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9->''"I was driving over the speed limit on the Taconic Parkway when a state trooper stopped me. He recognized me from television; gave me a warning instead of a summons; then asked, 'That guy in ''Theatre/SuddenlyLastSummer''; he was a queer wasn't he?' I said yes, and had it not been for the all-powerful Roman Catholic Legion of Decency, the audience would have been let in on the secret."''
10-->-- '''Creator/GoreVidal''', ''Palimpsest''
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12When WordOfGod explains that a character was actually [[QueerAsTropes LGBTQ+]] outside of the series, choosing to portray them as AmbiguouslyGay or with an AmbiguousGenderIdentity (at most) in the actual story.
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14This may be because of {{Media Watchdog}}s, local laws preventing stories with gay or trans characters from being sold, or fear of backlash. It can also be due to [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail Conservation of Detail]]. On the other hand, most readers will assume a character is heterosexual and cisgender if the story doesn't state otherwise. Thus, this may be a publicity appeal to a LGBTQ+ audience while not upsetting that part of the audience who feels uneasy about this. Or it could just be one big publicity stunt.
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16To LGBTQ+ fans and allies, it can come off as a cop-out: Saying "Oh, guess what? Bob, whom we never hinted about in the slightest? Totally gay!" after the series is safely over is not an adequate substitute for having the courage to actually include LGBTQ+ characters. Others, however, don't really mind since it allows the character to be seen for more than just their LGBTQ+ status, and [[StraightGay avoids stereotypical portrayals]] or the character being defined by being LGBTQ+ and nothing more. It also works well for a series that isn't focused on romance of any kind.
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18A RelationshipReveal is often another way to out an ambiguously gay character. See also HomoeroticSubtext.
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20!!Example subpages:
21[[index]]
22* WordOfGay/LiveActionTV
23* WordOfGay/VideoGames
24* WordOfGay/WesternAnimation
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27!!Other examples:
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29[[folder:Advertising]]
30* Clay, the mascot of Creator/DisneyChannel's Playhouse Disney block from 2002-2005, has been confirmed by Creator/DebiDerryberry, their [[WordOfSaintPaul voice actress]], on [[https://www.tiktok.com/@debiderryberry/video/7055804903624854831?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7035136834331379205 TikTok]], to be nonbinary, explicitly describing them as "neither a boy or a girl".
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34* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Ymir was announced as gay and in love with her friend Krista on the official site, and according to producer George Wada Krista is in love with Ymir as well. That being said, as of Chapter 107, [[spoiler:Ymir was KilledOffscreen and Krista/Historia is pregnant with someone's baby]].
35%%** Marco was confirmed to be gay via Twitter
36* Creator/{{CLAMP}} suggested Kamui from ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' having strong feelings for Fuma in the series' second half but that was left ambiguous.
37* In an interview with Creator/HayaoMiyazaki in the book ''The Art of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Tokuma Shoten, 1996)'', Miyazaki casually mentions that the villain of ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' was "''..absolutely a homosexual. But there was no need to show that so [he] didn't.''"
38* For Creator/YuuWatase, creator of ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', the problem isn't that any of the series' characters might have been attracted to a person of the same sex. It's narrowing it down to ''which ones''.
39-->'''Arrow:''' The discussion suddenly turned yaoi.\
40'''Crowd:''' Yeah!! Yaaaay!\
41'''[[http://tinyurl.com/jpk92oq Watase:]]''' I heard there was a Tasuki x Nuriko one, but I want to read a Tasuki x Tamahome.\
42'''Arrow:''' What in the world was I saying...\
43But the truth was I really wanted to see a Nakago x Tamahome fic...but I couldn't say that.
44* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': WordOfGod says that Sweden is gay, [[SingleTargetSexuality but only for Finland]].
45* According to the ''Anime/MyHime'' [[AllThereInTheManual artbooks]], Shizuru's love for Natsuki is eventually reciprocated:
46-->"Ultimately when the Battle had concluded, Natsuki again spoke affectionately to Shizuru who was graduating. Before one is aware, happiness will visit these two..."
47:: Their future incarnations in the SpiritualSuccessor, ''Anime/MyOtome'', are pretty clearly a couple, but it's only stated outright in the Drama [=CDs=] released after the series ended.
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49* While some other members of the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' production crew are [[TeasingCreator infamously]] [[ShrugOfGod dodgy]] about the subject, according to an interview with director Masaki Tsuzuki (the creator of the ''Nanoha'' franchise) and the voice actresses of [[Creator/NanaMizuki Fate]] and [[Creator/YukariTamura Nanoha]], they are indeed lesbians, at least in the series' primary continuity. [[http://i.imgur.com/sOUak02.jpg In this article,]] the two [=VAs=] mention that in 10 years since ''A's'', Nanoha will be a housewife for Fate. The original writer, Tsuzuki, also says Vivio "frequently keeps in contact with Fate-''mama'', as often as contacting ''the father'' who works away from home, with a communication tool." Creator/NanaMizuki ups the ante by creating a schedule of Nanoha and Fate's daily routine and [[https://imgur.com/a/MaMoGay she notes that Nanoha and Fate spend time alone with each other every night]] from 22:00 to 1:00.
50* According to creator Kenichi Sonoda, Rally Vincent of ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' is a celibate lesbian.
51* The creator of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Yoshihiro Togashi, has stated that Sensui and Itsuki are a gay male couple. He experiences as much backlash as he does because the only open affection shown is on Itsuki's part.
52* Both subverted and applied in the superhero show ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'': For all the HoYay between the two main characters, the show's creator has stated that any relationship between them is up to the individual fan to decide. On the other hand, the show also features [[TwoferTokenMinority an openly gay black superhero]], Fire Emblem, who is confirmed as being agender.
53* While probably obvious given the historical support for it, Gen Urobuchi confirmed that ''Literature/FateZero'''s Rider -- aka [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Alexander the Great]] -- is bisexual (and would have attempted to bed Sola-Ui ''and'' Kayneth if he were summoned by them as they'd intended).
54* ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'': Nasu commented that the first thing Touko Aozaki does [[spoiler:upon getting into a new backup body]] is hunt for pretty girls, confirming earlier implications that she's bisexual.
55* ''Manga/BlackButler'' creator Yana Toboso has confirmed that Grell Sutcliff is a transgender woman, rather than the effeminate gay man that fans originally perceived her as.
56* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
57** The flamboyant Chansey owner in ''Pokémon Fashion Flash'' has been confirmed to be gay.
58** Subverted with [[AmbiguouslyBi James]]. [[WordOfSaintPaul His voice actor]] from the English dub, in which DubText brought the idea up in the first place, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CZZaEkx5SY says]] he [[ShrugOfGod just doesn't know for sure]] and doesn't want to use gay stereotypes as evidence.
59* ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'': [[HandicappedBadass Mimori Togo]] was confirmed in a character booklet to hold deeply romantic feelings for Yuna, confirming most fans' suspicions about her end of their PseudoRomanticFriendship.
60* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Homura Akemi is "probably" in love with Madoka according to writer Creator/GenUrobuchi, although he clarified that it's based on a deeply platonic ideal rather than sexual desire.
61-->'''Interviewer:''' Why did you choose to portray a homosexual love?\
62'''Urobuchi:''' I don't think it is that special -- a really strong friendship turns into a love-like relationship without the sexual attraction, in their case.
63* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'':
64** Chiho Saito (the mangaka and one of the writers) has said that people should consider Utena and Anthy to be like a married couple. This becomes especially noteworthy when you consider that Saito had originally been against the idea of Anthy/Utena being a romantic couple.
65** Shiori is hinted to be secretly in love with Juri, though she's in heavy denial over it for a number of reasons. This was ultimately confirmed by Ikuhara in one of the booklets that came with Right Stuf's re-release of the series.
66* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': In [[http://cthonical.tumblr.com/post/107677334988/so-pash-has-kindly-informed-us-that-tsukiyama Pash Magazine]], his biography states that Tsukiyama "loves Kaneki above all other things".
67* ''Anime/ProjectK'': Gora's writer Blue [[http://dijeh.tumblr.com/post/67572207415/goras-new-tweets-werent-only-about-the-new-manga tweeted]] that Tatara and Mikoto had a "special relationship" that was kept a secret because otherwise it would be considered "unmanly" in their gang.
68* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Araki has said in an interview that Dio could go for either men or women.[[labelnote:Exact quote]]"But Dio's sort of a composed character that could go either way. He could go with a man or a woman." [[/labelnote]] He also confirmed Squalo and Tiziano are gay, and a couple.
69* ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta'' has Nadia being confirmed to be a lesbian by Fukami Makoto, one of the writers for the movie, in the movie's commentary. Makoto says that he wrote a backstory for Nadia along with saying that she has a partner living in San Francisco.
70* ''Manga/FairyTail:'' In a tweet addressing the ShipToShipCombat surrounding Natsu, Mashima said that he didn't care if fans shipped him with Lucy, Lisanna, or Gray. This indicates that he may think of Natsu as bisexual.
71* ''Manga/{{Saki}}'': While she didn't clarify any specific examples, Ritz stated in a [[http://michinoakio.blogspot.com/2019/05/ritz-senseis-blog-post-190508.html blog post]] that not only are "more than half" of the characters lesbians (with about 20% of them being bisexual), but that they are also the children of lesbian couples who conceived them through [=iPS=] technology. She also clarified that same-sex marriage is legal in the ''Saki'' universe.
72* ''Anime/GreatPretender:'' While the show makes no effort to hide the fact that Laurent flirts with both men and women, it never actually refers to him as bisexual. The show's creator confirmed in an interview, however, that Laurent is indeed bi, and that he deliberately wanted the audience to [[ImpliedLoveInterest wonder what Laurent's true feelings for Makoto are.]]
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74%% Moderator notice: Please hash out the ''Seraph of the End'' example on the discussion page and not by edit warring.
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79* Although the character was portrayed as a "womanizer" in the sixties comics, and would later be given a granddaughter in Comicbook/{{SHIELD}}, Creator/StanLee has said that he thought of "Pinky" Pinkerton, the British member of ''ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos'', and a David Niven {{Expy}}, as gay.
80* Believe it or not, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. Chris Claremont has said he thought of Logan as being bisexual. He also said he wanted Mystique and Destiny to be a couple, although that one became official once Marvel felt able to do it (during Claremont's original run, ExecutiveMeddling imposed a strict "no gays" rule), Mystique's attempts to resurrect her wife being her major quest on Krakoa.
81* The vain Sunstreaker from the Dreamwave ''[[ComicBook/TransformersGenerationOne Transformers]]'' comics was apparently written as being gay, although (this being a comic aimed at teen fanboys) it was never going to be used in the story itself. Oddly enough, the AmbiguouslyGay Tracks was ''not'' intended to be gay. What made this a {{Squick}} for many TF fans was that the writers pointed to the bio they wrote for Sunstreaker in ''More Than Meets The Eye.'' Read without this information, it makes Sunstreaker sound like a vicious assassin who can't switch off when he's around his allies. The Word of Gay turns it into a description of a creepy DepravedHomosexual.
82* Invisible Kid, from the "Reboot" continuity of the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''. Element Lad in the Oneboot was the [[InvertedTrope inverse]] of this trope -- his switch-hitting was an AscendedFanon after years of rampant fan speculation based entirely (at first) on his pink costume. Fan speculation probably dates back to the 1975 APA article by Jim Shooter where he says that Element Lad might be gay.
83* Shooter would later repeat this in the 1990's Creator/ValiantComics title ''ComicBook/{{Harbinger}}''. Peter Stancheck was gay according to Shooter. Although it had never come up in the series, Shooter has said it would have. Especially peculiar as Peter had used his {{Telepathy}} to make a girl fall in love with him, making this a very much after the fact revelation.
84* According to David Anthony Kraft, Scorpio (Comicbook/NickFury's younger brother Jake) from ''Comicbook/TheDefenders'' was intended to be a closeted gay man. There were little hints in the issues, such as Scorpio being a fan of Creator/JudyGarland and making a comment about a last chance to be "normal."
85* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' faces this controversy. The writer for one of his solo series, Gerry Duggan, has openly stated that Deadpool is pansexual, then adds that he sees Deadpool as "Ready & willing to do anything with a pulse." Then he mentions tweeting and keeping people up to date on Deadpool's "omnisexual exploits." Original co-creator Fabian Nicieza states Deadpool's sexuality changes with his brain, mentioning that due to the constant erratic state his mind is in, Deadpool is, or likes whatever his brain tells him he does in that particular moment, then that moment passes. Despite these statements by two different writers, many fans doubt the sincerity of them because Deadpool has only ever been shown with women.
86** There's definitely a lot of subtext in ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool''. For that matter, there's a lot of text. There's also a popular rumor that Fabian Nicieza (who wrote 48 out of the 50 issues) referred to it as a romance story, but no actual proof was ever given to it. Nicieza, though, was asked in an interview once who would he rather have as a roommate, Cable or Deadpool. His answer? [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&old=1&id=5637 Cable, because Deadpool would try to spoon him]].
87** Also, Deadpool's feelings toward Spider-Man seem more than platonic. Spider-Man was on his top five free pass list that his wife signed. There are variant covers depicted him trying to kiss Spider-Man. At one point, Spider-Man was rocking his black suit, and in a more merciless mood, and Deadpool replies that he's terrified and turned-on by Spider-Man. Then the final chapter, Spider-Man hugs Deadpool swearing to repay him for a sacrifice made for him. Deadpool ruins the moment with a sexual comment, then it's hinted he also got [[RagingStiffie too excited]] during the hug.
88* Creator Max Allan Collins had always said that one of the regular cast of ''ComicBook/MsTree'' was gay. It was several years before it was finally revealed in-story that it was Mr. Hand.
89* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
90** Rotor Walrus, according to former head writer Ken Penders. In the "Mobius: X Years Later" story he wrote, Rotor is frequently seen with another scientist echidna named Cobar, who was intended to be his life partner. However, his successor, Ian Flynn, declined to follow up on this, saying he considered it non-canon due to it having essentially no backing in the comic itself, as well as the fact Ken Penders didn't state this until after he had left the comic. On the other hand, nothing in Ian Flynn's run on the comic has contradicted it, either. According to Ken Penders, a statement Eggman made to Rotor after Sonic's return from space was meant to indicate he knew of Rotor's preference, and was to set up a storyline where he used that knowledge against him. Also, when first revealing his intention to make Rotor gay, he put up a question to the fans on which characters he was planning on giving the Word to - half of the answers came back to Rotor and Tommy Turtle, a minor character in the comic that had been given a significance in the ANONYMOUS arc, but was denied by Penders, as the turtle had died for good, by then.
91** When the comic was ultimately cancelled, Ian Flynn revealed there was majorly heavy subtext towards two Freedom Fighters in this way -- [[spoiler:Princess Sally Acorn and Nicole the Holo-Lynx]]. This can be seen in the ''Sonic Universe'' storyline "Spark of Life" with [[spoiler:Sally asking Big his opinion on Nicole and smiling warmly at his kind-hearted reply, the flashback to Nicole's first appearance as a hologram, telling Sally she wished to see the stars the same way she did and Sally's impassioned WhatTheHellHero to Dr. Ellidy.]] However, Flynn would [[FlipFlopOfGod walk back on this]] in his [[https://youtu.be/8KsFeFbf2CQ?t=1280 podcast]].
92* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': Tangle and Whisper are shown to be extremely close, get multiple ShipTease moments and are at one point seen behind [[QueerColors background colors resembling the lesbian pride flag.]] Creator/IanFlynn and several other writers have stated the ''only'' reason they aren't an OfficialCouple is that Sega [[NoHuggingNoKissing prohibits the cast from being in romantic relationships.]]
93* Creator/GailSimone has done this a few times.
94** She's said that she considers Black Canary of ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' bisexual. She famously wanted to include a line where Canary called herself "75% heterosexual" [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/1074381.html?thread=31530957#t31530957 but due to script confusion and placeholder dialog the line became "heterosexual to the bone" against her wishes]]. And the version of Canary in the TV adaptation ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', while not the same character as in the comics, is explicitly bisexual.
95** She's also stated that there's a bisexual man in the ComicBook/SecretSix. She later revealed [[http://gailsimone.tumblr.com/post/11015369976/who-was-the-bisexual-man-or-is-that-off-the-table-now on Tumblr]] that it's Catman, and the next time she used him in a book she planned to make it explicit, since the story arc where she planned to reveal it got CutShort by the DC relaunch and the cancellation of the book. She even compared this to Dumbledore and how she felt bad about revealing it outside the series, though it wasn't actually her choice. She made good on this promise when the book was relaunched and the first issue shows him on a date with both a man and a woman [[{{Polyamory}} at the same time]].
96* Creator/PaulDini confirmed that ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and Poison Ivy in ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' are in an on-again-off-again relationship. Given the sheer omnipresence of their LesYay in every appearance, this was hardly necessary, of course. This became AscendedFanon in the final arc of ''ComicBook/GothamCitySirens'', where Ivy finally acknowledged that she has feelings for Harley. Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, writers of Harley's ComicBook/New52 series, reaffirmed that Harley and Ivy are in a relationship, describing them as girlfriends who aren't hung up on monogamy.
97* DependingOnTheWriter, ComicBook/TheJoker. See the relationship between Batman and the Joker in the New 52. Artist Greg Capullo says in an interview with the website Comic Book Resources (29th April 2015):
98-->"In "ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily," using [[Creator/ScottSnyder Scott's]] [the writer's] words, we had a love story -- Joker loves Batman."
99* Creator/GregRucka has confirmed that the sexual tension many readers saw between Carrie Stetko and Lily Sharpe in ''ComicBook/{{Whiteout}}'' was intentional.
100* Several writers have said that they consider Franchise/WonderWoman to be bisexual, though it's never been explicitly stated in a story[[note]]The closest, prior to ''Rebirth'' being a ''Comicbook/JusticeLeagueTaskForce'' story in which she is ''directly asked'' about how relationships work on Themiscara, and replies "All I'll say is, we don't call it Paradise Island for nothing."[[/note]].In fact, her sexuality is usually treated as an ElephantInTheLivingRoom, for she lived on an island with no men for most of her life. Made canon as of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth.''
101* Triumph from the ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague'' was supposed to be a closeted gay man, but [[Creator/ChristopherPriestComics Christopher Priest]] was unable to make it canon because he could never find an appropriate storyline to deal with the subject matter. Though Priest managed to drop a few subtle hints (such as Triumph "jokingly" calling Comicbook/TheRay cute), subsequent writers give him female love interests, and later, an illegitimate son.
102* Don [=McGregor=] has said that Taku, a supporting character from his ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'' run, was gay. He was unable to make this explicit thanks to the more conservative atmosphere of the '70s (though the subtext is definitely there in Taku's interactions with Venomm) but has since confirmed it in interviews. This finally became canon in 2022, when they returned in a ''ComicBook/MarvelsVoices'' story as a married couple.
103* Creator/JonathanHickman revealed in an interview that Stonewall from ''ComicBook/SecretWarriors'' was gay. Oddly, the name wasn't intended as a reference -- Hickman's said he was unaware that the name Stonewall carried any significance in the LGBT community.
104* James Roberts, writer of ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'', has confirmed in interviews that Prowl is attracted to Chromedome and implied that the two may have been in a relationship once. This makes a lot of Prowl's behavior seem less like that of a resentful old friend and more like that of a jilted lover who can't let go.
105* ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]'' writer Devin Grayson has said she considered Roy Harper's daughter Lian to be a lesbian, and that had she gotten to grow up, Roy would've walked her down the aisle at her wedding.
106* ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' writer Creator/AlEwing stated what ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' fans always suspected: Loki is bisexual and at least the young one is also genderqueer (this occasionally causes some pronoun confusion on this very wiki, as editors of Ewing's Loki series tend to refer to young Loki as ''they'' (GenderInclusiveWriting purposes and also because that Loki tends to not be one of anything) while others go with previous Loki's ''he''). A 2022 ''ComicBook/MarvelsVoices'' story reconfirms this and introduces several of Loki's male exes.
107* ''ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' comics:
108** There is a lot of [[HomoeroticSubtext subtext]] between Dracula and Xander but nothing is ever stated outright. When asked about the nature of their relationship, author Christos Gage (who wrote a Dracula/Xander-heavy arc) said he personally believes Dracula indeed harbors some romantic feelings for Xander.
109** "After The Fall" author, Brian Lynch said that he considers Non and Noelle to be girlfriends.
110* In ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'', Toki Zha, the best friend of the titular Erma Felna, is gay for her, by words of her creator Steven A. Gallacci in 2016. Keep in mind Toki being a lesbian was a joke in the fandom since the '80s due to her being a LovableSexManiac, albeit by WordOfGod, she was this since the very beginning.
111* ''ComicBook/SilkMarvelComics'': Silk's enemy Saya Ishii, who first appeared in the ''ComicBook/Silk2021'' series, seems to flirt with Cindy, but the comics never directly state her sexuality. Writer Maurene Goo, who created the character, tweeted confirmation that Saya's a lesbian.
112* Amy and Tekno from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' will end up together, according to WordOfDante. The main writer Nigel Kitching and one of the main artists Nigel Dobbyn worked on a DistantFinale called ''Exit:Sonic'' for the FanSequel ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline''. In the future, Tekno and Amy will be raising a son named [[DeadGuyJunior Johnny]] together. In June 2023, Tekno was confirmed to be identifying as nonbinary as well.
113* Paul Allor [[http://paulallor.tumblr.com/post/118303052106/a-few-notes-on-sally-pride explains in a Tumblr post]] that ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW'' character Sally Pride's last name isn't just a play on the word for a group of lions. Whether future writers will make this a part of her character remains to be seen.
114* [[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/4jsr9h/ama_marjorie_liu_monstress_image_comics/d39bqc7?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 Marjorie Liu]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/6qimxq/im_marjorie_liu_writer_and_cocreator_of_the/dkxovm7?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 confirmed]] that she wrote ComicBook/{{Iceman|MarvelComics}} as closeted in her run of ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen''. Scott Lobdell also [[https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/flame-on/episode-207-scott-lobdell-LeFvHrzjh_Y/amp/?__twitter_impression=true confirmed]] that he wrote Iceman with closeted themes and subtext in his run of ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen''. Both of their respective runs took place before it was revealed that the character is gay.
115* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': Since the series' inception, Jughead had always been portrayed as the StraightMan counterpart to Archie's LoveMakesYouCrazy-style heterosexual hijinx, up to and including being far more interested in food than in girls and actively avoiding any attempt by ladies to pair up with him. As the years went on, this characterisation came to be scrutinised in many different ways: was Jughead a misogynist for 'not liking women'? Or was he gay, [[TakeAThirdOption or even asexual]]? Even after the introduction of the franchise's first officially gay character in Kevin, Jughead remained ambiguous. In the [[ComicBook/ArchieComics2015 2015 revival]], it was finally confirmed in text: Jughead is uninterested in romantic relationships because he is asexual, and while it's not stated explicitly, he also very clearly considers himself UsefulNotes/{{aromantic}} as well.
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119* In the extensive AlternateUniverseFic series ''Roommates'', Bowser Koopa, Jr.'s nerdy brother Iggy Koopa is known to have a girlfriend, but also seems remarkably comfortable with gay topics (even where RuleThirtyFour is involved). When Junior [[ComingOutStory came out of the closet]] and revealed that Jojo had been his boyfriend, Iggy even affectionately asked which one of them was on top during sex. The ''Roommates'' session writer, [=TreIII=], revealed separately that Iggy is straight.
120* ''Fanfic/TheNuptialverse'': According to [=DarthLink22=], Applejack is gay, Rarity, Fluttershy and Cadence are bisexual, and Pinkie Pie is asexual.
121* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': Tarbtano mentioned in a blog that at least one of the Mane Six is a lesbian or bisexual, but added that it's not important and won't really be brought up in the story.
122* ''Fanfic/NihonversePocketville'': Corgipon has confirmed Eva to be aromantic asexual, and has stated that the reason why she and Daichi got married despite both of them barely showing romantic feelings for each other is because they both love the ceremony and that they want to be best friends forever.
123* ''Fanfic/PocketvilleLostDiamonds'':
124** According to pocket.kingdom, Alice is bisexual, and had a boyfriend before she was with Eva.
125** Eva is also confirmed as queer, [[SingleTargetSexuality but she only has feelings for Alice]].
126* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' mentioned in a AN that Melissa, the character of the day who beat Gary in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'''s canonical Indigo League, is a trans woman. Given the minorness of the character in the story overall, exploring this in-story would have been rather random. [[note]]This serves as an in-universe explanation for why she looks androgynous; in the original anime, this was instead a case of ShesAManInJapan.[[/note]]
127* Creator/TheNamelessDoll:
128** The description to ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATywoNpxEms Mercy]]'' says that Odette is a biromantic asexual, while Marina is bisexual.
129** In ''WebVideo/{{Illuminated}}'', Jane is pansexual and Amelia is lesbian.
130** Anya in ''WebAnimation/ToBelong'' was confirmed as lesbian before it was mentioned in-series.
131* The author of ''Fanfic/TheSupermen'' has stated on Tumblr that Wesker is bi and was in a relationship with William Birkin. So far this has never been mentioned in the story (partly because Will has been dead for over ten years at the time it's set) but apparently it will be relevant later.
132* When asked if the ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'' version of Chloé was gay, creator zoe-oneesama said that she was "Money-Power-Fame-sexual"; that is, gender doesn't matter to her as long as the person is rich and famous. She also confirmed that Chloé would have pursued Kagami for this reason had Marinette not befriended her first.
133* The co-author (Green Phantom Queen) for ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'' revealed in an AN that Specter is gay and crushes on Ryoken with a later chapter revealing that he's specifically demiromantic (he can't pursue a romantic relationship with someone unless he's had an emotional attachment to them beforehand).
134* The co-authors for ''Fanfic/ThePokemonSquad'' confirmed that most of the cast is either gay or bisexual, with the {{Author Avatar}}s being the exceptions to the rule (RM is CampStraight, but that's it).
135* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'': Aside from the characters whose queerness is made clear in the text, the author has posted a [[https://athingofvikings.tumblr.com/post/175372793980/vigilantsycamore-so-athingofvikings-is-getting list of which characters are LGBTQ]] on Tumblr.
136* ''Fanfic/FlowingStar'': On the updated from the second part of the prologue, as a way to celebrate Pride Month, the author comfirms that Stella is bisexual as a homage to [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz]], his OC called Liberty Leal is lesbian, and Lucy is aro-ace.
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140* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', according to Creator/NeilGaiman himself, Miss April Spink and Miss Miriam Forcible are a couple.
141* ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'': Wade's sibling Lake is non-binary, [[https://thedirect.com/article/pixar-disney-non-binary-character and declared as Pixar's first non-binary character]], but the only implicit indication of it in the film is the fact he refers to Lake as "sib", once, and is contradicted in another instance when he refers to Lake as "her", though there are some non-binary individuals who use gendered pronouns, so it could be possible for Lake to be non-binary while still using she/her pronouns.
142* In ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'', Gobber remarks during an argument between Stoick and his wife Valka "This is why I never married. This, and one other reason." It was originally a ThrowItIn moment by Gobber's voice actor Creator/CraigFerguson, but was eventually backed up by the film's openly gay director Creator/DeanDeBlois.
143* Downplayed example in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' when co-director Peter Ramsey was asked about the popular fan theory that the film's Aunt May and Dr. [[GenderFlip Olivia]] Octavius are ex-lovers, since their mainstream-comic counterparts dated for a time, and in the film Aunt May immediately recognises Dr. Octopus and calls her "Liv" when she turns up to attack the assembled Spider-People at May's house. His [[https://twitter.com/betterhawkguy/status/1101684766368243712 response]] was that "there's a universe where that is true", but he didn't confirm that it was the film's main one.
144* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'': While the movie does have an explicit gay character, Ethan, Captain Pulk is never mentioned to be non-binary in the movie, or referred to with any pronouns. This fact is only brought up in ''The Art of Strange World''.
145-->'''Qui Ngyuen''': When thinking about the characters who would make up the crew of the ''Venture'', we wanted to reflect the dimensions of Avalonia. Within the team consisting of an engineer, a chef, a medic, a shipmate officer, an air traffic controller, a pilot, and more, we have people representing different racial backgrounds, body types, and gender identities, including non-binary characters like Captain Pulk.
146* ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'': Creator/LanceBass, the voice of Boom from [[spoiler:the other boy band Branch used to be in]], [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CzhKx6qv6li/ stated that Boom is gay in the comments of this post]], as if the rainbow hair and the fact that [[QueerCharacterQueerActor Bass himself is gay in real life]] didn't tip you off.
147* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Priya is confirmed to be bisexual after the theaters release. A scene in the birthday party, she is seen dancing with a goth girl.
148* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Jared Bush, co-producer of the film, [[https://twitter.com/thejaredbush/status/803836679425556480 confirmed via Twitter]] that Pronk Oryx-Antlerson (whom he voiced) is in fact married to Bucky Oryx-Antlerson. This makes this film the first Disney movie to acknowledge the existence of a gay couple. Even before the tweet, it is heavily implied in the movie, due to the fact that they share a last name but are different species.
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152%%* Plato from ''Film/RebelWithoutACause''.
153* Creator/GoreVidal intended Messala in 1959's ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'' to be Judah Ben-Hur's former lover, and explained this to Creator/StephenBoyd (Messala), but deliberately did not tell Creator/CharltonHeston (Judah), since Heston would not have been receptive to the idea. It was also an example of EnforcedMethodActing: one wants to renew the relationship while the other pretends it didn't happen. By not telling Heston, they basically tricked him into performing as a character uncomfortable with the other man by making the ''actor'' uncomfortable dealing with the other actor.
154* ''Film/TheHalfOfIt'': Among the other gay characters in the story, the briefly seen "Math Class Girl" who compliments Ellie after her talent show performance is confirmed as "[[https://twitter.com/thatalicewu/status/1256388285057757184 a bit baby-dykish.]]". This was mostly made to show that Ellie could have found her tribe and been happy if she was willing to reach out to people around her.
155* ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' cast the openly gay Creator/KateMcKinnon as Dr. Jillian Holtzmann, and when asked about it in an interview the director subtly confirmed that the character was also a lesbian and implied that they may have had studio issues with portraying it more openly. It's pretty obvious in the film itself, though, as she's introduced hitting on Dr. Erin Gilbert and spends the majority of her interactions flirting with her (and to a lesser extent the other Ghostbusters). A deleted scene has Holtzmann proudly declare that she and Erin are dating, and when Erin denies it, she's visibly disappointed.
156* Director Louis Leterrier has openly admitted that he intended the protagonist of ''Film/TheTransporter'' to be gay. Of course, when the franchise was handed over to another director, [[GayPanic Jason Statham instantly started making out with girls]]. This was dropped when Cory Yuen took over as director for part 1, because he gets it on with the girl in that movie, too.
157* ''Film/TheTurningPoint1977'': According to the writer, Arthur Laurents, director Herb Ross axed everything indicating [[NoBisexuals Wayne's bisexuality]] and Michael being gay. Laurents responded by putting all of the material into the [[AllThereInTheManual novelization]].
158* The theatre version of ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' confirmed what everyone knew: Ryan Evans is gay. Ryan's actor revealed that he wanted it to be confirmed in the films as well, but the MoralGuardians shut him down. In 2020, director Kenny Ortega revealed that Ryan was “probably going to come out in college”.
159* Lieutenant Hawke, a supporting character in ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' is revealed to be gay in the book ''Rogue'' by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels. Though he does get his own book later on, this fits because there's no hint of his sexual orientation during the movie or any reference to the fact that he's married to a male Trill. Part of the reason the novel made him gay was that there were plans to make him the first mentioned gay character in ''Franchise/StarTrek'', but those plans were scrapped early in production.
160* Sulu in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', as a tribute to his original actor Creator/GeorgeTakei[[note]]Though ironically, Takei wasn't actually a fan of this change to the character[[/note]]. He has a husband and a daughter, but his appearance with them onscreen is only seconds long and his interaction with his husband is so chaste that the nature of their relationship could easily be interpreted as brothers, and it isn't explicitly stated that they're married in dialogue. His sexual orientation is really only confirmed in publicity for the film.
161* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'': Creator/TimCurry always said that Dr. Frank N. Furter was pansexual, though the movie does make it obvious that he's bi. Some of the draft scripts for unmade sequels would have said that Brad and Dr. Scott turned gay shortly after the first movie.
162* ''Film/FlorenceFosterJenkins'': Simon Helberg confirmed he played Cosmé [=McMoon=], the titular character's pianist, as gay, and researched pre-World War II gay life while preparing for the role. There is no indication of the character's sexuality in the film, other than Helberg's slightly effeminate portrayal, and little is known of [=McMoon=]'s real-life sexuality other than he never married nor had children.
163* ''Film/TheHaunting1963'': Theodora was clearly marked as a gay character except it was never stated. When later asked about it, both director Creator/RobertWise and her actress Claire Bloom were perfectly clear that she was a lesbian, and the only reason it was left unsaid was that it was [[ValuesDissonance made in 1963.]] In the [[Film/TheHaunting1999 1999 remake]] and [[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018 the 2018 TV show]], Theo is portrayed as bisexual and a lesbian respectively.
164-->[Theo and Nell had been arguing over Nell's growing crush on Dr. Markway]\
165'''Theo''' You poor stupid innocent.\
166'''Nell:''' I'd rather be innocent than like you!\
167'''Theo:''' Meaning what?\
168'''Nell:''' [scoffs] Now who's being stupid and innocent? You know perfectly well what I mean.\
169'''Theo:''' Is this another one of your crazy hallucinations?\
170'''Nell:''' I'm not crazy!\
171'''Theo:''' Crazy like a loon! You expect me to believe you're sane and the rest of the world is mad?\
172'''Nell:''' Why not? The world is full of inconsistencies. Unnatural things, "Nature's mistakes", they're called... you, for instance!\
173[Theo recoils in shock, is about to say something when they are interrupted.]
174* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Creator/MeganFox revealed in a later interview that she played the title character as a closeted lesbian. In the film itself, Jennifer's [[PseudoRomanticFriendship relationship]] with the FinalGirl Needy is portrayed as filled with HomoeroticSubtext (including a ''very'' lengthy make-out session), but how much of this is Jennifer and how much is her DemonicPossession is never spelled out.
175* According to Creator/ElliotPage in an interview, his character Film/{{Juno}}, as well as most of the other characters he's portrayed in films, turned out to be lesbians.
176* In ''Film/WhipIt'', Ari Graynor said she played her character Eva Destruction as a lesbian seductress.
177* Creator/RobertCarlyle believes that his Begbie character in ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' is secretly gay and in love with Renton because he can't understand why else a man who hates drugs would hang around with an addict and follow him to London, and also because he doesn't beat or kill the woman he gets off with who turns out to be a man.
178* Creator/GeorgeClooney has claimed that he deliberately played Batman to be gay in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.
179* Creator/TessaThompson says that she played Valkyrie as a bisexual woman in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', and that she considered [[spoiler:the female warrior who [[TakingTheBullet sacrificed her life to save her in a flashback]]]] to be Valkyrie's lover. A scene showing a woman leaving Valkyrie's bedroom on Sakaar (implying they'd had sex) was shot but ultimately cut from the film.
180* ''Film/{{Solo}}'' co-writer Jonathan Kasdan said within days of the film opening that Lando Calrissian is pansexual. Funnily, Creator/BillyDeeWilliams reached a similar conclusion in 2013, where he suggested that Lando was wearing Han's clothes in a scene from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' because he'd put them on in the dark after a one-night stand.
181* Creator/CharlieDay confirmed in several interviews that he played [[BunnyEarsLawyer Newt]] in ''Film/PacificRim'' as being in love with [[ScienceFoils fellow scientist]] [[GermanicDepressives Hermann]].
182* Creator/ViggoMortensen said he played Tex Sawyer, from ''Film/LeatherfaceTheTexasChainsawMassacreIII'', as gay.
183* Creator/RyanReynolds has said that he considers his Film/{{Deadpool|2016}} to be pansexual, like the comics version.
184* ''Film/CharliesAngels2019'': Creator/ElizabethBanks [[https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/kristen-stewart-charlies-angels-character-gay/#:~:text=Kristen%20Stewart%27s%20Charlie%27s%20Angels%20character%2C%20Sabina%2C%20has%20been,explained%20why%20it%20was%20so%20important%20to%20her has confirmed]] Sabina's gay. She and Creator/KristenStewart felt it was important to show, as Stewart previously had been told not to be too "public" about being bisexual for her career (however, it was still only an implied sexuality).
185* Director Creator/ToddPhillips has said that Alan from ''Film/TheHangover'' is asexual, though he ends up getting married in the third movie.
186* In 2009, Creator/MollyRingwald told ''Time Out'' that Creator/JonCryer's character Duckie in ''Film/PrettyInPink'' was gay.
187* ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'': According to Daniella Pineda, Zia was written as lesbian. [[HideYourLesbians But the line that would confirm it was cut]].
188* ''Film/JungleCruise'': Creator/JackWhitehall's character [=MacGregor=] reveals that he's turned down three proposals from women due to having his interests elsewhere, which have led to him being shunned. He's also portrayed in a very {{camp|Gay}}y manner, between his effeminate mannerisms and his cartoonish volume of luggage that would make [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Princess Vespa]] blush. It's [[AmbiguouslyGay strongly implied]], but never outright stated that he's gay or attracted to men, with said character only being confirmed as gay in external interviews. [[https://variety.com/2021/film/news/jack-whitehall-jungle-cruise-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-disney-1235026980/ His actor also did not initially know]] that the character was supposed to be gay until partway through production.
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192* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' has Albus Dumbledore. Creator/JKRowling revealed he was gay after the end of the series as a result of a fan asking her if he'd ever found love himself. He kept out of romantic relationships because he once fell for a man and [[spoiler:neglected his family, resulting in horrible consequences and the death of his sister (and that's not even getting into the fact that said man was [[PredecessorVillain Gellert Grindelwald]], who would go on to become the equivalent of Wizard Hitler, as the previous Dark Lord before Voldemort)]]. Essentially, Dumbledore is gay, but a CelibateHero. During a scriptwriting meeting for one of the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films, she handed back a script page in which Dumbledore spoke about a girl he "knew" once with a note saying "He's gay!" {{Enforced|Trope}} for books prior to the sixth: before it was repealed in 2003 (2000 in Scotland), the notorious homophobic law Section 2A to the Local Government Act 1986 (popularly known as "clause 28") forbade local authorities from "promoting homosexuality", which in practice was interpreted as banning any books containing sympathetic gay characters from state school libraries.
193* Shallan from ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' has been confirmed bisexual by the author, and Renarin Kholin has been confirmed to have feelings for fellow Bridge Four member Rlain.
194* Gene and Finny from ''Literature/ASeparatePeace''. The author was widely regarded to be closeted and did not acknowledge the same-gender romance in the story until he was in old age.
195* Reggie Hodfaster from ''Lovesick'' was reportedly in love with his very straight best friend, Monti. However, this is hinted at early on and doesn't surprise many.
196* Theo in ''Literature/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'' is as ambiguously gay as her film counterpart, if not more so. Among other things, the book goes out of its way to avoid clarifying the gender of her lover back in the city, to the point that the omission itself speaks volumes. However, author Shirley Jackson's [[WordOfGod copious notes during her writing process]] state Theo was definitely a lesbian, but that Jackson deliberately kept the matter uncertain to give Theo's interactions with Eleanor more tension, since the reader would never know [[WillTheyOrWontThey if there was an element of sexual pursuit.]]
197* Given that many of Creator/TamoraPierce's works were edited down to children's literature from more adult versions (or have changed over the course of the series in order to cater to a slightly older readership), there's quite a lot of this.
198** On Alanna, Pierce says:
199--> Alanna has always defied labels. She took the best bits of being a woman and a man, and created her own unique identity. I think the term is 'gender-fluid', though there wasn't a word for this (to my knowledge) when I was writing her.
200** Lalasa in ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'' was a lesbian, but Pierce didn't think it was important enough to put into the books. There is quite a bit of {{subtext}} around her and her "friend" Tian, though.
201** In the original drafts of ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'', Thom and Roger had a more explicitly sexual relationship. The subtext is still there in the final version, though, what with the living together and dangerous codependency.
202** In Pierce's [[Literature/CircleOfMagic Circle]] books, Lark and Rosethorn were revealed late in the series to be lovers. Daja came out in ''The Will of the Empress''; this makes sense since, in the early books, she was nine. And she herself was discovering it for the first time in ''The Will of the Empress''.
203** Online, Pierce actually wrote about experiences she had with a number of fans that caused her to move away from Word Of Gay and really push herself and her publisher to put more obviously LBGTQ characters in her stories. They were so moved and thankful for her occasional lines and sub-text about these characters that she felt obligated to put more emphasis on the topic.
204** While Okha the trans woman from ''Bloodhound'' is referred to with male pronouns in the story, Pierce has also clarified several times that she should be referred to with female pronouns, and the use of male pronouns for her is DeliberateValuesDissonance.
205* Author Austin Grossman says Feral from ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible'' is gay. There was a cut subplot about how a BeastMan with animal desires struggles to find love in a world populated by regular humans.
206* In ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'', it's briefly mentioned that there is a small minority of people whose daemons are the same gender as themselves, but no explanation is given for it. When a fan asked Creator/PhilipPullman if it meant those people were gay, Pullman replied that he hadn't thought about it, but he [[AscendedFanon liked that reasoning]]. [[FridgeLogic It does raise some questions]] about [[NoBisexuals bisexuals]], however. Maybe their daemons can be either sex?
207* Tom and Carl, the two local Advisory Senior wizards from ''Literature/YoungWizards''. It was confirmed as of [[https://dduane.tumblr.com/post/177767909111/having-read-that-tribute-to-tom-i-guess-i-know?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma this]] blog post, where Duane reveals that they (the real-life Tom and Carl) were indeed a gay couple, but for the sake of their privacy and careers it was kept quiet, with her only confirming it following the real-life Tom's death. She left it ambiguous though as to whether their fictional namesakes will ever follow suit.
208* ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'':
209** A variant appears in ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', in which the character in question is explicitly LGBT+, but their sexuality isn't stated in-story. [[spoiler:Nico di Angelo is revealed to have a crush on Percy Jackson and eventually gets a boyfriend in Will Solace. According to Creator/RickRiordan, Nico is only attracted to men.]]
210** Riordan said on Twitter that he wrote Reyna Ramírez-Arellano to be a romantic UsefulNotes/{{asexual}}.
211* The author of ''Literature/TheWickedYears'' has said that he purposely hinted on "something" involving [[AmbiguouslyGay Galinda]] and Elphaba. What this "something" is, he said he [[ShrugOfGod "doesn't know".]] The [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} musical adaptation]] is more clean cut about this, with many actors saying that this was a romance play and it even being said that some of the songs were based off cliche love lyrics. Gregory eventually said directly that Glinda and Elphaba had a love affair.
212* According to Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, [[spoiler:Jon Connington's feelings for Rhaegar Targaryen]] from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' were a little more than just brotherly.
213* A fan interview with the authors of ''Literature/{{Havemercy}}'' has revealed the airman Luvander to be gay -- and most of the airmen are gay or bisexual.
214* ''Literature/CaliforniaDiaries'' has Ducky, who at best is AmbiguouslyGay throughout the series (he shows no interest in dating girls, his female friends are all thirteen years old and platonic, and at one point he borrows a bunch of books by famous LGBT authors) but ghost-writer Peter Lerangis confirmed in response to a fan on Twitter that Ducky was gay.
215* Even though ''Series/NeverWipeTearsWithoutGloves'' is about gay people there still manages to be a character fitting this trope. Holger is never said to be gay though there are some things that hint at it. [[WordOfGod Author Jonas Gardell]] has confirmed that he is a closeted gay and essentially represents what Rasmus' life would have been if he hadn't dared to come out as gay.
216* [[http://forums.davidweber.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4508&p=112492#p112492 Word of]] [[Creator/DavidWeber Weber]] is that Admiral Mark Sarnow, for whom Literature/HonorHarrington served as flag captain in ''The Short Victorious War'', is gay and married. The character being rather busy at the time dealing with the rapidly-developing Havenite war, this doesn't show up in the narrative[[note]]though his orientation might explain why Pavel Young seems to accuse the title character of sleeping with seemingly every male character within a light-year, ''except'' Sarnow[[/note]]. He apparently also enjoys needlepoint, when he isn't busy with the more traditional Manticoran practice of [[MacrossMissileMassacre throwing scads of missiles at his kingdom's enemies]].
217* Averted with [[spoiler:Murky]] of [[Literature/OrigamiYoda the Origami Yoda series]]. He was bullied because some kids thought he was gay, and naturally, people asked author Tom Angleberger if he was actually gay. Angleberger said that [[ShrugOfGod he didn't know]], because [[spoiler:Murky]] probably wouldn't figure out his sexual orientation until high school, and he was only in middle school.
218* Creator/NeilGaiman [[http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/96248654066/hello-i-was-reading-coraline-again-and-something-hit stated on his blog]] that Miss Spink and Miss Forcible from ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'' are in fact a couple.
219* Robin Stevens, author of the ''Wells and Wong'' mysteries, has stated that there is some level of romantic tension between Daisy and Hazel (despite both being canonically attracted to boys) because their relationship is based on that of Holmes and Watson.
220* Rachel "Kata Cthonia" Alexander [[http://kata-chthonia.tumblr.com/post/119712419357/are-there-any-gods-who-are-ace-pan-bi-or-a stated on Tumblr]] that in ''Literature/ReceiverOfMany'', most of the Gods are bisexual, Athena is Asexual, and Artemis is ace/aromantic (the as-of-yet unseen Hestia is ace/aro as well). Hades, Persephone, Hephaestus, and Hera are demisexual.
221* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
222** According to Vicky, Ravenpaw and Barley are a committed couple.
223** According to Vicky, Mousefur is asexual.
224** According to both Vicky and Kate, Firestar's father Jake and Talltail were in love. According to the publisher though they are [[HideYourLesbians Good Friends]].
225** According to Vicky, Littlecloud “wasn’t into she-cats”, which implies that he was either gay or ace.
226** Supposedly according to one of the authors, Leafpool had a crush on Mothwing when they were younger.
227* Creator/MichaelGrant has stated on [[https://twitter.com/MichaelGrantBks/status/662071118098857984 twitter]] that Marco from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' is bisexual.
228* Derek Landy has said that most mages in ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' are bisexual and quoted "[[ImmortalityBisexuality There IS no straight when you're 400 years old]]". Has also said that the series protagonist, Valkyrie Cain is predominantly straight but might be open to experimenting. These are confirmed In-Universe in the revived Phase 2 series with Valkyrie having having a girlfriend and it being mentioned that mages usually start to experiment after a few centuries.
229* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
230** Tonker and Lofty were confirmed to be a couple in ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment''. It was blazingly obvious in the source material, but the viewpoint character (who actually realized they were together before she realized they were both women) was completely unable to process the concept and chose not to acknowledge it.
231** Creator/TerryPratchett also satrised the Dumbledore announcement by [[http://forum.discworldemporium.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=10390&start=15 by posting on the Discworld Emporium forums]] "Rincewind would like to annouce that he is gay. Since he never gets any, it really doesn't make much difference which any he doesn't get, and at least he might get a brief reputation for social awareness:-)" Note that this was three years ''after'' writing ''Monstrous Regiment'', so he actually ''had'' gay characters.
232* While the subtext between them is about as subtle as an air horn, ''Thirteen Rising'' (the final book in ''Literature/TheZodiacSeries'') never explicitly states that [[spoiler:Ophiuchus and Aquarius]] were lovers. Their relationship was confirmed by the author having reblogged a few Website/{{Tumblr}} posts shipping the two.
233* H. P. Woods notes in the afterword to ''Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet'' that WholesomeCrossdresser Rosalind (who was born Edward and uses male pronouns) is most likely gender-fluid, and the reason this doesn't come up in the book because the term didn't exist at the time it was set.
234* Literature/{{Ripliad}}: Patricia Highsmith, when asked directly about the common fan theory that Ripley was gay, rejected it but stated that he was, in her opinion, "not very strong in the sex department", suggesting that he was asexual.
235* ''Literature/StarWarsQueensShadow'': E.K Johnston stated she imagined Tonra as being bisexual, but due to the novel focusing largely on Padmé and Sabé, she didn't get a chance to focus on this.
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239* Creator/{{RTE}}'s puppet, ''Bosco'' was always AmbiguousGender. The puppet became an [=LGBT=] icon after being used in a campaign to encourage people to vote to legalize same sex marriage in Ireland and the official Twitter account eventually confirmed that Bosco was neither a boy nor a girl, just Bosco.
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243* ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' creator Garrett Sander [[https://aminoapps.com/c/lgbt-1/page/blog/monster-high-lgbt-characters/KWJp_8XDSMuRaNaMqk81kz2B2v4RQ2kRWVq confirmed]] that numerous characters were meant to be LGBTQ+ (often hinted at in their [[AllThereInTheManual diaries]]) and supported various other LGBTQ+ interpretations; this included Clawdeen Wolf ([[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhigh/images/7/7c/EYAA_T8XsAAXgDK.png/revision/latest?cb=20200605180717 lesbian]]), Finnegan Wake (pansexual), Neighthan Rot (unconfirmed, suspected to be bi/pan), Kieran Valentine (gay and struggling with internalized homophobia), Kiyomi Haunterly (lesbian), Kala Mer'ri (bi/pan), and Gilda Goldstag (trans).
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247* Hercules Grytpype-Thynne of ''Radio/TheGoonShow''. It was never mentioned on air because being gay was illegal in Britain in the 1950s, although Peter Sellers often played him as very camp. He was "outed" in the official biography in the first volume of ''Goon Show Scripts'', c. 1972.
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251* In the musical ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', during the song "My shot", Alexander Hamilton tells new friend John Laurens "Laurens, I like you a lot". Creator Lin Manuel Miranda (who also plays Alexander), confirmed that this line was supposed to imply that Laurens and Hamilton were in fact more than friends. Historians have speculated to this effect, especially using letters that could [[https://mobile.twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/646419967852847108 easily be viewed as romantic.]]
252* ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'' writer Joe Tracz confirmed that the removal of Michael's girlfriend [[Literature/BeMoreChill from the book]] and other references to him liking girls in the musical was intentional.
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256* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Creator/VivienneMedrano confirmed that Moxxie to be bisexual in her Twitter.
257* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
258** Kai Ziegler has stated that they think an unnamed character they played, known only as "First Mate", is non-binary.
259** Even before Her relationship with [[spoiler:Yang]] was confirmed, Blake was already confirmed as bisexual.
260* [[Creator/PaulCornell Paul Cornell's]] notes at the end of the novelization to the ''Franchise/DoctorWho'' animation ''WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka'' said that The Doctor is asexual and not attracted to anybody.
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264* ''Webcomic/AvasDemon'' zig-zags this trope, revealing in-comic that Odin's sister has a girlfriend, while Gil is presented as AmbiguouslyGay with the author confirming his orientation, and Ava is as yet a matter of Word Of Bi.
265* The author of ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' infamously said one of the regular characters (without saying which) was gay. Just who has sparked enough debate to become a RunningGag on the forums. The most popular theory says that it's Sayuri.
266* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheEnd'': In June 2019, [=DuskDragonXIII=] released [[https://www.tumblr.com/duskdragonxiii/185369194888/pride-isnt-a-sin-not-in-this-way-bte-comic Pride themed images]] of the cast with their respective pride flags. Some of these identities have been brought up in the comic, but not all. According to the lore book, Michael, Lucifer and Och have their genders marked as "N/A".
267* Same with ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'', although not going ''quite'' as far.
268* There's been hardly any debate at all since T Campbell said two of the new AEGIS recruits in ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}!'' were bisexual. This is probably because there's no shortage of gay and bisexual characters in the rest of the cast. It's also his word that outed Guth, after a half-joking comment followed by an off-panel discussion.
269* In a conversation about the DepravedBisexual trope, T Campbell talked about how it [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools wasn't necessarily bad]], especially if "played against non-depraved bisexuals or non-depraved people with bisexual leanings, like ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie''." The fans, naturally, ''pounced'', although T didn't feel like he was revealing anything new (at a point where Penny was barely in denial, but a case could still be made for Aggie being straight).
270* In reply to fan's confusion, Darqx, author of ''Webcomic/HedoneHigh'', declared that [[{{Gayngster}} the drug dealer Izm]] is bisexual. However, his best friend A.E.D hasn't been touched on. [[HoYay Except for when she said that if he dated anyone, it would be Izm]].
271* From ''A Day of Lucy'', The creator said this in one of the comments about Natalie.
272* Subverted in ''Webcomic/LasLindas''. Despite the vast amount of subtext, [=SoulKat=] has stated that Tootsie is not gay, and in fact, merely wishes Alejandra were a man. SK has also stated that there has never been, nor will there ever be, any gay characters in the comic. In the bonus comics on site, however, several if not all of the characters are now gay/bisexual, though this is expressly stated to be fanservice and not canon.
273* ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' has Ples, whom Tessa has stated to be gay, though it's never come up. Him being old enough to be most of the other characters' dad and [[spoiler:[[DepravedHomosexual insane]]]] besides.
274* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', basically EveryoneIsBi, so a few characters (Kanaya, specifically) were confirmed to be ''exclusively'' gay this way. Andrew Hussie would subsequently confirm that [[https://wakraya.tumblr.com/post/190278712010/did-did-hussie-just-do-a-whole-ass-joke-essay Sollux is trans]].
275* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
276** Downplayed with Bandana. Though the author included a moment in the story where she mentioned an ex-girlfriend, he had to confirm on the forums that she was a lesbian rather than bisexual.
277** Vaarsuvius was implied to be genderqueer within Book 5's author commentary, but then it was solidly confirmed during Rich Burlew's first Patreon Q&A. He added V would never actually identify that way because Elves don't really have gender categories anyway.
278* In 2023 Creator/DanaSimpson posted some pictures of genderswapped Millie from ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' on Bluesky, saying she had a dream where he was a trans boy called Milo, and it wasn't canon, but it made sense. This got a huge amount of support and she decided it made so much sense, it ''was'' canon.
279* The creators of ''Webcomic/StarPower'' intentionally left most of the character's sexual orientation revelations like this, under the idea of developing them as characters first.
280* WordOfGod from David Willis was that he hasn't changed the sexuality of any characters between the Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}} and ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge''. He later confirmed that this does indeed mean Walkyverse's Danny is bi, he just took even longer to realise it.
281* For Pride Month 2018, ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' author Creator/MaryCagle tweeted artwork of her LGBTQ characters with their relevant Pride flags. [[https://twitter.com/cubewatermelon/status/1005804609443680256 Transgender for Zoe]], [[https://twitter.com/cubewatermelon/status/1008152830056763393 Gay Pride for Team Melty]], and [[https://twitter.com/cubewatermelon/status/1008230215506628608 Pansexual for Outrageous Lime]]. Zoe had already been confirmed shortly before this art was posted while Melty Flame and Melty Frost were SickeninglySweethearts from moment one. Outrageous Lime, however, has only been seen or mentioned a few times, with only two related to her sexuality. The first was surprise that she had a boyfriend ("As in a ''boy'' boy?") and, on first seeing Heartful Punch and Undine together, remarking "So ''that'' was your type", prompting HP to hastily try and change the subject while Lime brushes it off because "she has a guy now".
282* ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'': The [[SideStoryBonusArt monthly wallpaper]] for [[https://twitter.com/ClefdeSoll/status/1271612645452341249 Pride Month 2020]] features some of the cast wearing pride-themed accessories and a background featuring [[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows a prominent rainbow]], and for [[https://twitter.com/ClefdeSoll/status/1545612671331905536 Pride Month 2022]] features [[CastFullOfGay even more of the cast]] sat on pride-themed cushions inside a BlanketFort. Some of these sexualities and gender identities are brought up in the comic itself, or are listed on its [[https://yokokasquest.com/cast/ Cast page]], but many are not.
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286* James Toranaga of ''Literature/{{Touch 2017}}'' has been explicitly confirmed to be gay by the author. It is unlikely, however, that his sexuality will be kept ambiguous for very long in-story, as the work spends a lot of its time dealing with the ways in which James' experience of molestation complicates the feelings he has towards his developing orientation.
287* Although [[DeadpanSnarker Raimi]] makes snarky allusions to it, the only confirmation of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Benjamin Palmer]] of ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints'' being a [[DepravedHomosexual gay pedophile]] is in the DVDCommentary, by writer Brooke Burgess. Also, Raimi himself is implied to be bisexual (or of "ambiguous sexuality") in another commentary track by Burgess.
288* When Geoff Ramsey, one of the makers of ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' and voice actor of Grif, was listing some of the things the casual fan would not know about Grif in a podcast, he finished with 'And he's secretly in love with Simmons.' He then added that it was probably obvious anyway.
289* [[CharacterNarrator Cecil]] of ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' is certainly queer, considering that he announces his massive crush on the very male Carlos the Scientist in the first episode, but the series' creators still took the time to explicitly confirm that he does identify as gay. [[spoiler:So does Carlos the Scientist, and they eventually become the show's OfficialCouple... without any in-universe discussion of their sexuality. Cecil confirms he is gay in episode 108, but Night Vale doesn't care about sexuality.]]
290* A fair amount of Creator/DougWalker's ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'' commentary is confirming that OneTruePairing Zod/Terl was intentionally written as a married couple. He's also stated for the record that Donnie/Yo/Egoraptor in WebVideo/DemoReel was a genuine LoveTriangle and not just a queerbait joke.
291* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'':
292** This ''was'' the case for a while when Justin [=McElroy=] originally said that his character, Taako, was gay, but that he didn't feel comfortable making it explicitly canon, as the characters are often farcical and he didn't want to accidentally make Taako into an offensive stereotype. However, this began to change with episode 50, which saw Taako going on a date with [[spoiler:Kravitz, a (male) GrimReaper with whom he'd had light ShipTease in an earlier arc]], and his sexuality has continued to receive quiet nods within canon since then.
293** Sloane and Hurley, two major characters from the "Petals to the Metal" arc, were confirmed to be a romantic couple despite it not being explicit within canon. The podcast has since moved away from this method of writing LGBT characters and has begun including more unambiguously canon representation.
294* ''ARG/TheNoedolekcinArchives'': Seismo stated in a [[https://twitter.com/MK70016/status/1645965503884607488 tweet]] that Kirk Odd is genderfluid and has no pronoun preference. A [[https://twitter.com/MK70016/status/1657766972766011394 message]] from Kirk Odd himself states that he does not understand humans' concept of romance, confirming he is at least aromantic, before a [[https://twitter.com/MK70016/status/1677407819362869254 later tweet]] explicitly confirmed Kirk is aroace.
295* ''WebOriginal/ObscuredEyes'': In a [[https://lovely-lauren-arts.tumblr.com/post/721394853612830720/can-you-tell-us-sexuality-of-obscure-eyes response]] to a question a fan asked on Tumblr, Lauren stated the sexualities of various characters within the series. Madeline is lesbian, Daisy, Oliver, and Dolly are bisexual, Penelope is asexual, and Catherine is aromantic.
296* ''ARG/WelcomeHomeClownIllustrations'': In a few different posts, Clown has stated on a [[https://twitter.com/_PartyCoffin_/status/1542990588143734784 Twitter post]] they made for Pride Month 2022 that Eddie is gay, Julie is genderfluid, Poppy is a lesbian transgender woman, and Frank is nonbinary and gay. In a post on their Tumblr, Clown also stated that [[https://partycoffin.tumblr.com/post/631724574744182784/besides-the-coupling-you-were-going-to-make-with Julie is bisexual]].
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