Top 10 Best Gay and Lesbian Fictional Characters
Great gay and lesbian fictional characters do more than fill a role on a cast list. They give you romance, chaos, heartbreak, dry one-liners, and those rare moments that make a story feel a little more honest. When a writer gets it right, you are not just watching a character exist. You are watching someone love, hide, fight, joke, or blow up their own life in ways that feel painfully human.
That is what makes this kind of list fun to argue about. You are not just picking favorites based on style or screen time. You are weighing who felt real, who had chemistry, who got the best scenes, and who made you care enough to yell at your TV, close your book, or immediately search for fan art.
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Luna Loud - The Loud House
Luna Loud is the third oldest sister in the Loud House series. Her life changed forever after attending her first concert, which sparked her passion and dream of becoming a rock star. Luna's personality can best be described as wild, caring, and the loudest of the Loud siblings.... read more
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Sam Sharp - The Loud House
Am I the only one who thinks she's hot?
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Garnet - Steven Universe
Garnet is a fictional character from the 2013 animated series Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar. She is the fused form of Ruby and Sapphire.
Garnet, along with the other Crystal Gems, deeply cares for Steven and looks after him. She serves as a mother figure to him.... read more
She's pretty much two gay rocks stacked up in a trench coat. But none of the Gems have genders, so is she gay?
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Nigel Ratburn - Arthur
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Albus Dumbledore - Harry Potter
Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He serves as the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for most of the series. Dumbledore is also the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix.
J.K. is homophobic. She's clearly just trying to cover that up.
J.K. Rowling confirmed he was gay, but I guess every HP character is gay now, lol.
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Xandir P. Wifflebottom - Drawn Together
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Pearl - Steven Universe
Pearl is a fictional character from the 2013 animated television series Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar. She is a "Gem," a type of alien being composed of a magical gemstone that projects a humanoid form. Pearl is depicted as nurturing, gentle, and protective, acting as a maternal figure to... read more
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Harold McBride - The Loud House
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Robert Simmons - Hey Arnold!
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Tallstar - Warrior Cats
Tallstar is a large black-and-white tom with powerful shoulders, strong paws, and a very long, thin black tail tipped with white. He has short, thick fur, amber eyes, and a white muzzle and paws. Tallstar is a character in the Warriors book series by Erin Hunter and served as the leader of WindClan,... read more
Kate Cary confirmed that he was gay.
Yus, favorite leader ever!
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Juhani - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Tom Collins - Rent
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Waylon Smithers - The Simpsons
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Cameron Tucker - Modern Family
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Ravenpaw - Warrior Cats
Ravenpaw is a fictional character created by Erin Hunter for the Warrior Cats book series. He is a skinny, jet-black tom with a small white dash on his chest, green eyes, and a long, thin, white-tipped tail. He is shy, jumpy, and nervous.... read more
Where are the Ravenpaw x Barley shippers?
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Sheriff Blubs - Gravity Falls
That makes sense.
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Natsuki Kuga - Mai-HiME
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Ayano Sugiura - YuruYuri
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Howard McBride - The Loud House
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Shizuru Fujino - Mai-HiME
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Dion Dalincourt - Braceface
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Mitchell Pritchett - Modern Family
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Batwoman - Batman
Batwoman is a fictional superhero in DC Comics. The most well-known version of the character is Kate Kane, who debuted in Detective Comics #854 in 2009. She operates independently of Batman and often deals with criminal and supernatural threats in Gotham City.
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Tara Maclay - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Kyoko Toshino - YuruYuri
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Jean Girard - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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Kitty - Courage the Cowardly Dog
