List of webcomics with LGBT characters

This is a list of some of the many webcomics featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender content.

See also: Gender and webcomics
Girly (2003–2010)
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Background

LGBTQ+ themes and characters were historically omitted intentionally from the content of comic strips and comic books, due to either censorship, the perception that LGBTQ+ representation was inappropriate for children, or the perception that comics as a medium were for children. In recent years, the number of LGBTQ+ characters in mainstream comics has increased greatly.

There exist a large amount of openly gay and lesbian comic creators that self-publish their work on the internet. These include amateur works, as well as more "mainstream" works, such as Kyle's Bed & Breakfast.[1] According to Andrew Wheeler from Comics Alliance, webcomics "provide a platform to so many queer voices that might otherwise go undiscovered."[2]

List
Year(s) Title Created by Description
1983–2008 Dykes to Watch Out For Alison Bechdel Features multiple lesbian characters.[3]
1996–2007 Bruno Christopher Baldwin The titular character is bisexual and a minor character is transgender.[4][5]
1998–2018 Jane's World Paige Braddock Most of the central characters, including the titular Jane, are lesbians. Bisexual women characters are also included.[6][7]
1998–present Kyle's Bed & Breakfast Greg Fox Covers controversial LGBT topics such as marriage equality, HIV/AIDS, body fascism and conversion therapy.[1][8]
2001–2014 Venus Envy Erin Lindsay Features MtF transsexual character adjusting to school life as a girl. Also features an FtM transsexual and a lesbian.[9]
2002–present Closetspace Jenn Dolari Features several transgender characters.[9]
2002–2009 Oh My Gods! Shivian Balaris Includes gay main characters.
2002–2006[10] Young Bottoms in Love Tim Fish Features "more realistic" portrayals of homosexual characters.[2]
2003–2009 DAR! Erika Moen Moen's auto-biographical comic follows her as she explores her own sexuality.[2]
2003–2010 Girly Josh Lesnick Features two women in a romantic relationship.[11]
2003–present Questionable Content Jeph Jacques Includes characters of various sexualities, transgender woman Claire, as well as various other themes of sexuality.[12][13]
2004–2015 Girls With Slingshots Danielle Corsetto This webcomic, by Danielle Corsetto, focuses on the adventures of Jaime, Hazel, and their friends, and at one point "Thea and Angel have the safe lesbian sex talk."[14][8] Corsetto also leads the readers through the "wonderful world of sex with girls," reminding readers that "sexuality comes in a number of flavors."
2005–present Gunnerkrigg Court Tom Siddell Features various LGBT characters, including a same-sex couple.[15]
Transe-Generation Matt Nishi Gag strips about the daily life of an FtM transsexual.[9]
2006–2013 Finn and Charlie are Hitched Tony Breed Features a gay couple in a slice-of-life story.[8]
Khaos Komix Tab Kimpton Features eight college kids of various sexualities and gender identities.[8][16]
2007–2015 Capitol Hillbillies Chris Lange Revolves around the lives of four queer men.[8]
2008-2013 Eve's Apple Christine Smith This webcomic, by Christine Smith, focuses on intimacy and dating from a transgender perspective, centers on a gay, and overweight, trans woman and has "some very frank discussions about physical intimacy."[14] The story was well received by the trans community, while Smith added that Alison Bechdel’s webcomic "Dykes To Watch Out For" was a big influence on her.[17]
2008–present Curvy Sylvan Migdal Features two lesbian protagonists, Anaïs Phalèse and Fauna Lokjom, in a relationship.[2]
Ménage à 3 Gisele Lagace; Dave Lumsdon Explores "themes of sexual awakening"[16]
Oglaf Trudy Cooper Explores various sexual themes.[16]
Sister Claire Elena Barbarich; Ash Barnes Includes transgender nun Oscar, and other LGBT characters.[18]
Starfighter Michelle Palumbo Features a sexual relationship between men.[19]
2009–2016 Homestuck Andrew Hussie Includes multiple LGBT characters.[20]
2009–2014 The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal E.K. Weaver Follows the relationship of two homosexual men.[8][2]
2009-2018 The Princess Christine Smith This webcomic, by Christine Smith, tells the story of a trans girl and facing transphobic characters.[21]
2009–present Fera Davy Shirley Features a lesbian protagonist and her bisexual partner.[22]
Doc and Raider Sean Martin Focuses on two gay men.
2010–present Band vs. Band Kathleen Jacques Features queer characters.[23]
De Boezems Jiro Ghianni One panel gag strips about two bosoms that came from a trans man's chest.[24][25]
2012-2015 Nimona Noelle Stevenson The series protagonist, Nimona, is a stocky woman, and shapeshifter, who wears pink and is "kind of butch."[26] Nimona is a sidekick of villainous Lord Ballister Blackheart, with both fighting the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics. Blackheart's former lover and childhood friend, Sir Goldenloin, is part of the Institute.[27][28][29]
2010–present Dumbing of Age David M Willis Large cast of characters attending college with various sexual orientations and gender identities.[30]
Unsounded Ashley Cope Features multiple gay characters.[8]
Go Get a Roomie! Chloé C Features a pansexual protagonist and explores sexual themes.[16]
The Princess Christine Smith Sports a transgender protagonist, among various other LGBT characters.[12]
Alfie InCase Erotic fantasy webcomic. Features multiple bisexual characters and explores different societies reaction to sexuality.
Rain Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick Features a trans girl as the main character and other LGBT+ characters.[30]
2011–2012 Artifice Alex Woolfson A gay romance with an android assassin.[8]
Bucko Jeff Parker; Erika Moen This webcomic features an "uninhibited" lesbian main character who is the housemate of the protagonist, Rich “Bucko” Richardson.[31]
2011–present ChaosLife A. Stiffler; K. Copeland Semi-autobiographical comic about a queer couple.[32]
Cucumber Quest Gigi D.G. Features two crushing girls and a complex trans woman character.[33][34]
Sunstone Stjepan Šejić Focuses on the BDSM relationship between two women.
2012–2019 Monster Pop Maya Kern Includes various queer characters.[35]
2012–present As the Crow Flies Melanie Gillman Follows the interactions of a group of queer pre-teens.[36]
Kate or Die Kate Leth Covers issues including bisexuality and feminism.[2]
O Human Star Blue Delliquanti Main characters include gay men and a MtF trans robot.[37][38]
The Young Protectors Alex Woolfson Follows a gay teen superhero.[8]
2013–present Check, Please! Ngozi Ukazu Centers around a gay protagonist on a college hockey team.[39]
Demon Street Aliza Layne This webcomic features several queer characters, including a nonbinary character and a pair of crushing pre-teen girls.[40][41][42][43]
Trans Girl Next Door Kylie Wu Autobiographical comic about the author's transition as a transgender woman.[44]
Up and Out Julia Kaye More recent comics focus on the creator's experiences of transitioning from male to female.[45]
2014–2014 Supercakes Kat Leyh A webcomic about the lives of two superheroes who are girlfriends.[41]
2014–2015 Portside Stories Valerie Halla Slice of life about trans childhood friends.[40]
2014–present Agents of the Realm Mildred Louis Features a main cast with a variety of sexual orientations.[46]
AJ & Magnus Bryan Steel About a young boy, his English mastiff dog and the boy's two dads in their ordinary suburban family life.[47][48]
Assigned Male Sophie Labelle Follows life through the eyes of a middle schooler who alternately makes light of, and chafes under the realities of growing up a transgender child in a cisgender world.[49]
Becoming Me Mia Rose Elbo Autobiographical webcomic by a trans woman.[41]
The Center for Otherworld Science Shing Yin Khor Features queer characters.[23]
Eth's Skin Sfé R. Monster Follows the adventures of a non-binary fisherman.
Men+Monsters Aero Zero Follows homosexual human, monsters, and robotic men who explore their sexuality.[50]
The Rock Cocks Brad & Leslie Brown Erotic webcomic about the adventures and journeys of a rock music band. Both the main cast and the secondary cast contain LGBT characters.[51]
Witchy Ariel Ries Features a trans girl character.[52][53]
Lumberjanes Grace Ellis; Shannon Watters[54] This series features various LGBTQ characters. Two campers, Mal and Molly, discover they have mutual crushes for each other, with their friends accepting their relationship.[55][56] Additionally, Jo is a trans woman of color with two dads, and acts as an "expert on what it means to be a Lumberjane" to the fellow campers.[57][58] Additionally, in issue #68, when Artemis confesses her love for Diane, she says: "...I like you too. But I don't have any interest in kissing or junk like that" and has never had interest in kissing anyone.[59]
2015–2015 Pizza Witch Sarah Graley The titular pizza witch is queer.[60]
2015–2017 Rock and Riot Chelsey Furedi Has an LGBTQ theme and a cast diverse in gender and sexuality.[61][62]
ShootAround suspu Contains various LGBT characters.[63]
2015–present Acception Coco “Colourbee” Ouwerkerk This ongoing Dutch teen dramedy romance webcomic by Coco “Colourbee” Ouwerkerk,[64] who was inspired by "manga genres such as shojo and shounen," features various LGBTQ characters. This includes gay, bisexual, asexual and transgender characters.[65]
Ace of Beasts Aero Zero Follows the sexual lives and fantasy adventures of homosexual men in a poly relationship.[50][66]
Goodbye to Halos Valerie Halla Features a trans girl protagonist and a queer cast.[40]
Leif & Thorn Erin Ptah A romance between two male main characters, plus other LGBT cast members.[67]
Never Satisfied Taylor Robin Features a varied LGBT cast.
2016–present Close Your Eyes, Look at the Mountains Juniper Abernathy All main characters are lesbians, queer, and/or trans. Most strips are about a cat named Rosie and a dog named Isabelle who are in love.[68]
Long Exposure Mars Features a budding romance between two male characters.[69]
2016 Lady of the Shard Gigi D.G. Features a romance between women.[70]
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness Kabi Nagata Autobiographical manga by a lesbian author.[71]
2017–present My Two Lesbian Ants Lisa Franklin This comic strip, by Lisa Franklin, is about two ants, Peggy and Sandro, which are lesbian, and one who is non-binary and queer, Angie.[72]
2018–present My Dragon Girlfriend Fawnduu Features a varied LGBT cast including the main protagonists.[73]
Magical Boy Vincent Kao Comic featuring a trans man as protagonist who comes out to his mom, who comes out as a magical girl.[74]
2019-present Castle Swimmer Wendy Lian Martin Features a romance between the two main male protagonists, a transgender woman, and several other varying sexualities.

See also

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