This Pride month, I decided that I wanted to celebrate the characters I’ve loved who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This post will feature the main characters, but there will be separate posts for my favorite supporting characters and favorite partners as well (you will probably see some repeats there!). My original goal was to keep this list to 20, but I ended up with 30 instead (and I left a lot of folks off the list!).

Magnus (The Bane Chronicles)- Pan, magical, immortal & sassy
Luc (Boyfriend Material)- Gay, sweet, bumbling & yearning for love
Rafie (Canto Contigo)- Gay, grieving, determined & afraid
Cash (Cash Delgado is Living the Dream)- Lesbian, confused, open & determined
Teo (The Sunbearer Trials)- Trans, scared, unsure & hopeful

Yadriel (Cemetery Boys) Trans, yearning, searching & hopeful
Darius (Darius the Great is Not Okay) Gay, unsure, searching & hopeful
Valeria (Director’s Cut) Lesbian, confident, secure & smart
Saoirse (The Falling in Love Montage) Bi, scared, loner & hurt
Tucker (Feel the Fire) Demi/Bi, sweet, loving & hurt

Felix (Felix Ever After) Trans, introspective, unsure & artistic
Gideon (The Geek Who Saved Christmas) Gay, quirky, fun & romantic
Cal (The Gravity of Us) Gay, brooding, curious & caring
Albert (What If It’s Us) Gay, sweet, determined & uncertain
Cas (Hot Summer) Bi, ambitious, torn, & insecure

Ruben (If This Gets Out) Gay, confident, musical & caring
Manuela (An Island Princess Starts a Scandal) Lesbian, determined, sassy & adventurous
Viola (A Lady for Duke) Trans, resigned, solitary & caring
Quinn (Merriest Misters) Gay, searching, loving & conflicted
Clem (Not for Faint of Heart) Pan, confident, smart & witty

August (One Last Stop) Bi, shuttered, focused & open
Jadon (Prince of Palisades) Gay, spoiled, lost & hurt
Erik (The Rules of Royalty) Gay, resigned, sweet & responsible
Scottie (She Drives Me Crazy) Lesbian, angry, athletic & determined
Simon (Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda) Gay, reserved, hopeful & supported

Teddy (Teddy Spenser Isn’t Looking for Love) Gay, quirky, disgruntled & fun
Will (We Could be Heroes) Gay, Drag Queen, friendly & insecure
Liz (You Should See Me in a Crown) Lesbian, musical, smart & insecure
Eddie (You Should be So Lucky) Gay, athletic, charismatic & self-critical
Alex (Red White & Royal Blue) Bi, charismatic, cocky & passionate

Covers link to Bookshop.org (affiliate*)