This is a list of soap opera characters who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and the live action television and radio soap operas which feature them. Characters who are pansexual, asexual, non-binary and intersex are also included. Character orientation and gender identity can be portrayed on-screen, described in the dialogue or mentioned. Characters are listed by soap opera, and soap operas by country of origin. The history of LGBT characters that feature in soap operas begins in Australia, with Don Finlayson, portrayed by Joe Hasham, who appeared in the Australian television soap opera Number 96 between 1972 and 1977.

Argentina

Sos mi hombre Sos mi hombre is an Argentine telenovela, which aired on El Trece between August 2012 and June 2013. Brenda Garay, portrayed by Gimena Accardi, is the wife of a male boxer who develops an attraction towards her personal trainer, Marisa. They begin a relationship and eventually marry. Marisa, portrayed by Luciana González Costa, is a personal trainer who begins a relationship with Brenda. They eventually marry.

Las Estrellas Las Estrellas is an Argentine soap opera produced by Pol-Ka Producciones for El Trece between May 2017 and January 2018. Starring Celeste Cid, Marcela Kloosterboer, Natalie Pérez, Violeta Urtizberea, Justina Bustos, and co-starring, Esteban Lamothe, Gonzalo Valenzuela, Luciano Castro, Nicolás Riera, Nicolás Francella and Julieta Nair Calvo. Florencia Estrella, portrayed by Violeta Urtizberea, is one of the four Estrellas sisters and partial owner of the hotel Estrella. She and Jazmín become friends, later date, get married, and adopt two girls. Jazmín del Río, portrayed by Julieta Nair Calvo, is the hotel's sous-chef which Florencia partially owns. They later get married and adopt two girls.

Australia

The Box The Box is an Australian soap opera produced by Crawford Productions and broadcast by The 0-10 Network, which aired between February 1974 and October 1977. Lee Whiteman, portrayed by Paul Karo, appeared in the serial between 1974 and 1976. Lee is a high-camp television producer who is generally well liked and respected by the other characters. He had two same-sex relationships during his time in the series. Whiteman was popular with the show's viewers. Vicki Stafford, portrayed by Judy Nunn, is a sardonic bisexual television reporter. She became a popular cult figure among the show's fans. In the premiere episode of the series she engaged in the first lesbian kiss seen on a soap opera anywhere in the world.

Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera broadcast by Seven Network, which began airing in January 1988. Shannon Reed, portrayed by Isla Fisher, appeared in the serial between 1994 and 1997. Mandy Thomas, portrayed by Rachael Blake, appeared in the serial between 1995 and 1997. Toni Jarvis, portrayed by Bridie Carter, appeared in the serial briefly in 1995. Toni is the girlfriend of writer, Mandy Thomas. Peter Fraser, portrayed by Helmut Bakaitis, appeared in the serial between 1997 and 1999. Peter is married but is revealed to be in an extramarital affair with a family friend. Desiree Upton, portrayed by Simone Robertson, appeared in the serial in 2000. Desiree is a lesbian whom Gypsy Nash goes out with while exploring her sexuality. Stefan Hubert, portrayed by Damen Stephenson, appeared in the serial in 2000. Mel Davies, portrayed by Chris Scott, appeared in the serial in 2000. Christopher Fletcher , portrayed by Rian McLean, appeared in the serial in 2003. When Christopher returned to the serial, it is revealed he is gay. He tries to kiss a heterosexual Seb Miller, who rejects him but supports him, which leads to his departure. Sarah Lewis, portrayed by Luisa Hastings Edge, appeared in the serial in 2004. Sarah was in a relationship with a man, but in a flashback sequence it is revealed that she is also attracted to women. Eve Jacobsen, portrayed by Emily Perry, appeared in the serial between 2005 and 2006. Eve falls in love with a bisexual woman and dies trying to avenge the woman's death. Charlie McKinnon, portrayed by Matt Levett appeared in the serial in 2006. Charlie is a lonely teenager who becomes obsessed with Kim Hyde. Dean Silverman, portrayed by Gary Brun, appeared in the serial in 2006. Gareth Westwood, portrayed by Benjamin Ronczka, appeared in the serial in 2006. Freya Duric, portrayed by Sophie Hensser, appeared in the serial in 2009. Joey Collins, portrayed by Kate Bell, appeared in the serial in 2009. Charlie Buckton, portrayed by Esther Anderson, appeared in the serial between 2009 and 2013. Charlie is bisexual and had a relationship with Joey. Ty Anderson, portrayed by Darius Williams, appeared in the serial in 2018. Ty is a foster child who dates Raffy Morrison and later kisses a heterosexual Ryder Jackson, who rejects him but supports him which leads him to admit that he is gay. Alex Neilson, portrayed by Zoe Ventoura, appeared in the serial between 2019 and 2020. An emergency department doctor at the Northern Districts Hospital, Alex enters into a brief relationship with Willow Harris before leaving her when she receives a new job. Willow Harris, portrayed by Sarah Roberts, appeared in the serial between 2017 and 2021. Willow initially becomes confused about her feelings when she is kissed by Alex Neilson and later she enters into her first lesbian relationship. Allegra Freeman, portrayed by Laura McDonald, appeared in the serial in 2021.

Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera, originally broadcast by Seven Network. The network dropped the show and it was picked up by Network Ten, which later aired it on Eleven. The serial began airing in March 1985. The show went on a year-long hiatus from 28 July 2022, following a cancellation, but was revived a few months later commissioned by Amazon, with the show airing locally on 10. Andrew MacKenzie, portrayed by John Morris in 1994, was a minor character and is the serial's first homosexual character. Alf Taylor, portrayed by Frank Bren, appeared in 1994 as Colin Taylor's twin brother. Andrew Watson, portrayed by Chris Uhlmann, appeared as a recurring character between 1995 and 1996. Gino Esposito, portrayed by Claude Stevens in 2000 and Shane McNamara between 2001 and 2007 and later 2024 and 2025, is a hairdresser who is in a relationship with Aaron Barkley. Aaron Barkley, portrayed by Stewart Adam, appeared as a recurring character between 2003 and 2004. He is introduced as the boyfriend of Gino. Lana Crawford, portrayed by Bridget Neval between 2004 and 2005, with a guest appearance in 2020, is the soap's first lesbian character. She is initially closeted but later shares a kiss with Sky, which received criticism. Around 15 years later, they get married. Sky Mangel, portrayed by Miranda Fryer from 1989 to 1991 and Stephanie McIntosh from 2003 to 2007 (with guest appearances in 2015, 2020, 2022 and 2024), was the show's first regular character to have a same-sex kiss (with Lana), which was the subject of controversy with conservative groups. The couple later marry in 2020. Donna Freedman, portrayed by Margot Robbie, appeared between 2008 and 2011. She is openly bisexual and kisses a heterosexual female character, Sunny Lee, as well as male characters Kyle and Zeke. She later has a relationship with Ringo, who she later marries, and also a brief affair with Andrew. Stephanie Scully, portrayed by Carla Bonner, appeared in the series between 1999 and 2010, making guest appearances in 2013 and returning full-time in 2015 until 2018. Steph is portrayed as heterosexual until her 2015 return, where she reveals that she had previously been in a relationship with a woman, Belinda Bell. After coming out, Steph engages in relationships with men and women, including Mark Brennan and Victoria Lamb. Chris Pappas, portrayed by James Mason, appeared in the series between 2010 and 2015 (with a guest appearance in 2022). He is initially confused about his feelings for his best friend, before coming out as gay. He is the first on-going gay male character in the serial. He has had relationships with Aidan, Hudson and Nate. Aidan Foster, portrayed by Bobby Morley between 2011 and 2013, was an openly gay nurse introduced as a love interest for Chris. Scotty Boland, portrayed by Rhys Uhlich, was a recurring character between 2012 and 2013. He is a masculine man who is initially depicted a heterosexual and in a relationship with Georgia Brooks although he later makes advances towards Chris. Hudson Walsh, portrayed by Remy Hii, appeared in the series between 2013 and 2014. Hudson was introduced as a love interest for Chris. Ellen Crabb, portrayed by Louise Crawford, appeared as a recurring character between 2013 and 2017. She is the boss of Mark Brennan at the police station and was married to Victoria Lamb. Nate Kinski, portrayed by Meyne Wyatt, appeared between 2014 and 2016. Nate is depicted as an openly gay ex-military soldier with PTSD. During his time on the show, Nate has relationships with Chris and Aaron. Aaron Brennan, portrayed by Matt Wilson, joined the serial in 2015. Aaron is the openly gay brother of Mark and Tyler who has been in relationships with Nate, Tom and David. Aaron and David's wedding was the first same sex wedding to be broadcast on Australian television. Tom Quill, portrayed by Kane Felsinger, was a recurring character between 2016 and 2017. He was openly gay and has a relationship with Aaron. Victoria Lamb, portrayed by Claudia Greenstone, appeared as a recurring character between 2016 and 2017. Victoria is a medical consultant, the partner of Ellen Crabb and mother of their daughter Josie. Victoria is involved in Steph's surrogacy storyline and eventually develops feelings for her. David Tanaka, portrayed by Takaya Honda, has appeared since 2016. Although initially closeted, David comes out to his brother and enters into a relationship with Aaron. He and Aaron later marry in an episode that aired shortly after same-sex marriage was legalised in Australia, making David and Aaron the first same sex couple to legally marry on Australian television. Rory Zemiro, portrayed by Ash Williams, was a recurring character between 2017 and 2018. He was Aaron Brennan's ex-boyfriend, whom he met when they joined the Rough Trade dance troupe. Mick Allsop, portrayed by Joel Creasey, appeared as a recurring character between 2018 and 2022. Mick is a superfan of the dance troupe Rough Trade and was thought to have been Aaron Brennan's stalker, but Mick revealed that he liked Rory and was having sex with him while Rory was still dating Aaron. Rafael Humphreys, portrayed by Ryan Thomas, appeared in 2018 and briefly dated David. Chloe Brennan, portrayed by April Rose Pengilly, appeared in March 2018. Chloe is the younger sister of Mark, Aaron, and Tyler. Chloe is bisexual, shown mostly to have relationships with men but has dated at least one woman: Mel, is mentioned. She also falls in love with Mark's fiancée, Elly which causes complications in the buildup to their wedding. Later Chloe has flings with both men and woman, but eventually decides to give one more chance to Elly, who returns to Ramsay Street from Sydney for the show's finale and declares her love for Chloe, saying she's proudly queer and has always loved her.