fired if he had done so. [30] He further said that Lexington, as a gay person, tells his own truths, as does every character. [31]	United States
		November 4, 1994	Janine Renard	Bisexual	Former leader of The Pack, born with the name of Janine Renard, and later legally turns her name to Fox. [32] [33] [34] She falls in love with David Xanatos, a young businessman, beginning in "The Thrill of the Hunt" episode whom she marries in the show's second season, in the episode "Vows." [35] She could have a liking to Titania, the wife of Oberon and queen of the Third race, as shown in the episode "The Gathering." [36] [37] Weisman confirmed her as a bisexual woman. [38]
		September 11, 1995	Owen Burnett	Asexual	Formerly the aid of Xanatos' aide, who is later revealed to be the immortal trickster Puck. [39] [40] [41] Weisman confirmed Owen as asexual in response to various fan questions, but said that he had still dated a woman in the past. [42] [43]
			Puck	Bisexual	Weisman confirmed Puck as bisexual in response to a fan in September 2014. [42] [38]
1994-2008	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	December 25, 1994 [lower-alpha 1]	Lokar	Gay	Lokar is a locust alien and member of the Council of Doom. He is Zorak's rival. Lokar, is the opposite of Zorak as in he is a cultured snob, as opposed to being a crude slob like Zorak. There are hints throughout the series that Lokar is gay. He has referred to male characters as either lover or darling and appeared to have romantic feelings for Moltar as shown in the episodes "Explode", "Surprise" and "Waiting for Edward". [44] [45] Supplementary material for the series had Lokar referred to himself as a Confirmed bachelor. [46] One article for Lokar's section in the official Cartoon Network website titled Lokar's Sumptuous Salute to Summer Frolic features a reference to a slang word for gay sex. [47] Lokar disappeared after the fifth season aside from a wanted poster in the season eight episode "Whipping Post". His sexuality was confirmed in audio commentaries for the Space Ghost Coast to Coast Volume 2 DVD. It was also revealed that Lokar died at some point during the series. [48] [49] However this was eventually contradicted when Lokar returned in Season 11 in where he is shown to be alive and well. Lokar also appeared in Space Ghost and Jellystone! .	United States

1995

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1995	Dirty Pair Flash: Mission II	June 1, 1995	Leena	Lesbian	Leena had caught the eye of Touma when he and Yuri were caught on one of the planet's planned rainy days, as shown in episodes such as "Tokyo Holiday Network." From the time he set eyes on her, Touma was smitten with her but he didn't count on the fact that Leena was a lesbian who had her eyes on Yuri, who seems to have feelings for Kei. [50] [51]	Japan
1995–1996	El Hazard: The Magnificent World	October 21, 1995	Alielle Relryle	Lesbian	Alielle is presented as a comical character who makes other women uncomfortable because of her open attraction to them, [52] in episodes such as "The World of Thunder." She has been described as a "midget flaming lesbian" who sees Princess Fatora Venus as her the "only object" of her affection as shown in episodes like "The World of Mindless Adventures." [53] Early on in the series she tries to have sex with Makoto Mizuhara thinking he is Fatora when he is actually crossdressing as Fatora, shown in "The World of Beautiful Girls" for example. In the show's second episode, she serves as the guide to Makoto and Masamichi Fujisawa to meet the three priestesses of Mount Muldoon. She is also attracted to one of the priestesses on the mountain, Shayla-Shayla, as shown in episodes like "The World of Hot Springs." She also appears in the second OVA, in 1997, titled "El Hazard: The Magnificent World 2."	Japan
			Fatora Venus		An apparently open lesbian, 23-year-old Fatora is like her primary lover Alielle in that she has an overdeveloped sex drive and little concern for the concept of "faithfulness" or even "disinterested", indicated in episodes like "The World of Mindless Adventures." [54] [55] While it is implied that she has had many other "once-off" lovers in the past, and is attracted to Kalia when she first appears in the episode "The Awakening of Kalia," she is fixated on Shayla-Shayla and Nanami Jinnai, trying to lure them into sharing her bed. In the episode "The Bride of Roshtari," the manages to fool Shayla-Shayla sufficiently that she manages to kiss her, naturally prompting a fiery explosion of fury when the priestess realizes who just claimed her first kiss. Fatora also has a crush on Gilda of the emperor's guards. [56] Like Alielle, she appears in the second OVA, "El Hazard: The Magnificent World 2."
	Fushigi Yûgi	April 20, 1995	Nuriko	Bisexual	Nuriko initially dresses and acts as a woman named Kang-lin, [57] [58] one of Hotohori's concubines because Kang-lin was his twin sister who died and he wanted to keep her memory alive as shown in the episode, "The Seven Stars of Suzaku." [59] He enjoys cross-dressing, as indicates in the episode "Even If I Die...," and is in love with Hotohori, but later also grows to love the main heroine Miaka as indicated in the episode "Brief Parting." [60]	Japan
	Neon Genesis Evangelion	October 4, 1995	Maya Ibuki	Lesbian	Over the course of the series, it is implied that Maya gradually develops feelings beyond professional respect for Ritsuko which turns into a crush. [61] [ better source needed ] She also sees Ritsuko before reverting back into LCL during Human Instrumentality in the 1997 film The End of Evangelion . Maya Ibuki has also appeared in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.	Japan
1995–1997	Crapston Villas	October 27, 1995	Robbie	Gay	The series was one of the first animated series on British television to present openly gay characters. [62] [63]	United Kingdom
			Larry

1996

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1996–1997	You're Under Arrest	November 12, 1996	Aoi Futaba	Trans woman	Aoi Futaba was initially male but once had to go undercover as a woman in a sting operation to catch some male molesters targeting women. [64] However, she went "native" and has since considered herself and has been treated by her colleagues as a trans woman. [65] [ better source needed ] Though her romantic preferences are made unclear, she seems to prefer men, as shown in episodes like "Aoi-chan has a White Rose."	Japan
1996–1998	Blazing Dragons	September 9, 1996	Sir Blaze	Gay	Sir Blaze is a member of the Square Table which is composed of dragon knights. His mother is married to the king. Writers were mindful of it being a children's show, with those working on the show understanding Blaze was a gay character, who is flamboyant and effeminate, and as such, throughout the series, he is implied to be gay, according to series director Lawrence Jacobs. [66]	Canada
						France
1996–2000	Superman: The Animated Series	February 1, 1997	Maggie Sawyer	Lesbian	Maggie Sawyer is the captain of the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit. In the comics, Maggie is a lesbian. Toby Raynes, Maggie Sawyer's romantic partner, and a reporter for the Metropolis Star, is seen by her bedside in several hospital scenes and later Turpin's funeral service in the two-part episode, "Apokolips…Now!". Bruce Timm states in the commentary for "Tools of the Trade" that those scenes were the creators' way of acknowledging Sawyer's sexual orientation. [67] In the comics, Maggie is also portrayed as a lesbian who comes to terms with her own sexual identity. [68] The comic strip was later recognized as the 7th Outstanding Comic Strip at the March 1996 GLAAD Media Awards. [69]	United States
1996–2004	Hey Arnold!	October 7, 1996	Eugene Horowitz	Gay	On July 26, 2016, the show's creator Craig Bartlett stated that Eugene "is kind of 'proto-gay', so he's uncomfortable getting close to any girl" during an interview with BuzzFeed, though this was never explicitly stated during the show. Bartlett stated: "We always figured Eugene was kind of proto-gay. He's not gay yet, he just will be. He loves musical theater, and he's a wonderful guy." [70] This was never explicitly disclosed in the series. Eugene's voice actor for season 5 is Blake McIver Ewing, a gay musician. [71]	United States
		September 22, 1997	Mr. Robert Simmons		In July 2016, Bartlett confirmed that Mr. Simmons was gay during an interview with BuzzFeed. [70] Several episodes throughout the series hinted at Mr. Simmons' sexuality, including "Arnold's Thanksgiving", a Thanksgiving-themed episode which implies that one of his dinner guests, Peter, is his boyfriend, and that Simmons' mother wants him to date a female friend. However, it was never explicitly stated he was gay. Mr. Simmons also appears in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie in which he is shown hugging Peter. A clip from "Arnold's Thanksgiving" was uploaded on the official Nickelodeon Animation Studio YouTube channel in June 2018 during Pride Month in which the description refers to Peter as Mr. Simmons' partner. [72] His voice actor, Dan Butler is also gay. [73]
1996–2011	The Ambiguously Gay Duo	September 28, 1996	Ace	Gay	These two superheroes engage in acts of heroism which are "ambiguously homosexual." [74] In June 2020, Robert Smigel, one of the series creators, told The Daily Beast that the engine of the show was an "obsession with sexuality" and that he thought that it was funny because the homophobes and everyone are obsessed with finding out whether the superheroes are gay or not, calling it "sport and titillation." [75]	United States
			Gary
1996–2022	Arthur	October 7, 1996	Nigel Ratburn	Gay	Mr. Ratburn, and another man, Patrick, get married in the series season 22 premiere, "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone," which aired on May 13, 2019. [76] As such, he and Patrick are the only LGBT characters in the series. [77] [78]	United States
		May 13, 2019	Patrick

1997

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1997	Revolutionary Girl Utena	April 2, 1997	Anthy Himemiya	Bisexual	She is in love with Utena Tenjou, another series protagonist, with their love confirmed by director Kunihiko Ikuhara. [79] [80] The characters are seen kissing both in the TV show credits and the movie. At the beginning of the series, Anthy is engaged to an abusive man named Kyouichi Saionji, and it is later revealed that her brother, Akio, has been sexually assaulting her. [81] This differs from the manga where Anthy has a consensual relationship with Akio and a romantic relationship with Utena.	Japan
			Utena Tenjou		Apart from being in love with Anthy Himemiya, Utena is also in love with Akio Ohtori. [82] She crossdresses as a prince and fights to protect Anthy, the Rose Bride, from harm, throughout the series, influencing creators like Rebecca Sugar. [83]
			Juri Arisugawa	Lesbian	Juri is explicitly in love with her female classmate, Shiori, in both the TV series and movie. She is described as "homosexual" by the creators in the DVD booklet. [84] The commentary in the booklet indicated that Shiori also had feelings for her, but was too troubled and insecure to act on them in a healthy way. [85] As such, Juri and Shiori have crushes on each other but do not known how to act on them. [82]
			Kyouichi Saionji	Gay	Saionji is the vice-president of the Student Council and captain of the kendo team. Kyouichi is temperamental, egotistical, prone to angry rages, and often cruel. His lack of self-control stems from insecurity, a lifelong homoerotic rivalry against Touga from which he is always at the losing end. It is implied that he is closeted and tries to deny it by overperforming his masculinity. Kyouichi has feelings for Touga and has engaged in homoerotic activities with him as shown in episodes 36 and 37. [86] [ better source needed ] He is obsessed with Anthy not because he is in love with her but because he views the Rose Bride as a mindless doll who will never disobey him, and won't threaten his masculinity.
		July 2, 1997	Akio Ohtori	Bisexual	Akio is the brother of Anthy. He and Touga Kiryuu were shown in bed together, and both are playboys with a number of female conquests, [87] with Akio's conquests including Utena and Kozue. [88] As a result of his actions, Utena starts to fall in love with him. [82]
		April 2, 1997	Touga Kiryuu		While Keiko, Yuuko, and Aiko have crushes on Touga, who is beloved by girls, and later feels jealous of Akio's closeness to Utena, as he has a romantic relationship with Akio. [82] [87] Otherwise, he is a playboy and is Anthy's ex-boyfriend before Utena. [89] which is shown in Adolescence of Utena . [90]
		July 9, 1997	Kozue Kaoru		Kozue Kaoru is obsessively in love with her twin brother, Miki. [91] In one episode, "The Landscape Framed by Kozue," she was shown kissing Anthy, and seems to have a crush on her. [82]
		April 2, 1997	Miki Kaoru		Miki has a crush on Anthy.[ citation needed ] In the light novels, Miki is shown to be engaging in sexual activities with Touga, while in the anime it's implied to have happened.
			Wakaba Shinohara		From the first episode Wakaba always praises Utena and calls her her "true love." [92] [ better source needed ] She sends multiple love letters to Saionji, who eventually takes advantage of her heart.
		July 23, 1997	Shiori Takatsuki		Childhood friend of Juri Arisugawa who returns to Ohtori Academy. She idolized Juri in the past, but this caused her to question their friendship and she eventually became paranoid as indicated in the episode "Thorns of Death." When she finds out that Juri had feelings for her, [82] she acts cruel but has been aware of these feelings toward her for a long period. [93] Even so, she cares enough about Juri to apologize to her, in the episode "Azure Paler Than the Sky," although it is not clear if Juri returns her feelings. In the movie, Shiori sleeps with Touga Kiryuu.
1997–2006	Space Goofs	September 6, 1997	Candy Caramella	Transgender	Candy is the uptight homosexual neat freak. [94] They get in touch with their feminine side by sometimes disguising themselves as a woman as shown in episodes like "Heavy Metal Madness" and "Back to School Blues." In many situations, Candy is the first to worry, as shown in the episode "Snoutra." Candy flirts with men and is implied to be transgender. [95] [ better source needed ] This implication is confirmed by the game, "Stupid Invaders" with Candy planning a gender reassignment surgery with the best specialist in the universe. In a 2022 podcast interview with series producer Marc du Pontavice, he stated Candy is supposed to be non-binary but was unable to find the right words at the time. [96]	France
1997–2010	King of the Hill	April 28, 2002	Bug Gribble	Gay	In one of the episodes, "My Own Private Rodeo," Dale's father, Bug has come out and participates in the gay rodeo circuit. Bug is married to Juan Pedro. [97] The episode was later nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Individual Episode" in a "series without a regular gay character." [98] [99]	United States
			Juan Pedro
1997–present	South Park	August 13, 1997	Liane Cartman	Bisexual	In the early seasons, Liane was very sexually active and regularly pursued this activity. She also had no issue with having sexual relations with complete strangers, usually inviting them to the home as frequent visitors. This desire was not strictly for men, for it is hinted in one episode, "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" that she had intercourse with Ms. Crabtree, Mayor McDaniels, and Sheila Broflovski. [100]	United States
			Herbert Garrison	Lesbian trans woman	Originally presented as a closeted homosexual, the storylines have featured Garrison coming out as a gay man, then having a gender reassignment surgery to become female (known as Janet Garrison), becoming a lesbian, and then changing back to a man. [101] [102] It is shown he still has feelings for his ex-boyfriend, Mr. Slave, as shown in the episode "Follow That Egg!"
				Gay
		September 3, 1997	Big Gay Al		He is a stereotypical homosexual man known for his flamboyant and positive demeanor introduced in the episode "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride." [103] Big Gay Al openly displays his homosexuality and is an advocate for gay rights. He is married to Mr. Slave, as shown in the episode "Follow That Egg!" [104]
		December 17, 1997	Craig Tucker		Craig and Tweek are seen frequently throughout the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first seasons holding hands and hanging out with each other, shown in episodes such as "Tweek x Craig" and "Put It Down. It is confirmed by the official website and blog that they are in a relationship, and that they became an official couple in the episode "Tweek x Craig." [105] [106] Craig also had an unnamed girlfriend before he realized he was gay, and dumped her. [105]
			Tweek Tweak
		February 11, 1998	Ms. Ellen	Lesbian	In one episode, "Tom's Rhinoplasty," Chef reveals that the new teacher Ms. Ellen, voiced by Natasha Henstridge, is lesbian. [107] [108] [109] 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.
		April 1, 1998	Saddam Hussein	Gay	Saddam and Satan are presented as a gay couple in the series and in films. [110] However, although both have "kinky sex," with Saddam calling Satan a "cum bucket," their relationship ends after Satan decides to stay a single man after talking with God, resulting in Saddam being sent to Heaven. [111]
			Satan		Satan is in a romantic, and abusive, relationship with Saddam during the series, but later ends it after talking with God, deciding to remain single instead. [110] [111] He also has a relationship with a man named Chris, and has a short-lived relationship with a male demon, Kevin. [112]
		May 27, 1998	Stephen Stotch	Bisexual	Despite being married to Linda, Butters' father, Stephen Stotch, is revealed to be a regular customer at the local gay theater & bath house as shown in "Butters' Very Own Episode," and claiming to Linda that he only did so out of curiosity, Stephen promises to suppress any future homosexual urges. [113] However, some episodes, like "Insecurity," show him pursuing these acts in secret.
		November 20, 2002	Mr. Slave	Gay	Mr. Slave was Mrs. Garrison's boyfriend until she made the transition into a female in the episode "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina." [114] He is now married to Big Gay Al, as of the episode, "Follow That Egg." [104]

1998

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1998	Outlaw Star	February 12, 1998	Fred Luo	Gay	Fred is a 20-year-old camp weapons merchant who is known to be flamboyant and openly gay, [115] as first shown in the episode "The Beautiful Assassin." He has a strong infatuation for the series' main protagonist, Gene Starwind, whom he supplies arms to. He has a fiancée, named "Reiko Ando," but eschews marriage. [116]	Japan
1998–1999	Devil Lady	October 11, 1998	Jun Fudo	Lesbian	Her "devilman" is awoken by Kazumi, a high school student. [117] Over the course of the series, the relationship between Jun and Kazumi gradually progresses into an almost romantic one. [118] [119] Most notably in the last episode, titled "Man," Jun decides to forge her soul with the force from the Demons, which Kazumi also lets her absorb her to help in the final battle with Asuka.	Japan
			Kazumi Takiura		Awakens the "devilman" inside of Jun and begins a romantic relationship with her, after she begins living with her. [117] [118] [119]
	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen	February 27, 1999	Stephanie	Trans woman	Stephanie, also known as Steph, was Orphen's old partner and initially a man but was severely injured and while using the rest of his magic to cast a healing spell, made some "modifications", and became the trans woman Stephanie, as shown in the episode "Snake in the Temple." [120] She falls in love with and marries her boyfriend the florist Tim but continues to help Orphen and his friends, [121] although she later becomes their foe. [122]	Japan
1998–2000	Cardcaptor Sakura	April 7, 1998	Tomoyo Daidouji	Lesbian	Tomoyo is in love with the show's protagonist, and friend, Sakura, even loving what she wears. [123] [124] [125] As such, she is intensely devoted to Sakura. [126] Unfortunately for Tomoyo, Sakura does not return her feelings, even though she does help her find her voice. [127] At some point, Tomoyo confesses her love to Sakura, but Sakura misunderstands her, thinking she means "love" as a best friend, [128] and Tomoyo says that she will explain when Sakura is older. Some scholars have argued that based on Tomoyo's romantic attractions she is asexual. [129] CLAMP artist Nanase Ohkawa described Tomoyo as more than an "interesting friend" for Sakura, saying that someone she could "talk about her magic," and saying that Tomoyo just "wanted Sakura to be happy." [130] [131]	Japan
			Touya Kinomoto	Bisexual	He is the older brother of Sakura and is often worried about her. [124] His relationship with Yukito has been confirmed by the series creators. [132] Before meeting Yukito, Touya dated Kaho Mizuki when she was his junior high school teacher, and she broke up with him when she left to study in England. [133] As such, some argued that Touya was either bisexual or pansexual. [134]
			Yukito Tsukishiro	Gay	He is in a romantic relationship with Touya, with the official website calling him Touya's "best friend." [132] [124] As a result, Yukito rejects Sakura's feelings for him because he is in love with Touya. [135] [136] In February 2000, Owkawa said that "such a warm, gentle character like Yukito" is uncommon in CLAMP works, repeating the same in a 2004 interview. [131] [137] Ohkawa said in February 2000 that "you can see Yukito and Touya as being friends, or as going beyond that." [131] Yukito's alternate form is Yue. He also appears in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle , as a High Priest, and Toya as a king, of the Clow Kingdom. [138]
			Ruby Moon	Intersex	Ruby Moon has no biological sex. [139] They are always seen presenting as female, even though Spinel Sun often asks them why don't they present as male for a change. At some points, Ruby Moon states that their gender does not matter because they are not actually human and also that girls have cuter clothes. They appear to have a crush on Touya. [140] Like Syaoran, Sakura, Touya, Yukita, and Tomoyo, they also reappear in Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card. [141]

1999

Duration	Show title	Character debut date	Characters	Identity	Notes	Country
1999–2000	Infinite Ryvius	October 6, 1999	Criff Cay	Trans woman	Criff Cay is a member of the group Team Blue. She is indicated to be transgender when her sister Michelle refers to her as "Big Brother". Her character profile lists her sex as male. [142]	Japan
			Stein Heigar	Gay	Stein Heigar is a member of the group Zwei. Heigar is gay. [142]
1999–2002	Mission Hill	September 24, 1999	Gus Duncz	Gay	He is an elderly man married to Wally Langford, who is also in his late 60s. Both may appear in an upcoming series by the same show creators tentatively titled "Gus & Wally." [143] [144] Gus played the main role in a film, "The Man From Pluto" which was directed by Wally.	United States
			Wally Langford		He is married to Gus Duncz, [144] [143] In the 1950s, he directed a film, "The Man From Pluto," and is later shown he works as a projectionist at a local theater.
1999–present	Family Guy	January 31, 1999	Meg Griffin	Bisexual	Throughout the series, Meg has shown romantic interest in and dated several men. However, there have been several instances, in episodes like "Stew-Roids" and "Dial Meg for Murder" in which she has shown hints of being bisexual or a lesbian. [145] In November 2016, when asked about further development on the characters Chris and Meg, Alec Sulkin confirmed that there would be a future episode where Meg comes out as a lesbian, taking inspiration from earlier episodes where she exhibited signs of lesbian characteristics. [146] [ better source needed ] [147] A few episodes since then have hinted at that possible development, such as "The Griffin Winter Games", "Trump Guy", and "Trans-Fat."	United States
			Stewie Griffin		Stewie has been in relationships with female babies, but is also attracted towards males. In the commentary for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story , the writers describe how they were going to make Stewie discover he was gay, but decided to scrap this idea to retain Stewie's sexual ambiguity for writing purposes. [148] [149] [150] MacFarlane planned for the series' third season to end with Stewie coming out of the closet after a near-death experience. The show's abrupt cancellation, before later continuing, caused MacFarlane to abort these plans, and the episode "Queer Is Stewie?" was actually produced, but never shown. [151] In a 2008 interview, MacFarlane said those who work on the show "all feel that Stewie is almost certainly gay, and he’s in the process of figuring it out for himself." [152]
		April 18, 1999	Bruce	Gay	Bruce often talks to his roommate Jeffrey. It was implied that Bruce is gay and that Jeffrey is his domestic partner, as in "Road to the North Pole" where he states in the song "All I Want for Christmas" that he wants a wedding ring from a guy named Jeffrey. [153] In "Meg's Wedding", Bruce briefly had a romantic relationship with Meg until they ended it on the wedding day after Bruce finally accepted himself as gay. Bruce finally got engaged to Jeffrey in a parking lot since the priest wouldn't allow them to marry in the church. In the season 22 premiere "Fertilized Megg", Bruce and Jeffrey have a baby girl named Liza Judy Barbra who is conceived through surrogacy. [154] [ better source needed ]
		July 12, 2000	Jasper		Jasper is a dog who is Brian Griffin's gay cousin. Jasper marries his Filipino partner Ricardo in "You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives." [155] [152] The episode had to be changed various times due to issues with censors, according to audio commentary, with MacFarlane saying the episode was put together after he had teamed up to write it with two gay writers. [152] [156]
		November 15, 2001	John Herbert		Herbert is an elderly man. He has an ephebophiliac and hebephiliac attraction to young boys, [153] and harbors unrequited love for underage teenager Chris Griffin, though most other citizens of Quahog are oblivious to his sexuality. His voice actor Mike Henry defines Herbert as a pedophile. [157]
		January 6, 2006	Sarah	Lesbian	In one episode, Sarah invites her classmate Meg Griffin to join her afterschool club, as shown in the episode "Brian Sings and Swings." Only after accepting, Meg discovers that it is called Lesbian Alliance Club. [145] 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. [158] [ better source needed ]
		May 9, 2010	Ida Davis	Trans woman	The "father" of Glenn and Brenda Quagmire and the ex-"husband" of Crystal Quagmire. Ida (formerly Dan) was a war hero in the Vietnam War, and was thought to be a homosexual by Peter. When Glenn asked his "father" if this was true, Ida claimed that she was a woman trapped in a man's body and came to Quahog for a sex reassignment surgery, taking the name Ida Davis afterward as noted in the episode "Quagmire's Dad." [159] From Season 17 onward, she became a recurring character, and some criticized her role in the show, stating that her character was previously the "butt of many transmisogynistic and transphobic "jokes,"" and that the show does not promote inclusivity. [160]
	Futurama	April 6, 1999	Randy Munchnik	Gay	Often appearing in crowds and angry mobs, he is an "effeminate male" who may be gay. [161] He also owns a jewelry shop. He likes parts of the Bible, even once creating a Noah's Ark "filled with same sex pairings of each species," and is good friends with Fry. [162] [ better source needed ] He is later shown as having a relationship with another man, Soupy, and both have a pet poodle together.	United States
		November 14, 1999	Hermaphrobot	Trans woman	Hermaphrobot is a manbot-to-fembot transgender Robot, who often engages Bender in a subversive manner, saying she is "more lady" than Bender could handle. [163] Some critics have criticized her "intersex slur-referencing name," and her character being defined by her physical attributes, while playing into stereotypes. [164]
		November 10, 2002	Hedonism Bot	Pansexual	Hedonism Bot is a robot who is into sex and has a lot of fetishes. His man-servant Djambi is also his lover and mostly prefers the company of men. However, he also had a bachelor party in which the strippers were all fembots in the 6th season episode "The Late Phillip J. Fry" [165] [ better source needed ]
	One Piece	August 26, 2001	Mr. Bon Kurei	Genderqueer & Gay	Also known as Bentham of the Wild and "Mr. 2 Bon Clay," he has powers that allows him to shapeshift into any form he wishes and crossdresses as a woman, and has a kempo called the "Okama Kempo." [166] He is a recurring character, has defeated many villains, and was once an enemy of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. [167] [168] [169] He is part of "Baroque Works," and has been described as being "associated with queer gender identities." [170]	Japan
		February 14, 2010	Emporio Ivankov		Ivankov is the self-declared queen of an island populated by okama, having powers that allow him to shift between male and female forms, while also changing genders of other individuals. [171] Also known as Iva, and has been involved in various battles with villains over the course of the show. [172] [167]
			Okamas		More than one person, but a whole group of individuals, and are named after the tricky and controversial Japanese word "okama." [166] [173]
		April 14, 2019	Morley	Trans woman	A giant and as well as the commander of the West Army in the Revolutionary Army. [174]
		August 25, 2019	Kikunojo "Kiku"		In both the manga and anime, Kiku is revealed to be a trans woman. [170] Before being transported to the future, Kiku dressed in more masculine clothing typical of a samurai. After arriving in the future, Kiku began showing a significantly more feminine side, such as wearing red lipstick and dressing more in feminine clothing, and has described herself as a "a woman at heart," while she was assigned male at birth. [175] [176] [177] Some described Kiku as a "breath of fresh air in terms of her strength and characterization" and noted that her gender identity is never ridiculed. [178]
		May 2, 2021	Yamato	Ambiguous	He idolized Kozuki Oden as a child, emulating everything about the samurai warrior, and his pronouns are respected by Kozuki. [179] [180] He has also been described as a "rebellious son of a pirate emperor," and noted as a fan-favorite character. [181]
	SpongeBob SquarePants	May 1, 1999	SpongeBob	Asexual	According to an interview with Stephen Hillenburg in 2002, SpongeBob is neither gay or straight but in fact, asexual. [182] This was once again clarified in 2005, because of the controversy on SpongeBob and Patrick's sexual orientation. [183] Hillenburg also instructed that SpongeBob should never have a romantic relationship, since he is asexual (as all real-life sea sponges are) and is too innocent for it. [184]	United States

Notes

1. Lokar was first mentioned in a September 16, 1994 episode

See also

• Animation portal
• LGBTQ portal

• List of yuri anime and manga
• List of LGBT-related films by year
• List of animated films with LGBTQ characters
• LGBTQ themes in Western animation
• LGBTQ themes in anime and manga

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