List of LGBTQ+ Characters

This page contains a list of characters who fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. This list includes non-heterosexual sexualities and diverse gender identities. However, it does not aim to specify or label a character's sexual orientation or gender identity in every case, as this is often open to interpretation (from a viewer's perspective). You can read more about a character's identity on their Wiki page. A brief note will be added where a character's inclusion is debatable or unclear.
As of 26th November 2024, 26.32% of the show's current eligible regular characters (i.e. assumed/confirmed to be age 13+, otherwise stated as LGBTQ+ or unanimously agreed for inclusion by admins) are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
==List of Current Regular LGBTQ+ Characters==
Sorted by surname-forename (or just forename where no surname has been specified) by default.
Character Name 	Notable Same-Sex or LGBTQ+ Romances 	Inclusion Notes
Grace Black 	Kim Butterfield, Esther Bloom, Farrah Maalik 	Grace is a bisexual woman.
Jeremy Blake 	Scott Drinkwell 	Jeremy describes his sexuality as being "open to anything on the menu".
Sienna Blake 	Summer Ranger 	Sienna likely identifies as straight, however, she willingly engaged in sexual contact with Summer.
Rex Gallagher 	Ste Hay 	
Lucas Hay 	Dillon Ray 	Lucas is a gay teenage boy.
Ste Hay 	Callum, Brendan Brady, Doug Carter, John Paul McQueen, Harry Thompson, James Nightingale	Ste is a gay man, however, he has had a sexual relationship with a woman post-coming out.
Ro Hutchinson 	N/A 	Ro is a transgender teenage boy.
Peri Lomax 	Harley Frater, Juliet Nightingale 	Peri is a bisexual woman.
John Paul McQueen	Craig Dean, Kieron Hobbs, Ste Hay, James Nightingale, George Kiss, Carter Shepherd 	John Paul is a gay man.
Dillon Ray 	Lucas Hay 	Dillon is a pansexual teenage boy.
==List of Historic Regular LGBTQ+ Characters==
Sorted by surname-forename (or just forename where no surname has been specified) by default.
Character Name 	Notable Same-Sex or LGBTQ+ Romances 	Inclusion Notes
Sarah Barnes 	Zoe Carpenter, Lydia Hart 	Sarah was a lesbian.
Jasmine Bates 	Ruth Osborne 	Jasmine is a bisexual woman.
Noah Baxter 	Ste Hay, Brendan Brady 	Noah is a gay man.
Esther Bloom 	Tilly Evans, Grace Black, Kim Butterfield 	Esther is a lesbian.
Brendan Brady 	Vinny, Macca, Ste Hay 	Brendan is a gay man.
Laura Burns 	N/A 	Laura's obsession with Mandy appeared to involve some sexual or romantic motivation.
Kim Butterfield 	Grace Black, Esther Bloom, Farrah Maalik 	Kim is a lesbian.
Freya Calder 	N/A 	Freya has made multiple comments that suggest she is bisexual.
Lockie Campbell 	John Paul McQueen 	Lockie was a bisexual man.
Zoe Carpenter 	Sarah Barnes 	Zoe likely identifies as straight, however, she willingly engaged in sexual contact with Sarah.
Doug Carter 	Ste Hay, John Paul McQueen 	Doug was a gay man.
Blessing Chambers 	N/A 	Blessing is a transgender woman.
Jason Costello 	Bart McQueen 	Jason is a gay transgender man.
Craig Dean 	John Paul McQueen, Hans 	Craig strictly identifies as straight, however, he has had sexual relationships with multiple men. It has been suggested in by John Paul in 2023 that Craig is now more comfortable identifying as "gay".
Mitchell Deveraux 	Scott Drinkwell 	Mitchell is a gay man.
Liam Donovan 	James Nightingale 	Liam's sex life appeared to suggest he was bisexual or pansexual.
Kitty Draper 	N/A 	Kitty is a transgender woman and appears to be straight.
Scott Drinkwell 	John Paul McQueen, Levi Rochester, Azim Desai, Mitchell Deveraux 	Scott is a gay man.
Vincent Elegba 	George Smith 	Vincent is a gay man.
Tilly Evans 	Esther Bloom, Jen Gilmore, Chloe Chance 	Tilly is a lesbian.
Kris Fisher 	Ravi Roy 	Kris is a bisexual man.
Harley Frater 	Peri Lomax 	Harley is a bisexual woman.
Jen Gilmore 	Tilly Evans 	Jen is a lesbian.
Lydia Hart 	Charlotte Lau, Sarah Barnes 	Lydia is a lesbian.
Phoenix Hathaway 	Ripley Lennox 	Phoenix is a transgender man. He formerly identified with a non-binary gender identity.
Kieron Hobbs 	John Paul McQueen 	Kieron was a gay man.
Josh Jones 	Adam Tyler 	Josh was a gay man.
Kyle Kelly 	Colin, Ryan Knight, James Nightingale 	Kyle was a bisexual man.
George Kiss 	Dean Vickers, John Paul McQueen 	George was a gay man.
Ryan Knight 	Kyle Kelly, Ste Hay 	Ryan was a bisexual man.
Charlotte Lau 	Lydia Hart, Laura 	Charlotte is a lesbian.
Ripley Lennox 	Brooke Hathaway 	Ripley's gender identity is non-binary. Ripley has mentioned having "a bit of worldly experience batting for both teams", and when another character suggested they were bisexual, no correction was offered.
Lacey Lloyd 	Nadira Valli 	Lacey has only ever shown romantic interest in women on-screen, but it is unclear how she identifies.
Danny Lomax 	John Paul McQueen, George Smith 	Danny was a bisexual man.
Texas Longford 	Jodie Wilde 	Texas likely identified as straight, however, she willingly engaged in sexual contact with Jodie.
Farrah Maalik 	Kim Butterfield, Grace Black 	Farrah is a lesbian.
Bazil McCourtey 	Ian, Matt Fraser 	Bazz said that he likes "both women and men", and people had just assumed he was gay.
Myra McQueen 	Sally St. Claire 	Myra identifies as straight, however, she rekindled a relationship with transgender woman Sally post-transition, having had a romantic and sexual connection pre-transition.
James Nightingale 	John Paul McQueen, Harry Thompson, Kyle Kelly, Liam Donovan, Ste Hay	James was a gay man.
Juliet Nightingale	Peri Lomax, Nadira Valli 	Juliet was a lesbian, but has had sex with a man post-coming out.
Nick O'Connor 	Greg Anthony, Nathan Rogers 	Nick is a gay man, however, he has questioned his sexuality and slept with a woman post-coming out.
Ruth Osborne 	Jasmine Bates 	Ruth likely identifies as straight, however, she willingly reciprocated a romantic kiss with Jasmine.
Gina Patrick 	Emily Taylor 	Gina is a lesbian.
Burton Phillips 	Troy 	Burton manipulated Troy into sleeping with him and taking part in gay pornography, suggesting that he is not straight.
Summer Ranger 	Sienna Blake 	Summer said that she thinks of sexuality as being fluid.
Ravi Roy 	Kris Fisher 	Ravi is a bisexual man.
George Smith 	Ryan, Ste Hay, Danny Lomax, Vincent Elegba 	George is a gay man.
Sally St. Claire 	Myra McQueen, Roberta Shaw 	Sally is a lesbian transgender woman.
Emily Taylor 	Gina Patrick 	Emily is a lesbian.
Harry Thompson 	John Paul McQueen, Ste Hay, James Nightingale 	Harry was a gay man.
Adam Tyler 	Jamie, Josh Jones 	Adam is a gay man.
Nadira Valli 	Juliet Nightingale, Lacey Lloyd 	Nadira is a lesbian.
==List of Current and Historic Guest LGBTQ+ Characters==
Sorted by surname-forename (or just forename where no surname has been specified) by default.
Character Name 	Notable Same-Sex or LGBTQ+ Romances	Inclusion Notes
Adam 	Ste Hay 	
Alan 	N/A 	Client of Harry Thompson's for sexual purposes.
Andy 	Jason Costello 	Had a date with Jason in June 2011.
Aphrodite 	N/A 	Aphrodite was described as "transsexual".
Camilla Bassington-Hart	Nadira Valli 	Willingly engaged in a kiss with Nadira Valli.
John Bell 	N/A 	John's son Alex told Anna that his father was gay.
Billy Joel 'BJ' 	N/A 	Showed romantic interest in John Paul.
Carter 	James Nightingale 	
Chloe Chance 	Tilly Evans 	Chloe is a lesbian.
Kevin 'Chico' 	N/A 	As a sex worker, it appears Chico has a preference for male clients such as James.
Christopher 	N/A 	Hired Harry Thompson as an escort on several occasions for sexual purposes.
Azim Desai 	Ste Hay, Scott Drinkwell 	
Connor Evans 	Ste Hay 	
Jeremy Fanning 	Raphael Loftus 	Jeremy identified Raphael's body as his "boyfriend".
Fern 	N/A 	Fern is a lesbian.
Kevin Foster 	N/A 	Alluded to in the This Is Abuse miniseries.
Matt Fraser 	Bazz 	
Gareth 	N/A 	Gareth is a member of Carter's conversion therapy group.
Ged 	Lucas Hay 	Attempted to hook-up with Lucas Hay, who had said he was a 19-year-old named "Liam" on the ManMeet app.
Jade Hedy 	N/A 	Jade pleasured herself to video footage of Tilly and Esther in bed, suggesting that there could be some sexual or romantic interest behind her other liver-related motives.
Jean Henderson 	N/A 	Flirted with Mercedes McQueen.
Ian 	Bazz 	
Jackson 	N/A 	It's hinted at, but not confirmed, that Jackson has also been a member of Carter's conversion therapy group.
Jamie 	Adam Tyler 	
Jamie 	N/A 	As a sex worker, it appears Jamie has a preference for male clients such as John Paul.
Jane 	N/A 	Jane flirts with Hannah and mentions that she isn't straight anymore.
Jay 	N/A 	Jay flirts with John Paul at the SU Bar in 2007.
Jed 	Ste Hay 	
José 	N/A 	Implied to be gay in that he linked arms and gave his card to Tom in Mallorca but had no interest in Yazz.
Keith 	N/A 	Dialogue indicated Scott was "another" gay man when he joined Keith.
Kenneth 	N/A 	Dialogue from Scott indicated Kenneth "plays for our team" and he kissed John Paul.
Laura 	Charlotte Lau 	
Raphael Loftus 	Jeremy Fanning, James Nightingale 	Jeremy identified Raphael's body as his "boyfriend".
Luis 	N/A 	As a sex worker, it appears Luis has a preference for male clients such as James and John Paul.
Macca 	Brendan Brady 	
Marc 	N/A 	Had a date with Mitchell Deveraux in January 2020.
Matt 	Brendan Brady 	
Nathan 	Kris Fisher 	
Nemesis 	N/A 	Nemesis was heavily implied to be transgender by Max and O.B..
Noel 	Scott Drinkwell 	Noel is a gay man.
Eoghan Nolan 	Brendan Brady 	Eoghan is a bisexual man.
Robin 	John Paul McQueen 	
Levi Rochester 	Scott Drinkwell 	
Nathan Rogers 	Nick O'Connor 	
Ryan 	Adam Tyler 	
Ryan 	George Smith 	
Sandra 	N/A 	Sandra said she "goes both ways" and flirted with Sally.
Sean 	Brendan Brady, Noah Baxter 	
Roberta Shaw 	Sally St. Claire 	
Carter Shepherd 	John Paul McQueen 	Carter is a victim of conversion therapy and does not want to accept that he is gay.
Simon 	James Nightingale 	Simon is a gay man.
Spike 	John Paul McQueen 	
Tamara 	N/A 	Tamara is a transgender woman.
Tariq 	Josh Jones 	
Toby 	John Paul McQueen 	
Richard Valmont 	Ste Hay 	
Vanessa 	N/A 	Vanessa is a bisexual woman.
Vernon 	Harry Thompson 	
Dean Vickers 	George Kiss 	
Vince 	N/A 	Vince attempted to sleep with prostitute Harry Thompson in January 2018.
Jodie Wilde 	Texas Longford 	
==Criteria for List Inclusion==
For occasions where a character hasn't outright given a reason to be included on this list (such as coming out), the Hollyoaks Wiki is using the following criteria to decide whether to include them:
*There must be evidence (on-screen or in reference) that the character has willingly and consensually taken part in romantic or sexual interest, attraction, interaction or contact with a character of the same sex that is romantically or sexually motivated and generally has done this on more than one occasion. On occasions where this was only implied (such as in the early stages of a character's journey), or is suggested to be a one-off or a mistake, their inclusion will be debated by the Wiki team.
*The character must be given a proper name or a personal nickname, e.g. "Grace", "Mrs St. Claire", or "Bazz FM" - not "Shop Worker" or "Girl".
*The character must be a speaking role - unless there is a reason why the character does not speak (e.g. non-verbal or mute), or they are otherwise highly significant.
Similarly, there are a few characters whom some may consider contenders for this list, but the Hollyoaks Wiki has decided to omit them. Some of the reasons why characters might not belong on this list are as follows:
*Paedophilia, grooming, rape and non-consensual sex do not count, regardless of the sex, gender, sexuality or identity of the victim(s). Characters such as Seamus Brady, Mark Gibbs, Finn O'Connor or Buster Smith must not be included, as outside of their crimes, they do not meet the inclusion criteria set out above.
*Interest in a character of the same sex must not be motivated by factors such as power, revenge, obsession, business interests, gaining trust or being blackmailed/emotionally manipulated. Characters such as Troy or Simon Walker must not be included, as their known interactions appear to be motivated by factors like these.
*Characters who enjoy cross-dressing for non-LGBTQ+ reasons, such as Dylan Jenkins, do not belong on this list.
*Characters who had a romantic/sexual interest in somebody of the opposite sex that ceases or does not continue when they later come out as transgender or non-binary, such as Imran Maalik, Bart McQueen or Oliver Morgan, do not belong on this list. Additionally, notable LGBTQ+ relationships should only be listed if both parties were aware it was an LGBTQ+ connection at the time, or came to be aware during the romance - not retroactively.
*Characters without given names, such as "Guy in club" or "Solicitor", do not belong on this list.
*Characters portrayed by actors who are playing themselves (i.e. celebrity cameos). The exception to this rule would be the rare occurrence when the character is treated as a proper character, appearing for a generous period and integrating with their environment in the same manner as fictional characters.
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