In This Year - 2026

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2026.

Live · current year
Deltas compare against 2025

197 characters on air in 2026

Every queer character with a role in a show airing this year.

Most popular starting letter

20 characters' names begin with M.

Least popular starting letter

2 letters tie for the fewest, with just 2 each.

Unused letters

No character's name starts with O, Q, U, or X.

Aaliyah Amrohi Special Ops: Lioness
Adelaide Will Trent
Alex Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Amanda Wagner Will Trent
Amelia Shepherd Grey's Anatomy
Aom The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Asha Alahan Coronation Street
Ashley James The Ms. Pat Show
Astrid Deadloch
Ava The Rookie
Ava Daniels Hacks
Beam The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Becky Swain Coronation Street Emmerdale
Beth Smith Rick and Morty
Bew The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Billy McCaskill-Whitley Shortland Street
Blaire Bennett ted
Blew The Air เสน่หาวาโย The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Bobby Special Ops: Lioness
Bot Inanimate Insanity
Britney The Chi
Britt Evans Pobol y Cwm
Brook The Pitt
Bua The Air เสน่หาวาโย The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Buahima The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Buakiang The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Caitlin Todd Emmerdale
Caline Bustier Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Carla Connor Coronation Street Emmerdale
Casey Will Trent
Casey Goodwin The Way Home
Cass Beckman Grey's Anatomy
Cate Randa Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Cath York Deadloch
Catherine Delacroix R.J. Decker
Celia Boyd For All Mankind
Chanel Dupree DiMera Days of Our Lives
Charity Dingle Emmerdale Coronation Street
Chelsea Hamilton Beyond the Gates
Cholera Victim Nancy Ghosts (US)
Christine Chapel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Cloe Dubois Sueños de libertad
Cori-Michelle Sage My Life is Murder
Cruz Manuelos Special Ops: Lioness
Dana Dang Brilliant Minds
Dana Dufresne The Loud House
Dane Fallout
Dara How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Dewey Largo The Simpsons
Din The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ The Air เสน่หาวาโย The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Dr. Trinity Santos The Pitt
Dr. Yolanda Garcia The Pitt
Duffy Work It Out Wombats!
Dulcie Collins Deadloch
Dylan Easton The Pitt
Ebba Deadloch
Eddie Redcliff Deadloch
Eleanor Davis Fire Country
Elena 9-1-1: Nashville
Elena Flores  The Rookie
Emma Meyer The Boys
Eve Edwards Fire Country Sheriff Country
Fai The fire โซ่รักอัคนี The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Fatima The Chi
Fatima Stevens FROM
Fina Valero Sueños de libertad
Finley The Rookie
Flower Ghosts (US)
Francine Fire Country
François Dr. Stone
Gia Te Atakura Shortland Street
Gift The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Graciana Diaz For All Mankind
Gun The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี
Hannah Virgin River
Hannah Wagner Nord bei Nordwest
Henrietta "Hen" Wilson 9-1-1
Herbert Garrison South Park
Hope Jefferson The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes)
Iris The Pitt
Isabela Delgado Will Trent
Ivanna Ponies
Jamie Watson The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes)
Jan Jenning Casualty
Jane Be my angel ฉันหลงรักเทวดาของฉัน
Jerri Rifkin Family Law (Canada)
Jett Reno Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Jordan Li The Boys
Josie Carrillo Special Ops: Lioness
Juleka Couffaine Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Jules Millin Grey's Anatomy
Jules Vaughn Euphoria
Juliana Porter XO, Kitty
Julie Matthews FROM
Kaew The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี
Kaphrao The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Karen Wilson 9-1-1
Kasie Hines NCIS
Katie Rodriguez Brilliant Minds
Kelly Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Keyleth of the Air Ashari The Legend of Vox Machina
Kitty Song-Covey XO, Kitty
Kristi Miller FROM
Kristina Corinthos-Davis General Hospital
Lada The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ The Air เสน่หาวาโย The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Lady Allura Vysoren The Legend of Vox Machina
Lady Kima of Vord The Legend of Vox Machina
Leiko Work It Out Wombats!
Leo Long Deadloch
Linda Selb Tatort
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons
Lisa Swain Coronation Street Emmerdale
Liz Ritschard Tatort
Lom The Air เสน่หาวาโย The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Lotus Daatura Dragon Striker
Louise My Life is Murder
Lucy Svensson Family Law (Canada)
Luna Loud The Loud House
Lura Thok Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Madison Montgomery Beyond the Gates
Maeve Mullens Shortland Street
Mandy Fisk The Rookie
Marcia Princess The Simpsons
Mariah Copeland The Young and the Restless
Marie Moreau The Boys
Marielle Sinclair FROM
Marshmallow Bob’s Burgers
Marta de la Reina Sueños de libertad
Mary Goskirk Emmerdale
Mary Morstan Watson
Matty Barton Emmerdale
Maya Bishop Grey's Anatomy
Maya Cooper Pobol y Cwm
Mel Romero R.J. Decker
Melanie Hansen Notruf Hafenkante
Meret Schande Tatort
Mew The Air เสน่หาวาโย
Miki Evans Deadloch
Morph X-Men '97
Nam The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี The Air เสน่หาวาโย The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Nat Kinkle Bob’s Burgers
Natalie Bowden Cape Fear
Nevaeh Valentine Cape Fear
Ngozi Okoye Casualty
Niamh How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Nico Will Trent
Nicole Piper Casualty
Nikki Reynolds Elsbeth
Nina Lucas Coronation Street
Nina Taylor Elsbeth
Nina Williams The Chi
Paintbrush Inanimate Insanity
Phil Grayson Shortland Street
Piu The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์
Rachel Lucy Ferry The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes)
Rebecca Wilson Criminal Minds: Evolution
Rebecka Grace Chapin The Testaments
Rose The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ The Air เสน่หาวาโย The fire โซ่รักอัคนี
Rose Lavillant Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Roselyn Perry The Chi
Roxie Alba 9-1-1: Nashville
Roxy Vasquez Will Trent
Rue Bennett Euphoria
Sally The Rookie
Sarah ted
Sarah Brandl Dahoam is Dahoam
Sarah Franklin Matlock (2024)
Shauna Chalmers The Simpsons
Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes)
Sienna Blake Hollyoaks
Sioned Rees Pobol y Cwm
Sophia Crane Shortland Street
Space Beth Rick and Morty
Summer Smith Rick and Morty
Tara Lewis Criminal Minds: Evolution
Taryn Helm Grey's Anatomy
Tazzala My Adventures with Superman
Teddy Altman Grey's Anatomy
Tessa Porter The Young and the Restless
Than Heart Code สืบลับจับใจ 
Tiana 'Coop' Cooper All American
Toni Wright Grey's Anatomy
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Emmerdale
Twila Hasbeck Ponies
Vanessa Woodfield Emmerdale
Veda Gonsalves Saint-Pierre
Vex'ahlia "Vex" Vessar The Legend of Vox Machina
Vic Michaelis The Rookie
Vicky Heart Code สืบลับจับใจ 
Victoria Sands Animal Control
Wendy The Pitt
Wendy Hooper The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes)
Yasmin Kara-Hanani Industry
Yuri Han XO, Kitty
Z Be my angel ฉันหลงรักเทวดาของฉัน
Zazzala My Adventures with Superman
Zoé Lee Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
The Air เสน่หาวาโย 18
Thailand · Mini-Series
Bew Guest Mew Guest Gift Guest Aom Guest Beam Recurring Buahima Guest Buakiang Guest Bua Recurring Rose Recurring Din Recurring Lada Recurring Nam Recurring Blew Regular Fai Recurring Lom Regular Guest Guest Recurring
Deadloch 11
Australia · TV Show
Dulcie Collins Regular Cath York Regular Eddie Redcliff Regular Astrid Guest Ebba Guest Miki Evans Recurring Leo Long Recurring Regular Regular Recurring Recurring
The fire โซ่รักอัคนี 11
Thailand · Mini-Series
Bua Recurring Rose Recurring Din Recurring Lada Recurring Nam Recurring Blew Recurring Kaphrao Regular Fai Regular Lom Recurring Recurring Regular
Emmerdale 10
United Kingdom · TV Show
Charity Dingle Regular Vanessa Woodfield Regular Matty Barton Regular Tracy Barlow Guest Mary Goskirk Regular Lisa Swain Guest Carla Connor Guest Becky Swain Guest Caitlin Todd Regular Regular
FROM 9
USA · TV Show
Julie Matthews Regular Regular Marielle Sinclair Regular Regular Regular Fatima Stevens Regular Regular Kristi Miller Regular Regular
The Chi 9
USA · TV Show
Nina Williams Regular Roselyn Perry Recurring Fatima Recurring Britney Recurring Recurring Regular Recurring Recurring Recurring
Brilliant Minds 8
USA · TV Show
Dana Dang Regular Katie Rodriguez Recurring Regular Recurring Regular Recurring Recurring Regular
Coronation Street 8
United Kingdom · TV Show
Charity Dingle Guest Tracy Barlow Regular Asha Alahan Regular Nina Lucas Regular Lisa Swain Regular Carla Connor Regular Becky Swain Recurring Regular
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir 8
France · TV Show
Juleka Couffaine Recurring Rose Lavillant Regular Zoé Lee Recurring Caline Bustier Recurring Recurring Regular Recurring Recurring
Special Ops: Lioness 8
USA · TV Show
Aaliyah Amrohi Regular Cruz Manuelos Regular Bobby Regular Josie Carrillo Regular Regular Regular Regular Regular
The Earth วิวาห์ปฐพี 8
Thailand · Mini-Series
Gun Guest Kaew Recurring Rose Regular Din Regular Nam Recurring Fai Recurring Lom Recurring Guest
The Simpsons 8
USA · TV Show
Lisa Simpson Regular Shauna Chalmers Recurring Dewey Largo Recurring Marcia Princess Recurring Regular Recurring Recurring Recurring
The Water นทีร้อยเล่ห์ 8
Thailand · Mini-Series
Piu Guest Rose Recurring Din Recurring Lada Regular Nam Regular Fai Recurring Lom Recurring Guest
Grey's Anatomy 7
USA · TV Show
Maya Bishop Recurring Taryn Helm Recurring Teddy Altman Regular Amelia Shepherd Regular Cass Beckman Recurring Jules Millin Regular Toni Wright Recurring
Casualty 6
United Kingdom · TV Show
Jan Jenning Regular Nicole Piper Regular Ngozi Okoye Regular Regular Regular Regular
My Adventures with Superman 6
USA · TV Show
Zazzala Guest Guest Tazzala Guest Guest Guest Guest
Pobol y Cwm 6
Wales · TV Show
Britt Evans Regular Maya Cooper Regular Sioned Rees Regular Regular Regular Regular
Rick and Morty 6
USA · TV Show
Summer Smith Regular Beth Smith Regular Space Beth Recurring Regular Recurring Regular
Sueños de libertad 6
Spain · TV Show
Fina Valero Regular Marta de la Reina Regular Cloe Dubois Recurring Recurring Regular Regular
Tatort 6
Germany · TV Show
Linda Selb Regular Liz Ritschard Regular Meret Schande Regular Regular Regular Regular
The Pitt 6
USA · TV Show
Dr. Yolanda Garcia Recurring Dr. Trinity Santos Regular Wendy Guest Brook Guest Iris Guest Dylan Easton Recurring
The Rookie 6
USA · TV Show
Elena Flores  Guest Sally Guest Mandy Fisk Guest Vic Michaelis Guest Ava Guest Finley Guest
Will Trent 6
USA · TV Show
Nico Recurring Amanda Wagner Regular Roxy Vasquez Guest Isabela Delgado Guest Adelaide Recurring Casey Guest
Shortland Street 5
New Zealand · TV Show
Maeve Mullens Regular Billy McCaskill-Whitley Recurring Phil Grayson Regular Gia Te Atakura Regular Sophia Crane Recurring
The Adventures of Jamie Watson (and Sherlock Holmes) 5
USA · Web Series
Sherlock Holmes Regular Jamie Watson Regular Hope Jefferson Guest Wendy Hooper Regular Rachel Lucy Ferry Guest
Beyond the Gates 4
USA · TV Show
Madison Montgomery Recurring Chelsea Hamilton Regular Regular Recurring
Cape Fear 4
USA · TV Show
Nevaeh Valentine Regular Regular Natalie Bowden Regular Regular
Fire Country 4
USA · TV Show
Eve Edwards Regular Francine Recurring Eleanor Davis Recurring Recurring
Ghosts (US) 4
USA · TV Show
Flower Regular Cholera Victim Nancy Recurring Recurring Regular
Inanimate Insanity 4
USA · TV Show
Paintbrush Regular Bot Regular Regular Regular
My Life is Murder 4
New Zealand · TV Show
Cori-Michelle Sage Guest Guest Louise Guest Guest
The Legend of Vox Machina 4
USA · TV Show
Vex'ahlia "Vex" Vessar Regular Keyleth of the Air Ashari Regular Lady Kima of Vord Recurring Lady Allura Vysoren Recurring
The Loud House 4
USA · TV Show
Luna Loud Regular Dana Dufresne Guest Guest Regular
Days of Our Lives 3
USA · TV Show
Chanel Dupree DiMera Regular Regular Regular
Dragon Striker 3
USA · TV Show
Lotus Daatura Recurring Recurring Recurring
The Boys 3
USA · TV Show
Jordan Li Guest Marie Moreau Guest Emma Meyer Guest
XO, Kitty 3
USA · TV Show
Yuri Han Regular Juliana Porter Recurring Kitty Song-Covey Regular
9-1-1 2
USA · TV Show
Henrietta "Hen" Wilson Regular Karen Wilson Recurring
9-1-1: Nashville 2
USA · TV Show
Roxie Alba Regular Elena Guest
All American 2
USA · TV Show
Tiana 'Coop' Cooper Regular Regular
Be my angel ฉันหลงรักเทวดาของฉัน 2
Thailand · Mini-Series
Jane Regular Z Regular
Bob’s Burgers 2
USA · TV Show
Marshmallow Recurring Nat Kinkle Recurring
Criminal Minds: Evolution 2
USA · TV Show
Rebecca Wilson Recurring Tara Lewis Regular
Dahoam is Dahoam 2
Germany · TV Show
Sarah Brandl Regular Regular
Dr. Stone 2
Japan · TV Show
François Recurring Recurring
Elsbeth 2
USA · TV Show
Nikki Reynolds Guest Nina Taylor Guest
Euphoria 2
USA · TV Show
Jules Vaughn Regular Rue Bennett Regular
Family Law (Canada) 2
Canada · TV Show
Lucy Svensson Regular Jerri Rifkin Regular
For All Mankind 2
USA · TV Show
Graciana Diaz Recurring Celia Boyd Regular
Heart Code สืบลับจับใจ  2
Thailand · Mini-Series
Vicky Regular Than Regular
Hollyoaks 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sienna Blake Regular Regular
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast 2
Ireland · TV Show
Dara Regular Niamh Recurring
Industry 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Yasmin Kara-Hanani Regular Regular
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2
USA · TV Show
Cate Randa Regular Alex Guest
NCIS 2
USA · TV Show
Kasie Hines Regular Regular
Nord bei Nordwest 2
Germany · TV Show
Hannah Wagner Regular Regular
Notruf Hafenkante 2
Germany · TV Show
Melanie Hansen Regular Regular
Ponies 2
USA · TV Show
Twila Hasbeck Regular Ivanna Recurring
R.J. Decker 2
USA · TV Show
Catherine Delacroix Regular Mel Romero Recurring
South Park 2
USA · TV Show
Herbert Garrison Regular Regular
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 2
USA · TV Show
Jett Reno Regular Lura Thok Regular
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2
USA · TV Show
Christine Chapel Regular Regular
ted 2
USA · TV Show
Sarah Guest Blaire Bennett Recurring
The Testaments 2
USA · TV Show
Rebecka Grace Chapin Recurring Recurring
The Way Home 2
USA · TV Show
Casey Goodwin Recurring Recurring
The Young and the Restless 2
USA · TV Show
Mariah Copeland Regular Tessa Porter Regular
Work It Out Wombats! 2
USA · TV Show
Leiko Recurring Duffy Recurring
X-Men '97 2
USA · TV Show
Morph Regular Regular
Animal Control 1
USA · TV Show
Victoria Sands Regular
Fallout 1
USA · TV Show
Dane Regular
General Hospital 1
USA · TV Show
Kristina Corinthos-Davis Regular
Hacks 1
USA · TV Show
Ava Daniels Regular
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair 1
USA · Mini-Series
Kelly Regular
Matlock (2024) 1
USA · TV Show
Sarah Franklin Regular
Saint-Pierre 1
Canada · TV Show
Veda Gonsalves Regular
Sheriff Country 1
USA · TV Show
Eve Edwards Guest
The Ms. Pat Show 1
USA · TV Show
Ashley James Recurring
Virgin River 1
USA · TV Show
Hannah Recurring
Watson 1
USA · TV Show
Mary Morstan Regular

This year is still in progress, and data will change as we continue to document everything. Last recalculated July 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM ET.