List of graphic art works with LGBT characters
This is a list of graphic art works with LGBTQ characters. This list includes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender fictional characters, and others within the LGBTQ+ community, in comic series, newspaper strips, graphic novels, and manga.
History
In the 1950s, American comic books, under the Comics Code Authority, adopted the Comic Code which, under the guise of preventing "perversion", largely prevented the presentation of LGBT characters for a number of decades.Within the Japanese anime and manga, yaoi is the tradition of representing same-sex male relationships in materials that are generally created by women artists and marketed mostly for Japanese girls while the genre known as yuri focuses on relationships between women.
List of works
| Year | Title | Characters | Identity | Notes | Country |
| 1963–2015 | Uncanny X-Men | Northstar | Gay | First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #120. Northstar was the first openly gay superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. | United States |
| 1970–present | Doonsbury | Andy Lippincott | Gay | First appearance: 1976. Andy Lippincott was the first openly gay character to appear in a mainstream comic strip. | United States |
| 1974–1975 | Thomas no Shinzō | Thomas Werner | Gay | Set 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. | Japan |
| 1974–1975 | Thomas no Shinzō | Julusmole Bayhan | Gay | Set 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. | Japan |
| 1974–1975 | Thomas no Shinzō | Eric Fruehling | Gay | Set 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. | Japan |
| 1979–2008 | For Better or For Worse | Lawrence Poirier | Gay | In 1993, Lawrence Poirier's coming out generated controversy, with readers opposed to homosexuality threatening to cancel newspaper subscriptions. See also: For Better or For Worse#Lawrence comes out. | Canada |
| 1983–2008 | Dykes to Watch Out For | Mo Testa | Lesbian | Mo is a semi-autobiographical representation of the creator Alison Bechdel who started the strip in because she wanted to see representations of her life that were not available in the media at the time. | United States |
| 1987–present | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Scarlet Valentine | Bisexual | Scarlet Valentine, the wife of Funny Valentine in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run is confirmed to be bisexual in-story, when she shows attraction to her husband but is also seduced by Lucy Steel. | Japan |
| 1988–1997 | Hen | Chizuru Yoshida | Bisexual | Chizuru is a buxom high school girl who has a tendency to manipulate the people around her. At the start of the story, she has a boyfriend and is also shown seducing a male teacher for the purpose of sleeping in his house. She becomes smitten with Azumi, a petite, innocent and shy girl from the same school. Though Chizuru initially hesitates to act on it, she manages to convince Azumi to join her in a lesbian film, in which both girls are the lead actresses and their characters are the ones who fall in love. Chizuru constantly uses this as an excuse to attempt to be intimate with Azumi, such as inviting her to hug and kiss for the purpose of rehearsing the film. Though Azumi tends to be uncomfortable with her advances and often gets away from her without doing what she wants, Azumi eventually becomes aware of her feelings and reciprocates them. | Japan |
| 1988–1997 | Hen | Azumi Yamada | Lesbian | Chizuru is a buxom high school girl who has a tendency to manipulate the people around her. At the start of the story, she has a boyfriend and is also shown seducing a male teacher for the purpose of sleeping in his house. She becomes smitten with Azumi, a petite, innocent and shy girl from the same school. Though Chizuru initially hesitates to act on it, she manages to convince Azumi to join her in a lesbian film, in which both girls are the lead actresses and their characters are the ones who fall in love. Chizuru constantly uses this as an excuse to attempt to be intimate with Azumi, such as inviting her to hug and kiss for the purpose of rehearsing the film. Though Azumi tends to be uncomfortable with her advances and often gets away from her without doing what she wants, Azumi eventually becomes aware of her feelings and reciprocates them. | Japan |
| 1988–2008 | Marvel Comics Presents | Jessie Drake | Trans woman | First appearance: Marvel Comics Presents #150. Jessie came out as a transgender girl in Marvel Comics Presents #151 and is the first openly transgender character in the Marvel Universe. | United States |
| 1989–2011 | Veronica | Kevin Keller | Gay | First appearance: Veronica #202. Kevin was first eyed by Veronica who did not realize he was gay. He has since become a part of the gang. | United States |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Desire | Genderqueer | Desire is the personification of desire itself. Desire is both male and female, because the character represents everything someone might desire. Desire is called "sister-brother" or "sibling" by his/her siblings and "uncle-aunt" by his/her nephew Orpheus. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Alex Burgess | Gay | In "Sleep of the Just", the 1st issue of ', Alex Burgess and Paul McGuire are lovers who spend decades together. Alex is the son of Roderick Burgess, the man who attempts to imprison Death but imprisons Dream instead. After the death of Roderick, Alex inherits the ownership of the Order of Ancient Mysteries and continues keeping Dream as his prisoner. Later, Alex passes the order on to his boyfriend Paul. Eventually, Dream escapes and puts Alex in an eternal nightmare. In ', Dream dies five years later, which causes Alex to wake up from the nightmare, asking for Paul. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Paul McGuire | Gay | In "Sleep of the Just", the 1st issue of ', Alex Burgess and Paul McGuire are lovers who spend decades together. Alex is the son of Roderick Burgess, the man who attempts to imprison Death but imprisons Dream instead. After the death of Roderick, Alex inherits the ownership of the Order of Ancient Mysteries and continues keeping Dream as his prisoner. Later, Alex passes the order on to his boyfriend Paul. Eventually, Dream escapes and puts Alex in an eternal nightmare. In ', Dream dies five years later, which causes Alex to wake up from the nightmare, asking for Paul. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Foxglove | Lesbian | 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. In "24 Hours", the 6th issue of ', Judy, in a 24-hour diner, tries to talk to her girlfriend Donna on the phone, but Donna's mother does not approve of Judy and hangs up on her. Bette, the diner waitress, secretly wrote a story where the two girls are married to young men. Eventually, Judy dies as a victim of John Dee, who uses Dream's ruby to force everyone in the diner except himself to commit suicide. In ', Donna, now called Foxglove is living with her girlfriend Hazel. Hazel is pregnant because she cheated on her girlfriend with a gay man. Foxglove has a nightmare in which the deceased Judy blames her for her death. In the 2nd issue of the spin-off mini-series ', Foxglove has her first gig as a singer. She sings about the deaths of Judy and Wanda. Hazel, still pregnant, and Death are present in the audience. In another spin-off mini-series, ', Foxglove and Hazel are raising Alvie. Foxglove has become a famous musician. While travelling on tour, Foxglove cheats on Hazel multiple times, and one of her partners, Véronique, publicly outs Foxglove as lesbian without her consent. When making a deal with Death, Foxglove offers to give her life so that Alvie may live, but Boris does it in her place. In the end, Foxglove, Hazel and Alvie stay together as a family. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Judy | Lesbian | 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. In "24 Hours", the 6th issue of ', Judy, in a 24-hour diner, tries to talk to her girlfriend Donna on the phone, but Donna's mother does not approve of Judy and hangs up on her. Bette, the diner waitress, secretly wrote a story where the two girls are married to young men. Eventually, Judy dies as a victim of John Dee, who uses Dream's ruby to force everyone in the diner except himself to commit suicide. In ', Donna, now called Foxglove is living with her girlfriend Hazel. Hazel is pregnant because she cheated on her girlfriend with a gay man. Foxglove has a nightmare in which the deceased Judy blames her for her death. In the 2nd issue of the spin-off mini-series ', Foxglove has her first gig as a singer. She sings about the deaths of Judy and Wanda. Hazel, still pregnant, and Death are present in the audience. In another spin-off mini-series, ', Foxglove and Hazel are raising Alvie. Foxglove has become a famous musician. While travelling on tour, Foxglove cheats on Hazel multiple times, and one of her partners, Véronique, publicly outs Foxglove as lesbian without her consent. When making a deal with Death, Foxglove offers to give her life so that Alvie may live, but Boris does it in her place. In the end, Foxglove, Hazel and Alvie stay together as a family. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Hazel McNamara | Lesbian | 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. In "24 Hours", the 6th issue of ', Judy, in a 24-hour diner, tries to talk to her girlfriend Donna on the phone, but Donna's mother does not approve of Judy and hangs up on her. Bette, the diner waitress, secretly wrote a story where the two girls are married to young men. Eventually, Judy dies as a victim of John Dee, who uses Dream's ruby to force everyone in the diner except himself to commit suicide. In ', Donna, now called Foxglove is living with her girlfriend Hazel. Hazel is pregnant because she cheated on her girlfriend with a gay man. Foxglove has a nightmare in which the deceased Judy blames her for her death. In the 2nd issue of the spin-off mini-series ', Foxglove has her first gig as a singer. She sings about the deaths of Judy and Wanda. Hazel, still pregnant, and Death are present in the audience. In another spin-off mini-series, ', Foxglove and Hazel are raising Alvie. Foxglove has become a famous musician. While travelling on tour, Foxglove cheats on Hazel multiple times, and one of her partners, Véronique, publicly outs Foxglove as lesbian without her consent. When making a deal with Death, Foxglove offers to give her life so that Alvie may live, but Boris does it in her place. In the end, Foxglove, Hazel and Alvie stay together as a family. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Chantal | Lesbian | Chantal and Zelda are a lesbian couple introduced in '. They dress in white and collect spiders. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Zelda | Lesbian | Chantal and Zelda are a lesbian couple introduced in '. They dress in white and collect spiders. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Wanda | Trans woman | She is a transgender woman featured in '. She is Barbie's best friend. She is unable to visit the Dreaming together with Thessaly, Foxglove and Hazel because the magic ritual used only allows passage for people with biologically female bodies. She dies in the storm caused by Thessaly's magic and is buried as "Alvin", her former identity. Wanda is last seen, along with Death, in Barbie's dream. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Cluracan | Gay | Cluracan is a member of Faerie folk. In Season of Mists, when a number of immortals visit Dream to bargain for the ownership of Hell, it is shown that Cluracan is gay, as he sleeps with a male Egyptian priest. When the visit is over, Cluracan complains that he is tired of one-night stands and wonders if the Egyptian priest will write to him. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Corinthian | Gay | The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream. He has two additional mouths in place of his eyes, which he covers with sunglasses. In ', 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. | England |
| 1989–2015 | ' | Harun al-Rashid | Bisexual | Caliph Harun al-Rashid, the king of Baghdad featured in "Ramadan", a short story in ', has a wife and a harem with women and young boys. | England |
| 1990–1994 | Yu Yu Hakusho | Miyuki | Trans woman | Miyuki is a character from both the manga and the anime. She is a trans girl and a member of the Demon Triad, a group of demon warriors that work for the Toguro Brothers. Her trans status is discovered in her fight against Yusuke. | Japan |
| 1991 | Hothead Paisan:Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist | Hothead Paisan | Lesbian | 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 |
| 1991–1997 | Sailor Moon | Kunzite | Gay | Zoisite and Kunzite, both powerful generals who work under Queen Beryl from the Dark Kingdom are an openly gay couple in the series. | Japan |
| 1991–1997 | Sailor Moon | Zoisite | Gay | Zoisite and Kunzite, both powerful generals who work under Queen Beryl from the Dark Kingdom are an openly gay couple in the series. | Japan |
| 1991–1997 | Sailor Moon | Sailor Uranus | Lesbian | Haruka and Michiru are in a relationship. | Japan |
| 1991–1997 | Sailor Moon | Sailor Neptune | Lesbian | Haruka and Michiru are in a relationship. | Japan |
| 1992–1996 | Fushigi Yûgi | Nuriko | Genderqueer, bisexual | Nuriko is one of the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku. She is introduced as "Kang-Lin", a woman in Emperor Hotohori's harem who has the power of superhuman strength. Nuriko is in love with Hotohori and at first considers Miaka her rival for his love, but Nuriko and Miaka soon become friends. Miaka discovers that Nuriko is assigned male at birth, then the evil duplicate of Miaka from the mirror outs Nuriko to Tamahome and Hotohori without her consent. Throughout the series, Nuriko is often referred to as a man. However, she claims to have the soul of a woman. Because of this, unlike Tamahome and Hotohori, Nuriko is allowed to open Miaka's shirt to treat her wounds, after the encounter with Miaka's evil duplicate. Nuriko decides to use a male identity and clothes when helping Miaka in her quest to find the remaining Celestial Warriors. Afterwards, Nuriko asks Miaka to use Suzaku's wish-granting powers to transform her into a woman. Miaka fully intends to fulfill Nuriko's request, but soon discovers that she is unable to make any wishes. All seven Celestial Warriors are needed to summon Suzaku, but Amiboshi is a spy posing as Chiriko. Eventually, Nuriko chooses to cut off his long hair and stop dressing as a woman, to protect Miaka full-time as a man. Nuriko states that even though as a woman she is in love with Hotohori, as a man he is in love with Miaka. Nuriko dies at the hands of Ashitare, a beast-like Celestial Warrior of Seiryū. In the anime-only story Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden, Nuriko reincarnates as a young girl named Ko Reishun, with the same super strength as Nuriko. | Japan |
| 1996–1999 | Outlaw Star | Fred Lou | Gay | Fred is a 20-year-old camp weapons merchant who is known to be flamboyant and openly gay. He has a strong infatuation for the series main protagonist, Gene Starwind, to whom he supplies arms to. | Japan |
| 1996–present | Cardcaptor Sakura and ' | Sakura Kinomoto | Pansexual | The creators have stated that Sakura lacks boundaries and does not view sex or gender as barrier for her romantic attraction. While she undeniably loves and is fiercely protective of her friend, she doesn't have romantic feelings for Tomoyo in particular. Demonstrating this, Sakura confesses that she has a crush on a female teacher in the series. | Japan |
| 1996–present | Cardcaptor Sakura and ' | Tomoyo Daidouji | Lesbian | 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. | Japan |
| 1996–present | Cardcaptor Sakura and ' | Sonomi Daidouji | Lesbian | Tomoyo's mother, Sonomi, confesses that she was in love with Sakura's mother. | Japan |
| 1996–present | Cardcaptor Sakura and ' | Toya Kinomoto | Bisexual | The creators have confirmed that Yukito and Toya are a couple. They are stated to be in love within the series itself. Before meeting Yukito, Toya dated Kaho Mizuki when she was his junior high school teacher, and she broke up with him when she left to study in England. | Japan |
| 1996–present | Cardcaptor Sakura and ' | Yukito Tsukishiro | Gay | The creators have confirmed that Yukito and Toya are a couple. They are stated to be in love within the series itself. Before meeting Yukito, Toya dated Kaho Mizuki when she was his junior high school teacher, and she broke up with him when she left to study in England. | Japan |
| 1996–present | Cardcaptor Sakura and ' | Ruby Moon | Genderqueer | Ruby Moon has no biological sex or gender. She is always seen presenting as female, even though Spinel Sun often asks her why doesn't she present as male for a change. At some points, Ruby Moon states that she is not actually human; therefore her gender does not matter, and also that girls have cuter clothes. | Japan |
| 1997–present | Deadpool | Deadpool | Pansexual | Wade Wilson is pansexual. | United States |
| 1998–present | Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics | Willow Rosenberg | Lesbian | United States | |
| 1998–present | Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics | Tara Maclay | Lesbian | - | United States |
| 1998–present | Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics | Kennedy | Lesbian | - | United States |
| 1998–present | Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics | Satsu | Lesbian | - | United States |
| 1998–present | Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics | Andrew Wells | Gay | Andrew realizes he is gay in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten. | United States |
| 1999–2003 | Paradise Kiss | Isabella Yamamoto | Trans woman | Isabella was assigned male at birth, but lives as a female. Robin Brenner calls the character "one of the most realistic and accepting portrayals of a transgender character in manga." | Japan |
| 2000 | Persepolis | Eight gay men | Gay | In "The Horse", Marjane spends some time living in a communal apartment with eight gay men in Vienna, Austria. | France, Iran |
| 2000 | Persepolis | Enrique | Gay | In "Hide and Seek", Marjane spends the night with her boyfriend Enrique, expecting to have her first sexual experience. But they don't have sex, and she wakes up without Enrique beside her. She jumps to the conclusion that he is in love with his friend Ingrid. However, later that day, Enrique reveals to Marjane that he is gay. He thanks her because she helped him to discover his own sexuality. He states that if a relationship with her didn't work out, it won't work out with any other girl. | France, Iran |
| 2000–2006 | Lucifer | Jayesh "Jay" | Gay | Jay is a friend of Jill Presto. Jay is interested in a man named Karl, unaware that Karl is a homophobic neo-Nazi. Jay asks Karl out, after being encouraged by Jill. Afterwards, Karl and other men and beat Jay up in a dark alley. | United Kingdom |
| 2001–2016 | Bleach | Chizuru Honshō | Lesbian | Chizuru is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki. She is an open lesbian and is often trying to get close to Orihime only to be thwarted by Tatsuki who would often attack her. Chizuru temporarily becomes the superheroine "Karakura Erotic" and joins the Karakura-Raizer Team, a team of superheroes who protects Karakura while Ichigo and others go to rescue Orihime. She is an effective fighter against beautiful women. Her superheroine persona was introduced and described in the manga, and later shown in action in the filler anime episodes 213–214, where she uses the "Hyper Erotic Mode" to gain great power and speed specifically against female enemies. In a scene off-screen, she uses the sexually named technique "Raizer Doggy Style" to defeat a female Arrancar enemy. | Japan |
| 2002–2005 | DearS | Mitsuka Yoshimine | Bisexual | Mitsuka is an exhibitionist high school English teacher. Mitsuka often strips down to her lingerie during classes, makes her students read erotic stories, openly asks about their sex lives and flirts with them. She is also a porn actress, who makes her own original videos. Mitsuka constantly interprets everything around her in a sexual way and is shown to be aroused as a result. Her behavior routinely annoys her students, but the principal does not take any steps to prevent it. Mitsuka is attracted to boys and girls. At some points, she is seen flirting with her male student Takeya, and her female "DearS" students Ren and Miu. | Japan |
| 2002–2010 | Catwoman vol. 3 | Holly Robinson | Lesbian | Issue where her open lesbian identity begins: Catwoman vol. 3 #1. Holly Robinson is a friend of Catwoman and was one of the few openly lesbian characters in the early 2000s DC world. | United States |
| 2002–2013 | Wandering Son | Shuichi Nitori | Trans woman, lesbian | 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 |
| 2002–2013 | Wandering Son | Anna | Lesbian | 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 |
| 2002–2013 | Wandering Son | Yoshino Takatsuki | Trans man | He is a transgender boy. | Japan |
| 2002–2013 | Wandering Son | Hiroyuki Yoshida | Trans woman | She is a transgender woman. | Japan |
| 2002–present | All-New X-Men | Iceman | Gay | All New X-Men #40 contains the pivotal moment where Iceman/Bobby Drake is informed by Jean Grey that his thoughts reveal his homosexuality. The scene plays out with Bobby wondering why his older self dated women for so long; he ponders bi-sexuality before being told, unequivocally, that he is in fact gay. | United States |
| 2003–present | ' | Aaron | Gay | Aaron and Eric are a gay couple from Alexandria Safe-Zone. | United States |
| 2003–present | ' | Eric | Gay | Aaron and Eric are a gay couple from Alexandria Safe-Zone. | United States |
| 2003–present | ' | Paul "Jesus" Monroe | Gay | Paul is gay. | United States |
| 2004–2007 | Rosario + Vampire | Yukari Sendou | Bisexual | Yukari has a crush on both Moka and Tsukune. Yukari openly wants to have a three-way relationship with them, but Moka and Tsukune don't return her feelings. When Yukari is introduced in both the manga and the anime, she only likes Moka, not Tsukune. Once Moka saves Yukari from being bullied by their monster schoolmates, Yukari confesses her love to her. At this point, Yukari tries to drive Moka and Tsukune apart, out of jealousy. Only after Tsukune puts himself in harm's way to save Yukari from monsters too, Yukari starts to like him as well and confesses her love to him. | Japan |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Ramona Flowers | Bisexual | Ramona has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her ex-girlfriend Roxie. Scott Pilgrim, Ramona's current boyfriend in the series, often makes the mistake of referring to them as seven "ex-boyfriends" before learning that Ramona used to date a girl. 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. Ramona says that dating a girl was just a phase. However, Ramona later spends the night at Roxie's house and they make out offscreen. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Roxanne "Roxie" Richter | Lesbian | Ramona has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her ex-girlfriend Roxie. Scott Pilgrim, Ramona's current boyfriend in the series, often makes the mistake of referring to them as seven "ex-boyfriends" before learning that Ramona used to date a girl. 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. Ramona says that dating a girl was just a phase. However, Ramona later spends the night at Roxie's house and they make out offscreen. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Wallace Wells | Gay | Wallace Wells is Scott's gay roommate. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Jimmy | Bisexual | Jimmy is Stacey's boyfriend. At some point, he is seduced by Wallace. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Knives Chau | Bisexual | Scott walks in when two of his ex-girlfriends, Knives Chau and Kim Pine, are making out. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Kim Pine | Bisexual | Scott walks in when two of his ex-girlfriends, Knives Chau and Kim Pine, are making out. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Stephen Stills | Gay | Stephen comes out as gay toward the end of the series. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Joseph | Gay | One of Kim's roommates. He enters a relationship with Stephen Stills. | Canada |
| 2004–2010 | Scott Pilgrim | Scott aka "Other Scott" | Gay | Wallace's gay friend named Scott. | Canada |
| 2005 | Villains United | Scandal Savage | Lesbian | The Villains United miniseries is the first appearance of Scandal Savage. In this comic, she becomes a member of the Secret Six. Scandal Savage mentions her sexual orientation after Deadshot attempts twice to talk with her in private. The second time, she says "Lawton, do you know what the word 'lesbian' means?" Later, dozens of members of the Secret Society of Super Villains invade the House of Secrets with the intent to kill the Secret Six. Knockout, a member of the Society, is revealed to be a mole planted by Scandal Savage. At some point, Scandal Savage fights against Talia al Ghul, until Knockout interrupts them and defeats Talia. Scandal calls Knockout "beloved" as they hug. | United States |
| 2005 | Villains United | Knockout | Lesbian | The Villains United miniseries is the first appearance of Scandal Savage. In this comic, she becomes a member of the Secret Six. Scandal Savage mentions her sexual orientation after Deadshot attempts twice to talk with her in private. The second time, she says "Lawton, do you know what the word 'lesbian' means?" Later, dozens of members of the Secret Society of Super Villains invade the House of Secrets with the intent to kill the Secret Six. Knockout, a member of the Society, is revealed to be a mole planted by Scandal Savage. At some point, Scandal Savage fights against Talia al Ghul, until Knockout interrupts them and defeats Talia. Scandal calls Knockout "beloved" as they hug. | United States |
| Xavin | Runaways | 2003-2009, 2015, 2017–Present | Genderfluid | Xavin, a shapeshifting character who alternates between male and female formales, debuted in this series, usually in a female form when with Karoline Dean, a lesbian character sent on Earth to marry, and spends most of the series in a male form. With all this being said, and everything in the series, it is probably most reasonable to read Xavin as genderfluid. | United States |
| 2005–2014 | Young Avengers | America Chavez | Lesbian, gay, genderqueer | 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. | United States |
| 2005–2014 | Young Avengers | Noh-Varr | Bisexual | Noh-Varr has stated that he had experiences with Kree of the same sex at the end of Young Avengers, to which Kate Bishop replied "Am I the only one on the team who is straight?" | United States |
| 2005–2014 | Young Avengers | Prodigy | Bisexual | David is an open bisexual and comes out to Hulkling after kissing him in Young Avengers. | United States |
| 2005–2014 | Young Avengers | Wiccan | Gay | Exchanges between Wiccan and Hulkling had led to speculation that the two teens had a much more intimate bond than mere friendship. Allan Heinberg confirmed this speculation, stating that his intent was to reveal the relationship, and he was surprised that his subtle clues were picked up on so quickly. Kieron Gillen showed their relationship explicitly throughout his run on Young Avengers. | United States |
| 2005–2014 | Young Avengers | Hulkling | Gay | Exchanges between Wiccan and Hulkling had led to speculation that the two teens had a much more intimate bond than mere friendship. Allan Heinberg confirmed this speculation, stating that his intent was to reveal the relationship, and he was surprised that his subtle clues were picked up on so quickly. Kieron Gillen showed their relationship explicitly throughout his run on Young Avengers. | United States |
| 2006–2007 | 52 | Batwoman | Lesbian | First appearance in this comic book series: 52 #7. 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 |
| 2006–2008 | Midnighter | Midnighter | Gay | Midnighter 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. | United States |
| 2006–2008 | Midnighter | Apollo | Gay | Midnighter 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. | United States |
| 2007–present | ' | Al-Kaplan "Red Tiger" Balaban | Gay | He is heavily implied to be homosexual, as he greatly enjoys and surrounds himself in the company of beautiful men and even ensures his army of personally selected soldiers only consists of handsome men. He shows no interest in women and even flirts with Mahmut the main character. | Japan |
| 2007–present | ' | Virgilio Louis | Gay or Bisexual | Louis and his colleague Simon are confirmed to be in a sexual relationship and are shown sharing a bed in the manga. | Japan |
| 2007–present | ' | Simon Blanchard | Gay or Bisexual | Louis and his colleague Simon are confirmed to be in a sexual relationship and are shown sharing a bed in the manga. | Japan |
| 2009–present | Attack on Titan | Ymir | Lesbian | The official website mentions Ymir is in love with Historia Also at the series panel for Animagic 2014, producer George Wada confirmed that Ymir and Krista are a couple | Japan |
| 2009–present | Attack on Titan | Krista Lenz | Bisexual | The official website mentions Ymir is in love with Historia Also at the series panel for Animagic 2014, producer George Wada confirmed that Ymir and Krista are a couple | Japan |
| 2012 | No Straight Lines | Numerous | No Straight Lines is an anthology of queer comics over a forty-year period. | United States | |
| 2012–present | Princeless and ' | Raven Xingtao | Lesbian | Raven, a character in Princeless and the protagonist in the spin-off Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess, is a lesbian. | Canada |
| 2015–present | DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United | Batwoman | Lesbian | 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. | United States |
| 2015–present | DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United | Maggie Sawyer | Lesbian | 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. | United States |
| 2015–present | DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United | Renee Montoya | Lesbian | 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. | United States |
| 2015–present | DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United | Wonder Woman | Bisexual | Wonder Woman was in a relationship with Mera and later Steve Trevor. | United States |
| 2015–present | DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United | Harley Quinn | Bisexual | Harley and Poison Ivy are in a relationship in the series. | United States |
| 2015–present | DC Comics Bombshells and Bombshells United | Poison Ivy | Bisexual | Harley and Poison Ivy are in a relationship in the series. | United States |
| 2015 | Honor Girl | Maggie Thrash | Lesbian | 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. | United States |
| 2015–2016 | Midnighter | Midnighter | Gay | Midnighter 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. | United States |
| 2015–2016 | Midnighter | Apollo | Gay | Midnighter 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. | United States |
| 2016 | Love Is Love | Numerous | An anthology comic book published by IDW Publishing in collaboration with DC Comics, as a tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. | United States | |
| 2016–2017 | Midnighter and Apollo | Midnighter | Gay | Midnighter 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. | United States |
| 2016–2017 | Midnighter and Apollo | Apollo | Gay | Midnighter 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. | United States |
| 2017–present | ' | Korra | Bisexual | In the animated series The Legend of Korra, Korra and Asami date Mako at different points. At the end of the series, Korra and Asami are holding hands and looking into each other's eyes while traveling through a portal right before the ending credits. The creators later confirmed that the intention of the ending scene was to show Asami and Korra becoming a romantic couple. In the graphic novel The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, which is the sequel to the animated series, Korra and Asami are in a relationship. | United States |
| 2017–present | ' | Asami Sato | Bisexual | In the animated series The Legend of Korra, Korra and Asami date Mako at different points. At the end of the series, Korra and Asami are holding hands and looking into each other's eyes while traveling through a portal right before the ending credits. The creators later confirmed that the intention of the ending scene was to show Asami and Korra becoming a romantic couple. In the graphic novel The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, which is the sequel to the animated series, Korra and Asami are in a relationship. | United States |
| 2017–present | ' | Lesbian | 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. | United States | |
| 2017–present | ' | Bisexual | Avatar Kyoshi is one of the previous reincarnations of Aang and Korra. She appears in both and The Legend of Korra, but her sexuality is not mentioned in either animated series. In the graphic novel The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, she is shown to be bisexual. She is described as unable to effect progress towards acceptance of same-sex relationships because the Earth Kingdom is the "slowest to accept change" and "the most militaristically repressive". | United States | |
| 2017 | Spinning | Tillie Walden | Lesbian | Spinning is a graphic novel memoir by lesbian cartoonist Tillie Walden | United States |
| 2017-2019 | The Witch Boy | Molly Ostertag | Ambiguous | While the protagonist, Aster, who comes from an interracial family, is never explicitly described as queer, one can easily see parallels "between his situation and that of gender queer and gender non-conforming people," as one reviewer points out, and in the world of this book, a secondary character has two fathers, evidencing other possible queer characters. The book was later awarded a Prism Award, honoring LGBTQ comics, for this graphic novel at the San Diego Comic Con in 2018. | United States |
| 2017–present | Dr. Stone | Francois | Nonbinary | Francois is Ryusui's extremely talented butler. Their gender remains unknown and has not been questioned after their début chapter. | Japan |
| 2017–present | Dr. Stone | Ryusui Nanami | Bisexual | In chapter 142 Ryusui stated "I love all women you see, so naturally that includes you. Men too!! I desire them all!! Including Tsukasa!!" | Japan |