general media Who's your favorite LGBT characters (couples)?

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🏳️‍🌈Pride month is here and  one of the best way to celebrate it is by sharing our favorite LGBT characters and/or couples! LGBT characters are not well known back in the days by now they are getting more acknowledged, so post up your favorite(s) and why? 

Here's mine!

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I love the sweet and sour dynamic between the two. Two are known to be very best friends but I already knew the way how Macy always playfully flirts with BB, i knew they'll make a cute couple! Now talking about the character itself, BB is okay but I like how she's like Twilight sparkle. But I love Marcy, she's truly a rock n roll vampire queen! 

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They knew each other since childhood, but ended up going to separate ways (literally), Catra on the bad side and Adora on the good side. I love how their relationship started enemies to lovers! Catra who is vulnerable to emotions and hating to admits how she feels, while Adora who the only ones who can understand her without words, makes the couple perfect! Aside from liking these two as couple, they're all-round great characters especially Catra! she's so adorable and spunky!

 

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There's nothing you can hate this guy. While he's smart and cunning as the Doctor, he actually shows his own fault and flaws. Which makes him a pretty tragic protagonist like the 10th doctor.  I like the relationship between him and lanto. When  the two works together it just clicks like crazy brainiacs fighting off aliens. I like the chemistry between the two

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Angel dust is perfect! I love how violent and doing so in a fabulous way is what makes him a great character! I love how he so sarcastic, sassy and flirty. Plus I don’t mind his crude jokes since its hilarious 

I'm not sure if this counts but I like them as well

They seem to be confirmed in a sense of mlpf and as for EQG...I like 

Not confirmed but I would like to think so!

 

 

 

 

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

Applejack and Rainbow Dash. And before anyone replies to me with "But ThEy AreN'T CaNon!" Yes they are. MLP FIM Season 9 finale. Watch it. Also, the offical MLP Gameloft app and even Ashleigh Ball herself confirmed AppleDash canon recently. That's good enough for me.

 

[TotallyNotNyx 15,566]

20 minutes ago, Lucky Bolt said:

Applejack and Rainbow Dash. And before anyone replies to me with "But ThEy AreN'T CaNon!" Yes they are. MLP FIM Season 9 finale. Watch it. Also, the offical MLP Gameloft app and even Ashleigh Ball herself confirmed AppleDash canon recently. That's good enough for me.

 

Yoooo they left it ambiguous for a reason xD 

There is enough ambiguity for it to not be pronounced canon.

Edited June 13, 2020 by Princess of Luck 🍀⚡🔥

[Adorable Lovestar 243]

I know Starlight and Trixie don't technically count, but them.

[Prince Doopliss 2,351]

While not officially cannon like the OP said,

If only the pony ones pay off this way .Wait "Last Problem" never happened! 

For Non-MLP

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Sister Nana and Weiss Winterprision from Magical Girl Raising Project.

Kyoko Sakura and Sayaka Miki from Puella Magi Madoka.

[Goat-kun 2,527]

I place one post face down and end my turn

 

[joanro 247]

I like Yuu and Touka from Bloom Into You.

[Oleks 1,993]

There's a lot of them, now that I think of it. Here's my favorites:

Todd Chavez - favorite character. 

Princess Bubblegum and Marceline - favorite couple.

Honorable mentions:

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Lyra and Bon Bon

Jack Harkness

Pearl 

Ruby and Sapphire

Ciri from the Witcher book series

Ed from The Man in the High Castle

Ymir and Historia from Attack on Titan

 

 

[Megas 27,594]

I can never tell if Leeron is meant to an offensive stereotype or not due to some of his mannerisms and appearance, because he's unironically one of Gurren Lagann's most badass characters, he's highly intelligent and one of the most competent and likeable people in the team. Even in the most dire situations he's always managing to keep a cool head and show no fear

And Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune go without saying

[Latecomer 439]

Looks like some people are going for the heavily subtexted, but I'll stick to the clear. Perhaps it shows my age, but I like Willow and Tara from Buffy

and Haruka and Michiru from Sailor Moon

(Yeah, they're both girls.Although Haruka might be almost accidentally written as genderfluid or something.)

For other parts of the acronym, we have some more obscure characters. The first gay representative is Oren Pierre Alfonso/Kamen Rider Bravo. Sure, he's totally flaming and never in an actual relationship, but he's also badass (even besides in-show action, he was in the French Foreign Legion) and one of the more reponsible and competent adults in the show (Kamen Rider Gaim).

 

On the flip side, for someone so un-camp his closet didn't open till well into the sequel series (him being kind of young for relationships did help), we have

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Nico de Angelo

from the Percy Jackson series.

As for actual gay couples, they're rarer, at least in stuff I follow... I think there was one in the Tamora Pierce book Bloodhound, but then one of them might have been a trans girl...besides that, nothing off the top of my head, although I don't know if that says something about gay represention in media or just my tastes.

Oh wait! - there's possibly Yukito and Touya in Cardcaptor Sakura?

At least Yukito definitely loves Touya that way, and Touya loves Yukito enough

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to give up the magic which lets him see his dead mother to save him 

 but I don't know if they ever actually got together per se. Still, it's worth checking out.

Bi-wise, several of the above characters have  had opposite-sex partners at various points. But for an iconic example, Captain Jack Harkness from the rather queer Doctor Who revival.

(Seen here in his recent surprise return, which I only just found out about.)

And as for trans characters... also a bit rare. Fish Eye from Sailor Moon SuperS might be an example, but I don't quite understand the way the Japanese twine gay, trans and crossdressing tropes around each other to tell for sure. (And in any case, a soul-raping villain might not be the best example.)

I do also have some fond memories of Alexis Meade (formerly Alex) from Ugly Betty. (She was kind of a terrible person, but so were half the rest of them and we still loved them for it.)

In any case, thanks for asking - just racking my brain for these has been informative. I'm sure I'm probably forgetting some, but what can you do? Here's to more amazing characters from outside the cishet boundary in the future!

 

 

[Will Guide 21,360]

If you haven't seen The Pixar Sparkshort on DisneyPlus simply known as "OUT", go watch it. Since it's still relatively new, I'm using the spoiler box

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Greg and Manuel

Greg is the one struggling to come out to his parents, especially to his mother. And with a little magic, he learns that he has nothing to worry about

While Manuel does not have as much screen time, the simple fact he encourages Greg to tell says that he knows Greg's folks will understand.

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And the moment where Mom hints she knew all along and was more hopeful that her Greg will find a guy who loves him as much as his parents do.

 

 

[Here No Longer 5,276]

Really hard to decide all of this with the good examples of LGBT representation that exist now. Some of my favorite individual LGBT characters would include:

 

Seven of Nine (Star Trek)- if nobody knows, she was confirmed to be bi (as she pursued relationships with male characters in the past and now pursues a relationship with Raffi) in the last episode of the first season of Picard, so she counts. I liked her as a character already but felt this extra layer to her was executed pretty well and fleshes her out in a way that only made me like her more as a character.

 

Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)- No I don't mention him here just because in some ways I want to be like him ... No, I mention him here because he is a great character. Even if he is eye candy for the gay crowd who like more androgynous appearing guys or for those men who like "traps," I feel like even in the pilot we see some nuance in his character. Even if he revels in his more violent actions at this point, I can already see the wheels turning there. Not to mention, sex jokes. 

 

As for couples, one obvious one comes to mind: Ruby and Sapphire (Steven Universe). Not only has their love persisted for 5000 years, but gosh dang it they're so cute together.

 

And another one, I at least consider obvious but tragic enough to note for the gay end: Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar (Brokeback Mountain). Unfortunately it had a very sad ending that I'm not going to spoil even if the film is 15 years old.

 

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Frankly I should make a whole list devoted to this subject.

Edited June 14, 2020 by Dustlicious ( > ω < )

[Prince Doopliss 2,351]

I though of another rather obscure character from an anime I'm doubt many have seen.

Luna Tsukuyomi from Day Break Illusion. She has a romantic interest in the main character so she counts (IMHO). I'm not into the shy tyoe characters, but I believe she is written well enough to think she fits the bill in context of this thread.

[Fluttershutter 2,444]

3 hours ago, Oleks said:

Todd Chavez - favorite character. 

Isn't he asexual?

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A sexual what? Dynamo? Deviant? Harassment lawsuit waiting to happen? 

 

[Tacodidra 61,110]

I'm surprised Lyra and Bon Bon haven't been mentioned more (or maybe an MLP couple is too obvious a choice ). They're my favorite MLP couple, and seeing their proposal was one of my favorite moments in season 9.

And Angel Dust (who was already mentioned) is also amazing, my favorite character so far in Hazbin Hotel.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

I have high hopes for Harley and Ivy! Time will tell. Poor Kite-man.

 

[SpittyPie2005 3,952]

• Bubbline
• Bert and Ernie 
• Clyde's dads from The Loud House
• Ruby and Sapphire

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

I almost forgot! On Duck Tales, Violet Sabrewing and her adopted sister Lena have two Dads! I was very happy to see that Disney did that.

Their shirts are so cute!

 

Edited June 14, 2020 by cuteycindyhoney

[Here No Longer 5,276]

Another one I'll add: Tweek and Craig (South Park).

 

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,392]

Dorian from Dragon Age Inquisition has always been a favorite of mine. He is a character that doesn't seem gay at all on the surface, the only obvious hint is that you can pursue romance options with him as a male character. I think he is one of the best characters in the game itself and I really like how him being gay actually ties into his backstory and the relationship with his family, which that relationship he has with them isn't great. He is also one of the few characters that can really make that kind of mustache work well.

Dorian

Angel Dust, obvs.

And at the moment that's all I can think of. Being tired doesn't do well for the thinking.

 

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji
it's a totally one sided though. Sakura is far too naive to understand just how much her best friend adores her.

 

 

[Prince Doopliss 2,351]

Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland (Gravity Falls), Alex Hirsh and a storyboard artist Dana Terrence confirmed it.. TBH, I thought the finale confirmed it that they were a couple . I mean just look at the above image! If that isn't true love, then I don't know what is. I mean these two were obviously meant for each other.

[baba_booey 4,302]

Alphys and Undyne from Undertale

 

[Oleks 1,993]

3 hours ago, China (100% NOT China) said:

Almost forgot about these! Albeit I am not sure it is (mostly) one-sided.

Wikipedia says "According to a panel in 2014, it was hinted that Historia may have reciprocated by the confirmation of them being a 'couple'." This (+ their interactions in the series) is good enough for me, for now at least.

[Prince Doopliss 2,351]

I'm done fighting off the Hazbin Hotel bandwagon...

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But I would be lieing for not be putting him on my list. Angel Dust is just too hard to resist!