We asked the BuzzFeed Community to share LGBTQ characters they love who are also played by LGBTQ actors, and they did not disappoint! Here are some of their favorites:
1. Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2. Dan Levy as David Rose on Schitt's Creek

3. Lachlan Watson as Theo on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

4. Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

5. Jamie Clayton as Nomi in Sense8

6. Ruby Rose as Kate Kane on Batwoman

7. Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel on Glee

8. Nicole Maines as Nia Nal on Supergirl

9. Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters on American Horror Story: Asylum

10. Sherry Cola as Alice Kwan on Good Trouble

11. Tyler Blackburn as Alex Manes on Roswell, NM

12. Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black

13. Kate McKinnon as Jess Carr in Bombshell

14. Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy

15. Jake Borelli as Levi Schmidt on Grey's Anatomy

16. Bex Taylor-Klaus as Deputy Bishop on Deputy

17. Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey on Atypical

18. Natasha Negovanlis as Carmilla on Carmilla

19. Dominique Provost-Chalkley as Waverly Earp on Wynonna Earp

20. Katherine Barrell as Nicole Haught on Wynonna Earp

21. And finally, Colton Haynes as Jackson Whitmore on Teen Wolf

Did we miss your favorite LGBTQ characters and actors? Let us know in the comments below!
NOTE: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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