Lesbians in media

Media featuring lesbian characters, media created by lesbians, and public figures who are lesbians.

Historic

 * Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (1871–1872)
 * Idylle Saphique by Liane de Pougy (1901)

Lesbian pulp fiction

 * Women's Barracks (1950)
 * Spring Fire (1952)
 * Whisper Their Love (1957)

Modern

 * Stone Butch Blues, Drag King Dreams, and non-fiction works by Leslie Feinberg
 * Jacq in 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls

Comic books and graphic novels

 * Kate Kane and Renee Montoya aka The Question in DC Comics
 * Doctor Aphra in Star Wars comic books
 * Jen in Magical Boy by The Kao

Film

 * Bound (1996)
 * But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
 * Mulholland Drive (2001)
 * D.E.B.S. (2004)
 * Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
 * Carol (2015)
 * The Handmaiden (2016)

Animated

 * Adora (aka She-Ra) and Catra in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
 * Ruby and Sapphire in Steven Universe
 * Amity Blight in The Owl House
 * Haruka Tenou and ‎Michiru Kaiou in Sailor Moon Eternal
 * Vaggie in Hazbin hotel

Live-action

 * Many characters in The L Word and Generation Q, such as Bette Porter, Dana Fairbanks, and Shane McCutcheon
 * Many characters in Orange is the New Black
 * Kate Kane and Ryan Wilder from Batwoman
 * Bill Potts in Doctor Who
 * Binnie Roberts and Della Alexander in EastEnders
 * Carol Willick and Susan Bunch in Friends
 * Dr. Lauren Lewis in Lost Girl
 * Cosima Niehaus in Orphan Black
 * Emily Fields in Pretty Little Liars
 * Nomi Marks in Sense8
 * Alex Danvers in Supergirl
 * Kate Messner in Everything Sucks
 * Julliette Fairmont and Calliope Burns in First Kill

Video games

 * Veronica Santangelo and Christine Royce in Fallout: New Vegas
 * Juhani in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Kasmeer Meade and Marjory Delaqua in Guild Wars 2
 * Samantha Greenbriar and Yolanda DeSoto in Gone Home
 * Ellie in The Last of Us
 * Undyne in Undertale
 * Elwurd in Hiveswap and Hiveswap Friendship Simulator
 * Valkyrie (Kairi Imahara) in Apex Legends

Public figures

 * Angela Davis
 * Audre Lorde
 * Clea Duvall
 * Jane Lynch
 * Jenny Shimizu
 * Kate McKinnon
 * Lauren Morelli
 * Lea DeLaria
 * Lena Waithe
 * Raven-Symoné
 * Robin Roberts
 * Ruby Rose
 * Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, was posthumously revealed to be the first known gay astronaut
 * Samira Wiley
 * Stormé DeLarverie, civil riots icon and key figure in the Stonewall riots
 * Wanda Sykes