Lists of feature films with LGBT characters
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The following is a list of films with fictional and factual lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender 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 | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
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Austin Powers | 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Frau Farbissina | Bisexual | Mindy Sterling | Shown to have had a relationship with Unibrau, a woman, and Doctor Evil, a man. [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | ||||||
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | ||||||
Child's Play | 1998 | Bride of Chucky | David Collins | Gay | Gordon Michael Woolvett | [citation needed] | United States |
2004 | Seed of Chucky | Glen/Glenda Ray | Genderqueer | Billy Boyd | Glen and Glenda are twins. They are two souls of opposite genders inhabiting the same sexless doll body.[1] | ||
2013 | Curse of Chucky | Jill | Lesbian | Maitland McConnell | [citation needed] | ||
DC Extended Universe | 2020 | Birds of Prey | Harley Quinn | Bisexual | Margot Robbie | At the beginning of the film, it shows that one of Harley's failed relationships was with a woman.[2] | United States |
Renee Montoya | Lesbian | Rosie Perez | Renee and Ellen are exes. [3] | ||||
Ellen Yee | Ali Wong | ||||||
Deadpool | 2016 | Deadpool | Wade Wilson | Pansexual | Ryan Reynolds | [4] | United States |
2018 | Deadpool 2 | United States | |||||
Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Lesbian | Brianna Hildebrand | Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are in a relationship. [citation needed] | ||||
Yukio | Lesbian | Shioli Kutsuna | |||||
The Hangover | 2009 | The Hangover | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | [citation needed] | United States |
2011 | The Hangover Part II | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | [citation needed] | ||
Kimberly "Kimmy" | Transgender | Yasmin Lee | [citation needed] | ||||
2013 | The Hangover Part III | Leslie Chow | Bisexual | Ken Jeong | [citation needed] | ||
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.[5] | 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 | ||||||
It | 2017 | It | Richie Tozier | Gay | Finn Wolfhard (young) Bill Hader (adult) |
It's 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.[6] Director Andy Muschietti stated that he had planned for Richie to be gay from the start. [citation needed] |
United States |
2019 | It Chapter Two | ||||||
Mannequin | 1987 | Mannequin | Hollywood Montrose | Gay | Meshach Taylor | [citation needed] | 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 lesbian and was in a relationship with Denise. [citation needed] | United States |
2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | ||||||
2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | ||||||
The Producers | 1968 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Gay | Andreas Voutsinas | [citation needed] | United States |
Roger De Bris | Gay | Christopher Hewett | [citation needed] | ||||
2005 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Gay | Roger Bart | [citation needed] | ||
Roger De Bris | Gay | Gary Beach | [citation needed] | ||||
Scary Movie | 2000 | Scary Movie | Bobby Prinze | Gay | Jon Abrahams | [citation needed] | United States |
2001 | Scary Movie 2 | Ray Wilkins | Bisexual | Shawn Wayans | [citation needed] | ||
Star Wars | 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | Pansexual | Billy Dee Williams | Glover described Lando as charming; someone who "doesn't have hard and fast boundaries about everything. Are you a man or a woman? Are you literally a blob or robot? Like, who cares? Have good time out here." [7][8] | United States |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | ||||||
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Donald Glover (2018) | |||||
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Billy Dee Williams | |||||
Star Trek | 2009 | Star Trek | Hikaru Sulu | Gay | John Cho | [9] | United States |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | ||||||
2016 | Star Trek Beyond |
Stand-alone films
1900–1999
Year | Title | Character | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
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1929 | Pandora's Box | Countess Geschwitz | Lesbian | Alice Roberts | Countess Geschwitz is often cited as cinema’s first explicit lesbian character.[10] | Germany |
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 "fairy" but, in the film, his sexuality isn't directly addressed, likely a decision by filmmakers in order to comply with the Hays Code, which banned the depiction of homosexuality in American films.[11][12][13][14][15] | United States |
1948 | Rope | Phillip Morgan | Gay | Farley Granger | [citation needed] | United States |
Brandon Shaw | Gay | John Dall | [citation needed] | |||
1955 | Rebel Without a Cause | John "Plato" Crawford | Gay | Sal Mineo | [citation needed] | United States |
1961 | Victim | Melville Farr | Gay | Dirk Bogarde | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
1968 | The Mercenary | Ricciolo (Curly) | Gay | Jack Palance | [citation needed] | Italy, Spain, United States |
1968 | The Sergeant | Albert Callan | Gay | Rod Steiger | [citation needed] | United States |
1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Joe Buck | Bisexual | Jon Voight | This film is based on the 1965 novel of the same name.[16] | United States |
1970 | Little Big Man | Little Horse | Two-Spirit | Robert Little Star | [17] | United States |
1970 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell | Trans man | John LaZar | [citation needed] | United States |
1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Irving "Blaggot" Amadeus | Gay | Calvin Lockhart | [citation needed] | United States |
Myra Breckinridge | Trans Woman | Raquel Welch | [citation needed] | |||
1971 | The Last Picture Show | Coach Popper | Gay | Bill Thurman | [citation needed] | United States |
1972 | Cabaret | Baron Maximilian Von Heune | Bisexual | Helmut Griem | This film is based on the musical Cabaret. [citation needed] | United States |
Brian Roberts | Bisexual | Michael York | ||||
1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Leon Shermer | Trans woman | Chris Sarandon | [citation needed] | United States |
Sonny Wortzik | Bisexual | Al Pacino | [citation needed] | |||
1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Brad Majors | Bisexual | Barry Bostwick | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter | Genderqueer, bisexual | Tim Curry | [citation needed] | |||
Rocky | Bisexual | Peter Hinwood | [citation needed] | |||
1976 | Swashbuckler | Lord Durant | Gay | Peter Boyle | [citation needed] | United States |
1978 | In a Year of 13 Moons | Elvira Weishaupt | Trans Woman | Volker Spengler | [citation needed] | West Germany |
1980 | Stir Crazy | Rory Schultebrand | Gay | Georg Stanford Brown | [citation needed] | United States |
1981 | Zorro, the Gay Blade | Bunny Wigglesworth | Gay | George Hamilton | [citation needed] | United States |
1982 | The Emperor Caligula: The Untold Story | Fagio | Gay | [citation needed] | Italy | |
1982 | Forbidden Zone | René Henderson | Transgender | Matthew Bright | [citation needed] | United States |
1982 | Querelle | Georges Querelle | Bisexual | Brad Davis | [citation needed] | France, West Germany |
1982 | Victor/Victoria | 'Squash' Bernstein | Gay | Alex Karras | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
Richard DiNardo | Bisexual | Malcolm Jamieson | [citation needed] | |||
Carroll "Toddy" Todd | Gay | Robert Preston | [citation needed] | |||
1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Luis Molina | Gay | William Hurt | [citation needed] | Brazil, United States |
1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Omar Ali | Gay | Gordon Warnecke | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Johnny | Gay | Daniel Day-Lewis | [citation needed] | |||
1987 | Less Than Zero | Clay Easton | Bisexual | Andrew McCarthy | [citation needed] | United States |
1987 | Maurice | Clive Durham | Gay | Hugh Grant | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Maurice Hall | Gay | James Wilby | [citation needed] | |||
Alec Scudder | Gay | Rupert Graves | [citation needed] | |||
1990 | Miller's Crossing | Bernie Bernbaum | Gay | John Turturro | [citation needed] | United States |
Eddie Dane | Gay | J.E. Freeman | [citation needed] | |||
Mink Larouie | Gay | Steve Buscemi | [citation needed] | |||
1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Ruth Jamison | Bisexual | Mary-Louise Parker | [citation needed] | United States |
Idgie Threadgoode | Lesbian | Mary Stuart Masterson | [citation needed] | |||
1991 | My Own Private Idaho | Mike Waters | Gay | River Phoenix | [citation needed] | United States |
1992 | Basic Instinct | Dr. Beth Garner | Bisexual | Jeanne Tripplehorn | [citation needed] | France, United States, United Kingdom |
Roxy | Lesbian | Leilani Sarelle | [citation needed] | |||
Catherine Tramell | Bisexual | Sharon Stone | [citation needed] | |||
1992 | The Crying Game | Dil | Trans woman | Jaye Davidson | [citation needed] | Ireland, Japan, United Kingdom |
1993 | Philadelphia | Miguel Alvarez | Gay | Antonio Banderas | [citation needed] | United States |
Andrew Beckett | Gay | Tom Hanks | [citation needed] | |||
1993 | The Wedding Banquet | Wai-Tung Gao | Gay | Winston Chao | [citation needed] | Taiwan, United States |
1994 | Pulp Fiction | Zed | Gay | Peter Greene | [citation needed] | 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 centre) in the heart of Singapore. The film features the transgender Lian and her lover, Meng. [citation needed] | (British) Hong |
Meng | Bisexual | Michael Lam | ||||
1995 | Carrington | Lytton Strachey | Gay | Jonathan Pryce | [citation needed] | France, United Kingdom |
1995 | The Doom Generation | Xavier "X" Red | Bisexual | Johnathon Schaech | [citation needed] | United States |
Jordan White | Bisexual | James Duval | [citation needed] | |||
1995 | The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | Randy Dean | Lesbian | Laurel Holloman | [citation needed] | United States |
Evie Roy | Lesbian | Nicole Ari Parker | [citation needed] | |||
1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Richard Cosway | Gay | Simon Callow | [citation needed] | France, United States |
1995 | Jeffrey | Darius | Gay | Bryan Batt | [citation needed] | United States |
Steve Howard | Gay | Michael T. Weiss | [citation needed] | |||
Jeffrey | Gay | Steven Weber | [citation needed] | |||
Sterling | Gay | Patrick Stewart | [citation needed] | |||
1995 | Showgirls | Cristal Connors | Bisexual | Gina Gershon | [citation needed] | France, United States |
Nomi Malone | Bisexual | Elizabeth Berkley | [citation needed] | |||
1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Vida Boheme | Gay | Patrick Swayze | [citation needed] | United States |
Noxeema Jackson | Gay | Wesley Snipes | [citation needed] | |||
Chi-Chi Rodriguez | Gay/Transgender | John Leguizamo | [citation needed] | |||
1995 | Billy Madison | Principal Max Anderson | Gay | Josh Mostel | [citation needed] | United States |
1996 | Beautiful Thing | Ste Pearce | Gay | Scott Neal | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Jamie Gangel | Gay | Glen Berry | [citation needed] | |||
1996 | The Birdcage | Agador[18] | Gay | Hank Azaria | [citation needed] | United States |
Albert Goldman | Gay | Nathan Lane | [citation needed] | |||
Armand Goldman | Gay | Robin Williams | [citation needed] | |||
1996 | Citizen Ruth | Diane Siegler | Lesbian | Swoosie Kurtz | [citation needed] | United States |
1996 | Hollow Reed | Tom Dixon | Gay | Ian Hart | [citation needed] | Germany, United Kingdom, Spain |
1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Candy Darling | Trans woman | Stephen Dorff | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
1996 | Sling Blade | Vaughn Cunningham | Gay | John Ritter | [citation needed] | United States |
1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Corky St. Clair | Gay | Christopher Guest | [citation needed] | United States |
1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | George Downes | Gay | Rupert Everett | [citation needed] | United States |
1997 | Boogie Nights | Scotty J. | Gay | Philip Seymour Hoffman | [citation needed] | United States |
1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | The Lady Chablis | Trans Woman | The Lady Chablis | [citation needed] | United States |
1998 | Aimée & Jaguar | Felice Schragenheim | Lesbian | Maria Schrader | [citation needed] | Germany |
1998 | Get Real | Steven Carter | Gay | Ben Silverstone | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
John Dixon | Gay | Brad Gorton | [citation needed] | |||
1998 | High Art | Lucy Berliner | Lesbian | Ally Sheedy | [citation needed] | Canada, United States |
Greta | Lesbian | Patricia Clarkson | [citation needed] | |||
Syd | Bisexual | Radha Mitchell | [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | Hong Kong (S.A.R. of China 1997—) |
1998 | Show Me Love | Agnes Ahlberg | Lesbian | Rebecka Liljeberg | [citation needed] | Sweden |
1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Brian Slade | Bisexual | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
Mandy Slade | Bisexual | Toni Collette | [citation needed] | |||
Arthur Stuart | Bisexual | Christian Bale | [citation needed] | |||
Curt Wild | Bisexual | Ewan McGregor | [citation needed] | |||
1999 | All About My Mother | Agrado | Trans woman | Antonia San Juan | [citation needed] | Spain |
Nina Cruz | Bisexual | Candela Peña | [citation needed] | |||
Huma Rojo | Lesbian | Marisa Paredes | [citation needed] | |||
Lola | Trans woman | Toni Cantó | [citation needed] | |||
1999 | American Beauty | Jim Berkley | Gay | Sam Robards | [citation needed] | United States |
Frank Fitts | Gay | Chris Cooper | [citation needed] | |||
Jim Olmeyer | Gay | Scott Bakula | [citation needed] | |||
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 anymore in John's body) 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 | [citation needed] | Canada |
1999 | Big Daddy | Phil D'Amato | Gay | Allen Covert | [citation needed] | United States |
Tommy Grayton | Gay | Peter Dante | [citation needed] | |||
1999 | Blast from the Past | Troy | Gay | Dave Foley | [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | The Boondock Saints | Paul Smecker | Gay | Willem Dafoe | [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | Boys Don't Cry | Brandon Teena | Trans man | Hilary Swank | [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Megan Bloomfield | Lesbian | Natasha Lyonne | Megan is the lesbian seventeen-year-old protagonist. Her parents send her to True Directions, a conversion therapy camp that aims to convert its campers to heterosexuality. [citation needed] | United States |
Graham Eaton | Lesbian | Clea DuVall | Megan eventually starts a relationship with Graham, another camper she meets at True Directions. [citation needed] | |||
Sinead Laren | Lesbian | Katharine Towne | Sinead and Hilary are the other lesbian campers. Additionally, Jan (Katrina Phillips) is a girl mistook for lesbian because of her butch appearance, but she is actually straight. [citation needed] | |||
Hilary Vandermuller | Lesbian | Melanie Lynskey | ||||
Dolph | Gay | Dante Basco | Joel, Andre, Dolph and Clayton are the male gay campers. [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | |||
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 as he says to the campers: "Don't you see how sad and pathetic you all are, always wanting something you can't have?" [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | |||
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 lesbian until "cured" by the institution. The orientation video shows that she eventually marries a man. [citation needed] | |||
1999 | Magnolia | "Quiz Kid" Donnie Smith | Gay | William H. Macy | [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | Summer of Sam | Ritchie | Bisexual | Adrien Brody | [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | Bisexual | Matt Damon | [citation needed] | United States |
1999 | Flawless | Rusty Zimmerman | Transgender | Philip Seymour Hoffman | [citation needed] | United States |
2000–2009
Year | Title | Character | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
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2000 | American Psycho | Luis Carruthers | Gay | Matt Ross | [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2000 | Chuck & Buck | Buck O'Brien | Gay | Mike White | [citation needed] | United States |
2000 | Best in Show | Christy Cummings | Lesbian | Jane Lynch | [citation needed] | United States |
Scott Donlan | Gay | John Michael Higgins | [citation needed] | |||
Stefan Vanderhoof | Gay | Michael McKean | [citation needed] | |||
Sherri Ann Ward Cabot | Lesbian | Jennifer Coolidge | [citation needed] | |||
2000 | Before Night Falls | Reinaldo Arenas | Gay | Javier Bardem | [citation needed] | United States |
Pepe Malas | Gay | Andrea Di Stefano | [citation needed] | |||
Tomas Diego | Gay | Santiago Magill | [citation needed] | |||
Bon Bon | Transvestite | Johnny Depp | [citation needed] | |||
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 twenty 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. [citation needed] | South Korea |
2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig Robinson/Hansel | Transgender | John Cameron Mitchell | [citation needed] | United States |
Luther Robinson | Gay | Maurice Dean Wint | [citation needed] | |||
2001 | Kissing Jessica Stein | Helen Cooper | Bisexual | Heather Juergensen | [citation needed] | United States |
Martin | Gay | Michael Mastro | [citation needed] | |||
Sebastian | Gay | Carson Elrod | [citation needed] | |||
2001 | Lan Yu | Lan Yu | Gay | Liu Ye | The film is set in mainland China and tells the story of an affair between a younger and a middle-aged man.[19][20] | China, Hong Kong |
Chen Handong | Gay | Hu Jun | ||||
2001 | Lost and Delirious | Pauline Oster | Lesbian/Pansexual | Piper Perabo | [citation needed] | Canada |
Victoria "Tori" Moller | Lesbian | Jessica Paré | [citation needed] | |||
2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Creighton Tolliver | Gay | Jon Polito | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
2001 | Mulholland Drive | Betty Elms | Lesbian | Naomi Watts | [citation needed] | France, United States |
Rita | Bisexual | Laura Elena Harring | [citation needed] | |||
2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Margot Tennenbaum | Bisexual | Gwyneth Paltrow | [citation needed] | United States |
2002 | Bend It Like Beckham | Tony | Gay | Ameet Chana | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2002 | Far From Heaven | Frank Whitaker | Gay | Dennis Quaid | [citation needed] | United States |
2002 | The Hours | Richard Brown | Gay | Ed Harris | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
Sally Lester | Lesbian | Allison Janney | [citation needed] | |||
Clarissa Vaughan | Bisexual | Meryl Streep | [citation needed] | |||
2002 | The Laramie Project | Matthew Shepard | Gay | [citation needed] | United States | |
2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Paul Denton | Bisexual | Ian Somerhalder | [citation needed] | Germany, United States |
2002 | May | Ambrosia | Lesbian | Nichole Hiltz | [citation needed] | United States |
Polly | Lesbian | Anna Faris | [citation needed] | |||
May Dove Canady | Bisexual | Angela Bettis | [citation needed] | |||
2003 | Arisan! | Nino | Gay | Surya Saputra | [citation needed] | Indonesia |
Sakti | Gay | Tora Sudiro | ||||
2003 | Beautiful Boxer | Parinya Charoenphol | Trans woman | Asanee Suwan | [citation needed] | Thailand |
2003 | Latter Days | Aaron Davis | Gay | Steve Sandvoss | [citation needed] | United States |
Christian Markelli | Gay | Wes Ramsey | [citation needed] | |||
2003 | A Mighty Wind | Mark Shubb | Trans woman | Harry Shearer | [citation needed] | United States |
2003 | Party Monster | Michael Alig | Bisexual | Macaulay Culkin | [citation needed] | United States |
Christina | Trans woman | Marilyn Manson | [citation needed] | |||
Keoki | Bisexual | Wilmer Valderrama | [citation needed] | |||
James St. James | Gay | Seth Green | [citation needed] | |||
2003 | Bright Young Things | Miles Maitland | Gay | Michael Sheen | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2003 | Soldier's Girl | Calpernia Addams | Trans woman | Lee Pace | [citation needed] | Canada, United States |
2003 | SpiderBabe | Patricia Porker | Bisexual | Erin Brown | [citation needed] | United States |
2003 | Elephant | Alex | Gay | Alex Frost | [citation needed] | United States |
Eric | Gay | Eric Deulen | [citation needed] | |||
2004 | Bad Education | Enrique Goded | Gay | Fele Martínez | [citation needed] | Spain |
Father Manolo | Gay | Daniel Giménez Cacho | [citation needed] | |||
Ignacio Rodriguez | Gay | Francisco Boira | [citation needed] | |||
Zahara | Transgender | Gael García Bernal | [citation needed] | |||
2004 | D.E.B.S | Lucy Diamond | Lesbian | Jordana Brewster | [citation needed] | United States |
Amy Bradshaw | Bisexual/Lesbian | Sara Foster | [citation needed] | |||
2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Kate Veatch | Bisexual | Christine Taylor | [21] | 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".[22] | 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 | The story is based on an affair between Paul, a high-class young French man and Mécir, a young Arab manual worker. [citation needed] | France |
Mécir | Bisexual | Salim Kechiouche | ||||
2004 | Mean Girls | Damian | Gay | Daniel Franzese | [citation needed] | United States |
2004 | Mysterious Skin | Neil McCormick | Gay | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | China |
E.T. | Bisexual | Guifeng Wang | ||||
2004 | White Chicks | Aubrey Allure | Gay | Kevin Blatch | [citation needed] | United States |
2005 | Be Cool | Elliot Wilhelm | Gay | Dwayne Johnson | [citation needed] | United States |
2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick "Kitten" Braden | Trans woman | Cillian Murphy | [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | France |
Clément | Bisexual | Pierre Perrier | ||||
2005 | Imagine Me & You | Luce | Lesbian | Lena Headey | [citation needed] | Germany, United Kingdom |
Rachel | Bisexual | Piper Perabo | [citation needed] | |||
2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Perry Van Shrike/"Gay Perry" | Gay | Val Kilmer | [citation needed] | United States |
2005 | My Fair Son | Ray | Gay | Junrui Wang | [citation needed] | China |
Unnamed student | Gay | Guifeng Wang | ||||
Xiao Bo | Bisexual | Yu Bo | ||||
2005 | Rent | Thomas B. "Tom" Collins | Gay | Jesse L. Martin | [citation needed] | United States |
Joanne Jefferson | Lesbian | Tracie Thoms | [citation needed] | |||
Maureen Johnson | Bisexual | Idina Menzel | [citation needed] | |||
Angel Dumott Schunard | Gay | Wilson Jermaine Heredia | [citation needed] | |||
2005 | Transamerica | Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne | Trans woman | Felicity Huffman | [citation needed] | United States |
Toby | Bisexual | Kevin Zegers | [citation needed] | |||
2005 | V for Vendetta | Gordon Deitrich | Gay | Stephen Fry | [citation needed] | Germany, United Kingdom, United States |
Valerie Page | Lesbian | Natasha Wightman | [citation needed] | |||
2005 | Sin City | Lucille | Lesbian | Carla Gugino | Marv's parole officer. [citation needed] | United States |
2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Vince Collins | Bisexual | Colin Firth | [citation needed] | Canada, United Kingdom |
2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Ennis Del Mar | Gay/Bisexual | Heath Ledger | [citation needed] | United States |
Jack Twist | Gay/Bisexual | Jake Gyllenhaal | [citation needed] | |||
2006 | The Architect | Shawn | Gay | Paul James | [citation needed] | United States |
Martin Waters | Gay | Sebastian Stan | [citation needed] | |||
2006 | Boy Culture | Alex "X" | Gay | Derek Magyar | [citation needed] | United States |
Andrew | Gay | Darryl Stephens | [citation needed] | |||
Joey | Gay | Jonathon Trent | [citation needed] | |||
Gregory Talbot | Gay | Patrick Bauchau | [citation needed] | |||
2006 | The Bubble | Ashraf | Gay | Yousef 'Joe' Sweid | [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | Taiwan |
2006 | The History Boys | Stuart Dakin | Bisexual | Dominic Cooper | This film is based on a play of the same title. [citation needed] | 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 | [citation needed] | United States |
Nelson Biederman IV | Gay | Will Arnett | [citation needed] | |||
2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Frank Ginsberg | Gay | Steve Carell | [citation needed] | United States |
2006 | Loving Annabelle | Annabelle Tillman | Lesbian | Erin Kelly | [citation needed] | United States |
2006 | No Regret | Lee Su-min | Gay | Lee Yeong-hoon | [citation needed] | South Korea |
Song Jae-min | Gay | Kim Nam-gil | ||||
2006 | Wedding Wars | Shel | Gay | John Stamos | [citation needed] | Canada, United States |
2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Fred Duncan | Gay | Ving Rhames | [citation needed] | United States |
2007 | Planet Terror | Dakota Block | Lesbian/Bisexual | Marley Shelton | [citation needed] | United States |
Tammy Visan | Lesbian | Stacy Ferguson | [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand |
2007 | Reign Over Me | Charlie Fineman | Bisexual | Adam Sandler | [citation needed] | United States |
2007 | Shelter | Shaun | Gay | Brad Rowe | [citation needed] | United States |
Zach | Bisexual | Trevor Wright | [citation needed] | |||
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Dewey Cox | Bisexual | John C. Reilly | [citation needed] | United States |
2007 | Across the Universe | Prudence | Lesbian | T.V. Carpio | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Eric McNally | Gay | Tom Cavanagh | [citation needed] | Canada |
Sam | Gay | Ben Shenkman | [citation needed] | |||
Scot | Gay | Noah Bernett | [citation needed] | |||
2008 | Dream Boy | Nathan Davies | Gay | Stephan Bender | [citation needed] | United States |
Roy | Gay | Maximillian Roeg | [citation needed] | |||
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'. [citation needed] | Hong Kong |
2009 | Chloe | Chloe Sweeney | Bisexual | Amanda Seyfried | [citation needed] | Canada, France, United States |
2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | Gay | Ewan Mcgregor | [citation needed] | France, United States |
Steven Russell | Gay | Jim Carrey | [citation needed] | |||
2009 | Mundane History | Ake | Gay | Phakpoom Surapongsanuruk | The film tells the story of a young Thai man, Ake, who is bed-ridden and paralysed from the waist down. He gradually becomes sexually attracted by his male nurse, Pun, during washing and changing. [citation needed] | 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'. [citation needed] | Hong Kong |
Windson | Bisexual | Osman Hung | ||||
2009 | Shank | Cal | Gay | Wayne Virgo | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Jonno | Bisexual | Tom Bott | [citation needed] | |||
Olivier | Gay | Marc Laurent | ||||
Scott | Gay | Garry Summers | [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | Hong Kong, Switzerland, China |
Pascal | Gay | Bernhard Bulling | ||||
Ueli | Gay | Bernhard Bulling |
2010–2019
Year | Title | Character | Classification | 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'. [citation needed] |
Hong Kong |
Kafka | Bisexual | Byron Pang | ||||
2010 | Kaboom | Hunter | Bisexual | Jason Olive | [citation needed] | United States |
Lorelei | Lesbian | Roxane Mesquida | [citation needed] | |||
Oliver | Gay | Brennan Mejia | [citation needed] | |||
Rex | Bisexual | Andy Fischer-Price | [citation needed] | |||
Smith | Bisexual | Thomas Dekker | [citation needed] | |||
Stella | Lesbian | Haley Bennett | [citation needed] | |||
2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Ramona Flowers | Bisexual | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | 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. [citation needed] |
United Kingdom, United States, Japan |
Roxanne "Roxy" Richter | Lesbian | Mae Whitman | ||||
Stephen Stills | Gay | Mark Webber | (Stephen is gay in the comics series.)[23] | |||
Wallace Wells | Gay | Kieran Culkin | Wallace Wells is Scott's gay roommate. | |||
2010 | Valentine's Day | Sean Jackson | Gay | Eric Dane | [citation needed] | United States |
Holden Wilson | Gay | Bradley Cooper | [citation needed] | |||
2010 | Yes or No | Kim | Lesbian | Supanart Jittaleela | [citation needed] | Thailand |
Pie | Bisexual | Sushar Manaying | [citation needed] | |||
2011 | Austin Unbound: A Deaf Journey of Transgender Heroism | Austin Richey | Trans man | Austin Richey | [citation needed] | United States |
2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Graham Dashwood | Gay | Tom Wilkinson | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2011 | Just Go With It | Ian Maxtone-Jones | Gay | Dave Matthews | [citation needed] | 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.[24][25] 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 | [citation needed] | Belgium |
Gino | Bisexual | Mathias Vergels | [citation needed] | |||
2011 | The Skin I Live In | Cristina | Lesbian | Bárbara Lennie | [citation needed] | Spain |
2012 | Cloud Atlas | Robert Frobisher | Bisexual | Ben Whishaw | [citation needed] | Germany, United States |
Rufus Sixsmith | Gay | James D'Arcy | [citation needed] | |||
2012 | Jack & Diane | Diane | Lesbian | Juno Temple | [citation needed] | United States |
Jack | Lesbian | Riley Keough | [citation needed] | |||
2012 | Laurence Anyways | Laurence Alia | Trans woman | Melvil Poupaud | [citation needed] | Canada |
2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Brad | Gay | Johnny Simmons | [citation needed] | United States |
Patrick | Gay | Ezra Miller | [citation needed] | |||
2012 | Skyfall | Raoul Silva | Bisexual | Javier Bardem | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2012 | Speechless | Luke | Gay | Pierre-Matthieu Vital | [citation needed] | 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. They enter a relationship and start to live with each other. Eventually, Emma finds out that Adèle cheated with Antoine, a male colleague, and their relationship ends. Afterwards, Emma enters a relationship with Lise. [citation needed] | 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 title. 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. [citation needed] |
United Kingdom, United States |
2013 | Kill Your Darlings | Lucien Carr | Gay | Dane DeHaan | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Allen Ginsberg | Bisexual | Daniel Radcliffe | [citation needed] | |||
2013 | Dallas Buyers Club | Rayon | Trans woman | Jared Leto | [citation needed] | United States |
2013 | Free Fall | Marc Borgmann | Bisexual | Hanno Koffler | [citation needed] | Germany |
Kay Engel | Gay | Max Riemelt | [citation needed] | |||
2013 | Horns | Eric Hannity | Gay | Michael Adamthwaite | [citation needed] | Canada, United States |
2013 | G.B.F. | Tanner Daniels | Gay | Michael J. Willett | [citation needed] | United States |
Brent Van Camp | Gay | Paul Iacono | ||||
2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Alec Lightwood | Gay | Kevin Zegers | [citation needed] | Canada, Germany |
Magnus Bane | Bisexual | Godfrey Gao | [citation needed] | |||
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.[26] | Hong Kong |
Jip | Gay | Jason Poon | ||||
2014 | Pride | Mark Ashton | Gay | Ben Schnetzer | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Mike Jackson | Gay | Joe Gilgun | [citation needed] | |||
Steph Chambers | Lesbian | Faye Marsay | [citation needed] | |||
Jonathan Blake | Gay | Dominic West | [citation needed] | |||
Gethin Roberts | Gay | Andrew Scott | [citation needed] | |||
Jeff Cole | Gay | Freddie Fox | [citation needed] | |||
Reggie | Gay | Chris Overton | [citation needed] | |||
Ray | Gay | Joshua Hill | [citation needed] | |||
Joe "Bromley" Cooper | Gay | George Mackay | [citation needed] | |||
Stella | Lesbian | Karina Fernandez | [citation needed] | |||
Zoe | Lesbian | Jessie Cave | [citation needed] | |||
Cliff Barry | Gay | Bill Nighy | [citation needed] | |||
Tim | Gay | Russel Tovey | [citation needed] | |||
2014 | Girltrash: All Night Long | Misty Monroe | Lesbian | Mandy Musgrave | This film is based on the Girltrash! series. [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | |||
2014 | Life Partners | Sasha Weiss | Lesbian | Leighton Meester | A struggling musician. [citation needed] | United States |
2014 | The Normal Heart | Dr. Emma Brookner | Lesbian | Julia Roberts | [citation needed] | United States |
Felix Turner | Gay | Matt Bomer | [citation needed] | |||
Alexander "Ned" Weeks | Gay | Mark Ruffalo | [citation needed] | |||
2014 | The Way He Looks | Leonardo | Ghilherme Lobo | Leonardo is a blind high school student who fell in love with the new kid, Gabriel. [citation needed] | Brazil | |
Gabriel | Gay | Fabio Audi | Gabriel is the new kid who fell in love with Leo, the blind student. He was once aroused when he saw Leo naked in the showers. [citation needed] | |||
2015 | Dope | Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews | Lesbian | Kiersey Clemons | Diggy can be seen in male clothing. [citation needed] | United States |
2015 | 3 Generations | Ray | Transgender | Elle Fanning | [citation needed] | United States |
3 Generations | Maggie | Lesbian | Susan Sarandon | [citation needed] | ||
2015 | 4th Man Out | Adam | Gay | Evan Todd | [citation needed] | 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-WWII era. While in divorce proceedings, she meets Therese and comes out publicly after her love affair with her is exposed.[27][28] | United States |
Therese Belivet | Lesbian | Rooney Mara | Therese realizes she's 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 | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
2015 | Grandma | Deathy | Transgender | Laverne Cox | [citation needed] | United States |
Elle Reid | Lesbian | Lily Tomlin | [citation needed] | |||
2015 | The Heroes of Evil | Aritz | Gay | Jorge Clemente | [citation needed] | Spain |
2015 | Holy Mess | Oscar | Gay | Anton Lundqvist | [citation needed] | Sweden |
Simon | Gay | Anastasios Soulis | [citation needed] | |||
2015 | Legend | Ronnie Kray | Gay | Tom Hardy | France, United Kingdom | |
Teddy Smith | Gay | Taron Egerton | [citation needed] | |||
2015 | Tangerine | Alexandra | Transgender | Mya Taylor | United States | |
Sin-Dee Rella | Trans woman | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | [citation needed] | |||
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.[29] | 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 gay and both 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. [citation needed] | United States |
2016 | Center of My World | Nicholas | Bisexual | Jannik Schümann | [citation needed] | Germany |
Pascal | Lesbian | Nina Proll | [citation needed] | |||
Phil | Gay | Louis Hofmann | [citation needed] | |||
Tereza | Lesbian | Inka Friedrich | [citation needed] | |||
2016 | Mother's Day | Gabi | Lesbian | Sarah Chalke | [citation needed] | United States |
Max | Lesbian | Cameron Esposito | [citation needed] | |||
2016 | Handsome Devil | Conor Masters | Gay | Nicholas Galitzine | [citation needed] | Ireland |
Dan Sherry | Gay | Andrew Scott | [citation needed] | |||
2016 | Heartstone | Kristján | Gay | Blær Hinriksson | [citation needed] | Iceland |
2016 | King Cobra | Brent Corrigan | Gay | Garrett Clayton | [citation needed] | United States |
Harlow Cuadra | Gay | Keegan Allen | [citation needed] | |||
Joe Kerekes | Gay | James Franco | [citation needed] | |||
Bryan Kocis | Gay | Christian Slater | [citation needed] | |||
Mikey | Gay | Spencer Lofranco | [citation needed] | |||
2016 | Moonlight | Chiron Harris ("Little"/"Black") | Gay | Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, Alex Hibbart | [citation needed] | United States |
Kevin Jones | Bisexual | André Holland | ||||
2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Pete Regazolli | Gay | Dave Franco | [citation needed] | United States |
2016 | The Neon Demon | Ruby | Lesbian | Jena Malone | [citation needed] | Denmark, France, United States |
2016 | Spidarlings | Eden | Lesbian | Sophia Disgrace | Eden and Matila are a lesbian couple trying to get by.[30] | United Kingdom |
Matilda | Lesbian | Rahel Kapsaski | ||||
The Diva | Trans woman | Jeff Kristian | ||||
2017 | Call Me by Your Name | Oliver | Bisexual | Armie Hammer | [citation needed] | Brazil, France, Italy, United States |
Elio Perlman | Bisexual | Timothée Chalamet | [citation needed] | |||
2017 | God's Own Country | Gheorghe Ionescu | Gay | Alec Secareanu | [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
Johnny Saxby | Gay | Josh O'Connor | [citation needed] | |||
2017 | A Fantastic Woman | Marina Vidal | Trans woman | Daniela Vega | [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] | |||
2017 | Atomic Blonde | Lorraine Broughton | Bisexual | Charlize Theron | A top-level M16 field agent. [citation needed] | |
2017 | Power Rangers | Trini Kwan | Lesbian | Becky G | First LGBT superhero in a high-budget film. [citation needed] | United States |
2017 | Princess Cyd | Cyd | Bisexual | Jessie Pinnick | [citation needed] | United States |
Katie | Lesbian/queer | Malic White | [citation needed] | |||
2017 | Rough Night | Blair | Bisexual | Zoë Kravitz | [citation needed] | United States |
Frankie | Lesbian | Ilana Glazer | [citation needed] | |||
2017 | The Shape of Water | Giles | Gay | Richard Jenkins | Elisa's next door neighbor who helps her and the Amphibian Man. [citation needed] | United States |
2017 | Lady Bird | Danny O'Neill | Gay | Lucas Hedges | [citation needed] | United States |
2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Billie Jean King | Lesbian | Emma Stone | Based on real-life tennis player of the same name. [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
Marilyn Bennett | Lesbian | Andrea Riseborough | [citation needed] | |||
2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Valkyrie | Bisexual | Tessa Thompson | While Valkyrie is canonically bisexual in the comics the movie was based on, the scene confirming the character's bisexuality was deleted from the movie her sexual orientation is instead just alluded to. [citation needed] | United States |
2017 | The Carmilla Movie | Carmilla Karnstein | Lesbian | Natasha Negovanlis | [citation needed] | Canada |
Laura Hollis | Lesbian | Elise Bauman | [citation needed] | |||
Elle Sheridan | Lesbian | Dominique Provost-Chalkley | [citation needed] | |||
S. Lafontaine | Non-binary | Kaitlyn Alexander | [citation needed] | |||
Danny Lawrence | Lesbian | Sharon Belle | [citation needed] | |||
2017 | Alien: Covenant | Carl Lope | Gay | Demián Bichir | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
Hallett | Gay | Nathaniel Dean | [citation needed] | |||
2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Donnie | Gay | Jonah Hill | [citation needed] | United States |
Martingale | Gay | Ronnie Adrian | [citation needed] | |||
2018 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Cameron Post | Lesbian | Chloë Grace Moretz | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
2018 | Ready Player One | Helen "H" Harris | Lesbian | Lena Waithe | [citation needed] | United States |
2018 | Love, Simon | Simon Spier | Gay | Nick Robinson | [citation needed] | United States |
Bram Greenfeld | Gay | Keiynan Lonsdale | [citation needed] | |||
Cal Price | Bisexual | Miles Heizer | [citation needed] | |||
2018 | Alex Strangelove | Alex Truelove | Gay | Daniel Doheny | [citation needed] | United States |
Elliott | Gay | Antonio Marziale | [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | United States |
2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Freddie Mercury | Bisexual | Rami Malek | [citation needed] | United Kingdom / United States |
2018 | Rafiki | Kena | Lesbian | Samantha Mugatsia | [31] | Kenya |
Ziki | Lesbian | Sheila Munyiva | [citation needed] | |||
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. [citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Albus Dumbledore | Gay | Jude Law Toby Regbo |
[citation needed] | United Kingdom |
2018 | Blockers | Sam | Lesbian | Gideon Adlon | Comes out to her father and friends. Kisses Angelica at their senior prom. [citation needed] | United States |
2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Lord Darnley | Gay | Jack Lowden | [citation needed] | United Kingdom, United States |
David Rizzio | Gay | Ismael Cruz Córdova | [citation needed] | |||
2019 | Rocketman | Elton John | Gay | Taron Egerton | Tells of the story of a famous singers journey dealing with drug addiction and accepting his sexual identity. [citation needed] | 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. [citation needed] |
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.[citation needed] | United States |
Freddy Finkel | Gay | Alfie Allen |
2020–2029
Year | Title | Character | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Summer of Mesa | Mesa | Lesbian | Andrea Granera | [citation needed] | United States |
Molly Miles | Lily Peony | [citation needed] |
Unsorted films
1950–1999
2000–2009
Year | Title | Character | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Ichi the Killer | Kakihara | Bisexual | Tadanobu Asano | Based on Hideo Yamamoto's manga of the same name. Kakihara is sadomasochistic with an unnatural passion, and prefers to engage it with mostly males over females as well as inflicting pain on himself for pleasure. He also has no interest in sexuality but is willing to become lovers with anyone who satisfies him with S&M | |
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 | [32] | |
2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Rebecca Gilles | Lesbian | Jacinda Barrett | ||
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 | 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 |
2010–2019
Year | Title | Character | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Pansexual | 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 isn't 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 |
2020–2029
Year | Title | Character | Classification | Actor | Notes | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Summer of Mesa | Mesa | Andrea Granera | [citation needed] | United States | |
Molly Miles | Lily Peony | [citation needed] |
See also
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
- Lists of television programs with LGBT characters
- Lists of American television episodes with LGBT themes
Notes
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