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List of animated films with LGBTQ characters

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For live-action feature films, see Lists of feature films with LGBT characters.

Following is a list of animated feature films featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and otherwise LGBTQ characters. For each animated film, the year of release, title, characters, identities, and country of origin are given. Any applicable franchise associated with the film is also noted. For each animated film, notes are given to indicate the nature of the featured LGBTQ characters.

There are also separate lists of LGBTQ-related films, films with LGBTQ themes organized by year and animated series with LGBTQ characters.[a]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Film franchises

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Franchise Year Title Characters Identity Notes Country
Angry Birds 2016 The Angry Birds Movie Stella Lesbian Stella is a lesbian in the movie continuity.[1] Stella is voiced by lesbian comedian and actress Kate McKinnon. Finland-United States
Willow Aromantic Willow was confirmed to be aromantic.[2]
2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Silver Genderfluid Silver was confirmed to be genderfluid.[3]
Zeta Genderqueer Zeta was confirmed to be genderqueer.[4]
DC Animated Movie Universe 2016 Batman: Bad Blood Katherine "Kate" Kane (Batwoman) Lesbian The lesbian superheroine Batwoman has a major role in this film. This is the first time she is openly shown as a lesbian woman in animated media.[5][6] She is seen flirting with the lesbian detective Renee Montoya. Kate's father, Colonel Jacob Kane, is supportive of her sexual orientation.[7] United States
Renee Montoya
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Scandal Savage Lesbian During the animated film, Scandal and Knockout, prominent characters in the film,[8] are displayed as lovers.[9][10] Knockout first appears alongside Scandal breaking through Professor Pyg's lair and taking him hostage to their apartment. She is later seen in the hospital in critical condition after being shot, but with a concerned Scandal by her side. At one point in the film, Savage and Knockout share a kiss, while Knockout is shown fully nude at one point.[11]
Knockout Bisexual
2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines Etta Candy Lesbian Etta Candy appears in the animated film as an openly lesbian African-American, voiced by Adrienne C. Moore.[12][13]
2020 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War John Constantine Bisexual They are ex-boyfriends, as noted by Constantine's voice actor, Matt Ryan, in an interview.[14]
King Shark
Futurama 2008 Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs Colleen O'Hallahan Polyamorous Colleen has five boyfriends: Fry, Chu, Ndulu, Schlomo and Bolt Rolands.[15][better source needed] After Yivo the planet-sized alien marries and breaks up with all people of the universe at once,[16] she remains in a relationship only with Yivo.[17]
Yivo Non-binary Yivo is a planet-sized alien with no determinable gender, dating, then marrying all people of the universe at once.[16] Later, they break up. Afterwards, Yivo remains in a relationship with Colleen.[17] Some have said that Yivo may have been "the first non-binary character defined as such in animated history."[18]
How to Train Your Dragon 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Gobber the Belch Gay The character's 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.[19][20] His sexuality was also hinted at again in the third film, where he seems to fall for Eret.
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls 2013 My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Curly Winds Gay In this film, Curly saves Wiz from falling off a ladder in the movie's song, "Time to Come Together." Ishi Rudell, Michael Vogel, and Jayson Thiessen said that the two become a romantic couple after this moment.[21] Other media of the franchise shows them sitting together, including in the film Rainbow Rocks, the song "Coinky-Dink World" in the 2017 Equestria Girls music videos, the episode "Queen of Clubs" of Equestria Girls: Better Together, Rollercoaster of Friendship and Sunset's Backstage Pass. In the audio commentary of the Rainbow Rocks home media, Michael Vogel refers to "Curly Winds" and "Wiz Kid" as a "couple" during their shot singing together in "Welcome to the Show". United States/Canada
Wiz Kid
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1997 The End of Evangelion Maya Ibuki Lesbian Over the course of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series, it is implied that Maya gradually develops feelings beyond professional respect for Ritsuko which turns into a crush.[22] She also sees Ritsuko before reverting back into LCL during Human Instrumentality in the 1997 film The End of Evangelion. Maya Ibuki has also appeared in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series. Japan
2007 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2009 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2012 Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2021 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Sailor Moon 1993 Sailor Moon R: The Movie Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) Bisexual Usagi develops attraction to both her fellow Guardians and men like Mamoru Chiba (Tuxedo Mask), that she comes to love and hate, including the likes of Seiya Kou and Haruka Tenoh, the former whom becomes one of her love interests and the latter that she seems to have a crush on regardless of Haruka's gender.[23]
1994 Sailor Moon S: The Movie
1995 Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie
2021 Sailor Moon Eternal
2023 Sailor Moon Cosmos
1993 Sailor Moon R: The Movie Fiore Gay Fiore is an alien who landed on Earth and met Mamoru Chiba (Tuxedo Mask) when they were both children. Years later, as adults, Fiore comes back to Earth and tries to reconnect with Mamoru. It is strongly implied that Fiore's feelings for Mamoru are romantic.[24][25]
1994 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus) Lesbian Haruka and Michiru are in a romantic relationship, as shown in Sailor Moon S: The Movie and Sailor Moon Super S.[26][27] They also reappear in the 2021 two-part film, Sailor Moon Eternal, a continuation of the Sailor Moon Crystal series.[28] Due to their relationship, Haruka regularly cross-dresses as a boy.[26]
1995 Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune)
2021 Sailor Moon Eternal Fish Eye Gay Fish Eye is an effeminate circus performer who cross-dresses as a woman due to his romantic affections towards other men in the original Sailor Moon anime series.[26] In the two-part film, he tries to lure Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury) into a nightmarish trap, and is voiced by Shouta Aoi.[29]
2023 Sailor Moon Cosmos Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter) Genderqueer In the original Sailor Moon anime series, Seiya is female in sailor senshi form and male in civilian form.[30][31][32] In both the original Sailor Moon anime series and the two-part film, Seiya is in love with Usagi.[33]
Lesbian
The Garden of Sinners 2007 The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View Shiki Ryōgi ("Void") Genderqueer Shiki is a teenage girl who has recently awoken from a two-year coma.[34][35] She originally had three personalities: a male personality named SHIKI (織 Shiki), an original female personality Shiki (式 Shiki), and a third, gender-less personality known as "Void" who never manifests due to extreme apathy but who is also the embodiment of the Root of all existence.[36] While she knows she is Shiki, she does not feel that she is. In the hopes of regaining herself and the "dead" SHIKI, she puts on a cold façade that somewhat resembles the female Shiki's and tries to act as the male SHIKI did. Tōko understands the sense of detachment Shiki feels but considers the current Shiki a third, new personality.
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 1
2008 The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording
2009 The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 2
2013 The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel
The SpongeBob Movie 2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie SpongeBob SquarePants Asexual In 2002, Stephen Hillenburg clarified in an interview that SpongeBob is neither gay nor straight but is asexual.[37] He went on to say that Sea Sponges reproduce asexually by "budding",[38] much like real-life sea sponges, likewise SpongeBob wouldn't necessarily need romance. This was once again discussed in 2005, a few months after the first movie was released, due to controversy as to whether SpongeBob and Patrick were homosexuals.[37] Years later, it was revealed that Hillenburg instructed the showrunners that SpongeBob should never have a romantic relationship, since he is asexual and too innocent for it.[39] United States
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2020/2021 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Stand-alone films

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Year Title Characters Identity Notes Country
1970s–80s
1970 Cleopatra Apollodoria Lesbian Apollodoria is attracted to Cleopatra and has feelings for her.[40] Japan
Octavian Gay Octavian is attracted to Ionius and spares his life.[40]
1974 The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Adolf Hitler Gay The film depicts Adolf Hitler as a gay man.[41][better source needed] United States
Lucifer Lucifer, is portrayed as a flamboyant gay man who is looking for an earring that features a picture of Errol Flynn.[41][better source needed]
1986 Project A-ko B-ko Daitokuji Bisexual Although seemingly calm and poised in public, deferring to her teachers' authorities, B-ko is haughty and goes to great lengths to get what she wants. Her desire to steal C-ko's affection away from A-ko Magami develops into an obsession.[42] Japan
1990s
1994 Rocky & Hudson Rocky Gay Protagonists Rocky and Hudson are openly gay cowboys.[43] They are named after Rock Hudson.[44] Brazil
Hudson
1996 Fake Dee Laytner Bisexual Dee Laytner and Ryo Maclean are cops and partners who work in New York. Dee has deep feelings for Ryo and makes advances towards Ryo, who claims to be straight.[45][46] Despite this, he has been shown to reciprocate his feelings and is jealous when JJ hits on Dee. Japan
Randy "Ryo" Maclean
1999 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Big Gay Al Gay In the series, Big Gay Al is a stereotypical homosexual man known for his flamboyant and cheery demeanor.[47] In the movie, he sings: "Everything is super when you're gay!" United States
Saddam Hussein Within the South Park series and film, Saddam Hussein and Satan are shown having a gay relationship in Hell. Hussein is depicted as wanting a more sexual relationship while Satan is shown as wanting an emotionally fulfilling partner.[48]
Satan
1999 Adolescence of Utena Juri Arisugawa Lesbian Juri is explicitly in love with her female classmate, Shiori, in both the TV series and movie. She is described as "homosexual" by the creators in the DVD booklet.[49] The commentary in the booklet indicated that Shiori also had feelings for her, but was too troubled and insecure to act on them in a healthy way.[50] Japan
Utena Tenjou Bisexual When Utena arrives at Ohtori Academy as a transfer student, she hits on Wakaba. Later, Utena and Anthy flirt and kiss, more overt than in the Revolutionary Girl Utena anime and the associated manga.[51] A kiss was included due to a decision from the film's director, Kunihiko Ikuhara.[52] Like in the anime, Utena and Anthy, who are in love with each other,[53][54] are both bisexual. In the anime, Anthy is engaged to an abusive man, Kyouichi Saionji, at the beginning of the series, and Akio has been sexually assaulting Anthy,[55] while Utena is in love with Akio Ohtori as shown in episodes like "The Barefoot Girl." The film has become popular among fans of yuri (lesbian manga and anime), and is often categorized as LGBT cinema[51] with some critics saying the film seeks "a rejection of dominant discourses of gender and sexuality"[51] with the joining of the masculine Utena and the feminine Anthy being "an acknowledgement of the need for an integrate psyche, regardless of gender or sexual orientation."[56]
Anthy Himemiya
2000s
2000 Is It Fall Yet? Alison Bisexual Alison tries to seduce her best friend Jane Lane, but Jane turns her down by making it clear she is heterosexual.[57][58] The next day, Alison apologizes to Jane. The latter nearly accepts the advances until she realizes that Alison has slept with their male art camp teacher. United States
2003 Tokyo Godfathers Hana Trans woman Hana, a protagonist in the film, is a homeless trans woman who is flamboyant, dresses in the "most feminine clothes she can find," and searches for the mother of an abandoned baby.[59][60] Japan
2007 Persepolis Various Gay Marjane lives for some time in a communal apartment with eight gay men in Vienna, Austria.[61][62] France
Fernando Marjane's boyfriend Fernando (named Enrique in the comic) reveals to her that he is gay.[63][64] He thanks her because she helped him to discover his own sexuality. He states that if a relationship with her does not work out, it would not work with any other girl. Iran
2009 Coraline April Spink Lesbian April, a retired burlesque dancer who may know about magic and fairies, and Miriam, another retired burlesque actress, are lovers. On multiple occasions, Neil Gaiman, who wrote the 2002 novel the movie is based on, stated that they are an elderly couple and are together,[65][66][67][68][69] relating to the many lesbians he put in his other works like Sandman, Death: The Time of Your Life, Neverwhere, American Gods, and Miracleman.[70] He also confirmed that this was reflected in the movie,[71] noting a review on the movie in 2009,[72] stating that they had been called "thespians" in a Coraline musical in 2007,[73] and stated that he did not call them a couple in the text because he wanted readers to have the same experience he had "with the couple that Spink and Forcible were based on."[74] United States
Miriam Forcible
2009 Mary and Max Damien Popodopoulos Bisexual Damien, a funny man who stutters,[75][76] leaves his wife Mary, who was previously his neighbor,[77][78] to be with his male pen friend in New Zealand.[79] The two enter into a relationship.[80] Director and writer Adam Elliot is gay.[81] Australia
2009 My Dog Tulip J. R. Ackerley Gay The film is an adaptation of J. R. Ackerley's 1956 memoir of the same name. Ackerley was a gay man who was open about his sexuality. The film makes a few allusions to his sexuality.[82] United States
2010s
2010 The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! Captain Leslie Hero Pansexual Captain Hero, lecherous parody of Superman and other superheroes, is a "brawny classic cartoon superhero" who is shown to be sexually aroused, due to his erectile dysfunction,[83] by an array of paraphilias like necrophilia and will have sex with anything and anyone. He and Foxxy Love form a brief BDSM relationship in one episode of the Drawn Together series which the movie is based on, "Requiem for a Reality Show", and as his gay alter ego Tim Tommerson, has an affair with Xandir in another episode, "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree".[84] United States
Foxxy Love Bisexual Foxxy, a "sexy mystery-solver" and a parody of Valerie Brown from Josie and the Pussycats, has relations with both men and women but preferably with the former.[85][83] She makes out with Princess Clara in the show's first episode,[85] and has a brief BDSM relationship with Captain Hero in another episode, "Requiem for a Reality Show".[84]
Xandir P. Whifflebottom Gay Xandir is a homosexual and effeminate video game platformer.[85] He is thought to be straight when on a "never-ending quest to save his girlfriend" but is revealed to be gay, as first shown in the episode "Gay Bash" when the Wood Beast, a creature which bites off the arms of homosexual people, bites off his arm.[84] He is also labeled as a "gay video game adventurer" in the first episode.[83] Xandir is a parody of video game heroes such as Link from The Legend of Zelda series and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII, and in another episode, "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree", he has an affair with Captain Hero's gay alter ego, Tim Tommerson.
2012 Strange Frame Parker Lesbian In the distant future, two women fall in love, but when Parker is taken away and enslaved by greedy businessmen, the Naia must save her, in this film which has been praised for its "hybrid of cut out and CGI animation"[86] and has been described as possibly "the trippiest lesbian film ever made."[87] United States
Naia
2012 ParaNorman Mitch Downe Gay Courtney has a crush on Mitch and invites him to watch a horror movie. She, however, discovers that he is gay and already in a relationship when he says, "You know, you're gonna love my boyfriend. He's like a total chick flick nut!"[88][89] Co-director Chris Butler said that the character's sexual orientation was explicitly connected with the film's message: "If we're saying to anyone that watches this movie don't judge other people, then we've got to have the strength of our convictions."[90] United States
2012 Foodfight! Vlad Chocool Gay During Dex Dogtective's investigation of Sunshine's disappearance and the arrival of Brand X, he meets with Vlad Chocool, an Ike similar to Count Chocula. He is heavily attracted to Dex's sidekick Daredevil Dan due to him being made of chocolate, which makes Dan uncomfortable. The character was criticized for being a gay stereotype.[91][better source needed] United States
2014 Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Jenny Dolittle Lesbian Jenny and Lynn are president and vice president of the Space Yacht Club but are also lesbian lovers.[92] They also appear in the middle of the series this film is branched off, titled Bodacious Space Pirates.[93] Japan
Lynn Lambretta
2015 Harmony Miach Mihie Lesbian Miach passionately kisses Tuan during the movie. It is also shown throughout the movie that they are romantically involved with one another.[94] Japan
Tuan Kirie
2016 Doukyusei: Classmates Hikaru Kusakabe Gay The two main characters slowly fall in love with each other after Hikaru helps Rihito with choir practice.[95] Hikaru is musically inclined and hopes to get a job in the music industry. Japan
Rihito Saijou
2016 Zootopia Bucky Oryx-Antlerson Gay Bucky and Pronk are an anthropomorphic kudu and oryx, respectively, who are loud and argumentative neighbors to main protagonist Judy Hopps. Given their differing species and sharing a hyphenated surname, viewers and fans speculated the pair were a married same-sex couple. This was later confirmed by co-director Jared Bush.[96][better source needed] They also appeared in Zootopia+. United States
Pronk Oryx-Antlerson
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke Reese Gay Reese is a character who only appears in the animated adaptation. He is Barbara Gordon's college friend. This character was criticized for being a gay stereotype and having no actual depth.[97] Reese is voiced by gay and non-binary actor JP Karliak. United States
2016 Sausage Party Teresa Del Taco Lesbian Teresa is a Mexican lesbian taco who has a crush on Brenda,[98][99][100] a hot dog bun from an eight-bun package of Glamour Buns who is Frank's love interest.[101] United States-Canada
Kareem Abdul Lavash Gay Though enemies at first,[102][98][103] Kareem and Sammy eventually form a relationship.[101]Kareem and Sammy appeared in Sausage Party: Foodtopia in where their relationship ends in tragedy as Kareem is killed off.[104]
Sammy Bagel Jr.
2016 Storks Various couples Lesbian Near the end of the film, the storks deliver babies to straight, lesbian and gay couples, and single parents.[105][106] United States
Gay
2018 Kase-san Yui Lesbian Yui Yamada, a timid girl who enjoys tending her school's gardens, falls in love with the boyish and athletic Tomoka Kase.[107] The two eventually begin dating, and the story follows the pair as they face various challenges in their relationship, as depicted in the five-minute "Your Light ~Kase-san and Morning Glories" film, and the 58-minute "Kase-san and Morning Glories" film.[108][109] Japan
Tomoka
2018 Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors America Chavez Lesbian Chavez is a Latina,[110]and lesbian,[111] superheroine who has two mothers, Elena and Amalia Chavez, who sacrifice themselves to save her in the film.[112][113] She is voiced by Cierra Ramirez,[114][115] who is of Colombian and Mexican descent[116] and voices Chavez throughout the Marvel Rising media franchise. United States
2019 Promare Galo Thymos Gay Galo and Lio start out at opposing sides: the first as a member of Burning Rescue, a "firefighting" unit that seeks to contain combustions caused by the Burnish, who are a group of humans who developed pyrokinetic abilities; and the second Mad Burnish, a group of radicalized Burnish. In a confrontation, Galo manages to capture Lio, as part of a Burnish plan to be intentionally imprisoned and then help set free others of their kind who are under state custody. As planned, Lio breaks free and ends up capturing Galo. During his imprisonment Galo starts to see the conflict with the Burnish from their perspective. As the two fight together, Lio is almost brought down by Kray, Galo's former boss, but is brought back to life by Galo in what is technically a mouth-to-mouth magic technique but contains all the undertones of a romantic kiss.[117] A romantic bond between the pair is hinted at in other moments, such as when the two men combine their powers and produce an explosion that causes a giant, heart-shaped smoke to rise; and when Galo rebuffs a woman's attempt to kiss him to be with Lio.[118] Japan
Lio Fotia
2019 Toy Story 4 Unnamed couples Lesbian A scene from the film shows a couple of lesbian mothers with a child at a kindergarten orientation. Despite being somewhat brief on screen, this prompted One Million Moms, a conservative group in the United States, to call for a boycott of Toy Story 4.[119] United States
2019 KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson Sylvia Trans woman Sylvia is a chimera and one of the eight generals of the Demon King who served as the primary antagonist of the Konosuba Movie.[120][121] As a chimera, Sylvia possessed traits typically unique to both males and females. She had the breasts and figure of a woman, but also had male features which could not be picked up on as easily, such as male genitalia. However, through the movie only female pronouns were used to refer to her and she was only referred to as a woman, her male genitalia was only mentioned in a comedic scene some viewers and reviewers consider transphobic.[122] Japan
2019 Steven Universe: The Movie[b] Ruby Lesbian Ruby and Sapphire are a married lesbian couple who spend most of their time fused into one being as Garnet, marrying in the episode "Reunited." In the film, after Spinel rides in to Earth on a planet-destroying weapons and attacks Steven Universe and the other three Crystal Gems (Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst),[123] causing all them to be "rejuvenated" into their original forms.[124] As Pearl and Amethyst are left with a sort of amnesia, Garnet splits into her component pieces: Ruby and Sapphire.[125] While Steven works with his friends to bring back the memories of Pearl and Amethyst, he also recreates the moment which brought Ruby and Sapphire together into Garnet, and is successful in restoring Garnet first to "cotton candy" form, then to her original self. Garnet also sings a song about love, titled "Isn't It Love?".[126] United States
Sapphire
Pearl In the original Steven Universe series, it is very apparent that Pearl, a female-presenting non-binary Gem, is attracted to another Gem named Rose Quartz, her now-deceased leader.[127] Her feelings are shown to be romantic and reciprocated by Rose, who is later shown to be Pink Diamond.[128] As a result of Spinel's rejuvenator, Pearl is sent back to factory settings and put in a form of amnesia. In the process, Amethyst and Steven work together to get her memories back, including Amethyst transforming into Rose, who she calls Pearl's "love of her life." While this is not successful, Steven later succeeds by fusing with his father, into Steg, causing Pearl to come back to her original self.
2019 Fragtime Misuzu Moritani Lesbian Misuzu is shown to have romantic feelings (which later develops into a sexual obsession) for Haruka, a popular girl in her class. Haruka is the only other person who is aware of Misuzu's ability, hence why she was able to discover Misuzu's closeted lesbianism.[129] Japan
Haruka Murakami
2020s
2020 Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather' Yashiro Gay Yashiro is a masochist and yakuza boss warms up to his new bodyguard, Chikara Doumeki. As his entreaties fail, he discovers why his bodyguard only wants to stay at "arm's length" to himself, rather than get involved in a relationship.[130] An anime film with these characters was released on February 15, 2020, titled Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather while an OAD was released on March 1, 2021, titled Twittering Birds Never Fly – Don't Stay Gold. There are two upcoming films, one of which is titled Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Storm Breaks.[131] Japan
2020 Onward Officer Specter Lesbian Officer Specter briefly appears in the film and in one scene she discusses her girlfriend's daughter pulling her hair out.[132] She is voiced by Lena Waithe, a lesbian actress.[133][134]
2020 Superman: Red Son Wonder Woman Bisexual Wonder Woman's bisexuality is shown in the film.[135] United States
2020 Given Haruki Nakayama Gay Haruki has a longstanding crush on Akihiko, and resents his relationship with Ugetsu.[136] Akihiko has had relationships with women and men and is experienced in matters of love and romance, as was the case in the anime series which aired in 2019.[137] He lives with his ex-boyfriend Ugetsu, which whom he maintains a strictly physical relationship.[138] Japan
Akihiko Kaji Bisexual
Ugetsu Murata Gay
2020 L'étranger de la Plage Mio Gay Mio, a high school boy whose parents died at a young age, meets an up-and-coming novelist and gay man, Shun, who lives near his house on a remote Okinawan island.[139][140] Although they grow closer, Mio has to leave, and he recognizes his feelings three years later. Japan
Shun
2020 Burn the Witch Macy Baljure Lesbian Macy is in love with Ninny Spancole and is hostile toward anyone she views as being too friendly with her, including Ninny's work partner, and fellow witch, Noel Niihashi.[141] Japan
2020 Happy-Go-Lucky Days Yuri Lesbian In the film's first segment, "Happy," a woman attended the wedding of a girl she kissed in high school named Yuri, and at the meeting she meets another woman who declares she is "also in love with Yuri".[142] Japan
Male admirer Gay In the film's second segment, a male teacher at a high school, Sawa, "receives a love confession from one of his former charges," but does nothing about it, and is later introduced to a man who bears a strong resemblance to the person who made the confession.[142]
2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines Katie Mitchell Lesbian[c] The film's writers, Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe, wrote the character of Katie to be LGBT but without necessarily drawing attention to her sexuality,[143] while Abbi Jacobson, a bisexual actress who voices Katie, affirmed her character is "queer".[144][145] Katie wears a rainbow pride flag pin on her jacket and talks about it taking a while to figure herself out,[146] and at the end of the film, she has a girlfriend at film school in Los Angeles named Jade.[144] The film was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Film - Wide Release.[147] United States
2021 Flee Amin Nawabi Gay The film is an animated documentary that centers on director Jonas Poher Rasmussen's friend Amin, a refugee who is about to marry his husband.[148] The film was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Documentary.[147] United States-United Kingdom-France-Sweden-Norway-Denmark
2022 Catwoman: Hunted Catwoman Bisexual At one point, Catwoman flirts with Batwoman in an attempt to escape.[149][150] Batwoman is voiced by bisexual actress Stephanie Beatriz.
Batwoman Lesbian
2022 Turning Red Priya Mangal Queer Priya is one of Meilin's friends. She is seen dancing with a goth girl at a party. Priya was confirmed to be queer by Pixar layout artist and cultural trustee Andrea Goh.[151] United States
2022 Lightyear Alisha Hawthorne Lesbian Alisha Hawthorne was a member of Star Command and one of the grandmothers of Izzy Hawthorne. She was married to another woman Kiko Hawthorne. Their same-sex kiss was originally removed but as since been reinstated due to the backlash towards Bob Chapek's response to Florida Parental Rights in Education Act and the internal uproar within The Walt Disney Company.[152] The film was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film - Wide Release.[153] United States
Kiko Hawthorne
2022 DC League of Super-Pets Nancy Lesbian A dog notes that his owner, Nancy, used to exclusively pay attention to him until she got hitched to her fiancée. During this conversation, the movie shows Nancy speaking to her unnamed fiancée.[154] United States
2022 Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Velma Dinkley Lesbian In the film, Velma has a crush on monster designer Coco Diablo. Coco reciprocates it.[155][156] Velma had been previously portrayed as a lesbian in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. The film was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming.[157] United States
Coco Diablo
2022 Wendell & Wild Raúl Cocolotl Trans man Raúl is a transgender boy in an all-girls Catholic school. He is one of Kat's very few friends.[158] He is the first transgender male character in a major animated film. Raúl is voiced by transgender actor Sam Zelaya. The film was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release.[157][153] United States
2022 Strange World Ethan Clade Gay Ethan Clade is the son of Searcher and Meridian Clade. He is shown to have a crush on a boy named Diazo. Ethan is the first gay lead character in a Disney animated film.[159] Ethan Clade is voiced by gay comedian Jaboukie Young-White. The film was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film - Wide Release.[153] United States
Diazo
2023 Elemental Lake Ripple Non-binary Lake Ripple is Wade and Alan's sibling. Lake uses they/them and she/her pronouns. Lake is Pixar's first non-binary character.[160] Lake is voiced by non-binary actor Kai Ava Hauser. United States
Ghibli Queer Ghibli is Lake's girlfriend.[citation needed]
2023 The Missing Eric Gay Eric is a mouthless animator in the Philippines, who has found a boy he likes.[161] Philippines
2023 Nimona Ballister Blackheart Gay Ballister Blackheart is a former knight who was kicked out after losing his arm in a joust. He and another knight Ambrosius Goldenloin have feelings for each other.[162] The film was originally scrapped by Disney due to a same-sex kiss.[163] It was eventually rescued by Annapurna Pictures.[164] Ambrosius Goldenloin is voiced by gay internet celebrity Eugene Lee Yang. The film was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film (Animated).[165] United States
Ambrosius Goldenloin
2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Margot Queer Margot is Ruby Gillman's best friend. Margot is revealed to be queer as she asks out a girl to go to prom with her.[166] United States
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen--Part One Yang Xiao Long Queer In the Volume 9 episode, "Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds", of RWBY, the animated series that the film is based on, she accepts the feelings of fellow huntress Blake Belladonna and both kiss.[167][168] Film director Kerry Shawcross said they added it into the film because it was "something that we liked", adding that this is "before Bumblebee is a thing" and noted that Blake and Yang had "a lot" they could relate to and talk about with Wonder Woman, noting that it was "natural to throw in a couple of those moments."[169] United States
Blake Belladonna Bisexual In the film, there is romantic subtext showing that Yang and Blake have feelings for one another, as confirmed by film director Kerry Shawcross.[169] In the RWBY series, Blake is bisexual, as her voice actress Arryn Zech confirmed,[170] as she had a previous relationship with her abusive boyfriend, Adam Taurus.[171] and in the RWBY episode "Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds", she accepts the feelings of Yang, who she also has feelings for, and kisses her.[167][168]
2026 Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs. the Amazonistas of Planet X Ada Gay The film will center on Ada, a gay salon owner who transforms into a voluptuous superhero Zsazsa.[172] Philippines

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Years Title Character Identity Notes Country
1971 Thank You Mask Man The Lone Ranger Gay In this cartoon, The Lone Ranger and Tonto are depicted as lovers.[173] United States
1995 Achilles Achilles Bisexual Achilles and Patroclus are depicted as lovers in this short film.[174] United Kingdom
Patroclus Gay
2003 Apples and Oranges Anta's Moms Lesbian The first segment "Anta's Revenge" features Anta's two mothers. Anta is bullied for having two moms.[175][176] Canada
Jeroux Gay In the second segment "Defying Gravity", Jeroux is a skateboarder who comes out as gay.[176]
2004 John and Michael John Two men with Down's syndrome share a loving relationship.[177] Canada
Michael
Two Lovely Maids Mei Lesbian A short yuri animation by Naoya Ishikawa, the creator of Kuttsukiboshi.[178] Mei and Idid are two maids who come from outer space to protect Earth as well as a girl Izumi. They are openly a lesbian couple.[179] Japan
Idid
2008 The Butterfly from Ural Gustaf Mannerheim Gay A short film about the former president of Finland and his lover. The short caused an uproar in Finland due to the film's portrayal of Mannerheim.[180] Finland
Butterfly
2010 A Kiss for the Petals: Becoming your Lover Mai Sawaguchi Lesbian This story follows Mai and Reo after they confess their love to one another.[181] Japan
Reo Kawamura
2013 Angel's Drop Botan Botan and Shinobu are romantically involved.[182] The story follows the couple's adventure in a new school filled with angels.[183] Japan
Shinobu
2015 Prince Henry Henry Gay A gay fairytale romance story aimed at younger audiences.[184] Prince Henry's parents invite all the eligible princes and princesses in the land so that Henry may choose one of them to marry. However, Prince Henry is already in love with his servant Thomas. Class issues rather than sexuality prove discriminating factors. United Kingdom
Thomas
2016 I Like Girls Charlotte Lesbian An adaptation of Diane Obonsawin's 2014 graphic novel On Loving Women; the short is a collection of four stories that centered on lesbian romance.[176] Canada
Mathilde
Marie
Diane
2017 In a Heartbeat Sherwin Gay A closeted boy's heart pops out of his chest to chase Jonathan, the boy of his dreams. Sherwin fears being identified as gay.[185] United States
Jonathan
Manivald Manivald He is a fox in his early 30s who is trying to find love.[186] Canada-Croatia-Estonia
Toomas Bisexual Toomas is a wolf repairman and the object of Manivald and his mother's affection. However, it is revealed that he is married to a woman named Vivi and they have two kids with a third one on the way. This is expanded upon in the 2019 follow-up film Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves in which he becomes a gigolo after getting fired from his job but he hides it from his family.[187]
Soggy Flakes Dr. Bird Berry Trans woman She was the mascot of Berry Delicious before she got a PhD and transitioned.[188] Canada
Captain Kale Gay The mascot of Kale Flakes. He was in a relationship with Dr. Bird Berry before Bird Berry transitioned.[188]
2019 Shannon Amen Shannon Lesbian The film is a tribute to Shannon Jamieson, a friend and creative collaborator of the filmmaker who committed suicide after being unable to accept her sexuality.[189][190] Canada
2020 Out Greg Gay The short Pixar film revolves around Greg attempting to hide a framed photo of him and his boyfriend Manuel from his parents, out of fear for their disapproval. The seventh short film in the SparkShorts series, it is both Disney's and Pixar's first short to feature a gay main character and storyline, including an on-screen same-sex kiss.[191] The film was directed and written by Steven Clay Hunter, an openly gay animator.[192][193] United States
Manuel
Cwch Deilen[d] Heledd Lesbian Heledd and Celyn are two people who try to navigate the "scary, murky waters" of their relationship, learning to trust each other and overcome their fears.[194] This film was originally presented at the 2020 Anima Pride event, part of the Animasyros film festival in Greece. Wales
Celyn
2021 Brianna Brianna Bisexual In this animated film, Brianna is committed to make sure every Black, and bisexual, woman has enough confidence to feel they are "good enough."[195][196][197] United States
Cal Cal Trans man In this animated film, Cal comes out as a trans man to his family, throwing a ceremony, and party, for his new identity and name.[195][196][197] United States
Cheyenne Cheyenne Genderfluid Cheyenne, in this film, expresses her gender identity through cosplaying and creating her own LGBTQ characters through shipping them with other characters.[195][198][197] United States
Juliana Juliana's mom Queer In this film, Juliana has a queer mom and works to tell the LGBTQ community she is "an ally who understands what it is like to feel 'different.'"[195][197] United States
Ken Ken Non-binary In this animated film, holding hands with their girlfriend in a public place is an intimate form of love for Ken.[195][199][197] United States
Logan Logan Bisexual Logan struggles to figure out her sexual and gender identity, creating her own way of defining what it means to be a woman and to be bisexual.[195][198][197] United States
Sarah Sarah In this animated film, Sarah is pressured by her friends to "find out" whether she is straight or gay after she gets a crush on Keira Knightley.[195][199][197] United States
Vivi Vivi Lesbian In this animated film, she explores her new identity, finding support at school to "help her live her best, out, queer life."[195][196][197] United States
Will Will Gay After the homophobia at his high school seems never-ending, Will's mom comes up with an idea to change that.[195][197] United States
Zion Zion Lesbian This animated film focuses on the gender and sexual identity of Zion.[195][196][197] United States
2023 My Parent Neal Neal Trans man An animated documentary short that is about director Hannah Saidner's parent Neal who transitioned at the age of 62.[200] United States
Pete Pete Lesbian Pete, is a gender non-conforming girl who is part of a baseball team. The animated short is based on the childhood of director Bret Parker's wife Pete Barma.[201] Barma also voices as herself. United States
Pacemaker Cody Jackson Trans man Cody, is a transgender boy who has a crush on a girl. His grandfather is still trying to get used to his gender identity.[202] Cody is voiced by non-binary and gay actor and singer Alex Newell. United States
2024 Luz Diabla Martin Gay Martin, is a flamboyant gay man who makes out with multiple men as shown in the trailer.[203] Canada-Argentina
Dragfox Sam Non-binary Sam is a non-binary child struggling with their identity.[204] United Kingdom

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Notes

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  1. ^ There are also pages listing characters by their LGBTQ identity, specifically for asexual characters, aromantic characters bisexual characters, gay characters, intersex characters, lesbian characters, List of fictional non-binary characters, lesbian characters, polyamorous characters, and trans characters.
  2. ^ This is not an exhaustive list. As many of the characters may also be found in the Steven Universe series, additional characters may be found in the page: List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2010–2014
  3. ^ While Katie never directly calls herself a lesbian in the film, Rianda and Rowe says she "likes girls," supporting the contention by reviewers that she is lesbian
  4. ^ Also known as "Leaf Boat."

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