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List of gay characters in animation

This is a list of fictional characters that either self-identify as gay or have been identified by outside parties to be gay, becoming part of gay media. Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters. This article also includes include any characters in Japanese animation, otherwise known as anime. There are also corresponding lists of lesbian and bisexual animated characters.

For characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community, see the lists of lesbian, trans, bisexual, non-binary, pansexual, asexual, and intersex characters.

The names are organized alphabetically by surname, or by single name if the character does not have a surname. If more than two characters are in one entry, the last name of the first character is used.

From the 1980s to the 1990s

In the 2000s

In the 2010s

In the 2020s

Notes

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Sources

Where We Are on TV: 2011–2012 (PDF) (Report). GLAAD. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
Where We Are on TV Report: 2017-2018 (PDF) (Report). GLAAD. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Where We Are on TV Report: 2018-2019 (PDF) (Report). GLAAD. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
Mehta, Ilisha (2018). An Analysis of Gender and Sexual Identities in Cardcaptor Sakura (Bachelors Dissertation). Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
Gibney, Michele (2004). Homosexuality in Fushigi Yuugi and Gravitation: An investigation into the cultural background of homosexuality in Japanese animation (Report). University of the Pacific. Retrieved July 13, 2020.