Character | Portrayed by | Program | Notes | |
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Simone Abara | | Yellowjackets | Wife of Taissa Turner. | [1] [2] |
Greta Adam | Jutta Dolle (de) | Rentnercops (de) | Greta is married to Vicky Adam. | [3] |
Viktoria "Vicky" Adam | Katja Danowski (de) | Rentnercops (de) | Vicky is married to Greta Adam with whom she has a son. | [4] [5] |
Keeya Adebayo | | Peacemaker | Keeya is the wife of Leota Adebayo. | [6] [7] |
Leota Adebayo | | Peacemaker | A skilled marksman, Leota is the secret daughter of Amanda Waller. She is married to Keeya. Leota used to be a veterinarian and becomes a member of Task Force X. | [8] [9] |
| | Sherlock | A dominatrix who offers her services to men and women. However, although she identifies as a lesbian, she has shown romantic attraction towards Sherlock. | [10] [11] [12] |
| | EastEnders | Iqra is in a relationship with Ash Kaur, and later split apart. | [13] |
| | Arrow | Was in a relationship with Sara Lance. It is also strongly implied her father also passed her up on her inheritance because of her sexuality, and ensuing relationship with Sara. | [14] |
Helô Albuquerque | | Girls from Ipanema | A journalist. Has an affair with Thereza Soares (bisexual). | [15] [16] [17] [18] |
Della Alexander | Michelle Joseph | EastEnders | Della and her girlfriend Binnie Roberts were the first lesbian couple to be featured in EastEnders. Their inclusion was an attempt to portray positive examples of homosexual characters. (Their lesbian kiss accounted for some 45 percent of viewer complaints to the BBC regarding EastEnders in 1994; provoking more complaints than any other television programme that year. | [19] [20] |
Alice / Tilly | | Once Upon a Time | Reveals her true love is Robin (Zelena's daughter) in episode "The Eighth Witch". She enters into a romantic relationship with Robin. | [21] |
Alice | | The Playboy Club | She is a Playboy Bunny in a marriage of convenience with Sean, a gay man. | |
Alicia | | Master of None | Wife of Denise. | [22] [23] |
| | The Walking Dead | Former girlfriend of Tara Chambler. | [24] |
Mariana Almada | | Las Aparicio | Mariana has always been openly gay. She is in a relationship with Dany, her long-time girlfriend. Later she becomes involved with Julia Aparicio (bisexual). | [25] [26] |
Elena Alvarez | | One Day at a Time (2017) | In season 1 episode 10, Elena is seen wearing a white suit for her quinces instead of a dress. Earlier in the episode, she comes out to her mother, saying "...I see myself loving a woman". | [27] |
Ms. Alvarez | Catherine Lazo | East Los High | School principal. Tries to comfort Jocelyn Reyes when she is outed by sharing her own coming-out experience. | [28] [29] |
Luisa Alver | | Jane the Virgin | A doctor who artificially inseminated Jane, as well as Rafael's sister and an alcoholic who is in love with her stepmother, Rose, with both having an on and off relationship before spending three years together until Rose is found and arrested. | [30] [31] [32] [33] |
Frankie Anderson | | Rookie Blue | Frankie is a homicide detective and becomes involved with Gail Peck (season 6). In the series finale episode, she surprises Gail's roommates when she comes out of Gail's bedroom to get a cup of coffee. | [34] |
Winter Anderson | | | Winter recognizes herself as a lesbian. She had a short relationship with Ivy Mayfair-Richards and later assaults Ally Mayfair-Richards, in a scene in a bathtub. | [35] [36] |
Anne | Hanna van Vliet | Anne+ | As Anne becomes involved with women, she discovers something new about herself and learns about life with each experience. | [37] [38] [39] [40] |
Ariel ("Ari") | Eden Epstein | Sweetbitter | Ari is a waitress who works at an eatery in Manhattan known as 22 W and likes to gossip. | [41] |
Arika | | Dominion | A woman who pretends she is someone else than who she really is and even acts like she had a boyfriend, and later she has a girlfriend named Uriel. | [42] |
Ayesha | | We Are Lady Parts | Ayesha is the drummer in the band We Are Lady Parts and starts a relationship with Zarina, an influencer recruited to promote the band. | [43] |
Jojo Baines | | Marcella | Jojo is the partner of Sascha Kyte. | [44] |
Lily Baker | | Supernatural | Mentions accidentally killing her girlfriend. | [45] |
Baldwin (Nadia Fierro) | | Counterpart | An assassin from Earth Prime world (i.e. alternate dimension). She becomes involved with Greta. Baldwin has an affair with her handler, Prime sleeper agent Clare Quayle (bisexual). Her counterpart (i.e. alternate version) Nadia is a violinist from Earth Alpha world, who also has a girlfriend. Baldwin is ordered to kill her Alpha counterpart but doesn't, and Nadia is killed by another Prime agent. | [46] [47] [48] |
Regina Barnes | Paula Marshall | Out of Practice | A white E.R. doctor who is infatuated with attractive women. | [49] |
Sheryll Barnes | Roxy Sternberg | | Former NYPD detective, now FBI Special Agent in the Fugitive Task Force. Sheryll is married to Charlotte Gaines and they have a daughter. | [50] [51] |
Susanna Barnett | | Jane the Virgin | A detective. She develops a romance with Dr. Luisa Alver. | [52] [53] |
Lena Barnum | | Ray Donovan | Lena is a PR agent who was once involved with a woman named Jeannie. | [54] |
Josephine Barry | | Anne with an E | Aunt Josephine had a long-term partner, Gertrude (now deceased). | [55] |
Kate Bashwa | | Private Eyes | An investigative reporter and girlfriend of officer Danica Powers. | [56] |
| | Hex | A woman who is the ghost of Cassandra "Cassie" Hughes's best friend and is in love with her. | [57] |
Fran Baxter | | Years and Years | Girlfriend of Edith Lyons. Asked Edith to live with her. | [58] |
Beatrice | | Warrior Nun | A nun in the Order of the Cruciform Sword who comes out as "gay" and confesses her love for the Warrior Nun, Ava Silva. | [59] [60] |
Becca | Alison Wandzura | An Unexpected Christmas | A single mom and the sister of Jamie. | [61] [62] |
Della Bedford | | Bluff City Law | Comes out after she ends her 15-year marriage. | [63] |
Ayanna Bell | | | Sgt. Bell is Elliot Stabler's partner. She has a wife and son. | [64] [65] |
Alma Beltran | | Under the Christmas Tree | Alma is the daughter of the land owners that have on their property the Christmas tree Charlie Freemont has been searching for. She becomes flustered when she first meets Charlie. | [66] [67] |
Judge Lisa Benner | | All Rise | Lisa waited until same-sex marriage became legal to implement Wedding Day at the courthouse. She had been in a four-year relationship when her girlfriend left her on that special day (season 1, episode 5, "Devotees in the Courthouse of Love"). | [68] |
| | White Collar | A trained FBI agent. | [69] [70] |
Grace Billets | | Bosch | Grace has an affair with a female colleague in the LAPD, Kizmin Rider. She is a lieutenant and supervisor of Harry Bosch, at the Hollywood Station. | [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] |
Sarah Bishop | | A Discovery of Witches | Sarah is a witch and she is the partner of Emily Mather. | [76] [77] |
| | Orange Is the New Black | She fell for Linda Ferguson. | [78] |
| | Little Britain | She is a woman who is in a relationship with Judy. | [79] |
Denny Blood | | | Has an on/off relationship with Shell Dockley, before dating fellow prisoner Shaz Wiley. | [80] |
| Jazmine Franks | Hollyoaks | She is in a relationship with another woman named Tilly Evans. | [81] [82] |
| | Riverdale | After going to see Love, Simon with Toni Topaz, she admits that she previously loved a friend named Heather when she was in junior high. In 2x17, Cheryl and Toni kiss. In episode 3x12, Cheryl self-identifies as lesbian. (Petsch initially said that Cheryl was "still figuring out what her sexuality is" and thought her to be bisexual; she later revised her opinion and described Cheryl as "definitely a lesbian".) | [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] |
Peri Boudreaux | Adriyan Rae | Light as a Feather | Dating Alex Portnoy. | [88] |
| | Brookside | She kisses another girl named Lindsey Corkhill. | [89] [90] |
| | Supernatural | Reveals that she is a lesbian in her first episode, stating she cannot flirt her way past a guard as he is not a girl. She later kisses Gilda and flirts with a girl at her LARPing tournament; and later develops a crush on Dorothy Baum. | |
Virginia Braithwaite | Julie Graham | At Home with the Braithwaites | Virginia had a long-term affair with Tamsin and was infatuated with Megan Hartnoll. | [91] [92] |
Amy Breslin | | The Good Fight | Her partner is Maia Rindell. | [93] [94] |
Brigitte | | The Politician | Horse trainer. Has an affair with Georgina Hobart (bisexual). | [95] [96] |
Robin Buckley | | Stranger Things | Comes out to her friend Steve Harrington when he tells Robin that he has a crush on her. Robin is the first non-straight character to be included in the series. | [97] [98] [99] |
Brunhilda | | | She fell in love with Gabrielle in the season 6 episode "The Rheingold". | [100] [101] |
Judy Bryant | | Prisoner | A woman who went through emotions and experiences in a detention center. | [102] |
Louise Bryant | Kristen Sieh | Boardwalk Empire | While Louise's sexuality is not explicitly stated, the only romantic/sexual relationship she has on-screen is with a woman. | |
Denise Bullock | Keren Dukes | | Lawyer and wife of Ayanna Bell. | [103] [104] |
| | Friends | Wife of Carol Willick. They marry in episode "The One with the Lesbian Wedding". | [105] [106] |
Calliope "Cal" Burns | Imani Lewis | First Kill | Calliope is a monster hunter who becomes romantically involved with vampire Juliette Fairmont. | [107] [108] |
Samantha Burns | Karen Holness | Travelers | Physicist in a relationship with Amanda Myers. Designed the singularity engine with Myers. | [109] |
Delia Busby | | Call the Midwife | In a romantic relationship with nurse Patsy Mount. | [110] |
| | Hollyoaks | She has a relationship with a woman named Esther Bloom. | [111] |
Mary Jo Cacciatore | | Blue Mountain State | Shown in Season 3 as a lesbian. (Executive producer Eric Falconer said that they "decided to change things up" for her and other characters and make fun of "the fact that sexual orientation can change so quickly for college students.") | [112] |
Helena Cain | | Battlestar Galactica | An admiral who had a short-run in the series. | [113] |
| | Deadwood | Jane returns the affection and physical interest that Joanie Stubbs reveals towards her. | [114] [115] |
| The movie is set 10 years later, in 1889, during which time she and Joanie became estranged. Jane returns to Deadwood with the hope of winning Joanie back. They rekindle their relationship. (The character is based on American Old West historical figure Calamity Jane (born Martha Jane Cannary). | [116] |
Alice Calvert | | Under the Dome | In a relationship with Carolyn Hill. | |
Camila | | Diary of a Future President | Camila is closeted and a friend of Elena's widowed mother, Gabriela "Gabi" Cañero-Reed. She is scared to come out to her parents and say that she has a girlfriend. | [117] [118] |
Valeria Camili | | È arrivata la felicità | In a relationship with Rita Nardellli. | [119] [120] | -arrivata>News: Serrai. Angelica. È arrivata la felicità, seconda puntata FOTO Angelica vuole prendersi cura di Orlando. Si24. 15 October 2015. it. Happiness has arrived, second episode PHOTO Angelica wants to take care of Orlando. |
Camille | Sirita Wright | 195 Lewis | Girlfriend of Yuri. | [121] |
| | Skins | Feigns attraction to males before coming out as Emily's girlfriend, and self-identifies as a lesbian. | [122] |
Spencer Carlin | | South of Nowhere | Struggles with her sexual orientation throughout season 1, with Carmen as her recurring love interest, before eventually concluding that she wasn't straight and entered a relationship with, and later married, Ashley Davies (bisexual). | [123] [124] |
Wendy Carr | | Mindhunter | Wendy is a psychologist and educator at a Boston university, and was in a relationship with Dr. Annaliese Stilman, the head of her department, until she accepted work as a behavioral science consultant for the FBI. | [125] [126] [127] [128] |
Tammy Cashman | | Transparent | College friend of Sarah, they reunite and marry. | [129] |
Alice Cassini | | Doctor Who | Partner of May Cassini (season 3, episode 3). | [130] |
May Cassini | Georgine Anderson | Doctor Who | Partner of Alice Cassini (season 3, episode 3). | |
| | EastEnders | A short-lived character who has an abusive ex-girlfriend, Tosh Mackintosh. She once kissed Sonia Fowler. | [131] |
Silvia Castro | | Los hombres de Paco | In a relationship with Pepa. | [132] |
| | The Walking Dead | Introduced as the first lesbian character on The Walking Dead. Tara was in a relationship with Alisha, who dies during an attack on the prison. Her next lover, Denise Cloyd, is also killed. | [133] |
Maxine "Max" Chapman | | A League of Their Own | A talented pitcher with a fastball who is stopped from trying out for a girl's baseball team because she's Black. | [134] [135] [136] |
Chase | | Easy | She falls in love with Jo. | [137] |
Clementine Chasseur | | Hemlock Grove | A werewolf hunter investigating murders while posing as a Fish and Wildlife agent. | [138] [139] |
Chenoa | Shein Mompremier | Black Lightning | Was in a one-year relationship with Anissa Pierce. | [140] |
Suzy Choi | | Mine | An artist and Seo-hyun's first love. They are reunited. | |
Denise Christopher | | Timeless | Special Agent Christopher is married to Michelle and has a daughter and son with her. In season 2, episode 8, "The Day Reagan Was Shot", a young Denise is played by Karen David. | [141] |
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Christy | | Falling Water | Girlfriend of Alexis "Alex" Simms. | [142] |
Haley Clark | Susanna Skaggs | Halt and Catch Fire | Finally opens up to her sister, Joanie, about her sexual orientation (season 4). | [143] [144] |
Dani Clayton | | The Haunting of Bly Manor | Dani always felt uneasy in her relationship with Edmund and breaks up their engagement. After he is killed in an accident, she starts being haunted by him. At Bly Manor she meets Jamie, the estate's gardener, and subsequently comes out to herself. Dani and Jamie become a romantic couple. | [145] [146] |
Cleo | Dani Verayo | The Next Step | Cleo is in a relationship with Jude. | [147] |
| | The Walking Dead | Girlfriend of Tara Chambler. | [148] |
Bethany Collins | Mugga | Manifest | Bethany is married to Georgia and is a flight attendant on Flight 828. | [149] |
Dulcie Collins | | Deadloch | Dulcie is a former detective and Deadloch's senior sergeant. She is married to Cath York. | [150] [151] |
Georgia Collins | Eva Kaminsky | Manifest | Georgia is married to Bethany Collins. | [152] |
| | Home and Away | Joey is in a relationship with Charlie Buckton and they kiss multiple times. | [153] [154] |
| | Coronation Street | Kate dates several women. She was engaged to Caz Hammond. | [155] |
Samara Cook | | Pretty Little Liars | Was in a relationship with Emily Fields. | [156] |
Helen Cooper | | Drop the Dead Donkey | A single mother. | [157] |
Tamia "Coop" Cooper | | All American | In a relationship with Patience. | [158] [159] [160] [161] |
Gina Cortes | | Elementary | After Detective Cortes confronts Joan Watson, Sherlock Holmes posits that she may have been incensed because perhaps Watson slept with Cortes' significant other, to which Watson replied, "Considering she's gay and I'm not, I think that's highly unlikely." | [162] |
| | | Though she previously dated a male classmate, Fiona begins to develop feelings for classmate Imogen. She later comes out as a lesbian, and the two briefly date. | [163] |
Theodora Crain | | The Haunting of Hill House | Theo becomes involved with Trish Park and lets Trish touch her. Theo and Trish move in together. | [164] [165] [166] |
| | Neighbours | The first lesbian character in the series, introduced in 2004. | [167] |
Courtney Crimsen | Michele Selene Ang | 13 Reasons Why | Courtney was closeted until the finale episode of season 2 ("Bye"), when she came out to her adoptive gay parents. | [168] |
Robyn "Rob" Crisp | Minnie Crowe | Coming of Age | She is a friend of Matthew "Matt" Cobbett and goes to a lesbian bar with Darren "DK" Karrimore in the episode "Lesbian Jumper." | [169] |
Samantha 'Sam' Black Crow | | American Gods | Sam has a girlfriend, Natalie. | [170] |
Cruz | Maria-Elena Laas | Vida | Friend of Emma Hernandez and her former love interest. | [171] |
Bridey Cruz | | The Family | Bridley is a reporter who is trying to uncover information what is happening related to the Warrens, the titular family in this series, dates women, and has a "strong feminine voice." | [172] |
Jess Damon | Brooke Markham | In the Dark | Roommate and best friend of Murphy Mason. Jess is in a romantic relationship with Vanessa. | [173] [174] |
| | Glee | She was Santana Lopez's girlfriend for a while. | |
Daniella | | Red Band Society | Married to Sarah Souders. | |
Kim Daniels | | Sugar Rush | Protagonist of this series, at first in love with her best friend Sugar, but later becomes girlfriend of Saint. | [175] |
Alexandra "Alex" Danvers / Sentinel | | Supergirl | The episodes "Crossfire" and "Changing" deal with Alex's realization that she is attracted to girls and her coming out. (In episode "Medusa", her mother describes Alex as gay.) | [176] |
Greer Danville | | Chasing Life | A popular rich girl at Brenna's school, it becomes clear that both Greer and Brenna are attracted to each other. They briefly date before her parents become unhappy with her dating a "trouble-maker" like Brenna. They briefly date again before Greer ends up moving. | [177] |
Teri Darego | | The End of the F***ing World | Teri is a detective who has a one-night stand with fellow detective Eunice Noon (which Eunice regrets). They go on a trip across the country to catch a male psychopath. | [178] [179] |
Daria | | Dominion | The lover and partner of Arika and appears in three episodes of the series. | |
Joanne Davidson | | Line of Duty | Senior Investigating Officer of "Operation Lighthouse" (season 6). Was in a secret relationship with her subordinate, Police Constable (now Sergeant) Farida Jatri. | [180] |
Elodie Davis | | Trinkets | A shy and quiet shoplifter who becomes infatuated with a band singer named Sabine and runs off with her. After she returns home she becomes involved with Jilllian, who has not completely come out yet. | [181] |
Shay Davydov | | Orphan Black | A holistic healer whom Cosima meets through a dating app called Sapphire, with both going on various dates together. | |
| | Last Tango in Halifax | Married to Kate McKenzie, with show's creator calling her killing a mistake. | [182] |
DeDe Halcyon Day | | Tales of the City | A wealthy socialite that came out publicly after the death of her husband; she has a sexual affair with younger woman Margot Park. | [183] |
Carmen de La Pica Morales | | The L Word | She has been in relationships with various women, including Lucía Torres at age 16, one-night stands with Shane McCutcheon, a serious relationship with Jenny Schecter, and slept with a woman named Robin. | |
Jo DeLuca | | A League of Their Own | Third base, power hitter, and Greta Gill's best friend. She's caught in a police raid of the underground lesbian bar. | [184] [185] |
| | Runaways | Karolina has the power to "fly and manipulate solar energy," and develops feelings for Nico Minoru. She initiates a kiss with her crush; which is reciprocated. After her capture and subsequent liberation, she is reunited with Nico. To her delight, Nico initiates their second kiss. Later that night, she falls asleep in Nico's arms. | [186] |
Deborah (a.k.a. Deb-Deb) | Julie Goldman | The Mindy Project | Deb is married to Dr. Jean Fishman. | [187] |
Lana Delaney | | The Good Wife | An FBI agent, Lana is one of Kalinda Sharma's lovers. | [188] [189] |
Demet | Nicole Gulasekharam | Barracuda | Lifelong friend of Danny Kelly. | [190] |
Denise | | Master of None | Denise's sexuality and how it impacts her relationship with both her friends and family is explored in season 2, episode 8, "Thanksgiving". She marries Alicia in season 3. | [191] [192] [193] |
Clare Devlin | | Derry Girls | At the end series one finale, Clare comes out to her friends as a lesbian. | [194] |
Devon | Vedette Lim | Chicago Fire | Leslie Shay's girlfriend. | [195] [196] |
Midge Dexter | | Tracey Takes On... | A character frequently performed by actress Julie Kavner. Midge Dexter is a closeted pro-golfer and girlfriend to Chris Warner (Tracey Ullman). She is forced to come out publicly in season 1, episode "Romance" after Chris gives her an ultimatum. (Tracey Takes On... took home GLAAD Media Awards in 1996 and 1999.) | [197] |
Betty DiMello | | Masters of Sex | A prostitute and Helen's lover. | [198] [199] |
Alessandra (Alex) Di Nardo | | The Bastards of Pizzofalcone | Closeted police officer in love with Rosaria Martone. (The scene of Alex and Rosaria kissing and their depiction of homosexuality was met with complaints from a Catholic newspaper and a member of Italy's Parliamentary Commission. | [200] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] |
| | Casualty | An Operational Duty Officer and Paramedic who causes her father a heart attack when he sees her kissing another woman, later entering a relationship with a prison officer named Carol Walcott and later with Jess Cranham, a paramedic. | [208] [209] [210] |
Marlene Donaldson | | Jane the Virgin | Jane's college mentor. | [211] |
Camilla Donovan | Amanda Arcuri | Hudson & Rex | Camilla is the daughter of Superintendent Joseph Donovan. | [212] |
Dorka | Ildikó Tornyi | Társas játék | A masseuse. In a relationship with Judit Béres (bisexual). | [213] [214] |
| | Prisoner | A nicotine-stained biker who was imprisoned for armed robbery and murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at Wentworth Detention Centre, who was also in a forced romantic relationship with Doreen Anderson. | |
| | Wentworth | A main character, former protagonist and a former prisoner of Wentworth Correctional Centre, who had two ex-girlfriends (Kim Chang and Jodie Spiteri), was involved with Erica Davidson, and has a girlfriend named Bridget Westfall. | |
Dr. Maggie Doyle | | ER | A fictional ER intern and later ER resident who had an unnamed girlfriend. | |
Roberta Drays | Patti Kim | The Killing | Roberta is the security chief at the Wapi Eagle Casino and is in a relationship with Nicole Jackson, head of the Kalimish tribe. | [215] |
Dominga "Daddy" Duarte | Vicci Martinez | Orange is the New Black | In a relationship with Officer McCullough, played by Emily Tarver, whom Martinez is dating in real life. | [216] |
Faith Duluth | Breeda Wool | The Faith Diaries | A contestant who is a shy and insecure Christian virgin, who later realizes she is a lesbian and in love with her female best friend back in her hometown in Mississippi. | [217] |
Claire Duncan | | Tales of the City | A documentarian and Shawna's love interest. | [218] |
Frances Dunhill | | The Playboy Club | She begins dating Nick Dalton as his beard to provide him a politically acceptable "girlfriend" and to make her appear heterosexual to her father. | [219] |
Callie Dunne | | Godless | Callie is the town's schoolteacher and was previously a prostitute in its brothel. She is in love with Mary Agnes McNue. | [220] [221] |
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Character | Portrayed by | Program | Notes | |
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Edie | Stephanie Erb | A League of Their Own | Wife of Vi, the owner of the underground lesbian and gay bar. | [222] |
Isolde Eidsvoll | Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin | Ragnarok | Isolde is an activist who discovers that a rich family is to blame for poisonous levels of cadmium in the town's water system. After coming out, Islode uncovers their conspiracy and they kill her, making it look like an accident. | [223] [224] |
Adena El-Amin | | The Bold Type | A Muslim woman, photographer, and Kat Edison's love interest. | [225] |
Elena | | The Boys | Elena is in an off-again/on-again relationship with Queen Maeve (bisexual). | [226] [227] [228] |
Nicole Ellis | | Fresh Off the Boat | In season 4 episode 6, she reveals to Jessica and Honey that she is gay. | [229] |
Emilie | Julie Christiansen | Heartless | Emilie falls in love with Sofie. | [230] |
Emma | | Sally4Ever | Has sex with another woman. | [231] [232] |
Kelly Epson | | Hawthorne | A scrub-charge who comes out in episode 7 of season 2 to a fellow patient who is also struggling to recognize her sexual orientation. | |
Erica | | Dates | Erica had been hiding her sexual orientation from her traditional Chinese family, until she met Kate. | [233] [234] [235] |
Darya Esford | | The Girlfriend Experience | Esford is the ex-lover of Erica Myles. | [236] |
Esther | Andia Winslow | A League of Their Own | A pitcher for Red Wright's All-Stars Negro League traveling team who gives Max Chapman the opportunity to pitch in a professional game. | [237] [238] |
| | Hollyoaks | Girlfriend of Esther Bloom. | [239] |
| | The L Word | She was the girlfriend of Alice Pieszecki and Lara Perkins during the series. | |
Juliette Fairmont | Sarah Catherine Hook | First Kill | Juliette is a vampire. She falls for Calliope Burns, a monster hunter. | |
Faith | | One Red Nose Day and a Wedding | Faith, daughter of Fiona, marries Miranda, the daughter of Charles and Carrie, in this short film sequel to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. | [240] |
Carol Farman | | Ridley | DI Farman is Ridley's protégé and leads the investigation team. She has a son, Jack, with her wife Geri Farman. | [241] [242] |
Hayley Fawkner | | Playing for Keeps | Dating a cheerleader. | [243] |
Teresa Fenchurch | | Home Fires | A closeted lesbian in 1940s England, Teresa moved to Great Paxford after the head master at the Liverpool school where she taught discovered the relationship between her and Connie Ward, another teacher at the school. | [244] [245] |
Joan "The Freak" Ferguson | | Prisoner | An intelligent prison officer at Wentworth Detention Centre who controversially frisked individuals and wore black leather gloves. (She later appeared in the Wentworth series.) | |
| | Wentworth | Was in a relationship with inmate Jianna Riley. | |
Macarena Fernández-Wilson | | Hospital Central | Plays a pediatrician on the show. | [246] |
| | The L Word | Jenny Schecter's ex-girlfriend. | |
Danielle Ferrington | | The Fall | Police officer. Comes out to Stella Gibson. | [247] [248] |
| | Pretty Little Liars | Emily comes out in season 1 and is involved in several relationships throughout the seasons. She is engaged to Alison DiLaurentis. | [249] |
Dr. Jean Fishman | | The Mindy Project | A doctor and the chief of OB/GYN at the hospital where Dr. Mindy Kuhel Lahiri works. | [250] |
| | Skins | Was in a relationship with Naomi Campbell. | |
Jenny Flint | | Doctor Who | Married to Madame Vastra, who mentioned that Jenny's family shunned her for her sexuality. | [251] |
Amy Flower | | Flowers | Amy is dating Hylda, an older, ex-junkie, lesbian vicar. | [252] [253] |
Naomi Flynn | Maureen Sebastian | American Gothic | Political campaign manager. Has an affair with Alison Hawthorne-Price (bisexual). | [254] [255] [256] |
Lena Adams Foster | | The Fosters | Married to Stef Adams Foster. | [257] |
Stef Adams Foster | | The Fosters | Married to Lena Adams Foster. | |
Charlie Freemont | | Under the Christmas Tree | Charlie is searching for the perfect Christmas tree for the governor of Maine. She finds it on Alma Beltran's property. | |
Cordelia Fried | Isabelle Bonfrer | Pandora | Ex-girlfriend of Jacqueline Zhou (bisexual). | [258] [259] |
Charlotte Gaines | Fedna Jacquet | | Law professor and wife of FBI Special Agent Sheryll Barnes. | [260] [261] |
Nicole Galassini | | Army Wives | Nicole is a captain and Army intelligence officer. She is in a relationship with Charlotte (Charlie) Mayfield, a black woman. | [262] |
Dorothy Gale | | Once Upon a Time | Dorothy is awakened from a sleeping spell with a True Love kiss from Ruby (a.k.a. Red Lucas). She is in love with Ruby and they become lovers. | [263] |
| | Desperate Housewives | A former stripper at Double D's who later becomes roommates with Katherine, who she is romantically interested in, and later move away, together, to Paris. | |
Quinni Gallagher-Jones | Chloé Hayden | Heartbreak High | Quinni is autistic and a student at Hartley High. | [264] [265] |
Lupe García | | A League of Their Own | Fastball pitcher nicknamed the "Spanish Striker". Hangs out with Jess McCready at the underground lesbian bar. | [266] |
Sky Garibaldi | | Grand Hotel | Was in a secret relationship with Yolanda Renna. | [267] [268] [269] |
Regina George | | Revenge | She has a crush on Charlotte Grayson where they both once drunkenly kissed. | |
Marigold Gilchrist | Amara Miller | 1600 Penn | The President's younger daughter. | |
Greta Gill | | A League of Their Own | A femme baseball player who seduces, and falls in love with, Carson Shaw (bisexual). Greta is cautious about displaying her sexuality in public after a girlfriend in her past was "sent away" by her parents when they discovered the two of them together. | [270] |
| Amy Downham | Hollyoaks | A teacher who became romantically involved with her pupil Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon). | [271] |
| | Prisoner | a scheming, spoiled young woman imprisoned for drug dealing, and has a romantic relationship with Chrissie Latham inside the prison, and Judy Bryant, outside the prison, with the latter putting an end to their relationship. | |
Opal Gilstrap | | She's Gotta Have It | The love interest of Opal Gilstrap and later has sex with her. | [272] [273] |
Arleen Gonzales | | | Lt. Gonzales is a Commanding Officer of the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division. She comes out when a defendant in a murder case tries to paint her as a racist. | [274] |
| | Emmerdale | A journalist who comes out aged 70. | [275] |
Alice Gove | | Cuffs | An artist and partner of Donna Prager. | [276] |
Alisha Granderson | Christina Elmore | The Last Ship | Lt. Granderson is out of the closet. An officer of the deck on Nathan James and later serves at Naval Station Mayport under Admiral Meylan. She is killed by her girlfriend. | [277] [278] |
Wren Grant | Candice Coke | Proven Innocent | Inmate and prison girlfriend of Madeline Scott (bisexual). | [279] [280] |
| | The Wire | A determined and capable uncloseted police detective in the Baltimore Police Department. | |
| | | Tammy is introduced in season 3; in 3x18 she describes herself as 'gay'. (The show's producers confirmed her lesbian orientation. | [281]) |
Greta | | Counterpart | A cafe barista in Earth Alpha world. Becomes involved with Baldwin, and ends their relationship when she cannot trust her. | [282] [283] |
Greta | | The Frozen Dead | She is the partner of Irène Ziegler. | [284] |
Bianca Grieve | | Janet King | Federal Police Sergeant Grieve is assigned to protect Janet King after working undercover on an investigation headed by her. They had both previously shown signs of attraction, but kept it under control. They become sexually involved while Bianca is guarding Janet at home and it develops into a romantic relationship. | [285] [286] [287] |
Lia Haddock | | Limetown | Lia is a journalist investigating the disappearance of the population of a small Appalachian town. | [288] |
| | Grey's Anatomy | Had a short romantic relationship with Callie Torres and was later written off the show. | |
Niko Hamada | Ellen Tamaki | Charmed | Nico is a detective and is dating Melanie Vera. | [289] [290] |
Beatrice Hamelin | | 19-2 | Main character. Nickamed "Bear", Hamelin is a highly respected officer at the 19th precinct, where she has served for nine years. She is promoted to Acting Sergeant, and finally as Sergeant. She has had romantic and sexual relationships with several women, is infatuated with fellow officer Audrey Pouliot, and begins dating officer Roxanne Dionne, a new member of the Station 19 police force. | [291] [292] [293] [294] |
Hannah | | Please Like Me | | [295] [296] |
Jenny Harper | | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper's illegitimate daughter and Alan's niece. She briefly dates a girl named Brooke but eventually returns to her promiscuous ways. | [297] |
Thelma Harris | | The Man in the High Castle | She's closeted and involved with Nicole Dörme (bisexual). | [298] |
Alexandra Harrison | | Blindspot | In a relationship with Bethany Mayfair. | [299] [300] [301] |
| | Hollyoaks | A seemingly level-headed music lover and friend of Josh Ashworth, who is an opinionated, passionate young student who had a love of music and protecting her family, with her relationship to the sexually confused Sarah Barnes central to the character until Lydia killed her. | |
| | Roseanne | Roseanne and Jackie's mom. | [302] |
Jenny Hartmann | | Hand aufs Herz | Jenny is a girl in a fictional high school in Cologne. | [303] |
Sara Harvey | Dre Davis | Pretty Little Liars | Sara and Emily Fields were in a short-lived toxic relationship which went from them being friends to enemies within a season. | |
Lucienne Hassell | | Van der Valk | Lucienne is a detective in Amsterdam's National Police Force and the sidekick of Commissioner Piet van der Valk. | [304] [305] |
| | Emmerdale | A woman who is comfortable with herself and her sexuality. She kisses Ali. | [306] |
Nicole Haught | | Wynonna Earp | Officer Nicole Haught was flirtatious but cautious towards Waverly Earp. They became a couple after Waverly confessed to Nicole that she wanted to be with her. In season 2, we find out that Nicole has an estranged wife named Shae whom she married impulsively not long after they had met. In the final episode of the season, Nicole receives signed divorce papers from Shae. | [307] |
| | FlashForward | An FBI Special Agent. | |
Joy Hawk | | Outer Range | Native American deputy sheriff running for election as sheriff of the county. In an open same-sex marriage with Martha, with whom she has a daughter named Rose. | [308] [309] [310] |
Martha Hawk | Morningstar Angeline | Outer Range | Partner of Joy Hawk. | [311] |
| | Coronation Street | Sophie Webster's girlfriend. | [312] [313] |
Heather | | Doctor Who | In episode 1 of series 10, Heather and Bill admit they 'really liked' each other, before they part ways. In the series 10 finale, 'The Doctor Falls', Heather returns to save Bill's life. When Bill requires confirmation of whether or not she is dead, Heather kisses her. From there, they save the Doctor and depart the T.A.R.D.I.S. to have presumably eternal adventures in space and time as a couple at last. | |
Helen | | Masters of Sex | Lover of Betty DeMello. | [314] |
Emma Hernandez | | Vida | A type-A personality queer woman who was in love with Cruz. | [315] [316] |
Greta Hérnandez | | Raising Voices | Greta's sexuality is first mentioned when she tells Alma about a wet dream she had involving a woman walking her like a dog. She later meets and hangs out with Mercedes, a woman 20 years older than her. | [317] |
Nora Hildegard | | The Vampire Diaries | Nora was in love with Mary Louise at the time of her death and was engaged to her. | [318] |
Carolyn Hill | | Under the Dome | In a relationship with Alice Calvert. | [319] |
Neika Hobbs | | Dear White People | Neika is engaged to her partner Monique. | |
| | Weeds | Teen daughter of Celia Hodes and openly lesbian, which annoys her mother. Later in the series, Isabelle has sex reassignment surgery to become a trans man named Bruce. | [320] [321] |
| | Daredevil | Jeri is a high-power attorney. In Jessica Jones, she wanted to divorce her wife Wendy so that she could be with her mistress Pam. In season 3, Jeri is diagnosed with ALS and deals with the news by having a drug-fueled orgy with three call girls. (Jeri Hogarth is the first lesbian character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.) | [322] [323] [324] [325] [326] |
The Defenders |
Iron Fist |
Jessica Jones |
Cassidy Holland | | Being Erica | Cassidy is a graduate student who was a close friend of Erica's in college. | [327] |
Laura Hollis | | Carmilla | Laura is in a long-term relationship with Carmilla Karnstein. | [328] |
Jenna Faith Hope | Sarah Desjardins | Impulse | Jenna questions her sexuality throughout season 1, and in season 2 comes out as a lesbian after meeting a girl at a college party and being kissed by her. | [329] [330] |
Pam Horton | Meghan Leathers | For All Mankind | Secret girlfriend of Ellen Waverly and bartender at the Outpost Tavern. She ended their relationship after Ellen chose to be in a fake marriage in order to save her career at NASA. | [331] |
Elsie Hughes | | Westworld | In the first episode of season 1, after finishing analyzing the 'host' Clementine Pennyfeather, Elsie's colleague leaves the room. Finally alone, Elsie takes this moment to tenderly kiss the dormant Clementine. | [332] |
| Nicky Talacko | Family Affairs | Kelly was a surrogate mother for Karen and Matt. She fell in love with Karen and they became a couple. After the baby was born, Matt killed her by pushing her down the stairs. | [333] |
Linh Xuan Huy | Kae Alexander | Collateral | Linh, an illegal immigrant, is the lover of vicar Jane Oliver. | [334] |
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Character | Portrayed by | Program | Notes | |
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Tara Milly Izikoff | Anna Konkle | Rosewood | Pippy's girlfriend/wife. | [335] |
Izzie | | Atypical | Izzie has a relationship with Casey, who left her boyfriend so she could be with Izzie. | [336] |
| Claudia Ferri | The Killing | Corrupt head of the Kalimish tribe and manager of the Wapi Eagle Casino. She is in a relationship with Roberta Drays, the casino's security chief. | [337] |
Jamie | | The Haunting of Bly Manor | Jamie is a gardener at Bly Manor. She becomes romantically involved with Dani Clayton and they enter into a relationship that lasts throughout the series. | [338] [339] |
Farida Jatri | Anneika Rose | Line of Duty | Police Constable, now Sergeant, Jatri was in a secret relationship with SIO Joanne Davidson, her superior. | |
Jean | | The Golden Girls | Dorothy's college friend, Jean, is visiting Miami and staying at the house. Her partner of eight years, Pat, died the year before. Rose is not told that Jean is an out lesbian. Jean and Rose spend the evening playing cards and talking, and Rose tells Jean that she can share her room. Jean, who has developed a crush on Rose, tells her that she's "quite fond of her" and Rose, realizing what she meant, feigns being asleep. The next day, Dorothy confirms Rose's suspicion about Jean's sexual orientation. Jean decides to leave earlier than planned and tells Rose that she never should have said anything to her; explaining that the last year had been difficult for her, she felt alone, and after meeting Rose became confused about her feelings. Rose replied that she did not understand the kind of feeling Jean felt, but if she were to have been like her, she would have been flattered and proud that she thought of her that way. Rose told Jean that she didn't have to leave and Jean tells Rose that their friendship is enough. Episode "Isn't It Romantic?" (2x05). | [340] [341] [342] |
| | Shortland Street | Married her lover Jessica "Jay" Copeland on Valentine's Day 2006. | [343] |
Candace Jewell | | The L Word | Has an affair with Bette Porter. | |
| Lindsey Dawson | Shameless (U.K.) | Jez is the owner of the local pub. | [344] [345] |
Manola Jimenez | Gabrielle Walsh | From Dusk till Dawn | Girlfriend of Kisa (aka Santánico Pandemoniu / La Diosa). Killed by demon Amaru. | [346] [347] |
Jo | | Easy | She falls in love with Chase. | [348] [349] |
Tara Jones | | Heartstopper | Tara is in a relationship with Darcy Olsson, a fellow student at her all-girls school. She starts becoming confident in her sexual orientation and begins to come out publicly. | [350] [351] |
| | Brookside | Beth kissed the family nanny Margaret Clemence, she later dies in prison of a heart condition. (Beth's kiss with Margaret was the first female same-sex kiss to be broadcast before 9 pm on British TV.) | [352] [353] [354] |
Jude | Molly Saunders | The Next Step | Jude is in a relationship with Cleo. | |
| | EastEnders | Lover of Sonia Fowler. | [355] [356] |
Jung Seo-hyun | | Mine | Although married to the first son of the Hyowon Group chaebol family, she is in love with Suzy Choi, her first love. She comes out in episode 13, when she tells her husband "I'm a lesbian. The person in my heart, my one and only love, is a woman", admits that she deceived him when they married, and apologizes. (He accepts her sexual orientation and supports her, but doesn't want a divorce because it would be humiliating.) Seo-hyun has lived self-controlled, but after becoming chairwoman of Hyowon Group she calls Suzy to say she missed her and was going to go see her. (The series features the first lesbian lead character in a K-drama.) | [357] [358] [359] |
| | Batwoman | In military Academy, Kate was in a secret relationship with Sophie Moore that ended when her sexual orientation was discovered; she was expelled, and Sophie chose to stay behind and said she was not in love with her. She is the first lesbian superhero to head a prime time series. | [360] [361] [362] |
Karen | | True Love | She is Holly's lover. | [363] |
Karen | Malkia Stampley | The Chi | Karen is a postal worker, and former girlfriend of Kevin's mom. | [364] |
| Laura Matthews | EastEnders | Theo's friend from a university. | [365] |
Carmilla Karnstein | | Carmilla | Carmilla is in a relationship with Laura Hollis. | |
Kate | Katie McGrath | Dates | Girlfriend of Erica. | |
Sydney Katz | | Saving Hope | Sydney struggled to come to terms with her sexual orientation and her faith (Orthodox Judaism). In season 3, she admits to Maggie Lin that she is attracted to women and they kiss. After this, she broke up with her fiancé Hershel and came out as a lesbian. | [366] [367] |
Cinta Kaz | | Andor | The Aldhani rebels medic and healer. She is in a relationship with Vel Sartha. | [368] [369] |
Keelin | Christina Moses | The Originals | In a relationship with Freya Mikaelson. She states her previous relationship was also with a woman. | |
Delle Seyah Kendry | | Killjoys | She flirts with Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen and eventually kisses her. She seduces Aneela. | |
| | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | She is out and has an assertive personality. Kennedy is among the girls who might become endowed with supernatural abilities, destined to battle evil creatures such as vampires and demons. She is a love interest of Willow Rosenberg (which is intended to contrast with the shyness of Willow's deceased girlfriend, Tara). | |
Taylor Kim | Alli Chung | Coroner | A detective. Told her colleague that she lives with her girlfriend and three dogs (season 1/episode 8). | [370] |
| | Crownies | A Senior Crown Prosecutor, her life partner Ashleigh Larsson, with whom she had two children, was murdered. She later becomes romantically involved with undercover officer Bianca Grieve, who was assigned to protect her from harm. Janet King is the first lesbian lead character in Australian television. | [371] [372] [373] [374] |
Janet King |
| | Last Friends | Ruka is a motocross racer. | [375] |
Eryka Klein | Laura De Boer | The Tunnel | Eryka falls in love with Elise Wassermann. | [376] [377] |
Jocelyn Knight | | Broadchurch | A barrister for the prosecution, she confesses her long-held love for Maggie Radcliffe and becomes romantically involved with her. | [378] [379] |
Kris | Roxie Johnson | 195 Lewis | Former girlfriend of Yuri. | [380] |
Krishna | Shelly Bhalla | Jane the Virgin | Petra's assistant. | [381] [382] |
| | The L Word | Had relationships with Alice Pieszecki and Joyce Wischnia. | [383] |
Alice Kwan | | Good Trouble | The manager of The Coterie apartment building. | [384] |
Sascha Kyte | Victoria Broom | Marcella | Sascha is the partner of Jojo Baines. | |
Odette LaMar | Leah Lewis / Anja Savcic | Nancy Drew | Vengeful ghost of 18th century French heiress and businesswoman in love with Mary, an English woman. Odette was murdered at sea on a voyage to America, where she sought to establish a home and life for herself and Mary. Her fortune was stolen by the ship's captain with a counterfeit marriage certificate. Odette became bound to the body of Georgia ("George") Fan and coexists with her. Odette finds a connection with Bess Marvin, who is also lesbian, and flirts with her. | [385] [386] [387] |
Emma Lane | | Luther | DS Lane is Luther's new partner. | [388] |
Ashleigh Larsson | Aimee Pedersen | Crownies | The life partner of Janet King for nine years and co-parent of their two children. Ashleigh was murdered. | [389] |
Janet King |
| | Hollyoaks | She debuted on-screen as the ex-girlfriend of Lydia Hart. | |
Laura | Angel M. Wainwright | Underemployed | Involved with Sophia Swanson. | [390] |
Danny Lawrence | | Carmilla | Danny has unrequited romantic feelings for her friend Laura Hollis. This crush is the root of the mutual antagonism between her and Carmilla Karnstein. | |
Agnes 'Lee' Lebachi | | Origin | Had a relationship with a female AI. | [391] |
| | ER | A psychiatrist who was later involved in a friendship with Kerry Weaver that turns into more than a friendship after Kerry realizes she is a lesbian. | |
Skye Leighton | | The Politician | Dates McAfee Westbrook (bisexual). | [392] [393] |
Jodi Lerner | | The L Word | Bette Porter's ex-girlfriend. | |
Emily Levinson | Alison Louder | Being Human | She has a girlfriend named Jackie who is recovering in a hospital and later breaks up with her. | |
| | Lost Girl | Dr. Lauren Lewis spends years as a pledged servant to The Ash (leader of the Light Fae) so that she can find a cure for her comatose girlfriend's (Nadia) mysterious illness. Lauren and Bo, a succubus Fae, fall in love. In the last episode of the series they pledge themselves to each other and become a permanent couple. (The relationship between Lauren and Bo became known by the portmanteau "Doccubus", a blend of "Doctor" + "Succubus".) | [394] [395] [396] [397] |
| | The 100 | After the funeral of Clarke's prior love interest, Lexa mentions that she "had someone special too." Lexa goes on to describe how her love, Costia, had been abducted, tortured, and beheaded by a political enemy. Later, Lexa kisses Clarke in her tent before the battle. In Season 3, Lexa gets on her knees in front of Clarke, and pledges herself to her in no uncertain terms. Later in the season, Lexa and Clarke make love. In the scene after their union, Lexa gets shot and dies. In season 4, Clarke confesses to her mother that she loved Lexa. | [398] |
Leyla | Shiva Kalaiselvan | New Amsterdam | In a relationship with Lauren Bloom (bisexual). | [399] [400] [401] |
Vivian Lim | | Wreck | Vivian is Jamie's sidekick. She has multiple sexual and non-sexual encounters with women. | [402] |
Lou Linklatter | Breeda Wool | Mr. Mercedes | An outspoken young woman. | [403] |
| | Waterloo Road | Jo neither denies nor flaunts her sexual orientation. | [404] |
Lisbeth | | Nancy Drew | State police officer, involved with Bess Marvin. Invited Bess to meet her parents. | [405] [406] |
| | The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister | Anne Lister lived an open lesbian lifestyle in 19th century Yorkshire. She was nicknamed "Gentleman Jack" by the local townspeople. The character is based on the real life landowner and diarist. | [407] [408] [409] [410] [411] |
| Gentleman Jack |
Kate Littlejohn | Susannah Flood | For the People | Kate is involved with ATF agent Anya Ooms. | [412] |
Liz | Chelsea Hayes | Complications | Gretchen Polk's girlfriend. | [413] [414] |
Sandy Lopez | | ER | The girlfriend of Kerry Weaver and firefighter, who later has a child with Kerry named Henry Lopez. | |
| | Glee | Previously dated glee club member, Puck. In season 2, she struggles with her feelings for best friend Brittany and later comes out to her as a lesbian. | [415] |
| | Nip/Tuck | An expert in Eastern medicine and Julia's one-time lover. | |
Mary Louise | | The Vampire Diaries | Mary Louise was in love with Nora at the time of her death and was engaged to her. | |
Lucy | Alyssa Diaz | The Bridge | Girlfriend of Adriana Perez. | [416] [417] |
Edith Lyons | | Years and Years | In an on/off relationship with Fran Baxter, eventually moves in with her (episode 5). | [418] [419] |
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Character | Portrayed by | Program | Notes | |
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Lao Ma | | | One of the love interests of Xena. | [420] |
Cat MacKenzie | | Lip Service | Cat is an architect, with a girlfriend who is a police officer. | [421] [422] |
| | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Was romantically involved in a serious relationship with Willow Rosenberg. | |
Elizabeth "Mac" Macmillan | | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Dr. 'Mac' is Miss Phryne Fisher's best friend and confidante. She does not conceal her sexual nature and sports menswear in public (fedora, trousers, waistcoat, ascot, two-tone oxfords). | [423] |
Maggie | | Younger | Best friend and roommate of Liza Miller. | [424] |
Magna | | The Walking Dead | Partner of Yumiko. | |
Kay Manz | | Mindhunter | Kay is divorced and has a son. When she divorced, she left custody of her son to her ex-husband because she did not want to continue suppressing her identity and sexual preference. Kay meets Wendy Carr and they enter into a relationship, but it is ended by Wendy after Kay forgot that a custodial exchange weekend had been changed, and when Kay told her ex-husband that she was going to introduce their son to a "friend" and he asked if it was someone important, Wendy overheard Kay answer 'no'. | |
Roz Marchetti | | Sex Education | Wife of Sofia Marchetti. | [425] [426] |
Sofia Marchetti | | Sex Education | Wife of Roz Marchetti and mother of Jackson Marchetti. | [427] [428] |
| | Queer as Folk (U.S.) | Melanie is in a domestic partner relationship with Lindsay Peterson. They break up after Lindsay has an affair with a man and are later reunited. | [429] |
Margaux | Kelly Walker | Swamp Thing | Girlfriend of Liz Tremayne. | [430] [431] |
| | | Marion is the love interest of Lana Winters. | [432] |
Marisa | Sabrina Texidor | Grand Hotel | Dating Yolanda "Yoli" Renna. | [433] [434] |
Mandy Marquez | Danielle Henry | Doctors | Mandy is in a relationship with Freya. | [435] |
Deborah "Dee" Marshall | Ashley D. Kelley | Insatiable | An overweight woman who later has a girlfriend named Nonnie. | [436] |
Edwina "Eddy" Martínez | | Vida | The butch widow of Vida, Lyn and Emma's mother, and co-owner of a lesbian bar. | [437] [438] |
Rosaria Martone | Serena Iansiti | The Bastards of Pizzofalcone | Coroner in a secret romance with Alex di Nardo. (The scene of Rosaria and Alex kissing and their depiction of homosexuality was met with complaints from a Catholic newspaper and a member of Italy's Parliamentary Commission. | [439] |
Tea Marvelli | | Skins (US) | A self-confident woman from a Jewish-Italian family that does not know she is a lesbian. | [440] |
Bess Marvin | | Nancy Drew | Waitress at The Bayside Claw. Romantically involved with Lisbeth, but believing that she was going to die, Bess stood up Lisbeth by not going to the dinner date where she was to be introduced to her parents. | [441] [442] [443] |
| | The Bill | An out-and-proud police sergeant, in an relationship with a woman named Tess Henry. | [444] |
Emily Mather | | A Discovery of Witches | Emily is a witch. She is the partner of Sarah Bishop. | |
| | Black Sails | Had a relationship with Eleanor Guthrie and is in a relationship with Anne Bonny. Max is a former sex worker and expresses no sexual or romantic interest towards men whatsoever. In season 4, she faces the difficult choice to either lose everything or marry a man, and she chooses not to marry someone she could never feel attraction towards. | [445] |
Amanda Myers | Enid-Raye Adams | Travelers | Physicist and partner of Samantha Burns. Designed the singularity engine with Burns. | [446] |
Bethany Mayfair | | Blindspot | In a relationship with Alexandra. Was previously with Sofia. | [447] [448] |
Ally Mayfair-Richards | | | Ally is married Ivy Mayfair-Richards. | [449] [450] |
Ivy Mayfair-Richards | | | Married to Ally Mayfair-Richards and has an affair with Winter Anderson. |
Charlotte (Charlie) Mayfield | | Army Wives | Charlie is the civilian partner of Captain Nicole Galassini. | [451] |
Valerie McAllister | | Betrayal | | [452] [453] |
Kate McBride | | Hill Street Blues | Kate is a police officer. | [454] |
Dawn McClane | Kristen Bush | The Following | Married Gina Mendez. | [455] |
Jess McCready | | A League of Their Own | A shortstop from Canada. She is constantly being fined by the Rockford Peaches chaperone for wearing pants in public. Hangs out with Lupe García at the underground lesbian bar. | [456] |
Paige McCullers | | Pretty Little Liars | Emily Field's ex-girlfriend. | |
| | The L Word | Shane has had relationships with Carmen de la Pica Morales, Molly Kroll, Jenny Schecter, Dawn Denbo, Cindi Tucker, and others (original TLW series). | |
|
Marilyn McGrath | | HeartBeat | McGrath is a nurse practitioner and co-founder of a women's clinic. She is in a long-term relationship with Patty. The character of Marilyn McGrath was a groundbreaker as the first main character in a U.S. prime time series that identified as a lesbian. | [457] |
Marilyn McGrath-Dufresne | | Ghost Wars | Marilyn is the town's doctor. She is married to Val McGrath-Dufresne. | [458] |
Val McGrath-Dufresne | | Ghost Wars | Val is the mayor of the small Alaskan town. She is married to Marilyn McGrath-Dufresne. | |
Greta McGraw | | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Greta was exiled from home by her father for being a lesbian. She is in a relationship with Marion Quade. | [459] [460] |
Cat McKenzie | | Lip Service | | [461] [462] |
Kate McKenzie | | Last Tango in Halifax | Married to Caroline Dawson. | |
Gloria McManus | | Girls5Eva | Gloria is an out lesbian. (The series explores her history as closeted young popstar, her relationship with her ex-wife, and her hope of being a inspirational queer icon.) | [463] |
Betty McRae | | Bomb Girls | Betty is closeted and falls for her straight friend, but is rejected by her. Later, she meets Teresa, who pursues her. They become romantically involved. | [464] |
Cissy Meldrum | | You Rang, M'Lord? | The elder daughter of Lord Meldrum who takes part in men's sports and activities and has a woman named Penelope as a frequent house guest (subtext that Cissy is a lesbian). | [465] |
Gina Mendez | | The Following | An FBI agent. Married to Dawn McClane. Her ex-wife is Jana Murphy. | [466] |
Kate Messner | | Everything Sucks! | Kate spends the season struggling with her sexual orientation and enters a relationship with her friend Luke after a rumor of her being gay is spread around school. After realizing and admitting that she is a lesbian, Kate and classmate Emaline reveal their attraction for each other, and later kiss. | [467] |
Julie Meyer | Céline Sallette | Les Revenants | A nurse who adopts the ghost boy Victor. Girlfriend of officer Laure Valère. | [468] [469] [470] |
Mickey | | The Faith Diaries | Mickey is in love with a woman named Ruth. | [471] |
Patricia "Tricia" Miller | | Orange Is the New Black | A young inmate in Litchfield Penitentiary, she had a girlfriend named Mercy Valduto. | |
Miranda | | One Red Nose Day and a Wedding | Miranda, daughter of Charles and Carrie, marries Faith, the daughter of Fiona, in this short film sequel to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. | |
Tara Mohr | Annapurna Sriram | Billions | After a cocaine-snorting lesbian sex tryst that was secretly videotaped, she was blackmailed into spying on her employer, the U.S. Attorney. She was not seen again in the series after being caught snooping by a coworker. | |
Moira | | The Handmaid's Tale | Moira is captured in a dyke purge. She is punished for being a lesbian and kept in captivity. She is later able to escape to Canada. We learn that her girlfriend Odette was rounded up in a dyke purge, reclassified as un-woman, and died in the Colony. | [472] |
Monique | Zee James | Dear White People | Monique is engaged to her partner Neika Hobbs. | [473] |
| | All My Children | A periodically recurring character in this drama who has a girlfriend named Reese at one point. | |
| Sophie Isaacs | Hollyoaks | A host who appears at a murder mystery birthday surprise for India Longford and she becomes close to Charlotte Lau, later sleeping with her. | [474] |
| | Gotham | Was in a relationship with Barbara Kean (a bisexual woman) in the past. | [475] |
Sian Moore | | Banana | A hardworking and ambitious woman whose dedication leads to tension with Violet, her girlfriend. | [476] |
Cucumber |
Sophie Moore | | Batwoman | Sophie was Kate Kane's girlfriend when the two were cadets in a military academy, but their relationship ended when Kate's sexual orientation was discovered, she was discharged, and Sophie chose to stay in the academy and remain closeted. Sophie later becomes a Crow agent and marries Tyler, another Crow agent, but ended their relationship when she came to terms with her sexual orientation. She came out to her mother in episode "Grinning from Ear to Ear" (1x14). In episode "I'll Give You a Clue" (2x13) she identified herself as lesbian to Ryan Wilder. | [477] |
Vivienne Moray | | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Vivienne is an artist living in Paris. | [478] |
Ellen | | How I Met Your Father | Ellen moves from Iowa to New York City after separating from her wife. | [479] [480] |
Ellen Morgan | | Ellen | The protagonist character of the series whose coming out as lesbian in "The Puppy Episode" (season 4, episode 22/23) became television history. | [481] |
| Sarah Mitich | Murdoch Mysteries | A suffragette, Lillian was disowned by her family for refusing to marry a hand-picked husband. Her real name is Helen Walker and she was once involved with a married woman. She was attracted to Dr. Emily Grace from the moment they met, and she subsequently enters into a romantic relationship with her. | [482] |
Blanche Mottershed | | Upstairs, Downstairs | Dr. Blanche Mottershead is an independent archaeologist. | [483] |
Patience "Patsy" Mount | | Call the Midwife | In a secret relationship with nurse Delia Busby, with whom she had previously worked with at London Hospital. They both go to the Gateways Club, a private club for lesbians. | [484] [485] |
Mulan | | Once Upon a Time | Although earlier episodes hinted at the possibility of Mulan being romantically interested in Phillip, Aurora's beloved, actress Jamie Chung later clarified that such was never actually the case, and that Mulan's heart unequivocally belonged to Aurora. | [486] |
Emma Muller | Kasia Borek | Hand aufs Herz | A student at a Pestalozzi comprehensive school who is in a relationship with Helena. | [487] |
Sam Murgatroyd | | Ackley Bridge | Introduced in series 2, Sam faces homophobic bullying from students. She then enters a relationship with Nasreen Paracha. | [488] |
Jana Murphy | | The Following | Ex-wife of Gina Mendez. | [489] [490] |
Francesca "Franki" Murray | | Love, Classified | Franki is a cardiologist who posts a message under an anonymous name on the dating section of "Classified", an app for local announcements. She takes a chance on a blind date with an anonymous person that seems to be compatible with her. The date turns out to be Taylor Bloom, who had not expected the blind date to be a woman. | [491] [492] |
Sam Murray | | Lip Service | A detective sergeant who is cat's girlfriend throughout the series, and a fiercely independent woman who is afraid to show vulnerability. | [493] |
Raffi Muskier | | | Is in a romantic relationship with Seven of Nine. She is also former Starfleet intelligence officer struggling with substance abuse. | |
Myfanwy | | | Myfanwy is the barmaid of a local pub, and best friend of Daffyd Thomas. | [494] |
Erica Myles | | The Girlfriend Experience | Erica is the finance director of a Republican super PAC. She enters into a sexual relationship with escort Anna Garner (bisexual), which becomes more serious. She was in a relationship with Darya Esford. | [495] |
Rita Nardelli | Federica De Cola | È arrivata la felicità | A security guard. Partner of Valeria Camili. | [496] | -arrivata /> |
Diane Nash | | Political Animals | Openly-lesbian member of the U.S. Supreme Court and mentor of Elaine Hammond. | [497] |
Natália | | 3% | Has a crush on Joanna. | [498] [499] |
| | Orange Is the New Black | Nicky is introduced as a drug addict from a wealthy family and is later shown to be in a complicated relationship with Lorna Morello. | |
Cosima Niehaus | | Orphan Black | Cosima labeled herself as a lesbian when she accidentally came out while giving a speech as her sister Alison, and had a recurring love interest named Shay. (She was confirmed to be gay. Series creators had at first been inconsistent in identifying Cosima's sexuality. Graeme Manson once said he thought "Cosima's been 'bisexual' (if you had to codify it), but maybe she's ready to self-identify as gay.) | [500] [501] |
| | Hollyoaks | Initially shown as straight, Juliet realises she is a lesbian when she develops feelings for Peri Lomax. | [502] |
P. Ninny | | Dear White People | Ninny is a butch who at first did not want to admit that she was a lesbian. | [503] |
Niylah | | | In the premiere of season 3, Niylah makes love to Clarke Griffin. During season 4, Niylah and Clarke are sleeping together, and she comforts Clarke after a brutal decision. | |
Eunice Noon | | The End of the F***ing World | A detective constable and partner of Teri Darego. | [504] |
Heather Novack | | The Sinner | Heather is an uncloseted detective. | [505] |
| | Wentworth | A prison inmate and friend of Kaz Proctor, who is part of vigilante group which has a vested interest in protecting women. She later has a romance with Bea Smith. | |
Alex Nuñez | Deanna Casaluce | | Paige Michalchuk's girlfriend, and a Latina, who struggles to adjust to life after graduation like Marco. | |
Odessa | | Into the Badlands | Former Doll (sex slave). Girlfriend of Tilda (bisexual). Saves Tilda's life and helps her escape from The Widow. | [506] [507] [508] |
Ofglen / Ofsteven / Emily | | The Handmaid's Tale | She is forced to watch the hanging of her lesbian lover for gender treachery. Ofglen is also convicted of being a gender traitor, but instead of death, the government punishes her with female genital mutilation to stop her from having "unnatural" urges. Prior to capture, her wife Sylvia and son were able to escape to Canada. | [509] |
Jane Oliver | | Collateral | Jane is a vicar in a relationship with Linh Xuan Huy, an illegal immigrant. | |
Rachel "Bullet" Olmstead | | The Killing | Bullet is a teenager and lives on the street with other runaways. She is trying to find a missing friend and helps the detectives in their search for the killer (season 3). Bullet is murdered by him. | [510] |
| | Supergirl | Kelly is Alex Danvers' love interest, and later her wife when they marry in season 6 episode "Kara". | [511] [512] |
Darcy Olsson | Kizzy Edgell | Heartstopper | Darcy is in a relationship Tara Jones, a fellow student. | |
Anya Ooms | | For the People | An ATF agent, she is romantically involved with prosecutor Kate Littlejohn. | |
Faina Orlov | Anastasia Martin | In From the Cold | A young Russian who falls in love with undercover assassin Anya Petrova. | [513] [514] |
| Susie Abromeit | Jessica Jones | Pam was the mistress of Jeri Hogarth. Her affair with Jeri drove Wendy, Jeri's wife, to file for divorce. She was forced to kill a mind-controlled Wendy to save Jeri's life, then ended her relationship with Jeri. | [515] |
| | Ackley Bridge | Nasreen comes out to her mother as a lesbian and tells her she is in love with another woman in series 1. | [516] |
Vannessa "Van" Palmer | | Yellowjackets | Goalie in elite high school girls soccer team, the Yellowjackets, whose plane crashes in 1996 on the way to a national championship game. She's in a relationship with teammate Taissa Turner. Van survives the plane crash but is wounded. | [517] [518] [519] |
Sukhwinder "Suki" Panesar | | EastEnders | Suki is a closeted lesbian in an abusive relationship with her husband whom she doesn't love. She tries to kiss her employee Honey Mitchell, and later falls in love, and has an affair, with Eve Unwin. When her son, Kheerat, sees them together she tells him that she has had romantic feelings for women her entire life. | [520] |
Margot Park | | Tales of the City | Margot struggled to adapt to the transition of her girlfriend (who changed his name to "Jake"), but eventually left the relationship and became involved with DeDe Halcyon Day. | [521] [522] |
Trish Park | Levy Tran | The Haunting of Hill House | Trish is Theodora Crain's girlfriend and whom Theo allows to be touched by. They move in together. | |
Patience | | All American | Girlfriend of Tamia ("Coop"). | [523] [524] |
| | Hollyoaks | A tomboy who prefers casual clothing, has strong views on environmental issues, and is in a romantic relationship with Emily Taylor. | |
Patty | | HeartBeat | Patty is the partner of Marilyn McGrath. | |
| | The L Word | Director of the Peabody Foundation, she previously has relationships with Winnie Mann, Tina Kennard, Leigh Ostin, Isabella, Dylan Moreland, Papi, and Dusty. | |
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson | | The Wire | A young female soldier in Marlo Stanfield's drug dealing organization. Chris Partlow's earliest protégé, and alluded to being a lesbian. | |
| | Rookie Blue | Gail is a police officer. In season 4 she comes out to herself after she meets forensic pathologist Holly Stewart. | [525] [526] |
Aline Penhallow | Eileen Li | Shadowhunters | Had a secret relationship with a woman named Carolyn. (Actress Eileen Li has stated that Aline is a lesbian.) | [527] [528] |
Adriana Perez | | The Bridge | Newspaper reporter investigating corruption and the murders of women in Juarez. Tells Daniel that she escaped Mexico because she was a lesbian (season 1, episode 3). Girlfriend of Lucy. | [529] [530] [531] |
| | The L Word | She has dated various women, specifically Dana Fairbanks and Gabby Deveaux, and had a more serious relationship with Alice Pieszecki. | |
Petal | Georgina Sadler | The A List | One of the campers on Peregrine Island, Petal is carefree and open about being lesbian. She resists Amber's attempts to control her mind, but in the process is hurt and left broken. | [532] |
Laura Peterson | | The Morning Show | In 1997 Peterson was outed and subsequently fired from her job as anchor on morning news program Your Day America. Afterwards, she became a highly respected reporter. Describes herself as “a lesbian” to her girlfriend in season two. She has a sexual relationship with and then dates fellow journalist and morning news anchor, Bradley Jackson (bisexual). | [533] [534] [535] |
| | | Was in a relationship with Lana Winters. | [536] |
Kelsey Phillips | Nia Jervier | Dear White People | Kelsey described herself as a "gold star lesbian" in season 2, episode 4. | |
Anissa Pierce / Thunder | | Black Lightning | A superhero who has a girlfriend named Chenoa. | [537] |
Malaya Pineda | | Code Black | Dr. Pineda is second-year resident and was once involved in a romantic relationship with a woman when she was a medical school student. | [538] |
Gretchen Polk | | Complications | ER nurse. In a relationship with Liz. | [539] [540] [541] [542] |
Poppy | Claudia Rocafort | Life Sentence | Poppy is the girlfriend of Ida Abbott. | [543] |
| | The L Word | She had romances with Tina Kennard, Jodi Lerner, Candace Jewell, Alice Pieszecki, among others (original TLW series). | |
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Alex Portnoy | | Light as a Feather | Love interest of Peri Boudreaux. | [544] [545] [546] |
| | Doctor Who | Bill is the first openly and exclusively homosexual, full-time companion character in Doctor Who history. She falls for Heather in episode 1 of series 10, 'The Pilot'. In the finale episode, Heather returns. When Bill questions her status as a living creature, Heather kisses her, asking whether the kiss felt real or not (it did). From there, Heather makes Bill an immortal like her, and they depart the T.A.R.D.I.S. as a couple to have adventures in time and space for eternity. | [547] |
Danica Powers | Ruth Goodwin | Private Eyes | Out rookie police officer. Becomes trainee detective. In a romantic relationship with reporter Kate Bashwa, whom she marries in season 4. | [548] [549] |
| | Coronation Street | Was in a relationship with and engaged to Sophie Webster. | [550] |
Michelle Prado | | Allegiance | An FBI agent who is part of a joint CIA-FBI task force and is partnered with CIA analyst Alex O'Connor. | [551] |
Donna Prager | | Cuffs | A police officer, in a relationship with Alice Gove. | [552] [553] [554] |
Prisha | Shalini Bathina | Little Voice | She loves a woman in her band and fights with her parents who try to set her up with a man. | |
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Character | Portrayed by | Program | Notes | |
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Marion Quade | | Picnic at Hanging Rock | She is in a relationship with Greta McGraw. | |
Jacqueline "Jackie" Quiñones | | Hightown | National Marine Fisheries Service Agent in Provincetown, Massachusetts. At the same time that she is trying to solve the murder of a woman, and organized crime involving opioids, she is also struggling with her sobriety. | [555] [556] [557] |
Rachel | | | A video game tester. | |
Maggie Radcliffe | | Broadchurch | Editor of the local newspaper, she becomes romantically involved with Jocelyn Knight. | |
Ramona | | One Day at a Time | Member of Penelope's therapy group. | [558] |
Jane Ramos | | Jane the Virgin | Is in a relationship with Petra. | [559] [560] [561] |
Cate Randa | | | Schoolteacher and survivor of G-Day, Cate discovers that her father had a secret family in Tokyo, and that it has a secret connection to the Titans. Cate ended her relationship with Dani, a fellow teacher at her school, after Dani asked Cate to move in with her, but she could not make such a commitment. | [562] [563] |
Logan Rawlings | | Young and Hungry | A magazine editor who is romantically attracted to a straight woman named Gabi. | [564] |
Reagan | | Faking It | A edgy, hip, and rebellious waiter who is fiercy out and proud. | [565] |
Jocelyn Reyes | Andrea Sixtos | East Los High | She is outed. | [566] [567] |
Eva Rhodes | | The Bold Type | A conservative Republican lawyer and Kat Edison's love interest. | [568] [569] |
Kizmin Rider | | Bosch | The girlfriend of Grace Billets and a detective with the LAPD. | [570] |
Carla Rinaldi | | Death Valley | Rinaldi is revealed to be lesbian in episode "Zombie Fights", when she makes out with barmaid Julia. | [571] |
Maia Rindell | | The Good Fight | She is in a relationship with a woman named Amy Breslin. | [572] |
Yolanda "Junkchain" Rivas | Shakira Barrera | GLOW | Also known as Yo-Yo, she is a stripper who joins GLOW after Cherry departs for another television series, and Arthie becomes attracted to her and the two later become a couple. | [573] |
Zoë Rivas | | | Briefly dates two male friends, Miles and Drew. Zoë realizes she is gay when she falls in love with Grace Cardinal, although she is only seen as a friend. She comes out to boyfriend Winston in season 3. She later becomes Rasha Zuabi's girlfriend. Her mother does not accept her sexual orientation and kicks her out. | [574] |
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| | Grey's Anatomy | She had several relationships, the main one with her ex-wife Callie Torres. She also had relationships with Lauren Boswell (with whom she cheated on Callie), Eliza Minnick and currently has a relationship with Carina DeLuca. In season 9, Arizona and Callie raise a baby together. | |
Roberta "Bob" | Carlease Burke | Shameless | A truck driver. She becomes involved with Monica Gallagher. | [575] |
| | EastEnders | Binnie is in a relationship with Della. | [576] [577] |
Tess Roberts | | Lip Service | Tess is in a relationship with Cat. | [578] |
Maya Robertson | | Hex | She is killed by Malachi. | |
Robin | | Once Upon a Time | Revealed to be in love with Alice (the daughter of Captain Hook and Mother Gothel) in episode "The Eighth Witch". She begins a relationship with her. | [579] |
| | Neighbours | After the break up of her marriage to Allan, Christine realizes that she is gay and has a hard time telling her ex-husband and their daughter, Pepper. | [580] [581] |
| | Liv and Maddie | Liv's identical twin sister and the second eldest child of the Rooney family. (She was confirmed as a lesbian by Cameron in a Twitter post.) | [582] [583] [584] |
Root | | Person of Interest | A psychopathic hacker who is determined to gain access to The Machine, whose real name is Samantha "Sam" Groves. | |
| | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Though only showing attraction to and having relationships with male characters in the first three seasons, she begins dating Tara Maclay in season 4. Identifies as a lesbian in Season 5. In two long-term lesbian relationships during the series, including the first long-term lesbian relationship of a lead character on network television. | |
Pippy Rosewood | | Rosewood | A pathology expert who is a relationship with TMI. | |
Molly Ross | Sara Thompson | Burden of Truth | Molly is in a relationship with Luna Spence. | [585] [586] |
| | Jessica Jones | Wife of Jeri Hogarth. She filed for divorce when she discovered Jeri's affair with her secretary, Pam. Wendy was a doctor at a free clinic and financially supported Jeri while the latter was in law school. | |
Eve Rothlo | | How to Get Away with Murder | Notably had a past relationship with fellow defense attorney Annalise Keating. When talking about their past and how a part of her is still in love with Annalise, Eve remarks that she has "been with plenty of other women" since the end of their relationship years ago. | [587] [588] [589] |
Dalia Oprah Royce | | Suburgatory | In the show, it was revealed that she dated a woman. | |
| | Passions | Said to be the first African-American lesbian character in broadcast daytime drama. | |
Ruthie | Lily Newmark | Sex Education | Has sexual relationship problems with her girlfriend Tanya, with whom she has been best friends since childhood. Turns to Otis' sex clinic for help. | [590] [591] [592] |
Sabina | | Coroner | Dating Alison Trent. | [593] |
Sabrina | | Pretty Little Liars | Briefly dated Emily Fields and was a manager of a local restaurant, but later drifted apart from Emily. | |
| | Sugar Rush | Kim's girlfriend in season 2. | [594] |
Layla Salim | Nicole Chamoun | Kick | Layla is a college student in a relationship with Jackie. | [595] [596] |
Peach Salinger | | You | A wealthy and influential closeted socialite and Beck's best friend, whom she met at Brown University, and is secretly in love with her. | [597] [598] |
Sally | | Sally4Ever | Sally comes out when she meets Emma and becomes involved in a relationship with her. | |
| Jeanna Han | Scream Queens | Known by the nickname "Predator Lez". In love with Chanel #3. She is killed by the Red Devil. | [599] |
Samantha | Tara Joshi | Shadowhunters | Girlfriend of Ollie Wilson. | [600] [601] |
Jessie Sammler | | Once and Again | Daughter of Rick Sammler. She is shy and emotionally fragile and later begins dating an upperclassman named Katie Singer. Their romance has been called the first teen lesbian romance on American network television. | [602] |
Talia Sandoval | | Pretty Little Liars | A cook at a local restaurant who had feelings for Emily Fields but actually had a husband named Eric Mendoza, implying she may be bisexual. | |
Vel Sartha | | Andor | Vel is the leader of the rebels on planet Aldhani. She is in a relationship with Cinta Kaz. | |
| | Supergirl | She has a girlfriend in one of the episodes, and acts as Alex's love interest and the catalyst to her coming out. (The comics character she is based on is lesbian as well.) | [603] [604] |
Jackie Schneider | Romi Trower | Kick | Jackie is in a relationship with Layla. | |
Vivienne "Scotty" Scott | | Cucumber | Scotty, while caring for her sick mother, falls in love with a girl who works at a supermarket. | [605] |
Banana |
Rose Seithathi | | Deutschland 86 | She is in a relationship with Lenora Rauch. | [606] [607] |
Callie Senate | | Goliath | She seduces Michelle McBride (bisexual) and begins a lesbian affair with her. | [608] |
Ava Sharpe | | Legends of Tomorrow | Mentions that she is 'not really the husband kind' and has a relationship with Sara Lance. | [609] |
Irena Shaw | | Dark Matter | In episode 3x10, Dr. Irena Shaw is seen as having been in love, and in a romantic relationship, with Rebecca (a.k.a. Portia Lin / Two). Rebecca used Irena's image to create the Android. | [610] |
Leslie Shay | | Chicago Fire | An EMT in a relationship with Devon. Was once in a relationship with Clarice, a bisexual woman. | [611] [612] |
Siobhan Sheehan | | Mare of Easttown | The teenage daughter of Mare, Siobhan is dating Becca, a member of her band. She also goes on a date with Anne Harris, the college radio dj. | [613] [614] |
Sharla Shepard | | Condor | An FBI agent. Girlfriend of Sarah Tan. | [615] [616] |
Alexis Simms | Sepideh Moafi | Falling Water | NYPD homicide detective. In a relationship with Christy. | [617] [618] [619] |
Ximena Sinfuego | | The Fosters | In episode 5x10, "Sanctuary", Ximena comes out to Callie. | [620] |
Katie Singer | | Once and Again | She dates a shy and emotionally fragile girl named Jessie Sammler. | |
| | Wentworth | Bea has a romance with a woman named Allie Novak. | |
Sofie | Julie Zangenberg | Heartless | Sofie is a succubus that must feed from the life force of humans to survive. If she feeds too much and drains her prey, her victim bursts into flames and is incinerated. She meets Emilie and for the first time in her life feels attraction and falls in love. | |
Rose Solano | | Jane the Virgin | A crime lord who falls in love with Luisa, and the main antagonist of the series. | [621] [622] |
Veronica "Vero" Sole | | Hospital Central | Vero is a psychiatrist who dated a woman named Maca. | [623] |
Sarah Souders | | Red Band Society | Mother of Kara. Married to Daniella. | [624] [625] [626] |
| | Law & Order | An assistant district attorney who has some conservative viewpoints. In her last episode, she explicitly states she is a lesbian to Arthur Branch. | |
Luna Spence | Star Slade | Burden of Truth | Luna is a First Nation native in a relationship with Molly. | [627] [628] |
| | Emmerdale | She leaves her husband and flat on the Hotten estate for a new start in the village with her children and her girlfriend, Ruby Haswell. | |
| | The Bold and the Beautiful | In a relationship with a woman named Danielle and later a main stakeholder in a publishing company. | |
Maya St. Germain | | Pretty Little Liars | The first serious girlfriend of Emily Fields. Her other girlfriends included Sara Harvey, who was struggling to recognize her sexuality, and they were together until Sara was killed off. | |
Stacy-Anne | D. Ajane Carlton | 195 Lewis | | [629] |
Norma Starkey | | Shameless (U.K.) | A lorry driver who was previously Monica Gallagher's lover after her split from Frank Gallagher. | [630] |
| | The L Word | A closeted famous movie star who had relationships with Jenny Schecter, Shane McCutcheon, Jimmi, and Paris Hilton. | |
| | Rookie Blue | Holly is a forensic pathologist and becomes involved in a romantic relationship with Gail Peck (seasons 4 and 5). | [631] |
Annaliese Stilman | | Mindhunter | Dr. Annaliese Stilman is the head of the psychology department at a Boston university. She was in a relationship with Wendy Carr until Wendy accepted the FBI's offer to join their team as a behavioral science consultant at Quantico. Annaliese was more open in public with her feelings for Wendy and what they were to each other. | |
| | All My Children | A wisecracking tomboy with feminine sex appeal, and was killed off. (The character was brought back as her twin sister, Maggie Stone). | |
| | All My Children | She fell in love with Maggie, with Maggie initially maintaining that she is only interested in men, and the two eventually become girlfriends, though heartbreak follows. | |
| | Perry Mason | Street is Mason's loyal secretary and a closeted lesbian. (A reinterpretation of the original character from the 1950s series.) | [632] [633] |
| | Deadwood | Falls in love with Jane Canary (Calamity Jane). | |
| In the movie, set in 1889, she and Jane became estranged during that passage of time. Jane returns to Deadwood in search of Joanie and to try to win her back. They are reunited and their relationship is rekindled. |
Sophia Swanson | | Underemployed | An aspiring writer who has sex with a woman named Lauren and later with a woman named Miles, while dating a bartender named Natalie. | [634] |
Sylvia | | The Handmaid's Tale | Wife of Ofglen, she escaped to Canada with their son. | [635] |
Judy Talbot | | The Sandman | Judy has been trying to reconcile with her girlfriend (Donna) after an argument that turned physical, but has not been able to contact her. She becomes one of John Dee's victims. | [636] [637] |
Tamika | Clarke Hollingsworth | 13 Reasons Why | Girlfriend of Courtney Crimsen. | [638] [639] |
Sarah Tan | | Condor | Girlfriend of FBI agent Sharla Shepard, and work confidante of Joe Turner. | [640] |
Tanya | | Sex Education | Has hangups about sex with Ruthie, her girlfriend and best friend since childhood. | [641] [642] |
Lucy Tara | | | An NCIS agent. Had a girlfriend in high school named Marcella. Lucy is in a relationship with FBI Special Agent Kate Whistler. | [643] [644] [645] |
| | Emmerdale | Involved in many major storylines during her time on the show, including coming out as gay and a battle with schizophrenia. (Zoe became the first lesbian character in a British soap opera when she came out in 1993.) | [646] |
Tathiana | | Casual | Girlfriend of Laura Meyers (bisexual). | [647] [648] |
Emily Taylor | Lorna Pegler | Hollyoaks | At university studying to be a veterinary surgeon, later came out, and battles with schizophrenia. | |
Teresa | | Bomb Girls | Teresa is a Women's Army Corps sergeant. She flirts with and seduces Betty McRae. They eventually become involved in a romantic relationship. | |
Mandy Thomas | | Home and Away | A professional writer who meets with Shannon. | [649] |
| Jossara Jinnaro | Passions | Simone Russell's first and only girlfriend. | |
Nonnie Thompson | Kimmy Shields | Insatiable | Nonnie is attracted to Patty. | [650] |
| | | The mirror universe lesbian version of Ezri Dax, is referred to as not being interested in men and has a romantic and sexual relationship with the mirror universe's version of Kira Nerys, who is bisexual. The two women share an on-screen kiss and Ezri flirts with other female characters. | [651] [652] |
Camilla Torres | | Orphan Black | She asks Dr. Delphine Cormier out to dinner. Delphine confirms this to a mirthful Cosima when she enters the room after Camilla leaves. | [653] [654] |
Liz Tremayne | | Swamp Thing | In a relationship with Margaux. | [655] [656] [657] |
Alison Trent | Tamara Podemski | Coroner | Assistant to Coroner Jenny Cooper. In a relationship with Sabina. | [658] [659] [660] [661] |
Taissa Turner | Jasmin Savoy Brown (teenager) Tawny Cypress (adult) | Yellowjackets | In high school she was in a relationship with Yellowjackets teammate Vannessa Palmer. Twenty-five years later, Taissa is an out politician married to Simone. | [662] |
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Character | Portrayed by | Program | Notes | |
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Desiree Upton | | Home and Away | She had a romantic attraction on a woman named Gypsy. | [663] |
Uriel | Katrine De Candole | Dominion | An archangel who is one of the eldest of the Archangels and is later revealed to be Arika's lover. | |
Eve Unwin | | EastEnders | Eve joins the show as Stacey Slater's prison wife and later falls in love with Suki Panesar. | [664] |
Laure Valère | Alix Poisson | Les Revenants | A constable of the town and former ex-girlfriend of Julie Meyer. | [665] [666] [667] |
Saray Vargas | | Vis a vis | Ex-girlfriend of Estefania "Rizos" Kabila. When her family learns of her sexual orientation, they shun her for a period before forcing her to marry a man. Once she is released from prison, she is shown to be living with a female romantic partner (Season 4, episode 8: "La marea amarilla"). | [668] [669] |
| | Doctor Who | She is married to Jenny Flint. This is confirmed in the episode The Snowmen. | [670] |
| | Orange Is the New Black | Piper Chapman's principal love interest. Alex and Piper were ex-girlfriends prior to their imprisonment in Litchfield Penitentiary. In season 5, episode 12, Piper asks Alex to marry her and Alex accepts. | [671] |
Melanie "Mel" Vera | | Charmed | Mel, a graduate student, is in a relationship with Nico Hamada, then Jada Shields and Ruby. She has the ability to "freeze time". | [672] |
Margot Verger | | Hannibal | A patient of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Has a wife named Alana Bloom. | [673] [674] [675] |
Veronica | | All in the Family | Veronica was the long time partner of Edith's cousin Liz. | [676] [677] [678] |
Vi | | A League of Their Own | Butch owner and bartender of the underground lesbian and gay bar in Rockford. | [679] [680] |
Violet | | Cucumber | Violet is Sian's girlfriend. | [681] [682] |
Banana |
Saskia Vogels | Leen Roels | Professor T. | Saskia is an Inspector with the Federal Judicial Police Antwerp. | [683] |
Anna Volovodov | | The Expanse | Minister and head pastor of UN congregation. In a same-sex marriage with Namono 'Nono' and has a daughter, Nami. | [684] [685] |
| | | In a relationship with Officer Helen Stewart. | |
Hannah Wagner | Jana Klinge | Nord bei Nordwest | Police inspector. After arriving in Schwanitz, she's asked if her husband is coming and replies "I don't have a husband, I like women." ("Ich hab' keinen Mann, ich mag Frauen.") | [686] [687] [688] |
| | The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister | Ann is Anne Lister's lover. She accepts Lister's proposal to live together as partners, followed by a Church blessing in which she becomes her "wife". | |
| Gentleman Jack |
| Stacy Liu | The Dumping Ground | May-Li is a care worker and in series 3, May-Li is revealed to be in a relationship with another woman and had adopted children. | |
Connie Ward | Rachael Elizabeth | Home Fires | Connie was in a secret relationship with colleague Teresa Fenchurch. | [689] |
Chris Warner | | Tracey Takes On... | A character written and frequently performed by actress-comedian Tracey Ullman. Chris is girlfriend to pro-golfer Midge Dexter (Julie Kavner). Chris and Midge come out publicly in season 1, episode "Romance"; Chris is kidnapped and sent to a "homosexual de-programming center" Straight Ways in season 3, episode "Religion." (Tracey Takes On... took home GLAAD Media Awards for both episodes (1996, 1999).) | |
| | Orange Is the New Black | Susanne fell for Piper Chapman when Piper arrived in the prison. She is in a romantic relationship with Maureen Kukudio. | |
| | Orange Is the New Black | Poussey's feelings for Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson were unrequited. She developed a relationship with Brook Soso. She dies in a later season of the show. | |
Crickett Watts | | Hart of Dixie | Crickett came out to everyone just as she was about to renew her vows with Stanley Watts. After this, she started dating Jaysene. | [690] |
Ellen Waverly (m. Wilson) | | For All Mankind | Closeted astronaut. In a marriage of convenience with closeted gay astronaut Larry Wilson. Was involved with Pam Horton, but the relationship ended when Ellen chose to marry WIlson so she could hide her sexual orientation and save her career. | [691] [692] |
| | ER | The only lesbian character on NBC at the time she was included in the series. | |
| | Coronation Street | Sophie has been in relationships with Sian Powers and Maddie Heath. | [693] |
Wen-fang Weng | | Wave Makers | Weng is a political consultant married to Chu Li-ya, a well-to-do successful businesswoman. Although Weng's father joined his political party in supporting same-sex marriage, he has difficulty accepting Weng's homosexuality and her relationship with Li-ya. | [694] [695] |
| | | A forensic psychologist who works with the inmates at Wentworth and she has feelings for Franky Doyle, which Franky reciprocates. | |
Amanda Weston | Anna Akana | Stitchers | The girlfriend of Camille Engelson. | [696] |
Kate Whistler | | | An FBI agent. Had a girlfriend named Cara, and is now in a relationship with NCIS agent Lucy Tara. | [697] |
Mimi Whiteman | | Empire | A wealthy venture capitalist who invests $250 million in the hostile takeover of Empire Entertainment. | [698] [699] [700] |
| | Batwoman | Finds the Batwoman suit after Kate Kane disappears, and assumes the Batwoman identity. | [701] |
Lisa Williams | Kate Lyn Sheil | House of Cards | Involved with Rachel Posner. | [702] [703] |
Nina Williams | Tyla Abercrumbie | The Chi | The former girlfriend of Karen and later married a woman named Dre. | [704] |
Carol Willick | | Friends | Girlfriend of Susan Bunch. They marry in the season 2 episode "The One with the Lesbian Wedding". | |
Devonne Wilson | | Hightown | Ex-girlfriend of agent Jackie Quiñones. | [705] |
| | Doctors | Dr. Wilson is in a relationship with Mandy Marquez. | [706] |
Henrietta "Hen" Wilson | | 9-1-1 | "Hen" is married to Karen Wilson. They are together raising the son of Hen's ex-girlfriend (Eva). | [707] |
Karen Wilson | | 9-1-1 | Karen is married to Henrietta Wilson. | |
Olivia 'Ollie' Wilson | | Shadowhunters | Ollie is a detective and in a relationship with Samantha. | |
| | | Lana was locked in Briarcliff Asylum for being a lesbian and was in a secret relationship with Wendy Peyser. | [708] [709] |
Hillary Winthrop | Ashley Hinshaw | Workaholics | In a relationship with Jackie and brings along a "disgusting boyfriend" so that her father will accept her lesbian relationship. | [710] |
| | Stargate Universe | Her character searches for a way back to Earth and her partner, Sharon. | |
Hailey Yarner | | | Comes out to Iris Bearden in episode "Iron in War" (1x06). She tells her, "I like women. In ways that I shouldn't." | [711] [712] [713] |
Joanne Yates | Kimberley Sustad | Travelers | FBI agent in a same-sex marriage. | [714] |
Meh Yewll | | Defiance | An Indogene and doctor in the town of Defiance. Her wife Lev, a scientist, killed herself (season 2, episode 5). | [715] [716] |
Cath York | | Deadloch | Cath is a veterinarian. She is married to Dulcie Collins. | [717] [718] |
Yorkie | | Black Mirror | Yorkie is living in a simulated reality within which she meets Kelly, a bisexual woman. They fall in love and Yorkie enters into a romantic relationship with her. | [719] |
Yumiko | Eleanor Matsuura | The Walking Dead | Partner of Magna. | [720] [721] |
Yuri | Rae Leonne Allen | 195 Lewis | A philandering playgirl. | [722] [723] [724] |
Irène Ziegler | | The Frozen Dead | Ziegler is the captain of the St. Martin detective squad and openly lesbian. She is in a committed relationship with Greta. | [725] [726] |
Zoe | | Irma Vep | Costumer designer for the TV production. | [727] [728] |
Rasha Zuabi | Dalia Yegavian | | Zoë Rivas' Muslim girlfriend. | |
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