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* ''WebAnimation/TheMusicFreaks'': Zander Wickham is gay and is in a relationship with Luke Peterson, who is pansexual.
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* ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Most of the Freelance Good Guys, main characters of most of the stories, are LGBT: Evan is gay, Lukas is pansexual, Alaine, Jeimos, Linde, and Zeffer are bi and Jeimos is nonbinary, Isaac and Mr. Ocean are asexual and Mr. Ocean is panromantic, Elska is aro-ace, and Javaan prefers women, but would be willing to have sex with a man if offered. Some supporting characters are also LGBT.
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* ''Theatre/TheColorPurpleMusical'': An adaptation of the [[Literature/TheColorPurple novel]]; Celie and Shug, two women, have a romance.

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* ''WebVideo/{{Rabbit}}'': The titular character turns out to be asexual during a job that has him pretend to be someone's boyfriend.
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* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'': Rod is gay.

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* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'': Rod is gay.gay and his story arc is about his ComingOutStory.
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* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'': One of the player characters, Taako (played by [[Creator/McElroyBrothers Justin McElroy]]), is gay and eventually dates another man named Kravitz, who happens to be the [[DontFearTheReaper Grim Reaper]]. [[spoiler: His twin sister, Lup, is also a transwoman.]]

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* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'': One of the player characters, Taako (played by [[Creator/McElroyBrothers Justin McElroy]]), is gay and eventually dates another man named Kravitz, who happens to be the [[DontFearTheReaper Grim Reaper]]. [[spoiler: His twin sister, Lup, is also a transwoman.trans woman.]]
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* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'': One of the player characters, Taako (played by [[Creator/McElroyBrothers Justin McElroy]]), is gay and eventually dates another man named Kravitz, who happens to be the [[DontFearTheReaper Grim Reaper]]. [[spoiler: His twin sister, Lup, is also a transwoman.]]
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Correction, Yang is Pansexual


** After many years and volumes of ShipTease, main characters Blake Belladonna (bisexual) and Yang Xiao Long (lesbian) have a BigDamnKiss in Volume 9.

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** After many years and volumes of ShipTease, main characters Blake Belladonna (bisexual) and Yang Xiao Long (lesbian) (Pansexual) have a BigDamnKiss in Volume 9.
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* ''WebAnimation/ImigrantesRoad'' The protagonist, Soccoro Itaquera is nonbinary and bisexual. The series and character blog show them both interested in men and women, Ricardo and Kami respectively.
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* ''Script/{{Powerpuff}}'': Buttercup is portrayed as a lesbian in the unreleased pilot's script.
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* ''Theatre/FrankAndPercy'': A MinimalistCast play about the friendship and subsequent romance between two elderly men. Percy's a gay man who's been out for fifty years, whereas Frank was married to a woman and has never really explored his bisexuality.

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* ''Theatre/FrankAndPercy'': A MinimalistCast play about the friendship and subsequent romance between two elderly men. Percy's a gay man who's been out for fifty years, whereas widower Frank was married to a woman for much of his life, and has never really explored his bisexuality.
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* ''Theatre/FrankAndPercy'': A MinimalistCast play about the friendship and subsequent romance between two elderly men. Percy's a gay man who's been out for fifty years, whereas Frank was married to a woman and has never really explored his bisexuality.
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* ''WebAnimation/TheAnnoyingOrange'': Marshmallow is eventually revealed to be nonbinary.
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See discussion — a different mod previously removed this for being a shoehorn, as discussed in the query I linked to


* * ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': Hugo, one of the male gargoyles, is attracted to Djali, a male goat. It was just a throwaway joke in the first movie, but was given more attention in the sequel and shown to be a genuine crush, with Djali even reciprocating. Since it's a relationship between [[DiscountLesbians a gargoyle and a goat]], most people don't like to consider this meaningful gay representation, and most people don't even bother to put him in lists or articles about Disney's gay characters, even though he's technically the first.
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He's not the protagonist, but Hugo is both a main and recurring character.

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* * ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': Hugo, one of the male gargoyles, is attracted to Djali, a male goat. It was just a throwaway joke in the first movie, but was given more attention in the sequel and shown to be a genuine crush, with Djali even reciprocating. Since it's a relationship between [[DiscountLesbians a gargoyle and a goat]], most people don't like to consider this meaningful gay representation, and most people don't even bother to put him in lists or articles about Disney's gay characters, even though he's technically the first.

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"Media with a prominent focus on LGBTQIA […] characters and people. […] To be listed here, the work must contain either a main or recurring LGBTQIA+ character, or there must be a high frequency of LGBTQIA+ figures appearing rather than limiting it to one or two offhanded/one-off appearances."


* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke'': Barbara's friend Reese is gay.
* ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'': Wade has a sibling, Lake, who is non-binary.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': Hugo, one of the male gargoyles, is attracted to Djali, a male goat. It was just a throwaway joke in the first movie, but was given a bit more attention in the sequel and shown to be a genuine crush. Since it's a relationship between [[DiscountLesbians a gargoyle and a goat]], most people don't like to consider this meaningful gay representation, and most people don't even bother to put him in lists or articles about Disney's gay characters, even though he's technically the first.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': Hugo, one of the male gargoyles, is attracted to Djali, a male goat. It was just a throwaway joke in the first movie, but was given a bit more attention in the sequel and shown to be a genuine crush. Since it's a relationship between [[DiscountLesbians a gargoyle and a goat]], most people don't like to consider this meaningful gay representation, and most people don't even bother to put him in lists or articles about Disney's gay characters, even though he's technically the first.

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* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Much of the main cast is queer: Charlie is bi and dating another woman, Vaggie is a lesbian, Angel Dust is a gay drag queen, and Alastor is asexual.
** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': A subplot is that the male main characters Blitzo and Stolas sleep together, with Blitzo thinking that it's a SexForServices arrangement while Stolas has genuinely fallen for Blitzo and CannotSpitItOut. Moxxie, meanwhile, is bisexual and dated a man before marrying Millie, who ''also'' had a thing with the same man and whose sister Sallie May is transgender.

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* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Much of the main cast is queer: Charlie is bi and dating another woman, Vaggie is a lesbian, Angel Dust is a gay drag queen, and Alastor is asexual.
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''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': A subplot is that the male main characters Blitzo and Stolas sleep together, with Blitzo thinking that it's a SexForServices arrangement while Stolas has genuinely fallen for Blitzo and CannotSpitItOut. Moxxie, meanwhile, is bisexual and dated a man before marrying Millie, who ''also'' had a thing with the same man and whose sister Sallie May is transgender.
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* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'': Rod is gay.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'': Wade as a sibling, Lake, who is non-binary.

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* ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'': Wade as has a sibling, Lake, who is non-binary.
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* ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'': Cody is gay.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'': Wade as a sibling, Lake, who is non-binary.
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* ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Most of the Freelance Good Guys, main characters of most of the stories, are LGBT: Evan is gay, Lukas is pansexual, Alaine, Jeimos, Zeffer are bi and Jeimos is nonbinary, Isaac and Mr. Ocean are asexual and Mr. Ocean is panromantic, Elska is aro-ace, Linde is bi-curious/questioning, and Javaan prefers women, but would be willing to have sex with a man if offered. Some supporting characters are also LGBT.

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* ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Most of the Freelance Good Guys, main characters of most of the stories, are LGBT: Evan is gay, Lukas is pansexual, Alaine, Jeimos, Linde, and Zeffer are bi and Jeimos is nonbinary, Isaac and Mr. Ocean are asexual and Mr. Ocean is panromantic, Elska is aro-ace, Linde is bi-curious/questioning, and Javaan prefers women, but would be willing to have sex with a man if offered. Some supporting characters are also LGBT.
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* ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'': Link is depicted as CampGay.

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* ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'': Link [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] is depicted as CampGay.
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* ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'': Link is depicted as CampGay.
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* ''Theatre/CinderellaLloydWebber'': Prince Charming is revealed to be gay and in a relationship with another man near the end of the play.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke'': Barbara's friend Reese is gay.

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