User blog comment:ChishioKunrin/RWBY Volume 3 Q&A has BEGUN!/@comment-6533159-20151023000628

"Writers, I know you get this question a lot, but at the moment are there any plans for LGBTQ+ characters to be introduced, or revealed if they're already in the show?"

Yep. Monty was actually very adamant about one character in particular that you'll see soon. -Miles