List of LGBT characters in modern written fiction
Work Year Author Character name ( s ) Notes
Advise and Consent 1959 Allen Drury Brigham Anderson Bisexual . Married US senator Anderson is blackmailed over a secret wartime homosexual affair for which he is unapologetic
Affinity 1999 Sarah Waters Margaret Prior Selina Dawes Lesbian
Alex Delaware series 1985-2017 Jonathan Kellerman Milo Sturgis Gay
Along the Journey River 1996 Carole LaFavor Renee LaRoche Lesbian
American Psycho 1991 Bret Easton Ellis Luis Carruthers Gay . In love with the male protagonist , but later marries Courtney
Annie on My Mind 1982 Nancy Garden Annie Kenyon Liza Winthrop Lesbian
The Arizona Kid 1988 Ron Koertge Wes Gay
An Arrow 's Flight 1998 Mark Merlis Pyrrhus Philoctetes Gay
Arrows of the Queen 1987 Mercedes Lackey Keren Lesbian . Life bonded to Ylsa and then Sherrill
The Beauty of Men 1996 Andrew Holleran Lark Becker Gay
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles 1957-60 Ann Bannon Beebo Brinker Beth Ayers/Cullison Laura Landon Lesbian
The Bell Jar 1963 Sylvia Plath Joan Lesbian
Blood of the Fold Temple of the Winds 1996 1997 Terry Goodkind Berdine Raina Lesbian . The two Mord-Sith are in a relationship with each other
The Blue Place 1998 Nicola Griffith Aud Torvingen Lesbian
Boy Culture 1995 Matthew Rettenmund X Andrew Joe Gay . X ( narrator 's pseudonym ) has sexual and romantic relationships with Andrew , Joe and other men
Breakfast on Pluto 1998 Patrick McCabe Patrick Pussy Braden Transgender . Braden is an Irish trans woman
Brideshead Revisited 1945 Evelyn Waugh Anthony Blanche Sebastian Flyte Gay
Brokeback Mountain ( short story ) 1997 Annie Proulx Jack Twist Ennis del Mar Gay . Jack and Ennis have a long term sexual and romantic relationship despite both being married to women and fathering children . Jack also has sexual relationships with other men and a woman , while Ennis does not . Critics have described both men as gay or variably Jack as bisexual and Ennis as heterosexual
Captain Underpants series 1997-2015 Dav Pilkey Harold Hutchins Gay
The Charioteer 1953 Mary Renault Laurie Odell Ralph Lanyon Andrew Gay
1900s
This is a list of LGBT characters in modern written fiction. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word gay wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid 20th century. A number of different classification schemes have been used to describe sexual orientation since the mid-19th century, and scholars have often defined the term 'sexual orientation' in divergent ways. Indeed, several studies have found that much of the research about sexual orientation has failed to define the term at all, making it difficult to reconcile the results of different studies. However, most definitions include a psychological component (such as the direction of an individual's erotic desire) and/or a behavioral component (which focuses on the sex of the individual's sexual partner/s). Some prefer to simply follow an individual's self-definition or identity. See homosexuality and bisexuality for criteria that have traditionally denoted lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people.