List of LGBT-themed speculative fiction

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Many science fiction and fantasy stories involve LGBT characters, or otherwise represent themes that are relevant to LGBT issues and the LGBT community. This is a list of notable stories, and/or stories from notable series or anthologies, and/or by notable authors; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

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Novels with LGBT characters and themes, alphabetical by author surname

TitleAuthorYearLGBT content [1] [2] [3]
Empire of the Senseless Kathy Acker 1988Bisexual main character [4]
The Dark Light Years Brian Aldiss 1964Gender-shifting aliens, gay male characters [4]
All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016Non-binary and asexual characters
Virgin Planet Poul Anderson 1959All-female world, lesbian characters
The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov 1972Alien species with three sexes [4]
The Skolian Saga/Major Bhaajan Mysteries Catherine Asaro 1995–2020Lesbian, gay, bisexual primary or secondary characters, positive portrayals
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985Lesbian character
Shadowdance Robin Wayne Bailey 1991Gay protagonist
Queer Free Alabama Birdstone (pseudonym)1981Homophobic dystopia
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale Holly Black 2002Gay major characters
Darkover Series Marion Zimmer Bradley 1962–1988Gay and lesbian protagonists
The Heritage of Hastur Marion Zimmer Bradley1975Gay male protagonist and antagonist [4]
The Shattered Chain Marion Zimmer Bradley1976All-female society, lesbian themes [4]
Warrior WomanMarion Zimmer Bradley1985Lesbian main characters, positive portrayal of lesbian relationships [4]
Beauty Queens Libba Bray 2011Transgender and lesbian major characters
A Civil Campaign Lois McMaster Bujold 1999Transgender character
Ethan of Athos Lois McMaster Bujold 1986Gay male protagonist
The Wanting Seed Anthony Burgess 1962Homophobic dystopia
Dawn Octavia Butler 1987Alien race that has three sexes, polyamorous marriages [4]
Fledgling Octavia Butler2005Bisexual characters
Patternmaster Octavia Butler1976Bisexual female protagonist
An Anglo-American Alliance Gregory Casparian 1906A trans man marries his early love, and they live happily ever after.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon 2000Gay protagonist
Spartan Planet Bertram Chandler 1969All-male world, gay characters
The Conqueror's Child Suzy McKee Charnas 1999All-female world
The FuriesSuzy McKee Charnas1994All-female world
MotherlinesSuzy McKee Charnas1978All-female world
Walk to the End of the WorldSuzy McKee Charnas1974All-female world
The Mortal Instruments series Cassandra Clare 2007–2014One of the protagonist's best friends is gay, and has a relationship with a bisexual warlock.
Imperial Earth Arthur C. Clarke 1976Bisexual/gay male protagonist
Sardia: A Story of Love Cora Linn Morrison Daniels 1891Bisexual female vampire is the protagonist. [4]
Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany 1966Bisexual major characters, poly relationships
Dhalgren Samuel R. Delany1975Bisexual major character and other LGBT characters
The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany1967Gay major character
Equinox Samuel R. Delany1973Gay major character
Stars In My Pocket Like Grains Of Sand Samuel R. Delany1984Gay major character
Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders Samuel R. Delany2012Gay major characters
Triton Samuel R. Delany1976
The Door Into Fire Diane Duane 1979Major bisexual characters
Solitaire Kelley Eskridge 2002Lesbian protagonist
Infinity's Web Sheila Finch 1985Lesbian protagonist [4]
Casket of Souls Lynn Flewelling 2012Gay main characters
Luck in the ShadowsLynn Flewelling1996Gay main characters
Shadows ReturnLynn Flewelling2008Gay main characters
Shards of TimeLynn Flewelling2014Gay main characters
Stalking DarknessLynn Flewelling1997Gay main characters
Traitor's MoonLynn Flewelling1999Gay main characters
The White RoadLynn Flewelling2010Gay main characters
Daughters of a Coral Dawn Katherine V. Forrest 1984All-female world, lesbian protagonists
Bouncing Off the Moon David Gerrold 2001
The Man Who Folded Himself David Gerrold1973
Halfway Human Carolyn Ives Gilman 1998
Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1915All-female utopic world
The Gilda Stories Jewelle Gomez 1991Lesbian main character
The Kappa Child Hiromi Goto 2001
Ammonite Nicola Griffith 1992All-female world with mainly lesbian characters
Slow River Nicola Griffith1995Lesbian main character
Nontraditional Love Rafael Grugman 2008Alternative future where heterosexuality is outlawed
The Forever War Joe Haldeman 1974Future society where homosexuality is the norm
Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book One and Book Two (Cadeleonian Series 3, 4) Ginn Hale 2014Gay protagonists
Lord of the White Hell, Book One and Book Two (Cadeleonian Series 1, 2)Ginn Hale2010Gay protagonists
The Rifter 1: The Shattered GatesGinn Hale2012Gay protagonists
The Rifter 2: The Holy RoadGinn Hale2012Gay protagonists
The Rifter 3: His Sacred BonesGinn Hale2013Gay protagonists
Wicked GentlemenGinn Hale2007Gay protagonists
The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse Keith Hartman 1999
The Salt Roads Nalo Hopkinson 2003Lesbian major characters
The Wild Swans Peg Kerr 1999
Murder of Angels Caitlin R. Kiernan 2004
TurnskinNicole Kimberling [5] 2008Gay protagonists
Maximum Light Nancy Kress 1997
Swordspoint Ellen Kushner 1987Gay protagonists, bisexual characters
Magic's Pawn Mercedes Lackey 1989Gay main characters
Magic's PriceMercedes Lackey1990Gay main characters
Magic's PromiseMercedes Lackey1990Gay main characters
Salt Fish Girl Larissa Lai 2002Lesbian protagonists
Pantomime (Micah Grey Trilogy) Laura Lam 2013intersex protagonist
Carmilla Sheridan Le Fanu 1872Lesbian vampire story
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin 1969Genderqueer main and major characters
The Telling Ursula K. Le Guin2000Lesbian protagonist
Dark Water's Embrace Stephen Leigh 1998
Ash Malinda Lo 2009
Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα Lucian 125–180 CE (c)All-male world, male hero is given the king's son in marriage
Itineraria Jean de Mandeville (pseudonym)1357–1371An Amazon island and an island of the "third sex" [1]
China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh 1992Gay major character
Starfarers Vonda N. McIntyre 1989Bisexual main characters, poly relationship [4]
Gideon the Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019Lesbian main characters
The Painter Knight Fiona Patton 1998
Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018Gay main characters
2312 Kim Stanley Robinson 2012Genderqueer major characters, society in which nonbinary and fluid gender and sexuality is embraced
And Chaos Died Joanna Russ 1970Gay protagonist
The Female Man Joanna Russ1975Lesbian major characters, partially about an all-female world
Was Geoff Ryman 1992Gay main characters
Burning Bright Melissa Scott 1993Bisexual major characters, lesbian protagonist
A Choice of DestiniesMelissa Scott1986Gay male protagonists
DreamshipsMelissa Scott1993Many gay characters
The JazzMelissa Scott2000Bisexual protagonist
Mighty Good RoadMelissa Scott1990Lesbian protagonist
Night Sky MineMelissa Scott1996Lesbian and gay main characters
Shadow ManMelissa Scott1995
Trouble and Her Friends Melissa Scott1994Lesbian protagonists
Sword of the Guardian Merry Shannon 2006Lesbian fantasy romance with crossdressing protagonist
The Porcelain Dove Delia Sherman 1993Lesbian fairy tale
Grasshopper Jungle Andrew A. Smith 2015Gay and questioning main characters
Glasshouse Charles Stross 2006Posthuman world in which consciousness can be put into other bodies
Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon 1960Set in a future utopia where everyone is one neuter gender [4]
Hollow World Michael J. Sullivan 2014Homogenous world lacking genders where a man from the ancient past has to come to grips with the difference between love and sexual attraction [6]
Queen of the Amazons Judith Tarr 2004Bisexual protagonist
Houston, Houston, Do You Read? James Tiptree Jr. 1976Set in a future where all men have died off
Palimpsest Catherynne M. Valente 2009
The House at Pelham Falls Brenda Weathers 1986Lesbian protagonists and main characters [4]
All the White Spaces Ally Wilkes 2022A trans man protagonist [7]
Where the Dead Wait Ally Wilkes 2023A closet gay man protagonist [8]
Orlando: A Biography Virginia Woolf 1928Genderqueer themes, gender-switching
Briar Rose Jane Yolen 1992Gay major character

Short fiction with LGBT characters and themes

TitleAuthorYearFirst published inLGBT content [1] [2] [3]
"Desire" Kim Antieau 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"The Stars Are Tears" Robin Wayne Bailey 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Love's Last Farewell"Richard A. Bamberg1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"In Memory Of" Don Bassingthwaite 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Who Plays With Sin" Don Bassingthwaite 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Sun-Drenched" Stephen Baxter 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Tangents" Greg Bear 1986OmniGay male protagonist, positive uplifting story about a nonsexual relationship [4]
"Magicked Tricks"K. L. Berac1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"In the House of the Man in the Moon" Richard Bowes 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Anthem" Lela E. Buis 1997
2014		Sex Crime
Competitive Fauna		Lesbian protagonist
"Ascension"Lela E. Buis1997
2013		Icarus & Angels
Storm and Shadow		Gay protagonist
"The Dress"Lela E. Buis2016CaninesLesbian protagonist
"Enigma Variations"Lela E. Buis1996
2014		Cyber-magick: Lesbian SF
Competitive Fauna		Lesbian protagonist
"My Little Town"Lela E. Buis2014Competitive FaunaLesbian protagonist
"That December"Lela E. Buis2015Young Love, Old HeartsLesbian protagonist
"A Study of Competitive Fauna"Lela E. Buis2014Competitive FaunaLesbian protagonist
"Expression of Desire"Dominick Cancilla1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
The Bane Chronicles Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson and Sarah Rees Brennan 2013–2014Short e-booksMain character is bisexual
"Aye, and Gomorrah" Samuel R. Delany 1967 Dangerous Visions Genderqueer characters
"The Cage" [9] A. M. Dellamonica 2010Tor.comLesbian protagonists
"A Plant (Whose Name is Destroyed)" [10] Seth Dickinson 2013 Strange Horizons Gay protagonists
"Dance at the Edge" L. Timmel Duchamp 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"A Hollow Play" Amal El-Mohtar 2013Glitter & Mayhem AnthologyLesbian protagonist, transgender and genderqueer characters
"Catman" Harlan Ellison 1974Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction AnthologySociety where bisexuality is the norm; most characters are gay or bisexual [4]
"Eye of the Storm" Kelley Eskridge 1998Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers
"Frost Painting" Carolyn Ives Gilman 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"It Takes Two" Nicola Griffith 2010Eclipse ThreeLesbian protagonist
"Free in Asveroth" Jim Grimsley 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself" Radclyffe Hall 1934Lesbian protagonist, gender-switching themes
"Sex, Guns, and Baptists" Keith Hartman 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Lonely Land"Denise Lopes Heald1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"-All You Zombies-" Robert A. Heinlein 1959 Fantasy and Science Fiction Intersex protagonist
"Fisherman" Nalo Hopkinson 2001Skin Folk
"In Mysterious Ways" Tanya Huff 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Cloudmaker" Charlee Jacob 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"The Rendez-Vous"Nancy Johnston1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Sex with Ghosts" [11] Sarah Kanning2008 Strange Horizons
"Full Moon and Empty Arms"M. W. Keiper1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Galapagos" Caitlin R. Kiernan 2009Eclipse ThreeLesbian main characters
"Time Gypsy" Ellen Klages 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science FictionLesbian protagonist
"State of Nature" Nancy Kress 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"A Wild and Wicked Youth" Ellen Kushner 2009 Fantasy and Science Fiction
"The Fall of the Kings"Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Nine Lives" Ursula K. Le Guin 1969 Playboy Bisexual protagonists [4]
"A Real Girl" Shariann Lewitt 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Water Snakes"Holly Wade Matter1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Sea of Cortez" Sandra McDonald 2011Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica
"Useless Things" Maureen F. McHugh 2009Eclipse Three
"Bridesicle" Will McIntosh 2010 Asimov's Science Fiction Lesbian protagonist
"Looking for Satan" Vonda N. McIntyre 1981Thieves' World IIILesbian/bisexual love story [4]
"Powertool"Mark McLaughlin1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Prince of the Dark Green Sea"Mark McLaughlin1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland" Sarah Monette 2002Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
"The King's Folly" James A. Moore 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Silent Passion"Kathleen O'Malley1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Half in Love with Easeful Rock and Roll" Rebecca Ore 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"The Beautiful People"Wendy Rathbone1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"The City in Morning" Carrie Richerson 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Proserpine When It Sizzles" Tansy Rayner Roberts 2009New Ceres Nights
"Existence" Joanna Russ 1975 Epoch
"Nobody's Home"Joanna Russ1972Women of Wonder
"The Second Inquisition"Joanna Russ1970More Women of Wonder
"When It Changed"Joanna Russ1972 Again, Dangerous Visions Lesbian protagonist
"Young Lady Who Loved Caterpillars" Jessica Amanda Salmonson 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer" Kenneth Schneyer 2013Clockwork Phoenix 4Lesbian protagonist
"Brooks Too Broad for Leaping" Charles Sheffield 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Gary, in the Shadows" Mark Shepherd 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"There Are Things Which Are Hidden from the Eyes of the Everyday" Simon Sheppard 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"The Faerie Cony-Catcher" Delia Sherman 1998Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers
"The Sound of Angels"Lisa S. Silverthorne1997 Bending the Landscape  : Fantasy
"On Vacation"Ralph A. Sperry1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"The Flying Triangle" Allen Steele 1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"The World Well Lost" Theodore Sturgeon 1953 Universe
"Another Coming" Sonya Taaffe 2004Not One of Us
"The Home Town Boy"B. J. Thrower1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"The Night Train" [12] Lavie Tidhar 2010 Strange Horizons Trans protagonist
"Gestures Too Late on a Gravel Road" Mark W. Tiedemann 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"Surfaces"Mark W. Tiedemann1998 Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Your Faces, O My Sisters! Your Faces Filled with Light" James Tiptree Jr. 1976 Aurora: Beyond Equality Woman from an all-female society is the protagonist. [4]
"Mahu"Jeff Verona1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"… Suspends ton vol" Élisabeth Vonarburg 1992Translated as "Stay Thy Flight" in Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
"Beside the Well" Leslie What 1997 Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
"The Metamorphosis Bud"Liu Wen Zhuang (pen name of Cynthea Liu)1996Genderflex
"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time"K. M. Szpara2017 Uncanny Magazine trans protagonist

Anthologies

TitleEditorsYearPublisher
Bending the Landscape: Fantasy Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel1997White Wolf Publishing
Bending the Landscape: Horror Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel2001White Wolf Publishing
Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel1998White Wolf Publishing
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative FictionLee Mandelo2013 Lethe Press
Brothers of the Night: Gay Vampire Stories Michael Rowe and Thomas S. Roche1997Cleis Press
Cyber-magick: Lesbian SFGary Bowen1996Obeliesk Books
Flying Cups & Saucers: Gender Explorations in Science Fiction & FantasyDebbie Notkin and the Secret Feminist Cabal1998Edgewood Press
Gay City 5: Ghosts in Gaslight, Monsters in Steam [13] Vincent Kovar and Evan J. Peterson2013Minor Arcana Press and Gay City Health Project
Grave Passions: Tales of the Gay SupernaturalWilliam J. Mann1997Badboy
Icarus & Angels, Flights of Fantasy: Gay SFGary Bowen1996Obeliesk Books
Irregulars: A Shared-World Anthology – Stories by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Astrid Amara and Ginn Hale. LGBT FantasyNicole Kimberling and J.D. Hope2012Blind Eye Books
Kindred Spirits: An Anthology of Gay and Lesbian Science Fiction StoriesJeffrey M. Elliot1984Alyson
Queer DimensionsJames EM Rasmussen2009Queered Fiction
Suffered from the Night: Queering Stoker's Dracula Steve Berman2013Lethe Press
Swords of the Rainbow: Science Fiction and FantasyEric Garber and Jewelle Gomez 1996Alyson
Tangle Anthology, XY Edition. Fiction with a Twist.Nicole Kimberling2008Blind Eye Books
Tangle Girls Anthology. Fiction with a Twist.Nicole Kimberling2009Blind Eye Books
Things Invisible to See: Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic RealismLawrence Schimel1998Circlet Press
Time Well Bent: Queer Alternative Histories [14] Connie Wilkins 2009 Lethe Press
Touch of the Sea Steve Berman 2012 Lethe Press
Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction and FantasyCamilla Decarnin, Eric Garber, and Lyn Paleo1986Alyson

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