List of fictional gay characters

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This is a list of gay characters in fiction, i.e. characters that either self-identify as gay or have been identified by outside parties to be gay, becoming part of gay media. Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters, some of which may be gay icons. This page does not include gay characters in anime, Western animation, feature films or television.

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

The names are organized alphabeticallyby 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.

Graphic novels

CharactersTitleYearsNotesCountry
Corinthian The Sandman 1989–2015The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream. He has two additional mouths in place of his eyes, which he covers with sunglasses. In The Doll's House , he goes AWOL from the dreamscape and becomes a serial killer who invites men to have sexual relations with him, then murders them. Corinthian then removes the eyes of their victims and eats them using his eye-mouths. Neil Gaiman has stated that the Corinthian is homosexual in The Sandman Companion, wherein the first Corinthian consumed eyes only of boys. The second Corinthian is featured with a boyfriend as written by Caitlin R. Kiernan in the Dreaming. [1] England
Dads of Charlotte "Charlie" The Witch Boy 2017They are the dads of Charlie, a tomboy. [2] [3] They appear in all three graphic novels as recurring characters [4] [a] and are the only explicitly LGBTQ characters shown in the graphic novels. [5] [6] [7] United States
The Hidden Witch 2018
The Midwinter Witch 2019
Iceman All-New X-Men 2002–presentAll New X-Men #40 (2015) contains the pivotal moment where Iceman/Bobby Drake (as a younger version of himself) is informed by Jean Grey that his thoughts reveal his homosexuality. The scene plays out with Bobby wondering why his older self (the one in present-day X-Men comics) dated women for so long; he ponders bi-sexuality before being told, unequivocally, that he is in fact gay. [8] United States
Jayesh "Jay" Lucifer 2000–2006Jay is a friend of Jill Presto. Jay is interested in a man named Karl, unaware that Karl is a homophobic neo-Nazi. [9] Jay asks Karl out, after being encouraged by Jill. Afterwards, Karl and other men and beat Jay up in a dark alley. [10] United Kingdom
Kevin Keller Veronica 1989–2011First appearance: Veronica #202 (2010). Kevin was first eyed by Veronica who did not realize he was gay. He has since become a part of the gang. [11] United States
Andy Lippincott Doonsbury 1970–presentFirst appearance: 1976. Andy Lippincott was the first openly gay character to appear in a mainstream comic strip. [12]
Midnighter Midnighter & Midnighter 2006–2008 & 2015–2016Midnighter is one of DC Comics' most prominent gay superheroes and his relationship with Apollo is one of the most prominent gay relationships in DC Comics. [13]
Apollo
Northstar Uncanny X-Men 1963–2015First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #120 (1979). Northstar was the first openly gay superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. [14]
Lawrence Poirier For Better or For Worse 1979–2008In 1993, Lawrence Poirier's coming out generated controversy, with readers opposed to homosexuality threatening to cancel newspaper subscriptions. [15] See also: For Better or For Worse#Lawrence comes out.Canada
Thomas Werner Thomas no Shinzō 1974–1975Set in a German boys boarding school, the story relates how, after Thomas' suicide, an upper classman, Yuri, finds a love letter Thomas wrote to him, and then meets a new student, Eric, who looks just like Thomas. [16] Japan
Julusmole Bayhan ("Juli" or "Yuli")
Eric Fruehling
Andrew Wells Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics 1998–presentAndrew realizes he is gay in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten . [17] United States

Literature

CharactersWorkAuthorYearDescription
Achilles Madeline Miller 2011Achilles is gay, showing no interest in girls, while Patroclus is bisexual, saying he would fall in love with Briseis if not for Achilles. [18]
Assorted characters Tales of the City series Armistead Maupin 1978–2014While the original series featured gay and bisexual characters who "kissed on camera and had sex in bathhouses," [19] in the Netflix adaption of this series, Shawna is "explicitly bisexual character." [20]
BrysenBlack Wings Beating Alex London 2018Brysen is a teenager on a quest to hunt down a giant, monstrous black eagle. Throughout the book, he shows exclusive romantic interest in men. [21]
David Giovanni's Room James Baldwin 1956David, a protagonist of the book, escapes death from the guillotine since his "homosexual urges were experimental in nature" while the narrator is cited as a gay character as well. [22] Other gay characters include Giovanni, Jacques, and Guillaume.
DinoThe Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried Shaun David Hutchinson 2019Dino is a curmudgeonly and bookish Puerto Rican teenager who discovers that his estranged best friend July has risen from the grave. Dino also has a boyfriend. [23] [24]
Wylan Van Eck Six of Crows duology Leigh Bardugo 2015–2016Jesper is bisexual, and Wylan is gay; they begin dating each other by the end of the duology, while Nina has also been confirmed to be pansexual. [25]
Alucard Emery Shades of Magic trilogy V.E. Schwab 2015–17Rhy is bisexual while Alucard is gay. They had a fling three years prior the events of the books. Victoria Schwab actually stated multiple times that in her eyes none of the characters are straight, but that is not mentioned in the series. [26] [27]
Jack Forster What Happened to Mr. Forster? Gary W. Bargar1989A sixth-grade teacher who is fired for being gay. [28]
1995
Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 1890Dorian is ambivalent about his homosexuality, meeting with male prostitutes, and proposes to a woman in an effort to suppress his homosexuality. [29] [30]
Basil HallwardIn this novel, Basil has a "repressed homosexuality" while Dorian has his own ambivalence, meeting with male prostitutes, even proposing to Sybil Vane in an attempt to suppress his homosexual feelings. [29] [30]
Basil Henderson Invisible Life E. Lynn Harris 1991Basil leaves his fiancée Yancey at the altar and pursues a gay lifestyle. [22]
Just As I Am1995
Abide With Me1999
Any Way the Wind Blows2001
Joel Harrison Knox Other Voices, Other Rooms Truman Capote 1948Joel is an "effeminate adolescent," with the narrative showing him have a desire for his cousin, Randolph. [31]
Oshima Kafka on the Shore Haruki Murakami 2002Oshima is a 21-year-old intellectual gay trans man who is a librarian and owner of a cabin in the mountains near Komura Memorial Library. [32] He becomes the mentor of Kafka as he guides him to the answers that he's seeking on his journey.
RafiThe Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried Shaun David Hutchinson 2019Rafi is a kind-hearted and handsome but deeply insecure Pakistani-American teenager. He is also transgender and has a boyfriend. [33] [34]
Randolph Other Voices, Other Rooms Truman Capote 1948Randolph is a cousin of Joel, and a person that Joel has romantic feelings for. [31]
Richard Michael Cunningham 1998In 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. [35] 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.
Louis
Jack Twist Annie Proulx 1997Jack and Ennis have a long term sexual and romantic relationship despite both being married to women and fathering children. Jack also has sexual relationships with other men and a woman, while Ennis does not. Critics have described both men as gay or variably Jack as bisexual and Ennis as heterosexual. [36] [37]
Ennis del Mar
Vanyel Arrows of the Queen Mercedes Lackey 1987Lackey, in making this book, took a stand, refusing the demand of an editor that Vanyel be "straight, or single, or not in the story," and, as such, he is a gay character. [38]

Video games

CharactersSeries / TitleYearNotesDeveloper
BarnabyBillie Bust UpUpcomingThe upcoming musical platformer Billie Bust Up features a kooky, ghostly owl named Barnaby. In an official Twitter post for pride month, Barnaby is illustrated with flags that reveal he is gay and on the asexual spectrum. [39] [40] Giddy Goat Games
Damien Bloodmarch Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator 2017In this visual novel and dating sim, Damien Bloodmarch is a gay trans man. [41] Game Grumps
Bubbles Angry Birds 2 2015Bubbles is an optimistic young spot-breasted oriole who loves Halloween. Although incredibly small in stature, he has the ability to drastically increase in body size, similar to the defense mechanism of a pufferfish. In the pride-themed "Better Together" microtransaction, the player can buy him an outfit that includes a gay male pride flag balloon. [42] Rovio Entertainment
Gay cop The Longest Journey 1999This computer game features Fiona and Mickey, a lesbian landlady and her long-time lover. The game also features and a gay cop, with gay characters seen as normal and well adjusted secondary characters. [43] Funcom
Eladus Guild Wars 2 2012This 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. [44] 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
Dagdar
Saied Circuit's Edge 1989This DOS Interactive fiction and role-playing game includes a variety of gay and transgender characters, [45] including a trans woman named Yasmin with a gay man named Saied alleged to be Yasmin's former lover. [46] Westwood Studios
Variety of characters
PercyBillie Bust UpUpcomingThe upcoming musical platformer Billie Bust Up features a friendly shopkeeper cat named Percy. In an official Twitter post for pride month, he's illustrated waving a gay male pride flag. [47] [48] Giddy Goat Games
Trevor Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh 1996In this interactive movie, point-and-click adventure, Curtis is the protagonist, who is a close friend with his gay co-worker, Trevor. The two almost kiss later in the game. [49] [50] Sierra On-Line

Webcomics

CharactersName of comicYearsNotes
Eric Bittle Check, Please! 2013presentThis comic by Ngozi Ukazu centers around a gay protagonist on a college hockey team. [51]
Jo's dads Lumberjanes 2014–2020Jo is a trans woman of color with two dads and acts as an "expert on what it means to be a Lumberjane" to the fellow campers. [52] [53]
Multiple characters Unsounded 2010–PresentThis webcomic by Ashley Cope features multiple gay characters. [54]
Jeff Olsen Kyle's Bed & Breakfast 1998presentThis comic by Greg Fox covers controversial LGBT topics such as marriage equality, HIV/AIDS, body fascism and conversion therapy. [55] [54] This story features various LGBT characters, such as Jeff Olsen, a gay man with HIV, Mark Masterson, a gay scholar, and Kristian Janson, a Jamaican gay man. [56]
Mark Masterson
Kristian Janson
Other characters
Dirk Strider Homestuck 2009-2016In this webcomic by Andrew Hussie, Dirk Strider states he is only attracted to guys. [57] He also dates Jake English, a bisexual guy, for a couple months.
Rudy Strongwell Rain 20102022This comic by Jocelyn Samara and DiDomenick features a trans girl, Rain, as the main character and other LGBT characters, [58] like a gay man named Rudy Strongwell, and a gay couple (Trevor Kurz and Frank Johnson). [59]
Trevor Kurz
Frank Johnson

See also

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Notes

  1. One or both of Charlie's Dads are also featured on pages 32, 33, and 34 of The Hidden Witch as Aster has dinner with them, and later on pages 92, 125, 127, 129, and 137. Also, they appear either individually, or together, on pages 18, 19, 20, 21, 39, 58, and 59 of The Midwinter Witch.