List RulesUpvote the most upstanding gay role models in fiction.
List of the best gay and queer characters ever to grace the big and silver screens. These fictional gay characters have played both lead and supporting roles in film and TV series, and many who have stolen scenes and become icons in the LGBTQ+ communities. This list includes gay, lesbian, and queer fictional characters who have served as strong gay role models. Over the past few decades, gay characters have become more prominent and popular in film and TV.
Vote for those characters who have had the most impact in modern culture to move them up the list. Which gay fictional character do you think sends the best message to the LGBTQ+ community? Who are your favorite queer fictional characters?
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1,0971,177Tara Maclay
Buffy the Vampire Slayer27
885763Ennis Del Mar
Brokeback Mountain28
390269Sara Lance
Arrow29
494501Erica Hahn
Grey's Anatomy, Grey's Anatomy30
507495Shane McCutcheon
The L Word31
370355Bo
Lost Girl32
850753Patrick
The Perks of Being a Wallflower33
277237Alec Lightwood
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones34
580549Andrew Beckett
Philadelphia35
463449Oscar Martinez
The Office36
464502George Huang
Law & Order: SVU37
239155Detective Rosa Diaz
Brooklyn Nine-Nine38
405449Idgie Threadgoode
Fried Green Tomatoes39
367287Mickey Milkovich
Shameless40
428533Ianto Jones
Torchwood41
386349Connor Walsh
How to Get Away with Murder42
603689David Fisher
Six Feet Under43
480456Jack McPhee
Dawson's Creek44
4114David Rose
Schitt's Creek45
316426Alice Pieszecki
The L Word46
272332Angel
Angel, Buffy the Animated Series47
195227Tamsin
Lost Girl48
401571Justin Suarez
Ugly Betty49
459581Justin Taylor
Queer as Folk50
159217Alex Mistresses UK