List of lesbian characters in animation

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Julie Kavner is the voice of Patty Bouvier, a lesbian character in The Simpsons

This is a list of characters in animation 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 article does not include any characters in Japanese animation, otherwise known as anime. There are also corresponding lists of bisexual and gay animated characters.

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

From the 1980s to the 1990s[]

Characters Title Character debut date Notes Country
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons December 17, 1989 Patty officially came out when she was about to marry Veronica in the 2005 episode, "There's Something About Marrying" which was one of the episodes that carried the occasional warning of content that might be unsuitable for children.[1] Like Dewey and Smithers, she is a recurring gay character. In "Livin La Pura Vida" Patty had a new girlfriend named Evelyn.[2] United States
Ms. Ellen South Park February 11, 1998 In one episode, "Tom's Rhinoplasty", Chef reveals that the new teacher, Ms. Ellen, is lesbian.[3][4] Some of her male students are attracted to her and do not understand what lesbians are, and try to "become lesbians" too, to get her attention.
Toby Ranes Superman: The Animated Series February 7, 1998 Maggie Sawyer's romantic partner Toby Raynes 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.[5]
Maggie Sawyer February 1, 1997

In the 2000s[]

Characters Title Character debut date Notes Country
Dana Bernstein Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World July 10, 2007 During the series, Dana and Kristen have a baby with the gay couple, Rick and Steve.[6] United States
Kirsten Kellogg Canada
Connie 6teen December 21, 2006 A drummer in Wyatt's band who appears in a few episodes ("Snow Job," "Selling Out To The Burger Man," and "Role Reversal"). She goes with Jean to the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance.[7][8][a]
Virginia "Ginnie" Dunne The Venture Bros. July 6, 2008 Dr. Quymn's bodyguard and is very masculine, and reported "man-hater".[9] In the episode "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman", she is shown to be a lesbian[10] who is trying to convert Dr. Quymn, although she may have bisexual tendencies. United States
Bunny Courage the Cowardly Dog October 18, 2002 On Twitter, show creator John Dilworth confirmed that the one-off characters Kitty and Bunny are in love, although they couldn't explicitly show it at the time.[11]
Kitty
Lizzy Lizzy the Lezzy 2006 The titular character of the web-television series. The series follows the life of this woman who talks mostly about her lesbian interests, representing the experiences of the series creator.[12] Lizzy is sometimes joined by her best friend, Gary and they often talk about the problems they have with being homosexuals.
Israel
Melissa Duckstein Queer Duck 2000 Melissa is Adam's sister. She is occasionally revealed to be lesbian throughout the series,[13] in a relationship with Yvette, in episodes such as "Homo for the Holidays", and the movie. United States
Mo The Goode Family June 3, 2009 Mo and Trish are a lesbian couple as shown in the episode "A Tale of Two Lesbians".[14]
Trish June 19, 2009
Stephanie Foamwire-Putty Moral Orel February 20, 2006 Stephanie is a lesbian character who's revealed to have fallen in unrequited love with her old high school best friend, Kim Latchkey.[15] 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, indicated in episodes such as "Closeface".
Sarah Family Guy January 6, 2006 Sarah invites her classmate Meg Griffin to join her afterschool club, as shown in one episode "Brian Sings and Swings". Only after accepting, Meg discovers that it is called Lesbian Alliance Club.[16] 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.[17]
Souki The Goode Family June 19, 2009 Souki (also spelled as Suki) and Jenn are a lesbian couple as shown in the episode "A Tale of Two Lesbians".[14]
Jenn

In the 2010s[]

Characters Title Character debut date Notes Country
Reggie Abbott Twelve Forever July 29, 2019 Reggie has a crush on Conelly, a 13-year-old schoolmate with whom she shares the same taste in imagining and creating stories, shown in the episode "Locked Out Forever". Due to the show's abrupt ending, Shadi Petosky, one of the executive producers, stated they will not be able to further explore that aspect of the characters and their relationship.[18] Elsewhere, Petosky described Reggie as a queer character "coming to terms with her sexuality".[19] United States
Adora She-Ra and the Princesses of Power November 13, 2018 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, in the episode "Save the Cat", from Horde Prime, 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. In the aftermath, Adora and Catra become a couple. According to series creator Noelle Stevenson, this romantic arc, known as "Catradora" by fans, was planned since the beginning of the series,[20] 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.[21]
Catra
Amaya The Dragon Prince November 22, 2019 Amaya is a deaf maternal aunt of Callum and Ezran who communicates in sign language,[22] and commander of a Katolian outpost at the Breach. Janai is a Sunfire Elf warrior and the younger sister of their queen Khessa. On February 28, 2020, Devon Giehl, lead writer of The Dragon Prince, said that the writers intended for the romantic interest between Amaya and Janai to start at the end of season 3, and explicitly confirmed them as lesbian characters who like each other.[23]
Janai
Ilia Amitola RWBY January 7, 2017 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 showrunners, confirmed her sexuality in a 2018 Reddit AMA.[24]
Annika The Dragon Prince February 15, 2019 In the second season, Queen Aanya is shown as the ruler of the Kingdom of Duren.[25] Her mothers, Annika and Neha,[26] the Queens of Duran, died nine years prior to the beginning of the series while fighting Thunder, the Dragon King, as shown in the episode "Breaking the Seal".
Neha
Bismuth Steven Universe August 4, 2016 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, as they form a "deep bond" together.[27] This is hinted to through her flirting toward Pearl in the episode "Bismuth".
Chloé Star vs. the Forces of Evil April 28, 2019 Chloé is a lesbian French girl, presented in the episode "Britta's Tacos",[28][29][30] who is in the relationship with Jackie-Lynn Thomas, an American girl who is revealed to be bisexual after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, Marco Diaz, due to his strong feelings for the series' protagonist, Princess Star Butterfly.[31]
Constance Beatrice "Connie" Cunaman Brickleberry October 9, 2012 Connie admits she is a lesbian; in the episode "Gay Bomb", her strength is dubbed by her as "lesbian strength".[32][33] 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.[34][35]
Rainbow Dash My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic October 10, 2010 The final episode's epilogue hints that these two characters are a domestic couple. Animation writer John Haber, producer Michael Vogel, and storyboarder Jim Miller said that it is up to fans interpret whether they are in a relationship, but hinted at it as a possibility.[36][37][38]
Apple Jack
D.D. Danger Danger & Eggs June 30, 2017 D.D., the protagonist, is an imaginative thrill seeker, and her best friend, a lawful good, safety-first anthropomorphic egg named Phillip, with both experiencing a series of enjoyably chaotic adventures as "they do stuff". On July 27, 2020, show creator, Petosky described the show as about a "gender-free female lesbian child and her giant large-gamete friend," referring to D.D. Danger and Phillip.[39]
Sweetie Drops My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic October 10, 2010 The two propose to one another in the season 9 episode "The Big Mac Question",[40] and in the series finale, "The Last Problem", they are shown as married in a newspaper clipping.[41]
Lyra Heartstrings
Ash Graven Final Space June 22, 2019 In the eighth episode of Season 3, "Forgiveness," Ash meets a genderless being named Evra, voiced by Jasmin Savoy Brown. Evra becomes Ash's friend and helps her "take her anger out," with both sitting and watching a formation of lights like the aurora borealis together.[42] Her relationship with Evra makes clear her sexual orientation,[43] in addition to being angry at a man named Jordan Hammerstein, in the episode "Arachnitects," for rejecting her at prom. Rogers said in a podcast about the episode "Forgiveness" that David Sacks, who wrote the episode, came from a place of "two souls connecting to each other" and noted that if the show gets a fourth season, they would expand on the relationship between Evra and Ash.[44]
Aunt Holiday My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic June 15, 2019 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, "The Last Crusade". 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 determined by love, and not traditional roles.[45]
Auntie Lofty
Huntara She-Ra and the Princesses of Power August 2, 2019 In her debut episode, "Huntara", she is seen flirting with a waitress in a bar. She also may have a crush on Adora, who may also have a crush on her, and has been described by some as butch.[46]
Xochi Jalapeño Victor and Valentino March 30, 2019 Xochi is Don Jalapeño's rebellious teenage daughter who sometimes babysits the protagonists,[47] likes to go to concerts and attend salsa classes. In "Band for Life", it is revealed that she has a crush for her friend, Amabel as she blushes when Amabel flirts with her.[48] In "Escaramuza", after Amabel gets injured, Val convinces Xochi to fill in for her as a way to impress her, and they plan to go on a date in "Carmelita" before it is interrupted by Victor and Valentino's antics.
Kelsey Jannings Bojack Horseman August 22, 2014 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" in the episode "Later".[49]
Kat Craig of the Creek November 5, 2018 Kat is the girlfriend of Laura Mercer and only appears in one episode, "Jextra Perrestrial."[50][51]
Nat Kinkle Bob's Burgers January 14, 2018 Nat is a limousine driver who drives Linda, Tina and Louise around in her limousine in "V for Valentine-detta". 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.[52]
Kya The Legend of Korra September 13, 2013 Kya is Aang and Katara's daughter who appears in The Legend of Korra. Her sexuality is not mentioned in the animated series, but 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.[53]
Shannon Longhannon 3Below: Tales of Arcadia July 12, 2019 In the episode "Asteroid Rage", just as a meteor is about to hit Earth, Shannon confesses to a girl that she has never been kissed. The girl confesses the same thing back and both of them started to kiss each other.[54]
Dr. Indria BoJack Horseman September 14, 2018 Mary-Beth and Dr Indria are a married lesbian couple, as shown in the episode "INT. SUB."[55] Mary-Beth is a professional businesswoman while Dr Indria is a therapist. They both first appear in the fifth season.
Mary-Beth
Laura Mercer Craig of the Creek April 6, 2018 J.P.'s openly lesbian older sister who is a nurse and also appears to help care for the family. She has also been shown to be a body-positive person, referring to J.P.'s body as "beautiful" on more than one occasion. In "Jextra Perrestrial" she is shown to be in a same-sex relationship with a girl named Kat.[50][51]
Zarya Moonwolf Mysticons August 28, 2017 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."[56][57] 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 Rebecca Sugar for making strides.[57] He then opined on the continual battle for more LGBTQ representation, cited an Entertainment Weekly article about LGBTQ representation in cartoons,[b] and praised the battles for more representation which go on behind the scenes. Canada
Kitty Boon United States
Netossa She-Ra and the Princesses of Power November 13, 2018 Netossa and Spinnerella are a couple and both members of the Princess Alliance by the beginning of the series, a group composed of magical girls that oppose Hordak.[58] The show's creator, Noelle Stevenson confirmed that in "Mer-Mysteries" Netossa and Spinnerella were on a date and were already married.[59] In the show's final season, Netossa and Spinnerella kiss in the episode "Save the Cat" and Netossa confirms that she and Spinnerella are married in "An Ill Wind".
Spinnerella
Agent Ohio "Vera" Red vs. Blue October 2, 2016 Agent Ohio is a lesbian woman and an agent of Project Freelancer who appeared in two episodes of Season 14, specifically "The Triplets" and "The Mission". Her sexuality was confirmed by the episode's writer, Shannon McCormick.[60]
Pearl Steven Universe November 4, 2013 In one episode "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.[61] Her feelings are later confirmed romantic in nature and reciprocated by Rose.[62] In the other episode "Last One Out of Beach City", Pearl is attracted to a female pink-haired human, which resembles Rose. In "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.
Lieutenant Penumbra DuckTales March 9, 2019 In the Season 3 episode "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!", Penumbra goes out for coffee with Launchpad McQuack but tells him that she is not interested in him because she "just does not wish to date an Earth... male". This reveals that she is a lesbian alien, according to Samantha King, a writer for the episode. King wished it had been more overt and said that people should continue to ask for better representation.[63]
EJ Randell Clarence December 4, 2014 EJ and Sue, who were introduced in the episode "Jeff Wins", are Jeff Randell's mothers.[64] They are voiced by openly queer actresses Lea DeLaria and Tig Notaro respectively.
Sue Randell
Red Action OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes August 1, 2017 She is in a relationship with Enid, with their first date in the episode "Back in Red Action",[65] becoming a more committed couple as the show progressed.[66] In a Reddit Q&A with Ian Jones-Quartey, a fan asked about a rumor that Kali Hawk's character, Red Action, was gay, and asked the same for Enid being bisexual. Ian replied, "True and True".[67] Yellow may also be her ex-girlfriend.[68]
Reina Danger & Eggs June 30, 2017 She is a femme "brown-skinned energetic creative" who likes to build with her hands and is empowered by the world around her, as described by her queer voice actress, Jasika Nicole.[69][70] She is also the best friend of one of the protagonists, DD, who she is very loving with.[71]
Ruby and Sapphire Steven Universe November 4, 2013 Two genderless but feminine-presenting members of the Crystal Gems who have a romantic relationship with each other, and stay permanently fused to form Garnet.[72] 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".[73] On July 6, 2018, the episode "Reunited" aired, in which Ruby and Sapphire get married, kiss, and fuse back into Garnet, after Ruby proposed to Sapphire in a previous episode, "The Question".[74]
Saphron RWBY December 8, 2018 Saphron, the sister of Jaune Arc, and her wife, Terra, have a son named Adrian, with all three making their debut in the seventh episode of Volume 6, "The Grimm Reaper".[75] 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", and are featured in the last episode of Volume 6, "Our Way".[76]
Terra Cotta-Arc
Scorpia She-Ra and the Princesses of Power November 13, 2018 According to series creator Noelle Stevenson, the relationship between Scorpia and Perfuma is subtle, and was developed "through the course of the show."[77] 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".[78] Additionally, in the episode "Princess Scorpia", Scorpia's two moms are shown in a picture near her bed, holding an infant Scorpia.
Perfuma
Sam Sharp The Loud House May 2, 2016 In the episode "L is for Love", Luna Loud sent her a love letter and Sam seemed to reciprocate those feelings.[79][80] Later on, Sam also appears to reciprocate Luna's feelings, with some describing them as beginning to date in the episode "Racing Hearts".[81][c]
Sherry Red vs. Blue October 9, 2016 Sherry is a lesbian woman and a soldier for Charon Industries who appeared in one episode of Season 14, "The Mission". Her sexuality was confirmed by the episode's writer, Shannon McCormick in the same string of tweets where he said Vera was lesbian.[82]
Skout Nomad of Nowhere March 16, 2018 Skout, the series' lesbian protagonist,[83] cares about Captain Toth, her superior, throughout the series. She has a crush on her, which has been officially confirmed.[84][85] 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, despite the fact she is occasionally dismissive, causing fissures in their relationship.[86][87]
Tabitha Craig of the Creek April 16, 2018 In their debut episode "The Curse", Tabitha refuses to go college and wants to spent a few times with Courtney, making Courtney blushed and they're holding hands in the end.[88] In "The Haunted Dollhouse", they have feelings for each other which is confirmed and they kissed in the end.
Courtney
Thea Doc McStuffins August 5, 2017 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. This was the first same-sex couple featured in a Disney Junior preschool series.[89][90] Thea and Edie are voiced by openly lesbian actresses Wanda Sykes and Portia de Rossi respectively.
Edie
Toast Bee and PuppyCat July 11, 2013 She is a wrestler who formerly wrestled with Cass and holds a grudge against her. In her debut episode "Toast", she mentions her unnamed ex-wife.[91]
Tomboy The Awesomes August 8, 2013 Originally presented as Gadget Gal's nemesis, she is outed in the episode "Baby Got Backstory" as using the feud to cope with her own romantic feelings for her.[92][93]
Vagatha "Vaggie" Hazbin Hotel October 28, 2019 Vaggie is in relationship with Princess Charlotte "Charlie" Magne, with whom she works as a hotel manager of the titular Hazbin Hotel.[94] She and Charlie seek to open their hotel to redeem all sinners of Hell.
Various couples We Bare Bears September 9, 2015 In episode "Charlie", an invitation website called "CaveShare" shows an image of a lesbian couple hanging out with each other. Another episode "Ralph" depicts the other couple going camping. In "Crowbar Jones", there are some lesbian couples watching Grizzly's movie in the Bear's yard. And in the other episode "Bear Lift", Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear act as the taxi cab carrying the newlywed brides.[95]
Yuna's moms Middle School Moguls September 15, 2019 In the episode "Mo'gul Money, Mo Problems", Yuna, a fashion designer, is shown to have two mothers,[96] one who is Black and other who is White, that give their daughter an inspirational speech over the phone as she tries to make a dress. They show up again, this time in person, in the final episode, "Mogul on a Mission".

In the 2020s[]

Characters Title Character debut date Notes Country
Amity Blight The Owl House January 24, 2020 Initially serving as a rival to protagonist Luz Noceda, she warms up to her due to the latter's kind nature.[97] Amity is a top student at Hexside Academy, the same school Luz is attending, and is shown blushing or becoming bashful on multiple occasions whenever Luz displays any affectionate behavior towards her, suggesting that she might have a crush on Luz. Her implied sapphism is confirmed in the episode "Enchanting Grom Fright", where it is revealed that her biggest fear is getting rejected by someone who she planned to ask to prom, and that person is revealed to be Luz. Animation supervisor Spencer Wan described Luz and Amity's dance in the same episode as "the gay thing"[98] while series creator Dana Terrace noted that "queer kids" were in the main cast[99] and that there was a bisexual character in the show,[100] without specifying which character she was referring to in her tweet. Additionally, Gravity Falls creator and The Owl House voice actor Alex Hirsch stated that the show contained "explicitly queer" characters.[101] On September 2, during a Reddit AMA, Terrace confirmed that Amity is intended to be a lesbian.[102] In the same AMA, Terrace stated that Luz was Amity's first crush.[103] Amity is voiced by openly pansexual actress Mae Whitman. United States
Siobhan Cruz DC Super Hero Girls September 20, 2020 One of the super hero girls, Jessica Cruz, also known as Green Lantern, has two moms, Siobhan and one whose name is not yet known, both of whom premiered in the episode #HousePest. When asked about this by Taimur Gur of ComicsBeat, series creator Lauren Faust said that everyone was "on board with this idea" and that she was glad it was approved.[104]
Mrs. Cruz
Betty DeVille Rugrats May 27, 2021 Betty is the mother of Phil and Lil DeVille. In the original series, she was married Howard DeVille. But in the reboot, Betty is a gay single mother.[105] Betty is voiced by openly queer actress Natalie Morales, describing the character as a "single mom with her own business who has twins" but still hangs out with her community and friends, even casually talking about her ex-girlfriend.[106]
Lena Foreman Big Mouth December 4, 2020 The September 11 attacks special "A Very Special 9/11 Episode" shows Lena being in the relationship with her white girlfriend Nadia as she starts acting all nice and sweet with her when she shows up.[107] She is voiced by openly lesbian actress Lena Waithe.[108][109]
Lainey The Loud House February 12, 2020 In episode "Singled Out", Lainey, one of Lynn's roller derby team, is dating a girl named Alice.[110][111][112]
Alice
Dr. Mulberry Clifford the Big Red Dog January 7, 2020 The episode "The Big Red Tomato/Dogbot" revealed that Samantha Mulberry has two moms.[113] Dr. Mulberry is voiced by Maggie Cassella, an openly lesbian actress.
Ms. Mulberry
Oki's Mothers T.O.T.S. March 20, 2020 In one episode "Night at the Nursery", a baby otter named Oki is a adopted by an otter lesbian couple. And in the other episode "Seas the Day", a baby dolphin named Donny is adopted by a dolphin lesbian couple.[114]
Donny's Mothers
Amina Ramsey Star Trek: Lower Decks September 17, 2020 A Starfleet officer, she is the captain of the USS Oakland. In early October 2020, the creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mike McMahan, confirmed that Amina Ramsey was Beckett Mariner's former lover at Starfleet Academy, even though it was not explicit, saying that "every Starfleet officer is probably at the baseline bisexual" in a sense, and that they did not "intentionally mean for anybody to be strictly heteronormative or straight or cis."[115]
Striga Castlevania March 5, 2020 Striga and Morana are members of the "Council of Sisters" who are introduced in Season 3. Screenwriter Warren Ellis noted they have been a couple for a long time.[116]
Morana

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jean is the third gay character to be featured on the show, she's the only one who's outright stated to be so, with the others being a possibly gay cowboy and Kevin ass gay.
  2. ^ Specifically an article titled "From Steven Universe to Voltron: The fight to bring LGBTQ characters to kids' shows" by Nick Romano.
  3. ^ This GLAAD report says "Nickelodeon’s The Loud House still features bisexual character Luna Loud, and showed her starting to date Sam, a girl from school, earlier this year."

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