LGBTQ literature
LGBTQ literature, sometimes called queer literature, refers to works with LGBTQ themes, characters, or authors.[1] 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
- Other literature featuring the LGBTQ community
Subtypes of LGBTQ literature include:[1][2][3]
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
- United States: 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
Further subgenres include:
- Gay pulp fiction
- Gay teen fiction
- Homoerotic poetry
- Lesbian periodicals
- Lesbian pulp fiction
- Slash fiction
- Trans poetry
Related topics
- Category:LGBTQ book publishing companies
- Category:LGBTQ museums and archives
- LGBTQ bookstores
- LGBTQ literary awards
- Libraries and the LGBTQ community
Censorship
References
- ^ a b Carlick, Stephen (June 1, 2023). "From Sappho to Stonewall, and beyond: how fiction tells LGBTQ+ history". Penguin Books. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ Felle, Courtney (November 14, 2024). "10 Books About Intersex Identity". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ White, Jenn; Arnett, Kristen; Goetsch, Diana; Washington, Bryan (2022-06-19). "Best Of: The Writers' Room: Celebrating LGBTQ+ literature". NPR. Retrieved 2026-01-12.