List of film franchises with LGBTQ characters

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The following is a list of film franchises with fictional and factual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer characters (LGBTQ) in a leading or supporting role (including guest characters). The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (not made-for-TV). Film franchises, as well as sequels and prequels, share common universes.

Film franchises

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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 [1]
2017 Alien: Covenant Dan 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 [2]
Hallett Nathaniel Dean
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 [3]
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember
Basic Instinct 1992 Basic Instinct Roxy Hardy Lesbian Leilani Sarelle Roxy is Tramell's lover who tries to kill Nick Curran United States [4]
Catherine Tramell Bisexual Sharon Stone Tramell is a psychopathic novelist who has sexual relationships with both male and female characters. [5][6]
2006 Basic Instinct 2 The same character from the 1992 film.
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 [7]
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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
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Tom Gay James Callis The same character from the 2001 and 2004 films. France, United Kingdom, United States
2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bullyparade 2001 Der Schuh des Manitu Winnetouch Gay Michael Herbig Older twin brother of the Apache chief Abahachi. Germany [10]
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.		 [11]
Schrotty Gay Rick Kavanian
Mr. Brigitte "Spucki" Spuck Gay Michael Herbig
2017 Bullyparade: The Movie Captain Jürgen T. Kork Gay Christian Tramitz [12]
Schrotty Gay Rick Kavanian
Mr. Brigitte "Spucki" Spuck Gay Michael Herbig
2025 Das Kanu des Manitu Winnetouch Gay Michael Herbig The same character from the 2001 film. [13][14]
Child's Play 1998 Bride of Chucky David Gay Gordon Michael Woolvett He has an unnamed ex-boyfriend. United States [15][16]
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. [17]
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. [18][19]
2017 Cult of Chucky Carlos Gay Zak Santiago A male nurse who shares details about his husband's disability. [20]
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 [21]
1975 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Dragon Lady Lesbian Stella Stevens Dragon Lady is a lesbian drug lord based in Hong Kong. [22]
2020 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War John Constantine Bisexual Matt Ryan Matt Ryan confirmed in an interview that they are ex-boyfriends. [23]
King Shark Gay or Bisexual John DiMaggio
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 [24][25]
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Renee Montoya Lesbian Rosie Perez Renée and Ellen are exes.
Ellen Yee Ali Wong
2021 The Suicide Squad Harley Quinn Bisexual Margot Robbie Same character from the 2020 film.
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Pedro Peña Gay Jovan Armand In one scene, Pedro comes out to his foster family as gay.
D. J. Cotrona
The Devil Wears Prada 2006 The Devil Wears Prada Nigel Kipling Gay Stanley Tucci Nigel is Runway Magazine's art director. United States [30]
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2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2
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 [32]
2007 Die wilden Hühner und die Liebe
2009 Die wilden Hühner und das Leben
2007 Die wilden Hühner und die Liebe Leonie Svea Bein Leonie is Wilma's girlfriend until they separate at the end of the second film.
Downton Abbey 2019 Downton Abbey Thomas Barrow Gay Robert James-Collier Based on the tv series of the same name, Barrow is the former butler at Downton Abbey, who is currently the assistant and lover of actor Guy Dexter. United Kingdom, United States [33]
2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era
Guy Dexter Dominic West
2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Thomas Barrow Robert James-Collier
Guy Dexter Dominic West
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 [34][35]
Samantha "Sam" Fraser Bisexual Olivia Scott Welch
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Deena Johnson Lesbian Kiana Madeira
Samantha "Sam" Fraser Bisexual Olivia Scott Welch
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Deena Johnson Lesbian Kiana Madeira
Samantha "Sam" Fraser Bisexual Olivia Scott Welch
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. [35]
Hannah Miller Olivia Scott Welch
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 [36][37]
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2011 The Hangover Part II
Kimberly "Kimmy" Trans woman Yasmin Lee A beautiful stripper and sex worker who Stu falls for.
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.
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 [43]
2019 It Chapter Two
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 [44][45]
Mr. Wint Putter Smith
2012 Skyfall Q Gay Ben Whishaw When James Bond and Moneypenny arrive at Q's house in No Time to Die, Q is setting up a date for himself and another man. United Kingdom, United States [46]
2015 Spectre
2021 No Time to Die
Knives Out 2019 Knives Out Benoit Blanc Gay Daniel Craig Blanc is a master detective who has a domestic partner named Philip. United States [47]
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2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Philip Hugh Grant
2025 Wake Up Dead Man Benoit Blanc Daniel Craig
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 [52][53]
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again United Kingdom, United States
Mannequin 1987 Mannequin Hollywood Montrose Gay Meshach Taylor A flamboyant black man. United States [54]
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1991 Mannequin Two: On the Move
Marvel Cinematic Universe 2011 Thor Loki Bisexual / Genderfluid Tom Hiddleston The shape-shifting god of mischief and adoptive son of Odin.
(Loki's bisexuality and genderfluidity was confirmed in the Loki TV series. Loki is canonically bisexual and genderfluid in the comics.)		 United States [citation needed]
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2012 The Avengers
2013 Thor: The Dark World
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.) [58][59]
Loki Bisexual / Genderfluid Tom Hiddleston The shape-shifting god of mischief and adoptive son of Odin whose bisexuality and genderfluidity was confirmed in the Loki TV series (Loki is canonically bisexual and genderfluid in the comics). [56][57]
2018 Avengers: Infinity War [56][57]
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. [60][61]
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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.
Valkyrie Bisexual Tessa Thompson In the film, she is crowned King of Asgard.
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.
Ben Haaz Sleiman
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Aneka Lesbian Michaela Coel Aneka and Ayo are a couple.
Ayo Florence Kasumba
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Amalia Chavez Lesbian Chess Lopez Amalia and Elena are America Chavez's mothers.
Elena Chavez Ruth Livier
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.
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Deadpool / Wade Wilson Pansexual Ryan Reynolds While Tim Miller, director of the first Deadpool film, described Deadpool as pansexual, this is never explicitly portrayed on-screen. [71][72][73]
Negasonic Teenage Warhead Lesbian Brianna Hildebrand Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. [74][75]
Yukio Shioli Kutsuna
Millennium 2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth Salander Bisexual Noomi Rapace Salander is a world-class computer hacker with a photographic memory. Under the pseudonym "Wasp", she becomes a prominent figure in the international hacker community known as the Hacker Republic (similar to the group Anonymous). Sweden [76][77]
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Rooney Mara Salander has an on-again/off-again romantic relationship with Wu. Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Miriam "Mimi" Wu Elodie Yung
2018 The Girl in the Spider's Web Lisbeth Salander Claire Foy In this version, in addition of being a computer hacker, Salander also has an estranged sister who the head of a major crime syndicate. She has been the lover of both Mikael Blomkvist and Sofia. Canada, Germany, United States, Sweden, United Kingdom
Sofia Lesbian Andreja Pejić
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 [81]
2004 Mulan II
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 [82]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2
2017 Pitch Perfect 3
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 [83][84]
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Roger De Bris Christopher Hewett
2005 The Producers Carmen Ghia Roger Bart Just as in the 1967 film, Carmen is the confidente of Roger De Bris.
Roger De Bris Gary Beach
Scary Movie 2000 Scary Movie Bobby Prinze Gay Jon Abrahams Ray Wilkins is a closeted homosexual who dates Brenda Meeks. At the end of the movie, Bobby Prinze announces he is gay and in a relationship with Ray, who denies this. United States [87]
Ray Wilkins Shawn Wayans
2001 Scary Movie 2 Ray is still a closeted gay.
2026 Scary Movie Ray declares that he is ex-gay, but is still actually closeted. [88]
Jess Trans man Benny Zielke Jess is the transgender son of the town sheriff. [89]
Dei Non-binary Sydney Park Dei is the non-binary child of Brenda Meeks. [90][91]
Scream 2022 Scream Mindy Meeks-Martin Lesbian Jasmin Savoy Brown Mindy is a Woodsboro teenager and the fraternal twin sister of Chad. United States [92][93][94]
2023 Scream VI
Anika Kayoko Devyn Nekoda Anika is the girlfriend of Mindy. [93][95]
2026 Scream 7 Mindy Meeks-Martin Jasmin Savoy Brown Mindy is a Woodsboro teenager and the fraternal twin sister of Chad. [92][93][94]
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 [96]
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness
2016 Star Trek Beyond
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 [97][98][99]
1983 Return of the Jedi
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. [99]
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. [99][100]
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Lando Calrissian Pansexual Donald Glover The same character from the 1980 film. [97][98][99]
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Billy Dee Williams
Larma D'Acy Lesbian Amanda Lawrence Lesbian Resistance commander and pilot who share a kiss at the end of the film. [99][100]
Wrobie Tyce Vinette Robinson
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.[a]		 United Kingdom, United States [102][103]
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2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Michael Gambon
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Gellert Grindelwald Johnny Depp In the prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, the relationship in their youth between Dumbledore and the dark wizard Grindelwald is referenced.
2018 Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindlewald Albus Dumbledore Jude Law
Toby Regbo
Gellert Grindlewald Johnny Depp
2022 Fantastic Beasts and the Secrets of Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Jude Law
Gellert Grindlewald Mads Mikkelson
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2024 Wicked Pfannee Gay Bowen Yang Pfannee is one of Glinda's college friends who later works as one of her assistants. Pfannee's actor Yang confirmed his sexuality in an interview. [106][107] United States
2025 Wicked: For Good
X-Men 2016 Deadpool Deadpool / Wade Wilson Pansexual Ryan Reynolds While Tim Miller, director of the first film, described Deadpool as pansexual, this is never explicitly portrayed on-screen. United States [71][72][73]
Negasonic Teenage Warhead Lesbian Brianna Hildebrand Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. [74]
2018 Deadpool 2 Deadpool / Wade Wilson Pansexual Ryan Reynolds Same character from the 2016 film. [71][72][73]
Negasonic Teenage Warhead Lesbian Brianna Hildebrand Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. [74]
Yukio Shioli Kutsuna
2020 The New Mutants Mirage / Danielle Moonstar Lesbian Blu Hunt Mirage is a Native American mutant who can create illusions based on the fears and desires of other people. She and Wolfsbane are in a relationship. [108][109][110]
Wolfsbane / Rahne Sinclair Maisie Williams
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    In Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), Dumbledore is confirmed to have been in a past romantic relationship with Gellert Grindelwald.[101]

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