Lesbians in media

Media featuring lesbian characters, media created by lesbians, and public figures who are lesbians.

## Literature

### Historic

* *Carmilla* by Sheridan Le Fanu (1871–1872)
* *Idylle Saphique* by Liane de Pougy (1901)

### Lesbian pulp fiction

Main article: Lesbian pulp fiction
* Women's Barracks (1950)
* Spring Fire (1952)
* Whisper Their Love (1957)

### Modern

* *Stone Butch Blues*, *Drag King Dreams*, and non-fiction works by Leslie Feinberg
* Jacq in *48 Shades of Brown* by Nick Earls[*source?*]

### Comic books and graphic novels

#### DC Comics

* Kate Kane[*source?*]
* Renee Montoya[*source?*]
* Nubia[*source?*]
* Phillipus[*source?*]
* Anissa Pierce[*source?*]
* Etta Candy[*source?*]

#### Marvel

* Angela[*source?*]
* Sera[*source?*]
* America Chavez[*source?*]
* Xi'an Coy Manh[*source?*]
* Karolina Dean[*source?*]
* Ayo[*source?*]
* Moondragon[*source?*]
* Phyla-Vell
* Ellie Phimister[*source?*]
* Roxanne Washington[*source?*]
* Irene Adler[*source?*]

#### Other franchises

* Tara Jones and Darcy Olssom in *Heartstopper*[*source?*]
* Connie in *Rock and Riot*[*source?*]
* Doctor Aphra in *Star Wars Comics*[*source?*]
* Jen in *Magical Boy* by The Kao[*source?*]
* Morgan Kwon & Keltie from *The Girl From The Sea* by Molly Knox Ostertag[*source?*]

## Film

### Live action

* *Bound* (1996)
* *But I'm a Cheerleader* (1999)
* *Mulholland Drive* (2001)
* *D.E.B.S.* (2004)
* *Carol* (2015)
* *The Handmaiden* (2016)
* *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* (2019)

## Television

### Animated

* Adora (aka She-Ra) and Catra in *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*
* Ruby and Sapphire (Garnet) and Pearl in *Steven Universe*
* Amity Blight in *The Owl House*
* Haruka Tenou and ‎Michiru Kaiou in *Sailor Moon Eternal*
* Vaggie in *Hazbin hotel*
* Amaya and Janai in *The Dragon Prince*
* Annika and Neha in *The Dragon Prince*[1]
* Ginnie Dunne in *The Venture Bros.*
* Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops (Bon-Bon) in My little pony: Friendship is magic

### Live-action

* Many characters in *The L Word* and *Generation Q*, such as Bette Porter, Dana Fairbanks, and Shane McCutcheon
* Many characters in *Orange is the New Black*
* Kate Kane and Ryan Wilder from *Batwoman*
* Bill Potts in *Doctor Who*
* Binnie Roberts and Della Alexander in *EastEnders*
* Carol Willick and Susan Bunch in *Friends*
* Santana Lopez in *Glee*
* Brittany Pierce in *Glee*
* Dr. Lauren Lewis in *Lost Girl*
* Cosima Niehaus in *Orphan Black*
* Aline Penhallow in *Shadowhunters*
* Helen Blackthorn in *Shadowhunters*
* Emily Fields in *Pretty Little Liars*
* Nomi Marks in *Sense8*
* Alex Danvers in *Supergirl*
* Kate Messner in *Everything Sucks*
* Cheryl Blossom in *Riverdale*
* Julliette Fairmont and Calliope Burns in *First Kill*
* Mel Vera in Charmed
* Beauregard Lionett and Yasha Nydoorin in *Critical Role*
* Helena Alvarez in *One Day at a Time*
* Ramona in *One Day at a Time*
* Syd in *One Day at a Time*
* Elena in *The Boys*
* Simone Jackson and Bernie in *Daisy Jones & The Six*
* Cynthia Zdunowski and Lydia from *Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies*

## Video games

* Veronica Santangelo and Christine Royce in *Fallout: New Vegas*
* Juhani in *Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic*
* Kasmeer Meade and Marjory Delaqua in *Guild Wars 2*
* Samantha Greenbriar and Yolanda DeSoto in *Gone Home*
* Ellie in *The Last of Us*
* Riley Abel in *The Last of Us*
* Undyne in *Undertale*
* Elwurd in *Hiveswap* and *Hiveswap Friendship Simulator*
* *Valkyrie (Kairi Imahara)* in *Apex Legends*
* Tracer in *Overwatch* and *Overwatch 2*

## Public figures

* Angela Davis
* Audre Lorde
* Clea Duvall
* Jane Lynch
* Jenny Shimizu
* Kate McKinnon
* Lauren Morelli
* Lea DeLaria
* Lena Waithe
* Raven-Symoné
* Robin Roberts
* Ruby Rose
* Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, was posthumously revealed to be the first known gay astronaut
* Samira Wiley
* Stormé DeLarverie, civil riots icon and key figure in the Stonewall riots
* Wanda Sykes

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Captain Marvel Vol 5 (2002-2004)* #25
2. ↑ "'Steven Universe' Is Reportedly the First Cartoon to Feature a Same-Sex Engagement". ew.com.
3. ↑ "HOOTY HOOTY! I'm Dana Terrace, creator and EP of The Owl House! ASK ME ANYTHING... If you're brave enough.". reddit.com.
4. ↑ Haruka is explicitly stated to be Michiru's "beloved partner" at about one minute into the second part of the special. The crowd wonders if Haruka and Michiru got married in secret, due to their matching rings.
5. ↑ Miles, Sara. "Angela at Our Table". *OUT Magazine*. February 1998. (archived excerpt)
6. ↑ Lorde, Audre. "Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference". *Sister Outsider*. The Crossing Press, April 1980 (original paper), 1984 (reprinted). ISBN 0895941422. (web archive)
7. ↑ Reynolds, Daniel: "Clea DuVall Is Finally Playing 'The Gay That I Feel Like I Am'" (2016-07-01). *Advocate.com*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
8. ↑ Freeman, Hadley: "Jane Lynch: 'I came wired with extra angst'" (2011-09-19). *The Guardian*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
9. ↑ Fitzharris, Dustin: "Where Are They Now: Jenny Shimizu" (2010-11-09). *Out.com*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
10. ↑ Shuster, Yelena: "One Funny Voice at a Time". *Columbia College Today*. (Archived on October 31, 2020).
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lamphier, Jason: "The Love Portfolio: Samira Wiley + Lauren Morelli" (2016-12-29). *Out.com*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
12. ↑ Whitlock, Jennifer. *Lesbian Comic Lea DeLaria Making It B-i-i-i-i-g!*. 1993-06-18. (web archive)
13. ↑ "Lena Waithe's Comments About Her Haircut Say a Lot About the Gripping Power of Homophobia author=King, Jamilah" (2018-08-10). *Teen Vogue*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
14. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth: "Raven-Symoné Recalls Industry Pushback in Her Teen Years: 'She Looks Too Much Like a Lesbian'" (2019-06-21). *Variety*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
15. ↑ Steinberg, Brian: "GMA's Robin Roberts Acknowledges Same-Sex Relationship In New Disclosure" (2013-12-29). *Variety*. (Archived on February 16, 2022).
16. ↑ Gomez, Patrick: "Gender-fluid Ruby Rose opens up about the backlash she's received for identifying as a lesbian" (2019-06-05). *Entertainment Weekly*. (Archived on January 21, 2022).
17. ↑ Boyle, Alan: "Why Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she was gay" (2012-07-24). *NBC News archivedate=20220216031744*.
18. ↑ Mae, Tara: "Stormé DeLarverie: Stonewall Stalwart" (2020-06-28). *Three Village Historical Society*. (Archived on January 17, 2022).
19. ↑ Karpel, Ari. *Black and Gay Like Me*. no. 1024, 2009-02-02. (web archive)