Lgbt speculative fiction

My Lesbian Novel by Renee Gladman (Lesbian Fiction)

The Beads by David McConnell (Queer Guy Fiction)

The Wildes by Louis Bayard (Gay Historical Fiction)

Sweet Like Honey by Aricka Alexander (F/F Romance)

Tempting Olivia by Clare Ashton (F/F Romance)

I’ll Fetch Back To You by Becca Grischow (F/F Romance)

Karaoke Queen by Dominic Lim (M/M Drag Romance)

The Intimate Beginnings of Taylor by Lavender Quinn (F/F Romance)

The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann Rose (Bisexual Woman Romance)

Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland (M/M Romantasy)

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft (Sapphic Fantasy Romance)

Sunsets & Other Dangerous Things by Dani Frank (F/F Vampire Romance)

What Is This Feeling? by Robby Weber (M/M YA Contemporary)

Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophy (Bisexual/Lesbian F/F YA Fantasy)

Night Owls by A. R. Vishny (F/F YA Paranormal Romance)

Wishbone by Justine Pucella Winans (Queer Middle Grade Horror)

Real Siblings by Seamus Kirst and Karen Bunting (Two Dads Picture Book)

A Cup of Moisture Under My Bed: A Memoir (

C.L. Clark's Recommendations for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction

I’d spent so much of my young life up to that point craving powerful sword-swinging women in fantasy who didn’t fall into the traditional feminine roles and expectations I was trying to escape in my real life. I sought out the kinds of characters who fled the quiet life in search of the adventures that the boy heroes got to have. It was hard to find that in fantasy, though, even though the worlds were supposed to be magical, disruptive, out of the ordinary. There are still a couple characters who stand out in my memory: Kitiara, from the Dragonlance Chroniclesby Tracy Hickmanand Margaret Weis, Alanna from The Song of the Lionessby Tamora Pierce. I loved them. They were the closest things to what I sought, but there was something about them that still left me unsatisfied.

Then—and I remember this moment with crystal clarity—I had the flu. I spent it reading the entire Rainbow Road seriesby Alex Sanchez. For the first time, I realized that I could write stories with gay characters in them. Which meantlesbians in fant

As this recurring feature on The Hub clearly indicates, I verb fantasy fiction.  But even a fan like myself must admit that the genre has limitations, especially in terms of diversity.  Speculative fiction has remained a fairly white, cis-gendered, & straight world for a long hour.  The fact that there appear to be more dragons and robots than LGBTQ+ characters in fantasy & sci-fi novels is shameful and disheartening, especially to the genres&#; LGBTQ+ fans.  So in celebration of LGBT Pride Month, I set out to overview the current status of LGBTQ+ representation in young adult fantasy and science fiction.

High Fantasy

For readers interested in issues of diversity & representation in speculative fiction, Malinda Lo is one of the most exciting authors and insightful bloggers out there.  Her work is also the perfect introduction to high fantasy featuring LGBTQ+ characters.  For readers favoring fairy tale retellings, Malinda Lo&#;s Ash ( Morris Award Finalist, Popular Paperbacks for New Adults)is an ideal romantic this delicate Cinderella story, an orp

Speculative Fiction LGBT

Speculative Fiction with a heavy emphasis on LGBT themes.

Settings commonly used in Speculative Fiction stories typically fall into the Uncanny Valley &#; that is, they are similar enough to be accessible, but different enough to feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable. Because of (or in order to enable) this, there may be a larger or more prominent group of LGBT+ characters.

Also known as the "time-travelling lesbians", it is notable that Speculative Fiction is kind of the San Francisco of media genres &#; a much larger LGBT population than the rest of its kind, and with reason. The most widely acknowledged of these reasons is that the fantastical setting (as close as it may be to the society of its creation) is not 'Real', and therefore the creators have more room to discuss things that might be considered controversial or unusual. This may be used as a statement on the society in which the work is being produced, but is not necessarily. It is related to the Discount Lesbians trope, where a lesbian couple is deem