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International Women’s Day: 50 characters that the gays love

Happy International Women's Day!

By Alastair James & Emily Maskell & Jack Pengelly

International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays
Miranda Priestly, Tanya McQuoid, and Wilhelmina Slater (Image: 20th Century Fox, HBO, and ABC)

It’s International Women’s Day!

To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of 50 characters from TV and film that we love and have given life to the gays over the years.

From the women who got us through our adolescence, to more recent icons, take a look through some of our favourites here (in no particular order)

Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada
Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada (Image: 20th Century Fox)

Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada

Fleabag, Fleabag

Daphne, Scooby-Doo

Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Rue, Euphoria

Tanya McQuoid, The White Lotus is in International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays love
Tanya McQuoid, The White Lotus (Image: HBO)

Tanya McQuoid, The White Lotus

Ursula, The Little Mermaid

Elektra Evangelista, Pose

Catwoman (Michelle Pfieffer), Batman Returns

Chanel No. 1, Scream Queens

Elle Woods, Legally Blonde
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde (Image: 20th Century Fox)

Valkyrie, Thor: Ragnarok

Elle Argent, Heartstopper

Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones

Princess Leia, Star Wars 

Elle Woods, Legally Blonde

Villainelle, Killing Eve in International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays love
Villainelle, Killing Eve (Image: BBC)

Villainelle, Killing Eve 

M3gan, M3gan

Evelyn Quan Wang, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

Queen Ramonda, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Carol Aird, Carol

Edna Mode, The Incredibles
Edna Mode, The Incredibles (Image: Disney/Pixar)

Edna Mode, The Incredibles

Moira Rose, Schitt’s Creeks

Laurie Strode, Halloween

Ripley, Alien

Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, WandaVision

Arabella Essiedu, I May Destroy You is in International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays
Arabella Essiedu, I May Destroy You (Image: BBC)

Sophia Burset, Orange is the New Black

Michonne Hawthorne, The Walking Dead

Effie White, Dreamgirls

Arabella Essiedu, I May Destroy You

Joy Wang, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Patrizia Reggiani, House of Gucci is in International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays love
Patrizia Reggiani, House of Gucci (Image: Universal Pictures)

Deborah Vance, Hacks

Rosa Diaz, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Patrizia Reggiani, House of Gucci

Héloïse, Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Jules, Euphoria

Erin, Fire Island is in International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays love
Erin, Fire Island (Image: Searchlight Pictures)

Lana Winters, American Horror Story

Julianne Potter, My Best Friend’s Wedding

Sharon Charles, Obsessed

Erin, Fire Island

Dr. Ellie Sattler, Jurassic Park

Santana Lopez, Glee is in International Women's Day: 50 characters that gays
Santana Lopez, Glee (Image: Fox)

Tess Scali, Burlesque

Edina ‘Eddie’ Monsoon, Ab Fab

Patricia ‘Patsy’ Stone, Ab Fab

Santana Lopez, Glee

Blanca Evangelista, Pose

Wilhelmina Slater, Ugly Betty (Image: 20th Century Fox, HBO, and ABC)
Wilhelmina Slater, Ugly Betty (Image: ABC)

Grace from Will & Grace

Storm, X-Men: the Animated Series

Karen Walker, Will and Grace

Wilhelmina Slater, Ugly Betty

Lucille Bluth, Arrested Development

Happy International Women’s Day!