# List of film franchises with LGBT characters

The following is a list of film franchises with fictional and factual lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender characters (LGBT) The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (non-television network).
(For fictional queer characters (the "Q" in LGBT-Q), see lists for asexual, intersex, non-binary, and pansexual characters.)
Film franchises, as well as sequels and prequels, share common universes. The following series of films connected to a same film universe feature LGBT characters in a leading or supporting role (guest characters are also included).

## Film franchises

| Franchise | Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country | Ref(s) |
| Alien | 1979 | Alien | Joan Lambert | Trans woman | Veronica Cartwright | In the sequel Aliens (1986) a biography very briefly flashes up on a computer screen in the background. The biography establishes Lambert as having had her gender altered from male to female. On the extras of a DVD presentation, one could see Lambert's full bio, which reads: "Despin Convert at birth (male to female). So far no indication of suppressed traumas related to gender alteration". | United States | |
| Alien | 2017 | Alien: Covenant | Carl Lope | Gay | Demián Bichir | Sergeant Lope is the head of the security unit aboard the Covenant and Sergeant Hallett's husband. | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Alien | 2017 | Alien: Covenant | Hallett | Gay | Nathaniel Dean | Sergeant Lope is the head of the security unit aboard the Covenant and Sergeant Hallett's husband. | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Austin Powers | 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Frau Greta Farbissina | Bisexual | Mindy Sterling | Greta has a girlfriend named Una Brau in the second film who she met on the LPGA tour and fell in love. Later, when Dr. Evil and Past Greta have sex, she comments that she'll never love another man. Dr. Evil remembers her, responding "Yes, that's true". The sex between Dr. Evil and Greta results in their "love child", Scott. | United States | |
| Austin Powers | 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Frau Greta Farbissina | Bisexual | Mindy Sterling | Greta has a girlfriend named Una Brau in the second film who she met on the LPGA tour and fell in love. Later, when Dr. Evil and Past Greta have sex, she comments that she'll never love another man. Dr. Evil remembers her, responding "Yes, that's true". The sex between Dr. Evil and Greta results in their "love child", Scott. | United States | |
| Austin Powers | 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Frau Greta Farbissina | Bisexual | Mindy Sterling | Greta has a girlfriend named Una Brau in the second film who she met on the LPGA tour and fell in love. Later, when Dr. Evil and Past Greta have sex, she comments that she'll never love another man. Dr. Evil remembers her, responding "Yes, that's true". The sex between Dr. Evil and Greta results in their "love child", Scott. | United States | |
| Bridget Jones | 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Tom | Gay | James Callis | Tom is Bridget's flamboyant 'gay best friend'. | France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States | [4] [5][6] [6] |
| Bridget Jones | 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Tom | Gay | James Callis | Tom is Bridget's flamboyant 'gay best friend'. | France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States | [4] [5][6] [6] |
| Bridget Jones | 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Rebecca Gillies | Lesbian | Jacinda Barrett | Rebecca is Mark Darcy's colleague who Bridget thinks is enamoured with him; it turns out her affections lie with Bridget. | France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States | [4] [5][6] [6] |
| Bridget Jones | 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Tom | Gay | James Callis | The same character from the 2001 and 2004 films. | France, United Kingdom, United States | [4] [5][6] [6] |
| Bridget Jones | 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Tom | Gay | James Callis | The same character from the 2001 and 2004 films. | France, United Kingdom, United States | [4] [5][6] [6] |
| Bullyparade | 2001 | Der Schuh des Manitu | Winnetouch | Gay | Michael Herbig | Older twin brother of the Apache chief Abahachi. | Germany | |
| Bullyparade | 2004 | Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 | Captain Jürgen T. Kork | Gay | Christian Tramitz | Parodies of Star Trek characters Captain James T. Kirk, Scotty, and Mr. Spock. Spoof and characters originate from the television show Bullyparade. | Germany | |
| Bullyparade | 2004 | Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 | Schrotty | Gay | Rick Kavanian | Parodies of Star Trek characters Captain James T. Kirk, Scotty, and Mr. Spock. Spoof and characters originate from the television show Bullyparade. | Germany | |
| Bullyparade | 2004 | Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 | Mr. Brigitte "Spucki" Spuck | Gay | Michael Herbig | Parodies of Star Trek characters Captain James T. Kirk, Scotty, and Mr. Spock. Spoof and characters originate from the television show Bullyparade. | Germany | |
| Bullyparade | 2017 | Bullyparade: The Movie | Captain Jürgen T. Kork | Gay | Christian Tramitz | Parodies of Star Trek characters Captain James T. Kirk, Scotty, and Mr. Spock. Spoof and characters originate from the television show Bullyparade. | Germany | |
| Bullyparade | 2017 | Bullyparade: The Movie | Schrotty | Gay | Rick Kavanian | Parodies of Star Trek characters Captain James T. Kirk, Scotty, and Mr. Spock. Spoof and characters originate from the television show Bullyparade. | Germany | |
| Bullyparade | 2017 | Bullyparade: The Movie | Mr. Brigitte "Spucki" Spuck | Gay | Michael Herbig | Parodies of Star Trek characters Captain James T. Kirk, Scotty, and Mr. Spock. Spoof and characters originate from the television show Bullyparade. | Germany | |
| Child's Play | 1998 | Bride of Chucky | David | Gay | Gordon Michael Woolvett | He has an unnamed ex-boyfriend. | United States | |
| Child's Play | 2004 | Seed of Chucky | Glen / Glenda | Genderfluid | Billy Boyd | Although Glen / Glenda was not explicitly identified as genderfluid in the movie, their genderfluid identity was confirmed in the Chucky TV series. | United States | |
| Child's Play | 2013 | Curse of Chucky | Jill | Lesbian | Maitland McConnell | The live-in nanny of Alice, she has an affair with Barb, who is Alice's mother, making out with her in the kitchen. | United States | |
| Cleopatra Jones | 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Mommy | Lesbian | Shelley Winters | Mommy is a gang leader who exhibits predatory behavior towards the women she keeps around for her pleasure. | United States | |
| Cleopatra Jones | 1975 | Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | Dragon Lady | Lesbian | Stella Stevens | Dragon Lady is a lesbian drug lord based in Hong Kong. | United States | |
| DC Extended Universe | 2020 | Birds of Prey | Harley Quinn | Bisexual | Margot Robbie | In the opening 10 minutes, Harley says she is unlucky in love, which is represented by an animated sequence showing two of her previous partners as men and one as a woman. | United States | |
| DC Extended Universe | 2020 | Birds of Prey | Renee Montoya | Lesbian | Rosie Perez | Renée and Ellen are exes. | United States | |
| DC Extended Universe | 2020 | Birds of Prey | Ellen Yee | Lesbian | Ali Wong | Renée and Ellen are exes. | United States | |
| DC Extended Universe | 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Harley Quinn | Bisexual | Margot Robbie | Same character from the 2020 film. | United States | |
| DC Extended Universe | 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Pedro Peña | Gay | Jovan Armand | In one scene, Pedro comes out to his foster family as gay. | United States | |
| DC Extended Universe | 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Pedro Peña | Gay | D. J. Cotrona | In one scene, Pedro comes out to his foster family as gay. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2016 | Deadpool | Deadpool | Pansexual | Ryan Reynolds | While Tim Miller, director of the first film, described Deadpool as pansexual, this is never explicitly portrayed on-screen. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2016 | Deadpool | Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Lesbian | Brianna Hildebrand | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Deadpool | Pansexual | Ryan Reynolds | Same character from the 2016 film. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Lesbian | Brianna Hildebrand | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Yukio | Lesbian | Shioli Kutsuna | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Deadpool | Pansexual | Ryan Reynolds | Same character from the 2016 film. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Lesbian | Brianna Hildebrand | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. | United States | |
| Deadpool | 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Yukio | Lesbian | Shioli Kutsuna | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. | United States | |
| Die wilden Hühner | 2006 | Die wilden Hühner | Wilma | Lesbian | Jette Hering | Wilma is a student whose relationship with Leonie leads to an argument in her friend group. | Germany | |
| Die wilden Hühner | 2007 | Die wilden Hühner und die Liebe | Wilma | Lesbian | Jette Hering | Wilma is a student whose relationship with Leonie leads to an argument in her friend group. | Germany | |
| Die wilden Hühner | 2009 | Die wilden Hühner und das Leben | Wilma | Lesbian | Jette Hering | Wilma is a student whose relationship with Leonie leads to an argument in her friend group. | Germany | |
| Die wilden Hühner | 2007 | Die wilden Hühner und die Liebe | Leonie | Lesbian | Svea Bein | Leonie is Wilma's girlfriend until they separate at the end of the second film. | Germany | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Deena Johnson | Lesbian | Kiana Madeira | Deena and Sam once were in a relationship that broke apart when Sam and her mother moved to the rival neighbouring town where Sam began to date a boy named Peter. At the end of the first film, the two girls reunite and revive their relationship | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Samantha "Sam" Fraser | Bisexual | Olivia Scott Welch | Deena and Sam once were in a relationship that broke apart when Sam and her mother moved to the rival neighbouring town where Sam began to date a boy named Peter. At the end of the first film, the two girls reunite and revive their relationship | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Deena Johnson | Lesbian | Kiana Madeira | Deena and Sam once were in a relationship that broke apart when Sam and her mother moved to the rival neighbouring town where Sam began to date a boy named Peter. At the end of the first film, the two girls reunite and revive their relationship | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Samantha "Sam" Fraser | Bisexual | Olivia Scott Welch | Deena and Sam once were in a relationship that broke apart when Sam and her mother moved to the rival neighbouring town where Sam began to date a boy named Peter. At the end of the first film, the two girls reunite and revive their relationship | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Deena Johnson | Lesbian | Kiana Madeira | Deena and Sam once were in a relationship that broke apart when Sam and her mother moved to the rival neighbouring town where Sam began to date a boy named Peter. At the end of the first film, the two girls reunite and revive their relationship | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Samantha "Sam" Fraser | Bisexual | Olivia Scott Welch | Deena and Sam once were in a relationship that broke apart when Sam and her mother moved to the rival neighbouring town where Sam began to date a boy named Peter. At the end of the first film, the two girls reunite and revive their relationship | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Sarah Fier | Lesbian | Kiana Madeira / Elizabeth Scopel | The two girls have a secret lesbian relationship. When this is discovered by their Christian community and strange events begin to occur, they are framed and hunted as witches, until Sarah is hanged. | United States | |
| Fear Street | 2021 | Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Hannah Miller | Lesbian | Olivia Scott Welch | The two girls have a secret lesbian relationship. When this is discovered by their Christian community and strange events begin to occur, they are framed and hunted as witches, until Sarah is hanged. | United States | |
| The Hangover | 2009 | The Hangover | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | The main antagonist in two films. In The Hangover he mentions his bisexuality. (GLAAD criticized the character as stereotypical.) | United States | [31][32] [33][34][35] [36][37] |
| The Hangover | 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | The main antagonist in two films. In The Hangover he mentions his bisexuality. (GLAAD criticized the character as stereotypical.) | United States | [31][32] [33][34][35] [36][37] |
| The Hangover | 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Kimberly "Kimmy" | Trans woman | Yasmin Lee | A beautiful stripper and sex worker who Stu falls for. | United States | [31][32] [33][34][35] [36][37] |
| The Hangover | 2013 | The Hangover Part III | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | Chow escapes from a prison in Thailand and is a major presence with a parade of hookers, as he remains sex-obsessed. | United States | [31][32] [33][34][35] [36][37] |
| It | 2017 | It | Richie Tozier | Gay | Finn Wolfhard (young) Bill Hader (adult) | It is revealed that when Richie was younger, he struggled with his sexuality and feelings for his best friend Eddie Kaspbrak, and was bullied for it. When he returns to Derry 27 years later, we find out Richie had been in love with Eddie, who dies, which devastates Richie, but leads him to accept who he is and re-carve his and Eddie's initials on the kissing bridge that he had carved when he was 13. | United States | |
| It | 2019 | It Chapter Two | Richie Tozier | Gay | Finn Wolfhard (young) Bill Hader (adult) | It is revealed that when Richie was younger, he struggled with his sexuality and feelings for his best friend Eddie Kaspbrak, and was bullied for it. When he returns to Derry 27 years later, we find out Richie had been in love with Eddie, who dies, which devastates Richie, but leads him to accept who he is and re-carve his and Eddie's initials on the kissing bridge that he had carved when he was 13. | United States | |
| James Bond | 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Mr. Kidd | Gay | Bruce Glover | Wint and Kidd are hit men who work for Ernst Stavro Blofeld. | United Kingdom | |
| James Bond | 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Mr. Wint | Gay | Putter Smith | Wint and Kidd are hit men who work for Ernst Stavro Blofeld. | United Kingdom | |
| James Bond | 2021 | No Time to Die | Q | Gay | Ben Whishaw | When James Bond and Moneypenny arrive at Q's house, Q is setting up a date for himself and another man. | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Knives Out | 2019 | Knives Out | Benoit Blanc | Gay | Daniel Craig | Blanc is a master detective who has a domestic partner named Philip. | United States | [42] [43][44] |
| Knives Out | 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Benoit Blanc | Gay | Daniel Craig | Blanc is a master detective who has a domestic partner named Philip. | United States | [42] [43][44] |
| Knives Out | 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Philip | Gay | Hugh Grant | Blanc is a master detective who has a domestic partner named Philip. | United States | [42] [43][44] |
| Mamma Mia! | 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Harry Bright | Gay | Colin Firth | One of Sophie's possible fathers who is seen hugging and dancing with another man at the end of the first film. | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Mamma Mia! | 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Harry Bright | Gay | Colin Firth | One of Sophie's possible fathers who is seen hugging and dancing with another man at the end of the first film. | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Mannequin | 1987 | Mannequin | Hollywood Montrose | Gay | Meshach Taylor | A flamboyant black man. | United States | [47] [48] |
| Mannequin | 1991 | Mannequin Two: On the Move | Hollywood Montrose | Gay | Meshach Taylor | A flamboyant black man. | United States | [47] [48] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Valkyrie | Bisexual | Tessa Thompson | The scene confirming the character's bisexuality was deleted from the film and her sexual orientation is instead only alluded to. (Valkyrie is canonically bisexual in the comics the movie was based on.) | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2018 | Black Panther | Ayo | Lesbian | Florence Kasumba | Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name who has a lesbian lover in the Dora Milaje. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Grieving man | Gay | Joe Russo | The first openly gay character portrayed in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film, he was at a support group brought together by Steve Rogers. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Valkyrie | Bisexual | Tessa Thompson | In the film, she is crowned King of Asgard. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2021 | Eternals | Phastos | Gay | Brian Tyree Henry | Phastos is the first superhero to be depicted as gay in an MCU film, living with his husband and their child. Ben is Phastos' husband. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2021 | Eternals | Ben | Gay | Haaz Sleiman | Phastos is the first superhero to be depicted as gay in an MCU film, living with his husband and their child. Ben is Phastos' husband. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Aneka | Lesbian | Michaela Coel | Aneka and Ayo are a couple. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ayo | Lesbian | Florence Kasumba | Aneka and Ayo are a couple. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Amalia Chavez | Lesbian | Chess Lopez | Amalia and Elena are America Chavez's mothers. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Elena Chavez | Lesbian | Ruth Livier | Amalia and Elena are America Chavez's mothers. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Korg | Gay | Taika Waititi | At the end of the film, Korg has entered a relationship with a fellow Kronan man named Dwayne. | United States | [49][50] [51][52] [53][54][55] [56] [57][58][59] [60] [61] |
| Millennium | 2009 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Lisbeth Salander | Bisexual | Noomi Rapace | | Sweden | |
| Millennium | 2009 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | Lisbeth Salander | Bisexual | Noomi Rapace | | Sweden | |
| Millennium | 2009 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest | Lisbeth Salander | Bisexual | Noomi Rapace | | Sweden | |
| Millennium | 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Lisbeth Salander | Bisexual | Rooney Mara | | Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Millennium | 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Miriam "Mimi" Wu | Bisexual | Elodie Yung | | Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Millennium | 2018 | The Girl in the Spider's Web | Lisbeth Salander | Bisexual | Claire Foy | | Canada, Germany, United States, Sweden, United Kingdom | |
| Mulan | 1998 | Mulan | Li Shang | Bisexual | BD Wong | Critics consider Li Shang's attraction began before Li Shang knew Mulan was a woman. | United States | |
| Mulan | 2004 | Mulan II | Li Shang | Bisexual | BD Wong | Critics consider Li Shang's attraction began before Li Shang knew Mulan was a woman. | United States | |
| Pitch Perfect | 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Cynthia Rose Adams | Lesbian | Esther Dean | She reveals to the Barden Bellas that her gambling addiction has been causing problems with her girlfriend (stated in dialog near the end of the first film). | United States | |
| Pitch Perfect | 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Cynthia Rose Adams | Lesbian | Esther Dean | She reveals to the Barden Bellas that her gambling addiction has been causing problems with her girlfriend (stated in dialog near the end of the first film). | United States | |
| Pitch Perfect | 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | Cynthia Rose Adams | Lesbian | Esther Dean | She reveals to the Barden Bellas that her gambling addiction has been causing problems with her girlfriend (stated in dialog near the end of the first film). | United States | |
| The Producers | 1967 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Gay | Andreas Voutsinas | Carmen is the companion of Roger De Bris, a flamboyant director who is directing "Springtime for Hitler". | United States | [68][69] [70][71] |
| The Producers | 1967 | The Producers | Roger De Bris | Gay | Christopher Hewett | Carmen is the companion of Roger De Bris, a flamboyant director who is directing "Springtime for Hitler". | United States | [68][69] [70][71] |
| The Producers | 2005 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Gay | Roger Bart | Just as in the 1967 film, Carmen is the confidente of Roger De Bris. | United States | [68][69] [70][71] |
| The Producers | 2005 | The Producers | Roger De Bris | Gay | Gary Beach | Just as in the 1967 film, Carmen is the confidente of Roger De Bris. | United States | [68][69] [70][71] |
| Scream | 2022 | Scream | Mindy Meeks-Martin | Lesbian | Jasmin Savoy Brown | Mindy is a Woodsboro teenager and the fraternal twin sister of Chad. | United States | |
| Scream | 2023 | Scream VI | Mindy Meeks-Martin | Lesbian | Jasmin Savoy Brown | Mindy is a Woodsboro teenager and the fraternal twin sister of Chad. | United States | |
| Scream | 2023 | Scream VI | Anika Kayoko | Lesbian | Devyn Nekoda | Anika is the girlfriend of Mindy. | United States | |
| Star Trek | 2009 | Star Trek | Hikaru Sulu | Gay | John Cho | The film franchise is based on the television series of the same name, and the changing of the character's original sexual orientation from heterosexual to gay led George Takei to express his disappointment with the decision. | United States | |
| Star Trek | 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Hikaru Sulu | Gay | John Cho | The film franchise is based on the television series of the same name, and the changing of the character's original sexual orientation from heterosexual to gay led George Takei to express his disappointment with the decision. | United States | |
| Star Trek | 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Hikaru Sulu | Gay | John Cho | The film franchise is based on the television series of the same name, and the changing of the character's original sexual orientation from heterosexual to gay led George Takei to express his disappointment with the decision. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | Pansexual | Billy Dee Williams | Lando, a gambler, con artist, playboy, mining engineer, and businessman who administered Cloud City, was confirmed as pansexual, and having fluidity in his sexuality, by a co-writer of Solo, Jonathan Kasdan. Some took this to be a "deeply regressive" move by suggesting this to fans without delivering on it, even as Donald Glover supported the interpretation. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Lando Calrissian | Pansexual | Billy Dee Williams | Lando, a gambler, con artist, playboy, mining engineer, and businessman who administered Cloud City, was confirmed as pansexual, and having fluidity in his sexuality, by a co-writer of Solo, Jonathan Kasdan. Some took this to be a "deeply regressive" move by suggesting this to fans without delivering on it, even as Donald Glover supported the interpretation. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Sabé | Bisexual | Keira Knightley | A handmaiden and double of Queen Amidala. Her sexuality was confirmed in the 2019 novel Queen's Shadow. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Larma D'Acy | Lesbian | Amanda Lawrence | Commander of the Resistance who shares a kiss with the female pilot Wrobie Tyce at the end of The Rise of Skywalker. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Lando Calrissian | Pansexual | Donald Glover | The same character from the 1980 film. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lando Calrissian | Pansexual | Billy Dee Williams | The same character from the 1980 film. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Larma D'Acy | Lesbian | Amanda Lawrence | Lesbian Resistance commander and pilot who share a kiss at the end of the film. | United States | |
| Star Wars | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Wrobie Tyce | Lesbian | Vinette Robinson | Lesbian Resistance commander and pilot who share a kiss at the end of the film. | United States | |
| Wizarding World | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Richard Harris | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Richard Harris | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. In the Harry Potter series, although Dumbledore's sexual orientation is not portrayed or explicitly mentioned in the films and books they are based on, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels) revealed in 2007 that he is gay. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Gellert Grindelwald | Gay | Johnny Depp | In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2018 | Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindlewald | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Jude Law | In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2018 | Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindlewald | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Toby Regbo | In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2018 | Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindlewald | Gellert Grindlewald | Gay | Johnny Depp | In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2022 | Fantastic Beasts and the Secrets of Dumbledore | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Jude Law | In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |
| Wizarding World | 2022 | Fantastic Beasts and the Secrets of Dumbledore | Gellert Grindlewald | Gay | Mads Mikkelson | In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced. | United Kingdom, United States | [81][82] [83][84] |