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LGBTQ literature

LGBTQ literature, sometimes called queer literature, refers to works with LGBTQ themes, characters, or authors. It is a subset of LGBTQ media. There are LGBTQ literary awards to recognize works in this tradition.

LGBTQ literature may refer to:

  • Works by LGBTQ authors
  • Works centering LGBTQ characters, including in modern written fiction and graphic arts
  • Or any other literature featuring the LGBTQ community

Subtypes of LGBTQ literature include:

  • Lesbian literature
  • Gay literature
  • Bisexual literature
  • Transgender literature
  • Intersex literature

By country

Main article: LGBTQ literature by country

  • LGBTQ literature in Argentina
  • LGBTQ literature in Australia
  • LGBTQ literature in Brazil
  • China: Danmei
  • LGBTQ literature in Canada
  • LGBTQ literature in Chile
  • LGBTQ literature in Colombia
  • LGBTQ literature in Costa Rica
  • LGBTQ literature in Ecuador
  • LGBTQ literature in El Salvador
  • LGBTQ literature in Guatemala
  • LGBTQ literature in Iceland
  • India: Tamil literary works on sexual minorities
  • Japan: Boys' Love, Gay Manga, Yuri
  • LGBTQ literature in Mexico
  • Netherlands and Flanders: LGBTQ literature in the Dutch-language area
  • LGBTQ literature in New Zealand
  • LGBTQ literature in Singapore
  • LGBTQ literature in Spain
  • Taiwan: Tongzhi literature
  • U.S.: Black lesbian literature in the United States, LGBTQ Latino literature
  • LGBTQ literature in Venezuela

By genre or style

  • LGBTQ periodicals
  • LGBTQ romance
  • LGBTQ-themed speculative fiction
  • LGBTQ themes in comics
  • LGBTQ themes in horror fiction
  • LGBTQ themes in mythology
  • Timeline of LGBTQ journalism

As well as further subgenres:

  • Gay pulp fiction
  • Gay teen fiction
  • Homoerotic poetry
  • Lesbian periodicals
  • Lesbian pulp fiction
  • Slash fiction
  • Trans poetry

References

References

  1. Carlick, Stephen. (June 1, 2023). "From Sappho to Stonewall, and beyond: how fiction tells LGBTQ+ history".
  2. Felle, Courtney. (November 14, 2024). "10 Books About Intersex Identity".
  3. White, Jenn. (2022-06-19). "Best Of: The Writers' Room: Celebrating LGBTQ+ literature". [[NPR]].
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