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.