List of feature films with LGBT characters
The following is a list of films with fictional and factual lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender characters. For characters in the queer ("Q" in LGBTQ) community, see the pages for asexual, pansexual, intersex, and non-binary characters.
Film franchises
Film franchises share common universes. The following film series collectively feature LGBT characters in a leading or supporting role.
Franchise | Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
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Austin Powers | 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Frau Farbissina | Bisexual | Mindy Sterling | Frau has a girlfriend named Una Brau in the second film who she met on the LPGA tour and fell in love. Later, in the film, when Dr. Evil and Past Frau have sex, she comments that she'll never love another man.[1] Dr. Evil remembers her, responding "Yes, that's true". The sex between Dr. Evil and Frau results in their "love child," Scott. | United States |
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | ||||||
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | ||||||
Bridget Jones | 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Tom | Gay | James Callis | Tom is Bridget's flamboyant 'gay best friend'.[2] | United Kingdom, United States, France |
2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Tom | Gay | James Callis | United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, United States | ||
Rebecca Gillies | Lesbian | Jacinda Barrett | Mark Darcy's work colleague who Bridget thinks is enamoured with him; it turns out her affections lie with Bridget.[3] | ||||
2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Tom | Gay | James Callis | United Kingdom, United States, France | ||
Child's Play | 1998 | Bride of Chucky | David Collins | Gay | Gordon Michael Woolvett | United States | |
2013 | Curse of Chucky | Jill | Lesbian | Maitland McConnell | |||
DC Extended Universe | 2020 | Birds of Prey | Harley Quinn | Bisexual | Margot Robbie | In the film's first 10 minutes, it is established that Harley is bisexual, with Harley saying she is unlucky with love, with her first two partners as men and the third one a woman.[4] At the beginning of the film, it shows that one of Harley's failed relationships was with a woman.[5] | United States |
Renee Montoya | Lesbian | Rosie Perez | Renee and Ellen are exes. [6] | ||||
Ellen Yee | Ali Wong | ||||||
Deadpool | 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Lesbian | Brianna Hildebrand | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. | United States |
Yukio | Shioli Kutsuna | ||||||
The Hangover | 2009 | The Hangover | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | United States | |
2011 | The Hangover Part II | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | |||
Kimberly "Kimmy" | Transgender | Yasmin Lee | |||||
2013 | The Hangover Part III | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | |||
Harry Potter | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Richard Harris | Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. The films are based on the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels. While Dumbledore's sexuality is not openly portrayed or explicitly mentioned either in the books or the films, J. K. Rowling, the author of the books, revealed that he is gay.[7][8] | United Kingdom, United States |
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 | ||||||
How To Train Your Dragon | 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Gobber the Belch | Gay | Craig Ferguson | Voice actor Craig Ferguson ad-libbed a line in the second film in which he mentions that he never got married for an undisclosed reason. Ferguson and director Dean DeBlois have confirmed that this was in reference to the character's homosexuality.[9][10] His sexuality was also hinted at again in the third film, where he seems to fall for Eret. | United States |
2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | ||||||
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. He loved James Ransone as an adult.[11] Director Andy Muschietti stated that he had planned for Richie to be gay from the start. |
United States |
2019 | It Chapter Two | ||||||
Mannequin | 1987 | Mannequin | Hollywood Montrose | Gay | Meshach Taylor | United States | |
1991 | Mannequin Two: On the Move | ||||||
Pitch Perfect | 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Cynthia Rose Adams | Lesbian | Esther Dean | She reveals to the Barden Bellas that she is a lesbian and was in a relationship with Denise. | United States |
2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | ||||||
2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | ||||||
The Producers | 1968 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Gay | Andreas Voutsinas | United States | |
Roger De Bris | Gay | Christopher Hewett | |||||
2005 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Gay | Roger Bart | |||
Roger De Bris | Gay | Gary Beach | |||||
Scary Movie | 2000 | Scary Movie | Bobby Prinze | Gay | Jon Abrahams | United States | |
2001 | Scary Movie 2 | Ray Wilkins | Bisexual | Shawn Wayans | |||
Shrek | 2004 | Shrek 2 | Doris | Transgender | Larry King | [12] | United States |
2007 | Shrek the Third | ||||||
Star Trek | 2009 | Star Trek | Hikaru Sulu | Gay | John Cho | [13] | United States |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | ||||||
2016 | Star Trek Beyond |
Stand-alone films
1900–1999
Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
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1919 | Different from the Others | Paul Körner | Gay | Conrad Veidt Karl Giese |
The first film supportive of homosexuality.[14][15] | Germany |
1924 | Michael | Claude Zoret | Gay | Benjamin Christiensen | Claude is a painter who falls in love with his assistant, Michael. Michael eventually leaves Claude for a woman.[16] | Germany |
Michael | Bisexual | Walter Slezak | ||||
1929 | Pandora's Box | Countess Geschwitz | Lesbian | Alice Roberts | Countess Geschwitz is often cited as cinema’s first explicit lesbian character.[17] | Germany |
1931 | Mädchen in Uniform | Manuela von Meinhardis | Lesbian | Hertha Thiele | The first film about a lesbian coming out.[18][19][20] | Germany |
1936 | Dracula's Daughter | Countess Marya Zaleska | Lesbian | Gloria Holden | Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska, pursues and seduces women.[21] | United States |
1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Joel Cairo | Gay | Peter Lorre | In the novel upon which the film is based, Joel Cairo is referred to as "queer" and a "fairy" but, in the film, his sexuality is not directly addressed, likely a decision by filmmakers in order to comply with the Hays Code, which banned the depiction of homosexuality in American films.[22][23][24] | United States |
1948 | Rope | Phillip Morgan | Gay | Farley Granger | United States | |
Brandon Shaw | Gay | John Dall | ||||
1955 | Rebel Without a Cause | John "Plato" Crawford | Gay | Sal Mineo | United States | |
1961 | Victim | Melville Farr | Gay | Dirk Bogarde | United Kingdom | |
1968 | The Mercenary | Ricciolo (Curly) | Gay | Jack Palance | Italy, Spain, United States | |
1968 | The Sergeant | Albert Callan | Gay | Rod Steiger | United States | |
1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Joe Buck | Bisexual | Jon Voight | Joe is a gigolo who has sex with men and women in an attempt to make money.[25] This film is based on the 1965 novel of the same name.[26] His character was later parodied by Zapp Brannigan in the Brannigan, Begin Again episode of Futurama, which even uses the film's theme, "Everybody's Talkin'" by Harry Nilsson.[27][28] | United States |
1970 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell | Trans man | John LaZar | United States | |
1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Irving "Blaggot" Amadeus | Gay | Calvin Lockhart | United States | |
Myra Breckinridge | Trans Woman | Raquel Welch | ||||
1971 | The Last Picture Show | Coach Popper | Gay | Bill Thurman | United States | |
1972 | Cabaret | Baron Maximilian Von Heune | Bisexual | Helmut Griem | | This film is based on the musical Cabaret, with Maximilian as a rich playboy baron who befriends Sally and takes her and Brian to his country estate where they are both spoiled and courted.[29] | United States |
Brian Roberts | Bisexual | Michael York | ||||
1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Leon Shermer | Trans woman | Chris Sarandon | Sonny's partner who tries to use the robbery to pay for her sex reassignment surgery.,[30] | United States |
Sonny Wortzik | Bisexual | Al Pacino | Sonny, a first-time crook, attempts to rob a bank with his friend Salvatore "Sal" Naturale and Stevie, but the plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve and flees, and Sonny discovers they have arrived after the daily cash pickup, finding only $1,100 in cash. Later in the film, Sonny's partner, Leon Shermer, arrives and reveals that the robbery was intended to pay for her sex reassignment surgery,[30] as she is a trans woman, and divulges that Sonny has children with his estranged wife, Angie.[31] This, and other events in the film, has led some to call Sonny a "bisexual desperado."[32] | |||
1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Brad Majors | Bisexual | Barry Bostwick | United Kingdom, United States | |
Rocky | Bisexual | Peter Hinwood | ||||
1976 | Swashbuckler | Lord Durant | Gay | Peter Boyle | United States | |
1978 | In a Year of 13 Moons | Elvira Weishaupt | Trans Woman | Volker Spengler | West Germany | |
1980 | Stir Crazy | Rory Schultebrand | Gay | Georg Stanford Brown | United States | |
1981 | Zorro, the Gay Blade | Bunny Wigglesworth | Gay | George Hamilton | United States | |
1982 | The Emperor Caligula: The Untold Story | Fagio | Gay | Italy | ||
1982 | Forbidden Zone | René Henderson | Transgender | Matthew Bright | United States | |
1982 | Querelle | Georges Querelle | Bisexual | Brad Davis | George, a handsome Belgian sailor, thief and murderer, visits a bar and brothel for sailors, with the head of the brothel in love with his brother, who he has a love/hate relationship with. Later on in the film, he announces that he wants to sleep with Lysiane, but he also has sex with Mario.[33]
Near the end of the film, Lieutenant Seblon, Querelle's superior, tries to prove his manliness to him; despite the fact Seblon murdered his friend, he decides to protect him, and Seblon later reveals his love, leading them to kiss and embrace before returning to Le Vengeur.[34] |
France, West Germany |
1982 | The World According to Garp | Roberta Muldoon | Trans woman | John Lithgow | Based on a book of the same name, Roberta is a trans woman and former player for the Philadelphia Eagles.[35] She has a gender re-assignment surgery, becoming the bodyguard of Jenny and one of the best friends of Garp. | United States |
1982 | Victor/Victoria | 'Squash' Bernstein | Gay | Alex Karras | United Kingdom, United States | |
Richard DiNardo | Bisexual | Malcolm Jamieson | ||||
Carroll "Toddy" Todd | Gay | Robert Preston | ||||
1985 | Desert Hearts | Vivian | Lesbian | Helen Shaver | Vivian, a professor from Columbia University, goes to Reno, Nevada to await her divorce. She meets Cay, a free-spirited lesbian who does not hide her sexual orientation. Vivian begins to discover her true nature as she and Cay grow closer.[36][37] | United States |
Cay | Patricia Charbonneau | |||||
1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Luis Molina | Gay | William Hurt | Brazil, United States | |
1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Omar Ali | Gay | Gordon Warnecke | United Kingdom | |
Johnny | Gay | Daniel Day-Lewis | ||||
1987 | Less Than Zero | Clay Easton | Bisexual | Andrew McCarthy | United States | |
1987 | Maurice | Clive Durham | Gay | Hugh Grant | United Kingdom | |
Maurice Hall | Gay | James Wilby | ||||
Alec Scudder | Gay | Rupert Graves | ||||
1990 | Miller's Crossing | Bernie Bernbaum | Gay | John Turturro | United States | |
Eddie Dane | Gay | J.E. Freeman | ||||
Mink Larouie | Gay | Steve Buscemi | ||||
1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Ruth Jamison | Bisexual | Mary-Louise Parker | United States | |
Idgie Threadgoode | Lesbian | Mary Stuart Masterson | ||||
1991 | My Own Private Idaho | Mike Waters | Gay | River Phoenix | United States | |
1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Jame Gumb / Buffalo Bill | Bisexual Trans woman |
Ted Levine | Director Jonathan Demme said about the character: "He didn't wish to be another gender...He didn't really have a sexual preference. He loathed himself — he wanted to transform himself so that there was no sense of him in the 'new' him [and] becoming a woman...that was his method of doing it...He wished he was a woman not because he always wanted to be a woman. This was another way to escape."[38] | United States |
1992 | Basic Instinct | Dr. Beth Garner | Bisexual | Jeanne Tripplehorn | France, United States, United Kingdom | |
Roxy | Lesbian | Leilani Sarelle | ||||
Catherine Tramell | Bisexual | Sharon Stone | While the character returns in Basic Instinct 2 (2006), it is noted that she has been straightwashed.[39][40] | |||
1992 | The Crying Game | Dil | Trans woman | Jaye Davidson | Ireland, Japan, United Kingdom | |
1993 | Philadelphia | Miguel Alvarez | Gay | Antonio Banderas | United States | |
Andrew Beckett | Gay | Tom Hanks | ||||
1993 | The Wedding Banquet | Wai-Tung Gao | Gay | Winston Chao | Taiwan, United States | |
1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Lt. Lois Einhorn / Ray Finkle | Transgender | Sean Young | United States | |
1994 | Pulp Fiction | Zed | Gay | Peter Greene | United States | |
1995 | Bugis Street | Lian | Transgender | Hiep Thi Le | The film is set in the former transvestite area of Bugis Street (now a shopping center) in the heart of Singapore. The film features the transgender Lian and her lover, Meng. | (British) Hong |
Meng | Bisexual | Michael Lam | ||||
1995 | Carrington | Lytton Strachey | Gay | Jonathan Pryce | France, United Kingdom | |
1995 | The Doom Generation | Xavier "X" Red | Bisexual | Johnathon Schaech | Two teen lovers, Jordan and Amy, pick up Xavier "X" Red, a handsome drifter one night when coming back from a club. X accidentally kills a store owner, has sex with Amy, while Jordan becomes sexually attracted to X as well. Later in the film, Jordan, Amy and X spend the night in an abandoned warehouse, where they engage in a threesome.[41] | United States |
Jordan White | Bisexual | James Duval | ||||
1995 | The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | Randy Dean | Lesbian | Laurel Holloman | United States | |
Evie Roy | Lesbian | Nicole Ari Parker | ||||
1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Richard Cosway | Gay | Simon Callow | France, United States | |
1995 | Jeffrey | Darius | Gay | Bryan Batt | United States | |
Steve Howard | Gay | Michael T. Weiss | ||||
Jeffrey | Gay | Steven Weber | ||||
Sterling | Gay | Patrick Stewart | ||||
1995 | Showgirls | Cristal Connors | Bisexual | Gina Gershon | A leading character in this film, Cristal, who has a boyfriend, wants a relationship with Nomi,[42] so she can destroy her, in this film where bisexuality is "a weapon, a plot device and an arena for titillating spectacle" like in Basic Intinsct.[43] | France, United States |
Nomi Malone | Bisexual | Elizabeth Berkley | ||||
1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Vida Boheme | Gay | Patrick Swayze | United States | |
Noxeema Jackson | Gay | Wesley Snipes | ||||
Chi-Chi Rodriguez | Gay Transgender |
John Leguizamo | ||||
1995 | Billy Madison | Principal Max Anderson | Gay | Josh Mostel | United States | |
1996 | Beautiful Thing | Ste Pearce | Gay | Scott Neal | United Kingdom | |
Jamie Gangel | Gay | Glen Berry | ||||
1996 | The Birdcage | Agador | Gay | Hank Azaria | United States | |
Albert Goldman | Gay | Nathan Lane | ||||
Armand Goldman | Gay | Robin Williams | ||||
1996 | Citizen Ruth | Diane Siegler | Lesbian | Swoosie Kurtz | United States | |
1996 | Hollow Reed | Tom Dixon | Gay | Ian Hart | Germany, United Kingdom, Spain | |
1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Candy Darling | Trans woman | Stephen Dorff | United Kingdom, United States | |
1996 | Sling Blade | Vaughn Cunningham | Gay | John Ritter | United States | |
1996 | Fire | Sita | Lesbian | Nandita Das | The first mainstream Indian film to feature a lesbian relationship and one of the first to show homosexual love.[44] | India Canada |
Radha | Lesbian | Shabana Azmi | ||||
1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Corky St. Clair | Gay | Christopher Guest | United States | |
1997 | As Good as It Gets | Simon Bishop | Gay | Greg Kinnear | Simon, a homosexual artist living in Manhattan, is shown to be gay by Jack Nicholson's character Melvin Udall calling him several derogatory terms for it and it is even explained in the film (by Simon) that his parents kicked him out for being homosexual and he was abused by his father for it. | United States |
1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | George Downes | Gay | Rupert Everett | United States | |
1997 | Boogie Nights | Scotty J. | Gay | Philip Seymour Hoffman | United States | |
1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | The Lady Chablis | Trans woman | The Lady Chablis | United States | |
1998 | Get Real | Steven Carter | Gay | Ben Silverstone | United Kingdom | |
John Dixon | Gay | Brad Gorton | ||||
1998 | High Art | Lucy Berliner | Lesbian | Ally Sheedy | Canada, United States | |
Greta | Lesbian | Patricia Clarkson | ||||
Syd | Bisexual | Radha Mitchell | Syd, living with longtime boyfriend James, has desires and frustrations that seem typical and manageable but new events unfold, with Lucy Berliner opening the door to an uncharted world for Syd. Lucy, who lives with her heroin-addicted German girlfriend Greta, and becomes closer to Syd as the film moves forward.[45] | |||
1998 | Hold You Tight | Fung Wai | Bisexual | Sunny Chan | The story of a man living in Hong Kong who is initially drawn to a young woman, but soon finds he is more attracted to her boyfriend. | Hong Kong (S.A.R. of China 1997—) |
1998 | Show Me Love | Agnes Ahlberg | Lesbian | Rebecka Liljeberg | Sweden | |
1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Brian Slade | Bisexual | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | United Kingdom, United States | |
Mandy Slade | Bisexual | Toni Collette | ||||
Arthur Stuart | Bisexual | Christian Bale | ||||
Curt Wild | Bisexual | Ewan McGregor | At the beginning of his career, Slade is married to Mandy. But when he comes to the United States, he seeks out American rock star Curt Wild, and they become involved in each other's lives on a personal and creative level.[46] | |||
1999 | All About My Mother | Agrado | Trans woman | Antonia San Juan | Spain | |
Nina Cruz | Bisexual | Candela Peña | ||||
Huma Rojo | Lesbian | Marisa Paredes | ||||
Lola | Trans woman | Toni Cantó | ||||
1999 | American Beauty | Jim Berkley | Gay | Sam Robards | United States | |
Frank Fitts | Gay | Chris Cooper | ||||
Jim Olmeyer | Gay | Scott Bakula | ||||
1999 | Being John Malkovich | Lotte Schwartz | Trans man Lesbian |
Cameron Diaz | Lotte is one of multiple people whose mind temporarily enters the body of John Malkovich. At some point after the experience, Lotte says that she is transgender and plans on having sex reassignment surgery. Lotte's husband Craig tries to dissuade her of that notion, but Craig's coworker Maxine encourages and supports Lotte. While both Craig and Lotte are attracted to Maxine, at first Maxine is specifically attracted to Lotte in John's body. Lotte in John's body and Maxine have sex, which results in Maxine becoming pregnant. At the end of the film, Maxine and Lotte (not in John's body anymore) live together as a lesbian couple raising their daughter, Emily. |
United States |
Maxine Lund | Bisexual | Catherine Keener | ||||
1999 | Better Than Chocolate | Judy | Trans woman | Peter Outerbridge | Canada | |
1999 | Big Daddy | Phil D'Amato | Gay | Allen Covert | United States | |
Tommy Grayton | Gay | Peter Dante | ||||
1999 | Blast from the Past | Troy | Gay | Dave Foley | United States | |
1999 | The Boondock Saints | Paul Smecker | Gay | Willem Dafoe | United States | |
1999 | Boys Don't Cry | Brandon Teena | Trans man | Hilary Swank | United States | |
1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Megan Bloomfield | Lesbian | Natasha Lyonne | Megan is the lesbian 17-year-old protagonist. Her parents send her to True Directions, a conversion therapy camp that aims to convert its campers to heterosexuality. | United States |
Graham Eaton | Lesbian | Clea DuVall | Megan eventually starts a relationship with Graham, another camper she meets at True Directions. | |||
Sinead Laren | Lesbian | Katharine Towne | Sinead and Hilary are the other lesbian campers. Additionally, Jan (Katrina Phillips) is a girl mistaken for a lesbian because of her butch appearance, but she is actually straight. | |||
Hilary Vandermuller | Lesbian | Melanie Lynskey | ||||
Dolph | Gay | Dante Basco | Joel, Andre, Dolph and Clayton are the male gay campers. | |||
Clayton Dunn | Gay | Kip Pardue | ||||
Andre | Gay | Douglas Spain | ||||
Joel Goldberg | Gay | Joel Michaely | ||||
Rock Brown | Gay | Eddie Cibrian | Rock is the son of Mary Brown, the founder of True Directions. Rock is supposedly straight, but actually is a closeted gay man. | |||
Mike | Gay | RuPaul | Mike is supposedly an ex-gay man, who helps with the process of "curing" campers from their homosexuality. However, he is clearly shown to be still attracted to men; for example, when he stares at Rock with a lustful expression and tone of voice, he says to the campers: "Don't you see how sad and pathetic you all are, always wanting something you can't have?" | |||
Lloyd Morgan-Gordon | Gay | Wesley Mann | Lloyd and Larry are a gay couple described as "ex, ex-gays". Before the events of the film, they were once campers at True Directions before they defected. They help the campers in the film to sneak out and go party at a gay bar, and also give advice about dealing with one's own sexuality. They let the ex-camper Dolph live with them when he is expelled from True Directions for having sex at the institution. | |||
Larry Morgan-Gordon | Gay | Richard Moll | ||||
Kelly | Lesbian | Ione Skye (uncredited) | In the True Directions orientation video, which depicts homosexuality as a problem to be "fixed", Kelly is a girl shown to be a lesbian until "cured" by the institution. The orientation video shows that she eventually marries a man. | |||
1999 | Magnolia | "Quiz Kid" Donnie Smith | Gay | William H. Macy | United States | |
1999 | Summer of Sam | Ritchie | Bisexual | Adrien Brody | In this film, one of the protagonists is a volatile bisexual character named Ritchie, Vinny's childhood friend who has embraced punk fashion and music, who begins a relationship with Ruby.[47] | United States |
1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | Bisexual | Matt Damon | United States | |
1999 | Flawless | Rusty Zimmerman | Transgender | Philip Seymour Hoffman | United States | |
1999 | Election | Tammy Metzler | Lesbian | Jessica Campbell | Tammy is a closeted lesbian. Early in the film she is dumped by her girlfriend, Lisa Flanagan, for her brother. She later runs a nihilistic campaign for class president with the intent to dismantle the student government, and get revenge on her brother. She falsely confesses to ripping down campaign posters, resulting in her expulsion and transfer to a Catholic girls school. Her story ends happily, as she meets her next love, Jennifer, at the school. (Early on in the film, Tammy gives a narration where she says, "it's not like I'm a lesbian or anything, I'm attracted to the person. It's just that all the people I've ever been attracted to happen to be girls.")[48][49][50] | United States |
1999 | Aimée & Jaguar | Lilly Wust | Lesbian | Juliane Köhler | Aimée (real name Lilly) has a husband who is a Nazi, and is in love with Jaguar.[51] | Germany |
Felice Schragenheim | Lesbian | Maria Schrader | Known by the name "Jaguar," Felice is Jewish and a member of the underground resistance. | |||
1999 | Cruel Intentions | Kathryn Merteuil | (Ambiguous) | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Kathryn and Cecille Caldwell have an iconic kiss in the film. It is not known whether Kathryn or Cecille is lesbian, or if their kiss was part of an attempt by Kathryn to get back at her ex-boyfriend, Court Reynolds.[52][53] | United States |
1999 | The Haunting | Theodora | Bisexual | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Theodora mentions having both a boyfriend and a girlfriend. | United States |
2000–2009
Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
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2000 | American Psycho | Luis Carruthers | Gay | Matt Ross | United States | |
2000 | Billy Elliot | Michael Caffrey | Gay cross-dresser |
Stuart Wells (young boy) Merryn Owen (adult) |
Michael Caffrey is a young boy, the best friend of the protagonist and title character, Billy Elliot. At some point, Michael is seen using a dress and makeup. He is gay and shows interest in Billy. While Billy is not gay and does not reciprocate, he is supportive of his friend. | United Kingdom |
2000 | Chuck & Buck | Buck O'Brien | Gay | Mike White | United States | |
2000 | Best in Show | Christy Cummings | Lesbian | Jane Lynch | United States | |
Scott Donlan | Gay | John Michael Higgins | ||||
Stefan Vanderhoof | Gay | Michael McKean | ||||
Sherri Ann Ward Cabot | Lesbian | Jennifer Coolidge | ||||
2000 | Before Night Falls | Reinaldo Arenas | Gay | Javier Bardem | United States | |
Pepe Malas | Gay | Andrea Di Stefano | ||||
Tomas Diego | Gay | Santiago Magill | ||||
Bon Bon | Transgender | Johnny Depp | ||||
2001 | Bungee Jumping of Their Own | Seo In-woo | Bisexual | Lee Byung-hun | A university student, Seo In-woo, falls passionately in love with a girl, Tae-hee, who is studying at the same university, within moments of first meeting her. They begin dating a short time after, but she is suddenly killed in a car crash. Almost 20 years on, married and with a daughter, he is a high school teacher. One day he spots a male student, Im Hyun-bin, who looks almost identical to his former girlfriend. Within a short time, Seo In-woo falls in love with him, even though he feels uncomfortable doing so, and both are soon bullied and taunted for being gay by the school's students. It is only gradually that Seo In-woo realises that Hyun-bin is, in fact, the reincarnation of Tae-hee. They then go to New Zealand and decide to jump off a bridge together without safety ropes, perhaps to ensure that both will be reincarnated. | South Korea |
2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig Robinson/Hansel | Transgender | John Cameron Mitchell | United States | |
Luther Robinson | Gay | Maurice Dean Wint | ||||
2001 | Kissing Jessica Stein | Helen Cooper | Bisexual | Heather Juergensen | United States | |
Martin | Gay | Michael Mastro | ||||
Sebastian | Gay | Carson Elrod | ||||
2001 | Lan Yu | Lan Yu | Gay | Liu Ye | The film is set in mainland China and tells the story of an affair between a young man and a middle-aged man.[54][55] | China, Hong Kong |
Chen Handong | Gay | Hu Jun | ||||
2001 | Lost and Delirious | Pauline Oster | Bisexual Lesbian |
Piper Perabo | Canada | |
Victoria "Tori" Moller | Lesbian | Jessica Paré | ||||
2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Creighton Tolliver | Gay | Jon Polito | United Kingdom, United States | |
2001 | Mulholland Drive | Betty Elms | Lesbian | Naomi Watts | France, United States | |
Rita | Bisexual | Laura Elena Harring | ||||
2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Margot Tennenbaum | Bisexual | Gwyneth Paltrow | Margot, a strong female character, who had a previous relationship with a woman, follows three siblings who were talents when they were children but "grow up into disappointments."[56] | United States |
2001 | Ichi the Killer | Kakihara | Bisexual | Tadanobu Asano | Kakihara is a sadomasochist with an unnatural passion. He prefers mostly males over females for engaging in S&M. He inflicts pain on himself for pleasure and has no interest in sexuality, but is willing to become lovers with anyone who satisfies his pleasure (based on Hideo Yamamoto's manga of the same name). | Japan |
2002 | Bend It Like Beckham | Tony | Gay | Ameet Chana | United Kingdom | |
2002 | Far From Heaven | Frank Whitaker | Gay | Dennis Quaid | United States | |
2002 | The Hours | Richard Brown | Gay | Ed Harris | [57] | United Kingdom, United States |
Sally Lester | Lesbian | Allison Janney | [58] | |||
Clarissa Vaughan | Bisexual | Meryl Streep | Clarissa's long-term relationship with Sally is seemingly threatened while she pines for "a long-lost romance with Richard."[59] As such, the plot twist at the end of the film makes Clarissa even more distraught, with sexual identities not the focus of this film.[58] | |||
Virginia Woolf | Bisexual | Nicole Kidman | [58] | |||
2002 | The Laramie Project | Matthew Shepard | Gay | United States | ||
2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Paul Denton | Bisexual | Ian Somerhalder | This film follows a love triangle between Sean, Laura, and Paul, the latter of whom is the boyfriend of Laura and is attracted to Sean, who he tries to go out with, but fails.[60] | Germany, United States |
2002 | May | Ambrosia | Lesbian | Nichole Hiltz | United States | |
Polly | Lesbian | Anna Faris | ||||
May Dove Canady | Bisexual | Angela Bettis | ||||
2003 | Arisan! | Nino | Gay | Surya Saputra | Indonesia | |
Sakti | Gay | Tora Sudiro | ||||
2003 | Beautiful Boxer | Parinya Charoenphol | Trans woman | Asanee Suwan | Thailand | |
2003 | Latter Days | Aaron Davis | Gay | Steve Sandvoss | United States | |
Christian Markelli | Gay | Wes Ramsey | ||||
2003 | A Mighty Wind | Mark Shubb | Trans woman | Harry Shearer | United States | |
2003 | Party Monster | Michael Alig | Bisexual | Macaulay Culkin | United States | |
Christina | Trans woman | Marilyn Manson | ||||
Keoki | Bisexual | Wilmer Valderrama | ||||
James St. James | Gay | Seth Green | ||||
2003 | Bright Young Things | Miles Maitland | Gay | Michael Sheen | United Kingdom | |
2003 | Soldier's Girl | Calpernia Addams | Trans woman | Lee Pace | Canada, United States | |
2003 | SpiderBabe | Patricia Porker | Bisexual | Erin Brown | United States | |
2003 | Elephant | Alex | Gay | Alex Frost | United States | |
Eric | Gay | Eric Deulen | ||||
2004 | Bad Education | Enrique Goded | Gay | Fele Martínez | Spain | |
Father Manolo | Gay | Daniel Giménez Cacho | ||||
Ignacio Rodriguez | Gay | Francisco Boira | ||||
Zahara | Transgender | Gael García Bernal | ||||
2004 | D.E.B.S | Lucy Diamond | Lesbian | Jordana Brewster | United States | |
Amy Bradshaw | Bisexual Lesbian |
Sara Foster | ||||
2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Kate Veatch | Bisexual | Christine Taylor | Christine, in the last 90 seconds of the film, introduces her girlfriend to the team, and the writers do not hint she is attracted to woman, implying she is bisexual.[61] Reportedly, she made the cut because her final line in the movie, “I’m not a lesbian, I’m bisexual”.[62] | United States |
2004 | Formula 17 | Chou T'ien Tsai | Gay | Tony Yang | A "feel good" gay romantic comedy film from Taiwan about a young man, Chou T'ien-Tsai, who is looking for romance as he takes a trip to the capital, Taipei, to visit an online boyfriend in person for the first time. Disappointed to find that his online friend only wants sex and has no interest in forming a romantic bond, he starts to look elsewhere, finding his internet relationship. There are many adventures as T'ien's roommate and friends also help him look for the man of his dreams. The film was banned in Singapore, because it "portrays homosexuality as normal, and a natural progression of society".[63] | Taiwan |
Bai Tieh Nan/Richard Bai | Gay | Duncan Lai | ||||
Yu | Gay | King Chin | ||||
Jun | Gay | Jason Chang | ||||
C.C. | Gay | Dada Ji | ||||
Alan | Gay | James Yun | ||||
Ray | Gay | Jeff Locker | ||||
Kevin | Gay | Ladder Yu | ||||
2004 | Grande École | Paul | Bisexual | Gregori Baquet | In this film, about education, class, race and homosexuality,[64] Paul has a girlfriend but sleeps with one of his new roommates, while Mécir, a young Arab manual worker, becomes attracted to him.[65] | France |
Mécir | Bisexual | Salim Kechiouche | ||||
2004 | Mean Girls | Damian | Gay | Daniel Franzese | United States | |
2004 | Mysterious Skin | Neil McCormick | Gay | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Netherlands, United States | |
2004 | Star Appeal | Xiao Bo | Bisexual | Yu Bo | A gay-themed science fiction film shot on static video camera, the story revolves around a young man from the planet Mars, known as 'E.T.', who arrives on Earth totally naked. He befriends a young bisexual Chinese man, Xiao Bo, who removes his own clothes to make E.T. feel more comfortable, and teaches him languages, science and a range of other subjects. The two become close, and eventually fall in love. E.T. later falls in love with Xiao Bo's girlfriend, and the two attempt to have a baby. | China |
E.T. | Bisexual | Guifeng Wang | ||||
2004 | White Chicks | Aubrey Allure | Gay | Kevin Blatch | United States | |
2005 | Be Cool | Elliot Wilhelm | Gay | Dwayne Johnson | United States | |
2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick "Kitten" Braden | Trans woman | Cillian Murphy | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
2005 | Cold Showers | Michael | Bisexual | Johan Libéreau | The story of a ménage à trois between two young men and a young woman leads the men to become attracted to each other. | France |
Clément | Bisexual | Pierre Perrier | ||||
2005 | Imagine Me & You | Luce | Lesbian | Lena Headey | Germany, United Kingdom | |
Rachel | Bisexual | Piper Perabo | ||||
2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Perry Van Shrike/"Gay Perry" | Gay | Val Kilmer | United States | |
2005 | My Fair Son | Ray | Gay | Junrui Wang | China | |
Unnamed student | Gay | Guifeng Wang | ||||
Xiao Bo | Bisexual | Yu Bo | ||||
2005 | Rent | Thomas B. "Tom" Collins | Gay | Jesse L. Martin | United States | |
Joanne Jefferson | Lesbian | Tracie Thoms | ||||
Maureen Johnson | Bisexual | Idina Menzel | ||||
Angel Dumott Schunard | Gay | Wilson Jermaine Heredia | ||||
2005 | Transamerica | Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne | Trans woman | Felicity Huffman | United States | |
Toby | Bisexual | Kevin Zegers | ||||
2005 | V for Vendetta | Gordon Deitrich | Gay | Stephen Fry | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | |
Valerie Page | Lesbian | Natasha Wightman | ||||
2005 | Sin City | Lucille | Lesbian | Carla Gugino | Marv's parole officer. | United States |
2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Vince Collins | Bisexual | Colin Firth | Canada, United Kingdom | |
2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Ennis Del Mar | Gay Bisexual |
Heath Ledger | United States | |
Jack Twist | Gay Bisexual |
Jake Gyllenhaal | ||||
2006 | The Architect | Shawn | Gay | Paul James | United States | |
Martin Waters | Gay | Sebastian Stan | ||||
2006 | Boy Culture | Alex "X" | Gay | Derek Magyar | United States | |
Andrew | Gay | Darryl Stephens | ||||
Joey | Gay | Jonathon Trent | ||||
Gregory Talbot | Gay | Patrick Bauchau | ||||
2006 | The Bubble | Ashraf | Gay | Yousef 'Joe' Sweid | Israel | |
Noam | Gay | Ohad Knoller | ||||
Yali | Gay | Alon Friedman | ||||
2006 | Eternal Summer | Jonathan | Gay | Bryant Chang | Set in Taiwan, the story is about a studious schoolboy, Jonathan, who is asked by his teacher to look after another boy, Shane, who is rebellious and dislikes learning. Ten years on, they have developed a good friendship despite their divergent lives: Jonathan on course to go to university and Shane to become a basketball player. Jonathan is also attracted to Shane, but the attraction is not reciprocated. However, the young men's fates change when a girl, Carrie, has a secret affair with Shane (who is determined to keep it secret in order to protect Jonathan's feelings) and also does her best to persuade Shane to abandon basketball and instead work hard to try to enter university. | Taiwan |
2006 | The History Boys | Stuart Dakin | Bisexual | Dominic Cooper | This film is based on the play of the same name. | United Kingdom |
Douglas Hector | Gay | Richard Griffiths | ||||
Tom Irwin | Gay | Stephen Campbell Moore | ||||
David Posner | Gay | Samuel Barnett | ||||
2006 | Let's Go to Prison | Barry | Gay | Chi McBride | United States | |
Nelson Biederman IV | Gay | Will Arnett | ||||
2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Frank Ginsberg | Gay | Steve Carell | United States | |
2006 | Loving Annabelle | Annabelle Tillman | Lesbian | Erin Kelly | Anabelle in an openly lesbian and emotionally mature student that transfers to a strict Catholic boarding school in her senior high school year after being expelled from two previous schools. She falls in love with her poetry teacher, Simone.[66] | United States |
Simone Bradley | Lesbian | Diane Gaidry | Simone is a closeted lesbian teacher who resists Annabelle's flirtations and advances, but falls in love with her. After the suicide of her lover, Amanda, she repressed her sexual orientation; afterwards becoming involved with a male teacher from another school as a cover-up instead of dealing with the pain and loss. | |||
2006 | No Regret | Lee Su-min | Gay | Lee Yeong-hoon | South Korea | |
Song Jae-min | Gay | Kim Nam-gil | ||||
2006 | Wedding Wars | Shel | Gay | John Stamos | Canada, United States | |
2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Fred Duncan | Gay | Ving Rhames | United States | |
2007 | Planet Terror | Dakota Block | Lesbian Bisexual |
Marley Shelton | United States | |
Tammy Visan | Lesbian | Stacy Ferguson | ||||
2007 | Pleasure Factory | Jonathan | Bisexual | Loo Zihan | This film is set in Singapore's red-light district. Jonathan has sexual relationships with both men and women. | Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand |
2007 | Reign Over Me | Charlie Fineman | Bisexual | Adam Sandler | United States | |
2007 | Shelter | Shaun | Gay | Brad Rowe | United States | |
Zach | Bisexual | Trevor Wright | ||||
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Dewey Cox | Bisexual | John C. Reilly | United States | |
2007 | Across the Universe | Prudence | Lesbian | T.V. Carpio | United Kingdom, United States | |
2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Eric McNally | Gay | Tom Cavanagh | Canada | |
Sam | Gay | Ben Shenkman | ||||
Scot | Gay | Noah Bernett | ||||
2008 | Dream Boy | Nathan Davies | Gay | Stephan Bender | United States | |
Roy | Gay | Maximillian Roeg | ||||
2008 | City Without Baseball | Ronnie | Bisexual | Ron Heung | In a story set in the 1990s, Ronnie, a pitcher with Hong Kong's National Baseball Team, has a steady girlfriend and appears well settled-in. But over time, he becomes increasingly attracted to one of his colleagues, and summons up the courage to kiss him in the men's changing rooms. The actors, including the protagonist, were real-life members of the National Baseball Team at the time of filming. Based on a real story, the film is the first feature produced by the award-winning Chinese LGBT filmmaker known as 'Scud'. | Hong Kong |
2009 | Chloe | Chloe Sweeney | Bisexual | Amanda Seyfried | Canada, France, United States | |
2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | Gay | Ewan Mcgregor | France, United States | |
Steven Russell | Gay | Jim Carrey | ||||
2009 | Mundane History | Ake | Gay | Phakpoom Surapongsanuruk | The film tells the story of a young Thai man, Ake, who is bed-ridden and paralyzed from the waist down. He gradually becomes sexually attracted by his male nurse, Pun, during washing and changing. | Thailand |
2009 | Permanent Residence | Ivan | Gay | Sean Li | Ivan seeks a long-term relationship with a straight friend. Befriending another young man, Windson, at a public sports club, the two build up a friendly rapport. However, Windson becomes aware of his inclination, and while happy to remain his friend, is initially very reluctant to become emotionally involved with him. It is the first feature to be directed by the award-winning Chinese LGBT filmmaker known as 'Scud'. | Hong Kong |
Windson | Bisexual | Osman Hung | ||||
2009 | Shank | Cal | Gay | Wayne Virgo | United Kingdom | |
Jonno | Bisexual | Tom Bott | ||||
Olivier | Gay | Marc Laurent | ||||
Scott | Gay | Garry Summers | ||||
2009 | Soundless Wind Chime | Ricky | Gay | Lu Yulai | An interracial love story. The story, told through a linear narrative and a series of complex, interlocking flashbacks, revolves around a young man, Ricky, who has arrived in Hong Kong from mainland China, and works as a delivery boy. He is robbed by a Swiss thief, Pascal, who admits his crime and returns the stolen item. The two eventually embark on a love affair, but through several flashbacks, it eventually becomes clear that Pascal has subsequently been killed in a road accident near their flat, which Ricky had witnessed. Some years later, Ricky visits Pascal's former home in Switzerland to find it abandoned. During his time there, he meets Pascal's doppelganger in a man called Ueli, who nevertheless has a very different personality. They too fall in love, and the contentment that Ricky finds enables him to reflect on the relationship he had with Pascal. | Hong Kong, Switzerland, China |
Pascal | Gay | Bernhard Bulling | ||||
Ueli | Gay | Bernhard Bulling |
2010–2019
Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Amphetamine | Daniel | Gay Bisexual |
Thomas Price | Daniel, a wealthy Chinese Australian investment banker working in Hong Kong who is openly gay, meets and befriends Kafka, a young swimming instructor from a poor local family, who has strong religious beliefs. Kafka was sexually assaulted as a teenager by a male gang after successfully defending a young woman from being raped, and as a result, he has become impotent and a habitual user of recreational drugs. Although initially uncomfortable with Daniel's obvious sexual attraction to him, he soon sees Daniel as offering him new hope in life, and he falls deeply in love with him. But Kafka's life begins to fall apart again when his mother dies suddenly, and he attempts to end his life. Set after the 2008 financial collapse, the film is the second feature film directed by the award-winning Chinese LGBT filmmaker, 'Scud'. |
Hong Kong |
Kafka | Bisexual | Byron Pang | ||||
2010 | Kaboom | Hunter | Bisexual | Jason Olive | United States | |
Lorelei | Lesbian | Roxane Mesquida | ||||
Oliver | Gay | Brennan Mejia | ||||
Rex | Bisexual | Andy Fischer-Price | ||||
Smith | Bisexual | Thomas Dekker | ||||
Stella | Lesbian | Haley Bennett | ||||
2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Ramona Flowers | Bisexual | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Ramona describes her relationship with Roxy Richter (Mae Whitman) as her being "bi-curious".[67][56] As in the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series the film is based on, Ramona has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her lesbian ex-girlfriend Roxanne. | United Kingdom, United States, Japan |
Roxanne "Roxy" Richter | Lesbian | Mae Whitman | ||||
Stephen Stills | Gay | Mark Webber | Stephen is gay in the graphic novel series.[68] | |||
Wallace Wells | Gay | Kieran Culkin | Wallace Wells is Scott's gay roommate. | |||
2010 | Valentine's Day | Sean Jackson | Gay | Eric Dane | United States | |
Holden Wilson | Gay | Bradley Cooper | ||||
2010 | Yes or No | Kim | Lesbian | Supanart Jittaleela | Thailand | |
Pie | Bisexual | Sushar Manaying | ||||
2011 | Austin Unbound: A Deaf Journey of Transgender Heroism | Austin Richey | Trans man | Austin Richey | United States | |
2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Graham Dashwood | Gay | Tom Wilkinson | United Kingdom | |
2011 | Just Go With It | Ian Maxtone-Jones | Gay | Dave Matthews | United States | |
2011 | Love Actually... Sucks! | Bridegroom | Bisexual | Jackie Chow | The film tells a series of interconnected stories, several with LGBT relationships. It was inspired by real-life events. The opening wedding banquet reveals a sex affair between the bridegroom and a bridesman. Other stories include a married painter who falls in love with his young male life model, a dance school teacher who becomes involved with his senior student and a role-playing lesbian couple. The film celebrates the belief that life is love.[69][70] It is the third feature film directed by the award-winning Chinese LGBT filmmaker, 'Scud'. |
Hong Kong |
Bridesman | Gay | Ryo van Kooten | ||||
Model | Gay | Tang Wei | ||||
Painter | Gay Bisexual |
John Tai | ||||
Policewoman | Lesbian | Lareine Xu | ||||
Policewoman's girl | Lesbian | Celia Chang | ||||
2011 | North Sea Texas | Pim | Gay | Jelle Florizoone | Belgium | |
Gino | Bisexual | Mathias Vergels | ||||
2011 | The Skin I Live In | Cristina | Lesbian | Bárbara Lennie | Spain | |
2012 | Cloud Atlas | Robert Frobisher | Bisexual | Ben Whishaw | Robert, living in 1930s Britain, is a budding composer, an apprentice to a musical genius, Vyvyan Ayrs, while Robert has a lover, Rufus Sixsmith, as well.[71] | Germany, United States |
Rufus Sixsmith | Gay | James D'Arcy | ||||
2012 | Jack & Diane | Diane | Lesbian | Juno Temple | United States | |
Jack | Lesbian | Riley Keough | ||||
2012 | Laurence Anyways | Laurence Alia | Trans woman | Melvil Poupaud | Canada | |
2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Brad | Gay | Johnny Simmons | United States | |
Patrick | Gay | Ezra Miller | ||||
2012 | Skyfall | Raoul Silva | Bisexual | Javier Bardem | United Kingdom | |
2012 | Speechless | Luke | Gay | Pierre-Matthieu Vital | Hong Kong, China | |
Han Dong | Bisexual | Jian Jiang | ||||
2013 | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Adèle | Bisexual | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Adèle meets Emma in a lesbian bar, and they later enter a relationship and start to live with each other.
[72] |
France |
Emma | Lesbian | Léa Seydoux | ||||
Lise | Lesbian | Mona Walravens | ||||
2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Insect-Man | Gay | Robert Emms | The film Kick-Ass 2 is based on the graphic novel of the same name. In both the comics and the film, Insect-Man is an insect-themed superhero and a member of the Justice Forever team, which consists of people who became superheroes inspired by Kick-Ass. In the comics, Insect-Man wears a mask. He claims to be a policeman who uses his secret identity to do things being a policeman does not allow him to do. His sexuality is not addressed. Conversely, in the film, Insect-Man is gay and was bullied when he was younger because of this. He claims this inspired him to become a superhero to stand up for the defenseless. He does not wear a mask because it would feel like going back into the closet. |
United Kingdom, United States |
2013 | Kill Your Darlings | Lucien Carr | Gay | Dane DeHaan | United Kingdom | |
Allen Ginsberg | Bisexual | Daniel Radcliffe | ||||
2013 | Dallas Buyers Club | Rayon | Trans woman | Jared Leto | United States | |
2013 | Free Fall | Marc Borgmann | Bisexual | Hanno Koffler | Germany | |
Kay Engel | Gay | Max Riemelt | ||||
2013 | Horns | Eric Hannity | Gay | Michael Adamthwaite | Canada, United States | |
2013 | G.B.F. | Tanner Daniels | Gay | Michael J. Willett | United States | |
Brent Van Camp | Gay | Paul Iacono | ||||
2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Alec Lightwood | Gay | Kevin Zegers | Canada, Germany | |
Magnus Bane | Bisexual | Godfrey Gao | ||||
2013 | Voyage | Ryo | Gay | Ryo van Kooten | Filmed in the English language across Asia and Europe, the story follows the journey of a young Hong Kong psychiatrist (played by Chinese-German film actor Ryo van Kooten), who is accompanied by his male lover as he visits former patients in neighbouring countries of South East Asia by travelling to see them on his large luxury sailing yacht. Several of his clients are themselves in LGBT relationships. The film is the fourth commercially released film directed by the award-winning Chinese LGBT filmmaker known as 'Scud', and features frequent full-frontal male nudity.[73] | Hong Kong |
Jip | Gay | Jason Poon | ||||
2014 | Predestination | Jane/John | Transgender | Sarah Snook | Australia | |
2014 | Pride | Mark Ashton | Gay | Ben Schnetzer | United Kingdom | |
Mike Jackson | Gay | Joe Gilgun | ||||
Steph Chambers | Lesbian | Faye Marsay | ||||
Jonathan Blake | Gay | Dominic West | ||||
Gethin Roberts | Gay | Andrew Scott | ||||
Jeff Cole | Gay | Freddie Fox | ||||
Reggie | Gay | Chris Overton | ||||
Ray | Gay | Joshua Hill | ||||
Joe "Bromley" Cooper | Gay | George Mackay | ||||
Stella | Lesbian | Karina Fernandez | ||||
Zoe | Lesbian | Jessie Cave | ||||
Cliff Barry | Gay | Bill Nighy | ||||
Tim | Gay | Russel Tovey | ||||
2014 | Girltrash: All Night Long | Misty Monroe | Lesbian | Mandy Musgrave | This film is based on the Girltrash! series. | United States |
Daisy Robson | Lesbian | Lisa Rieffel | ||||
Colby Robson | Lesbian | Gabrielle Christian | ||||
Sid | Lesbian | Kate French | ||||
2014 | The Imitation Game | Alan Turing | Gay | Benedict Cumberbatch (adult) Alex Lawther (young) |
This historical drama film about the life of Alan Turing depicts his work on the cryptanalysis of the Enigma, an encryption machine used by Germany during the World War II. After the war is over, Alan Turing is convicted of indecency because he is gay. He undergoes chemical castration and later commits suicide. | United States |
Christopher Morcom | Gay | Jack Bannon | The young Alan Turing in school is shown being close to his classmate Christopher Morcom. They pass encoded notes to each other on paper. The messages include "see you in two long weeks, dearest friend" and "I love you". Their friendship comes to an end when the young Christopher dies from bovine tuberculosis. The adult Alan Turing names the Enigma-breaking machine "Christopher" after him. | |||
2014 | Life Partners | Sasha Weiss | Lesbian | Leighton Meester | A struggling musician. | United States |
2014 | The Normal Heart | Dr. Emma Brookner | Lesbian | Julia Roberts | United States | |
Felix Turner | Gay | Matt Bomer | ||||
Alexander "Ned" Weeks | Gay | Mark Ruffalo | ||||
2014 | The Way He Looks | Leonardo | Ghilherme Lobo | Leonardo is a blind high school student who falls in love with the new kid, Gabriel. | Brazil | |
Gabriel | Gay | Fabio Audi | Gabriel is the new kid who falls in love with Leo, the blind student. He was once aroused when he saw Leo naked in the showers. | |||
2015 | Dope | Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews | Lesbian | Kiersey Clemons | Diggy can be seen in male clothing. | United States |
2015 | 3 Generations | Ray | Transgender | Elle Fanning | United States | |
Maggie | Lesbian | Susan Sarandon | ||||
2015 | 4th Man Out | Adam | Gay | Evan Todd | United States | |
2015 | Carol | Carol Aird | Lesbian | Cate Blanchett | Carol was always attracted to females, but married as was expected of her social status and the post-World War II era. While in divorce proceedings, she meets Therese and comes out publicly after her love affair with her is exposed.[74][75] | United States |
Therese Belivet | Lesbian | Rooney Mara | Therese realizes she is gay after she meets Carol and falls in love with her. The film is based on The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. | |||
2015 | The Danish Girl | Lili Elbe | Transgender | Eddie Redmayne | United Kingdom, United States | |
2015 | Grandma | Deathy | Transgender | Laverne Cox | United States | |
Elle Reid | Lesbian | Lily Tomlin | ||||
2015 | The Heroes of Evil | Aritz | Gay | Jorge Clemente | Spain | |
2015 | Holy Mess | Oscar | Gay | Anton Lundqvist | Sweden | |
Simon | Gay | Anastasios Soulis | ||||
2015 | Legend | Ronnie Kray | Gay | Tom Hardy | France, United Kingdom | |
Teddy Smith | Gay | Taron Egerton | ||||
2015 | Tangerine | Alexandra | Transgender | Mya Taylor | United States | |
Sin-Dee Rella | Trans woman | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | ||||
2015 | Utopians | Hins Gao | Bisexual | Adonis He Fei | Hins Gao is in a relationship with his female classmate Joy, but gradually becomes attracted to his professor, Antonio Ming.[76] | Hong Kong |
Professor Antonio Ming | Bisexual Gay |
Jackie Chow | ||||
2015 | Those People | Charlie Sebastian |
Gay | Jonathan Gordon Jason Ralph |
Charlie has always been in love with his best friend Sebastian. Both of them are gay and too afraid to admit their love for each other. But after some life changing events happen in both of their lives, they try to figure out what their relationship really is. | United States |
2016 | Center of My World | Nicholas | Bisexual | Jannik Schümann | Germany | |
Pascal | Lesbian | Nina Proll | ||||
Phil | Gay | Louis Hofmann | ||||
Tereza | Lesbian | Inka Friedrich | ||||
2016 | Mother's Day | Gabi | Lesbian | Sarah Chalke | United States | |
Max | Lesbian | Cameron Esposito | ||||
2016 | Handsome Devil | Conor Masters | Gay | Nicholas Galitzine | Ireland | |
Dan Sherry | Gay | Andrew Scott | ||||
2016 | Heartstone | Kristján | Gay | Blær Hinriksson | Iceland | |
2016 | King Cobra | Brent Corrigan | Gay | Garrett Clayton | United States | |
Harlow Cuadra | Gay | Keegan Allen | ||||
Joe Kerekes | Gay | James Franco | ||||
Bryan Kocis | Gay | Christian Slater | ||||
Mikey | Gay | Spencer Lofranco | ||||
2016 | Moonlight | Chiron Harris ("Little"/"Black") | Gay | Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, Alex Hibbart | United States | |
Kevin Jones | Bisexual | André Holland | ||||
2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Pete Regazolli | Gay | Dave Franco | United States | |
2016 | The Neon Demon | Ruby | Lesbian | Jena Malone | Denmark, France, United States | |
2016 | Spidarlings | Eden | Lesbian | Sophia Disgrace | Eden and Matila are a lesbian couple trying to get by.[77] | United Kingdom |
Matilda | Lesbian | Rahel Kapsaski | ||||
The Diva | Trans woman | Jeff Kristian | ||||
2017 | Call Me by Your Name | Oliver | Bisexual | Armie Hammer | Brazil, France, Italy, United States | |
Elio Perlman | Bisexual | Timothée Chalamet | ||||
2017 | God's Own Country | Gheorghe Ionescu | Gay | Alec Secareanu | United Kingdom | |
Johnny Saxby | Gay | Josh O'Connor | ||||
2017 | A Fantastic Woman | Marina Vidal | Trans woman | Daniela Vega | Chile | |
2017 | Disobedience | Ronit Krushka | Bisexual | Rachel Weisz | Daughter of a rabbi and community authority; she had a forbidden romance with Esti when they were teenagers and was sent away by her father after he discovered their relationship. | United States, Ireland, United Kingdom |
Esti Kuperman | Lesbian | Rachel McAdams | When Ronit left the community, Esti married due to Orthodox religious expectations and obligations, but always remained sexually attracted to females. After Ronit returns, Esti comes to terms with her sexual orientation and separates from her husband. | |||
2017 | Atomic Blonde | Lorraine Broughton | Bisexual | Charlize Theron | Lorraine, a secret agent for MI6, does not fall in love with her male counterpart, but she has "sex with another female spy," Delphine Lasalle, entering into a romantic relationship with her. Theron confirmed Lorraine as a bisexual,[78] with some reviewers noting that the film features a bisexual subplot that was not in the original book.[79] | United States |
2017 | Power Rangers | Trini Kwan | Lesbian | Becky G | First LGBT superhero in a high-budget film. | United States |
2017 | Princess Cyd | Cyd | Bisexual | Jessie Pinnick | United States | |
Katie | Lesbian | Malic White | ||||
2017 | Rough Night | Blair | Bisexual | Zoë Kravitz | United States | |
Frankie | Lesbian | Ilana Glazer | ||||
2017 | The Shape of Water | Giles | Gay | Richard Jenkins | Elisa's next door neighbor who helps her and the Amphibian Man. | United States |
2017 | Lady Bird | Danny O'Neill | Gay | Lucas Hedges | United States | |
2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Billie Jean King | Lesbian | Emma Stone | Based on the real-life tennis player of the same name. | United Kingdom, United States |
Marilyn Bennett | Lesbian | Andrea Riseborough | ||||
2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Valkyrie | Bisexual | Tessa Thompson | While the Valkyrie is canonically bisexual in the comics the movie was based on, the scene confirming the character's bisexuality was deleted from the movie and her sexual orientation is instead just alluded to. | United States |
2017 | The Carmilla Movie | Carmilla Karnstein | Lesbian | Natasha Negovanlis | Canada | |
Laura Hollis | Lesbian | Elise Bauman | ||||
Elle Sheridan | Lesbian | Dominique Provost-Chalkley | ||||
Danny Lawrence | Lesbian | Sharon Belle | ||||
2017 | Alien: Covenant | Carl Lope | Gay | Demián Bichir | United Kingdom, United States | |
Hallett | Gay | Nathaniel Dean | ||||
2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Donnie | Gay | Jonah Hill | United States | |
Martingale | Gay | Ronnie Adrian | ||||
2018 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Cameron Post | Lesbian | Chloë Grace Moretz | United Kingdom, United States | |
2018 | Ready Player One | Helen "H" Harris | Lesbian | Lena Waithe | United States | |
2018 | Love, Simon | Simon Spier | Gay | Nick Robinson | United States | |
Bram Greenfeld | Gay | Keiynan Lonsdale | ||||
Cal Price | Bisexual | Miles Heizer | ||||
2018 | Alex Strangelove | Alex Truelove | Gay | Daniel Doheny | United States | |
Elliott | Gay | Antonio Marziale | ||||
2018 | To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Lucas Krapf | Gay | Trezzo Mahoro | Lucas was one of Lara Jean Covey's crushes who she wrote a letter to. He told Lara Jean he was gay after receiving the letters, sent by Lara Jean's younger sister Kitty. | United States |
2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Freddie Mercury | Bisexual | Rami Malek | United Kingdom / United States | |
2018 | Rafiki | Kena | Lesbian | Samantha Mugatsia | [80] | Kenya |
Ziki | Lesbian | Sheila Munyiva | [80] | |||
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 Kingdom |
2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Jude Law Toby Regbo |
United Kingdom | |
2018 | Blockers | Sam | Lesbian | Gideon Adlon | Comes out to her father and friends. Kisses Angelica at their senior prom. | United States |
2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Lord Darnley | Gay | Jack Lowden | United Kingdom, United States | |
David Rizzio | Gay | Ismael Cruz Córdova | ||||
2019 | Rocketman | Elton John | Gay | Taron Egerton | Tells of the story of a famous singer's journey dealing with drug addiction and accepting his sexual identity. | United Kingdom, United States |
2019 | Booksmart | Amy Antsler | Lesbian | Kaitlyn Dever | Amy has a crush on a girl named Ryan, and later has a sexual encounter with Hope, another female classmate. George and Alan are openly gay classmates of Amy and her best friend Molly. |
United States |
Hope | Lesbian | Diana Silvers | ||||
George | Gay | Noah Galvin | ||||
Alan | Gay | Austin Crute | ||||
2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Captain Klenzendorf | Gay | Sam Rockwell | Set in 1945 in Nazi Germany, Klenzendorf and Freddy are in a secret relationship. | United States |
Freddy Finkel | Gay | Alfie Allen | ||||
2019 | The Gentlemen | Fletcher | Gay | Hugh Grant | United Kingdom | |
2019 | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Sweety Chaudhary | Lesbian | Sonam Kapoor Ahuja | Sweety is a closeted lesbian who comes out to her traditional Punjabi father and family. Kuhu is Sweety's love interest. They are in a relationship that is kept secret.[81] | India |
Kuhu | Lesbian | Regina Cassandra | ||||
2020–2029
Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Summer of Mesa | Mesa | Lesbian | Andrea Granera | United States | |
Molly Miles | Bisexual | Lily Peony | ||||
2020 | The Old Guard | Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe | Gay | Marwan Kenzari | United States | |
Niccolò di Genova / Nicky | Gay | Luca Marinelli | ||||
2020 | The New Mutants | Danielle Moonstar / Mirage | Lesbian | Blu Hunt | [82] | United States |
Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane | Lesbian | Maisie Williams | [83] | |||
2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Kartik Singh | Gay | Ayushmann Khurrana | Kartik is an out young gay man in love with Aman, who is closeted. It is the first Bollywood feature film to show two men kissing passionately.[84] | India |
Aman Tripathi | Gay | Jitendra Kumar | ||||
Unsorted films
1950–1989
Year | Title | Characters | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | Glen or Glenda | Glenda | Transgender | Ed Wood | United States | |
Anne | Transgender | Tommy Haynes | ||||
1961 | The Children's Hour | Martha Dobie | Lesbian | Shirley MacLaine | This film is based on the play of the same name. | |
1964 | Goldfinger | Pussy Galore | Lesbian | Honor Blackman | ||
1969 | The Damned | Konstantin von Essenbeck | Gay | Reinhard Kolldehoff | ||
1970 | The Vampire Lovers | Carmilla Karnstein | Lesbian | Ingrid Pitt | ||
1971 | Daughters of Darkness | Countess Bathory | Lesbian | Delphine Seyrig | ||
1976 | L'Alpagueur | Gilbert ("L'Epervier") | Gay | Bruno Cremer | ||
1978 | Midnight Express | Erich | Gay | Norbert Weisser | ||
1979 | Life of Brian | Loretta | Transgender | Eric Idle | ||
1982 | Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Joanne | Trans woman | Karen Black | ||
1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Lamar | Gay | Larry B. Scott | ||
1984 | Sleepaway Camp | Angela Baker | Transgender | Felissa Rose | United States | |
1986 | Blue Velvet | Frank Booth | Bisexual | Dennis Hopper | United States | |
1990–2029
Year | Title | Character(s) | Identity | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Soapdish | Montana Moorehead | Trans Woman | Cathy Moriarty | ||
1991 | JFK | Willie O'Keefe | Gay | Kevin Bacon | ||
1992 | Peter's Friends | Peter Morton | Gay | Stephen Fry | ||
1994 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Gareth | Gay | |||
1994 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Matthew | Gay | John Hannah | ||
1994 | The Sum Of Us | Jeff Mitchell | Gay | Russell Crowe | ||
1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Louis de Pointe du Lac | Bisexual | Brad Pitt | ||
1995 | Home for the Holidays | Tommy Larson | Gay | Robert Downey Jr. | ||
1996 | Camping Cosmos | Harry | Gay | |||
1996 | Camping Cosmos | Arno Hintjens | Gay | Arno Hintjens | ||
1996 | Johns | Donner | Gay | Lukas Haas | ||
1996 | Flirting with Disaster | Paul Harmon | Gay | Richard Jenkins | ||
1996 | Don't Be a Menace... | Loc Dog | Bisexual | Marlon Wayans | ||
1996 | Chacun Cherche son Chat | Michel | Gay | Olivier Py | ||
1997 | In and Out | Howard Brackett | Gay | Kevin Kline | United States | |
1997 | In and Out | Peter Malloy | Gay | Tom Selleck | ||
1997 | All Over Me | Claude | Lesbian | Alison Folland | ||
1997 | All Over Me | Lucy | Lesbian | Leisha Hailey | ||
1997 | All Over Me | Luke | Lesbian | Pat Briggs | ||
1997 | Chasing Amy | Banky Edwards | Gay | Jason Lee | ||
1997 | Ma Vie en Rose | Ludo Fabre | Transgender | Georges Du Fresne | ||
1998 | Head On | Ari | Gay | Alex Dimitriades | Australia | |
1998 | The Object of My Affection | George Hanson | Gay | Paul Rudd | ||
1998 | Edge of Seventeen | Eric Hunter | Gay | Chris Stafford | ||
1998 | Bedrooms and Hallways | Leo | Bisexual | Kevin McKidd | ||
1999 | Trick | Gabriel | Gay | Christian Campbell | ||
1999 | Trick | Mark | Gay | John Paul Pitoc | ||
1999 | East is East | Nazir Khan | Gay | Ian Aspinall | ||
2000 | Wonder Boys | Terry "Crabs" Crabtree | Bisexual | Robert Downey Jr. | ||
2000 | Wonder Boys | James Leer | Gay | Tobey Maguire | ||
2000 | Holiday Heart | Holiday Heart | Gay | Ving Rhames | ||
2000 | Bring It On | Leslie "Les" | Gay | Huntley Ritter | ||
2000 | Common Ground | Dorothy Nelson | Lesbian | Brittany Murphy | ||
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | McKinley | Gay | Michael Ian Black | ||
2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Brodie Bruce/Banky Edwards | Gay | Jason Lee | ||
2001 | Blow | Derek Foreal | Gay | Paul Reubens | ||
2001 | Gypsy 83 | Clive Webb | Gay | Kett Turton | ||
2002 | May | Polly | Lesbian | Anna Faris | ||
2003 | Normal | Ruth Applewood | Transgender | Tom Wilkinson | ||
2003 | Under the Tuscan Sun | Patti | Lesbian | Sandra Oh | ||
2003 | Hamlet 2 | Rand Posin | Gay | Skylar Astin | [85] | |
2004 | A Home at the End of the World | Jonathan Glover | Gay | Harris Allan/Dallas Roberts | ||
2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Alistair Hennessey | Bisexual | Jeff Goldblum | ||
2004 | Saving Face | Willhelmina Pang | Lesbian | Michelle Krusiec | ||
2005 | C.R.A.Z.Y. | Zachary Beaulieu | Bisexual | Marc-André Grondin | Canada | |
2005 | Cursed | Bo | Gay | Milo Ventimiglia | United States | |
2005 | Capote | Truman Capote | Gay | Philip Seymour Hoffman | ||
2005 | Saved! | Dean | Gay | Chad Faust | ||
2005 | Saved! | Mitch | Gay | Kett Turton | ||
2005 | Sin City | Lucille | Lesbian | Carla Gugino | ||
2005 | Kinky Boots | Simon/Lola | Gay Drag Queen |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | ||
2006 | Infamous | Truman Capote | Gay | Toby Jones | ||
2006 | Shortbus | James | Gay | Paul Dawson | ||
2006 | Shortbus | Jamie | Gay | PJ DeBoy | ||
2006 | Another Gay Movie | Jarod | Gay | Jonathan Chase | ||
2006 | Crank | Kaylo | Gay | Efren Ramirez | ||
2006 | The Night Listener | Gabriel Noone | Gay | Robin Williams | ||
2008 | Mamma Mia! | Harry Bright | Gay Bisexual |
Colin Firth | Harry says that the only woman he ever loved was Donna. | |
2008 | RocknRolla | Handsome Bob | Gay | Tom Hardy | ||
2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | Lynn | Lesbian | Mary Lynn Rajskub | ||
2008 | Milk | Harvey Milk | Gay | Sean Penn | ||
2009 | Jennifer's Body | Jennifer Check | Bisexual | Megan Fox | ||
2009 | Jennifer's Body | Anita "Needy" Lesnicki | Bisexual | Amanda Seyfried | ||
2009 | A Single Man | George Falconer | Gay | Colin Firth | ||
2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Bobby Griffith | Gay | Ryan Kelley | ||
2009 | The Joneses | Mick Jones | Gay | Benjamin Hollingsworth | ||
2009 | Woman on Top | Monica Jones | Trans Woman | Harold Perrineau Jr. | ||
2009 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | Rich Munsch | Gay Bisexual |
Jack Carpenter | ||
2010 | Easy A | Brandon | Gay | Dan Byrd | United States | |
2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Erin | Lesbian | Alice Eve | ||
2010 | Beginners | Hal | Gay | Christopher Plummer | ||
2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Jules | Lesbian | Julianne Moore | ||
2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Nic | Lesbian | Annette Bening | ||
2010 | The Last Exorcism | Logan | Gay | Logan Craig Reid | ||
2011 | J. Edgar | J. Edgar Hoover | Gay | Leonardo DiCaprio | ||
2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Lisbeth Salander | Bisexual | Rooney Mara | ||
2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Miriam "Mimi" Wu | Lesbian Bisexual |
Elodie Yung | ||
2011 | Dear Santa | Pete Kennedy | Gay | Patrick Creery | His sexuality is not stated in the film; however, he is depicted as stereotypically gay. | |
2012 | Foodfight! | Vlad Chocul | Gay | Larry Miller | ||
2013 | Palo Alto | Fred | Nat Wolff | |||
2013 | The Bling Ring | Marc Hall | Gay | Israel Broussard | ||
2013 | Geography Club | Russell Middlebrook | Gay | Cameron Deane Stewart | ||
2014 | Dear White People | Lionel Higgins | Gay | Tyler James Williams | ||
2014 | Obvious Child | Joey | Gay | Gabe Liedman | ||
2014 | The Taking of Deborah Logan | Sarah Logan | Lesbian | Anne Ramsay | ||
2014 | Boys | Marc | Gay | Ko Zandvliet | ||
2014 | Boys | Sieger | Gay | Gijs Blom | ||
2015 | Most Likely To Die | Jade | Lesbian | Tess Christiansen | ||
2016 | Suicide Squad | Harley Quinn | Bisexual | Margot Robbie | ||
2017 | F the Prom | TJ | Gay | Luke Bilyk | ||
See also
- List of animated films with LGBT characters
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
- List of made-for-television films with LGBT characters
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