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List of animated films with LGBT characters

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Following is a list of animated feature films featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 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 List of LGBT-related films, films with LGBT themes organized by year and animated series with LGBTQ characters.[a]

Animated feature films

Film franchises

Franchise Year Title Characters Identity Notes Country
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.[1][2] She is seen flirting with the lesbian detective Renee Montoya. Kate's father, Colonel Jacob Kane, is supportive of her sexual orientation.[3] United States
Renee Montoya
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Scandal Savage During the animated film, Scandal and Knockout are displayed as lovers. 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.
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.[4]
2020 Superman: Red Son Wonder Woman Bisexual Wonder Woman's bisexuality is shown in the film.
2020 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War John Constantine They are ex-boyfriends, as noted by Constantine in an interview.[5]
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.[6] After Yivo the planet-sized alien marries and breaks up with all people of the universe at once,[7] she remains in a relationship only with Yivo.[8]
Yivo Gender Ambiguity Yivo is a planet-sized alien with no determinable gender, dating, then marrying all people of the universe at once.[7] Later, they break up. Afterwards, Yivo remains in a relationship with Colleen.[8]
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.[9][10] 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 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.[11] Other media of the franchise shows them sitting together, including in the film My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, the song "Coinky-Dink World" in My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts, the episode "Queen of Clubs" of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship and My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Sunset's Backstage Pass. In the Rainbow Rocks DVD/Blu-ray audio commentary, 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
Sailor Moon 1993 Sailor Moon R: The Movie Fiore 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.[12][13] Japan
1994 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Haruka Tenoh / Sailor Uranus Lesbian Haruka and Michiru are in a relationship. This was changed in the English version of the anime, which depicted the two as "cousins." In the re-release of the original anime, the English version preserved the same-sex relationship.[14]
1995 Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie Michiru Kaioh / Sailor Neptune
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. 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. 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.[15] He went on to say that Sea Sponges reproduce asexually by "budding",[16] much like real-life sea sponges, showing that Spongebob doesn'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 homosexual.[17] Years later, it was revealed that Hillenburg instructed those working on the show that SpongeBob should never have a romantic relationship, since he is asexual (as all real-life sea sponges are) and is too innocent for it.[18] United States
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2020/2021 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run

Stand-alone films

Year Title Characters Identity Notes Country
1970 Cleopatra Apollodoria Lesbian Apollodoria is attracted to Cleopatra and has feelings for her.[19] Japan
Octavian Gay Octavian is attracted to Ionius and spares his life.[19]
1986 Project A-ko B-ko Daitokuji Lesbian 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 develops into an obsession.[20]
1994 Rocky & Hudson Rocky Gay Protagonists Rocky and Hudson are openly gay cowboys. Brazil
Hudson
1996 Fake Dee Laytner and Randy "Ryo" Maclean 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. Despite this, he has been shown to reciprocate his feelings and is jealous when JJ hits on Dee. Japan
Jeremy J. "JJ" Adams Gay JJ is a New York cop. To his annoyance, he is deeply in love with Dee, his former classmate at the police academy.
1999 Adolescence of Utena Utena Tenjou Bisexual When Utena arrives at Ohtori Academy as a transfer student, she hits on Wakaba. Later, Utena and Anthy flirt and kiss.
Anthy Himemiya
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.[21] 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.[22]
Satan
2000 Is It Fall Yet? Alison Bisexual Alison tries to seduce her best friend Jane, but Jane turns her down by making it clear she is heterosexual. 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.
2003 Tokyo Godfathers Hana Trans woman Hana, a protagonist in the film, is a homeless trans woman. Japan
2007 Persepolis Various Gay Marjane lives for some time in a communal apartment with eight gay men in Vienna, Austria. France, Iran
Fernando Marjane's boyfriend Fernando (named Enrique in the comic) reveals to her that he is gay. 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.
2009 Mary and Max Damian Popodopoulos Bisexual Damian leaves his wife Mary to be with his male pen friend in New Zealand. The two enter into a relationship. Australia
Coraline April Spink
Miriam Forcible 		Lesbian April, a retired burlesque dancer who may know about magic and fairies, and another retired burlesque actress, Miriam, are lovers. On multiple occassions, Neil Gaiman, who wrote the 2002 novel the movie is based on, stated that they are an elderly couple and are together,[23][24][25][26][27] relating to the many lesbians he put in his other works like Sandman, Death: The Time of Your Life, Neverwhere, American Gods, and Miracleman.[28] He also confirmed that this was reflected in the movie,[29] noting a review on the movie in 2009,[30] stating that they had been called "thespians" in a Coraline musical in 2007,[31] 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."[32] United States
2012 ParaNorman Mitch Downe Gay Courtney Babcock has a crush on Mitch and invites him to watch a movie. She, however, discovers that he is gay and already in a relationship when he says, "You know, you're going to love my boyfriend. He's like a total chick flick nut!"[33][34] 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."[35] United States
Strange Frame Parker Lesbian In the distant future, two women fall in love, but when one is taken away and enslaved by greedy businessmen, the other must save her.
Naia
2014 Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Jenny Dolittle Jenny and Lynn are president and vice president of the Space Yacht Club but are also lesbian lovers.[36] They also appear in the middle of the series this film is branched off, titled Bodacious Space Pirates.[37] Japan
Lynn Lambretta
2015 Harmony Miach Mihie Miach passionately kisses Tuan during the movie. It is also shown throughout the movie that they are romantically involved with one another.[38]
Tuan Kirie
2016 Sausage Party Teresa Del Taco Teresa develops a sexual attraction to Brenda. United States, Canada
Twink Gay Twink at one point kisses Frank and can be seen having sex with Firewater during a celebratory orgy.
Kareem Abdul Lavash Though enemies at first, Kareem and Sammy eventually form a relationship.
Sammy Bagel Jr.
Storks Various couples Lesbian, Gay Near the end of the film, the storks deliver babies to straight, lesbian and gay couples, and single parents. United States
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.[39]
Pronk Oryx-Antlerson
Doukyusei: Classmates Hikaru Kusakabe The two main characters slowly fall in love with each other after Hikaru helps Rihito with choir practice. Hikaru is musically inclined and hopes to get a job in the music industry. Japan
Rihito Saijou
Manabu Hara A lonely 37-year-old teacher who holds unrequited feelings for his student Rihito.
2017 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.[40] The two eventually begin dating, and the story follows the pair as they face various challenges in their relationship.
Tomoka
2019 Steven Universe: The Movie Ruby
Sapphire 		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),[41] causing all them to be "rejuvenated" into their original forms.[42] As Pearl and Amethyst are left with a sort of amnesia, Garnet splits into her component pieces: Ruby and Sapphire.[43] 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?"[44] United States
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.[45] Her feelings are shown to be romantic and reciprocated by Rose, who is later shown to be Pink Diamond.[46] 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.
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling Rachel Bighead Trans woman In the original Rocko's Modern Life, Ralph Bighead was the son of Rocko's neighbors. Static Cling, taking place 20 years after the original series, shows that Ralph transitioned to Rachel at some point. The series' creator, Joe Murray, felt that as the new work was about accepting change, including a trans female character would fit naturally into the episode.[47]
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson Sylvia Genderqueer Sylvia is a chimera and one of the eight generals of the Demon King who served as the primary antagonist of the Konosuba Movie.[48] As a chimera, Sylvia possessed traits typically unique to both males and females. They had the breasts and figure of a woman, which typically lead people to think they were a woman at first glance. However, they also had male features which could not be picked up on as easily, such as male genitalia. Japan
2020 Onward Officer Specter Lesbian The character, Officer Specter briefly appears in the film’s story, in a scene where she is discussing her girlfriend with other characters.[49] She is voiced by Lena Waithe, an openly lesbian actress.[50] United States
The Willoughbys The Walters Gay The Walters were one of the many married couples that adopted Tim Willoughby. Canada,
United States
Given Haruki Nakayama Gay Haruki has a longstanding crush on Akihiko, and resents his relationship with Ugetsu. Akihiko has had relationships with women and men and is experienced in matters of love and romance. He lives with his ex-boyfriend Ugetsu, which whom he maintains a strictly physical relationship. Japan
Akihiko Kaji Bisexual
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."[51]
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 man who bears a strong resemblance to the person who made the confession.[51]
Shinichi In two segments, "Lucky" and "Days," the relationship between two high school boys, Shinichi and Mika, develops and deepens.[51]
Mika
Umibe no Étranger Mio 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.[52][53] Although they grow closer, Mio has to leave, and he recognizes his feelings three years later.
Shun
Burn the Witch Macy Baljure Lesbian Called a "disaster lesbian" by some reviewers, she loves Ninny Spancole, and is hostile toward anyone who is "friendly" toward her, including Ninny's work partner, and fellow witch, Noel Niihashi.[54] She also is attached to a dragon which she treats as her pet, which she names Elly.

Animated short films

Years Title Character Identity Notes Country
2004 John and Michael John Gay Two men with Down's syndrome share a loving relationship.[55] Canada
Michael
Two Lovely Maids Mei Lesbian A short yuri animation by Naoya Ishikawa, the creator of Kuttsukiboshi.[56] 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.[57] Japan
Idid
2010 A Kiss for the Petals: Becoming your Lover Mai Sawaguchi This story follows Mai and Reo after they confess their love to one another.[58]
Reo Kawamura
2013 Angel's Drop Botan Botan and Shinobu are romantically involved.[59] The story follows the couple's adventure in a new school filled with angels.[60]
Shinobu
2015 Prince Henry Henry Gay A gay fairytale romance story aimed at younger audiences. 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
2017 In a Heartbeat Sherwin A closeted boy's heart pops out of his chest to chase the boy of his dreams. The boy fears being identified as gay.[61] United States
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. Canada
2020 Out Greg Gay The short Pixar film revolves around Greg attempting to hide a framed photo of he and his boyfriend, Manuel, from his parents, out of fear for their disapproval. United States
Manuel

See also

Notes

  1. ^ There are also pages listing characters by their LGBTQ identity, specifically for asexual characters, bisexual characters, gay characters, intersex characters, lesbian characters, List of fictional non-binary characters, lesbian characters, polyamorous characters, and trans characters.

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