(For a listing of yaoi anime and manga, see List of yaoi anime and manga. For history of homosexuality in U.S. films, see History of homosexuality in American film.) This is a list of gay characters in fiction, i.e. characters that either self-identify as gay or have been identified by outside parties to be gay, becoming part of gay media. Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters, some of which may be gay icons. This page does not include gay characters in anime, Western animation, feature films or television.