List of LGBT characters in modern written fiction

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This is a list of LGBT characters in modern written fiction. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid 20th century. A number of different classification schemes have been used to describe sexual orientation since the mid-19th century, and scholars have often defined the term 'sexual orientation' in divergent ways. Indeed, several studies have found that much of the research about sexual orientation has failed to define the term at all, making it difficult to reconcile the results of different studies.^[1][2][3] However, most definitions include a psychological component (such as the direction of an individual's erotic desire) and/or a behavioral component (which focuses on the sex of the individual's sexual partner/s). Some prefer to simply follow an individual's self-definition or identity. See homosexuality and bisexuality for criteria that have traditionally denoted lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people.

In a historical sense, literature as we understand it is a fairly new innovation, and the current concept of homosexuality is even fresher from the cultural oven. It's no great surprise, then, that gay literature — or even gay characters in literature — are so relatively new as to still be shiny. Nonetheless, there are gay characters that broke barriers and became cultural touchstones... —Kilian Meloy^[4]

Items listed here must have verifiable third-party sources commenting on the sexuality of the character(s) in question, and additional explanation may be necessary. Additionally, only notable/significant characters from a given work (which may have multiple LGBT characters) need to be listed here.

1800s

Work	Year	Author	Character name(s)	Notes	References
Carmilla	1872	Le Fanu, SheridanSheridan Le Fanu	Carmilla	Lesbian. Carmilla is considered the first lesbian vampire story.	[5][6][7]
Father Goriot/Lost Illusions/A Harlot High And LowPère Goriot Illusions perdues Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes	1835 1837–43 1838–47	Balzac, Honoré deHonoré de Balzac	Jacques Collin a.k.a. Vautrin a.k.a. Trompe-la-Mort	Gay. Appears in a total of five novels of Balzac's La Comédie humaine, two are cameo appearances; often considered the first openly homosexual character in French literature.	[8][9][10][11]
Picture of Dorian GrayThe Picture of Dorian Gray	1890	Wilde, OscarOscar Wilde	Basil Hallward	Gay	[12][13]
Picture of Dorian GrayThe Picture of Dorian Gray	1890	Wilde, OscarOscar Wilde	Dorian Gray	Bisexual	[4]
Sins of the Cities of the Plain The Sins of the Cities of the Plain	1881	Anonymous	Jack Saul	Gay. Jack is a male prostitute for other men, and also crossdresses; Sins is one of the earliest pieces of English-language pornography to explicitly and near-exclusively concern homosexuality.	[14]
Teleny, or The Reverse of the Medal	1893	Anonymous; attributed to Oscar Wilde	René Teleny Camille de Grieux	Gay. Teleny and de Grieux engage in a passionate sexual/romantic affair; Teleny is one of the earliest pieces of English-language pornography to explicitly and near-exclusively concern homosexuality.	[15][16][17]

1900s

Work	Year	Author	Character name(s)	Notes	References
Advise and Consent	1959	Drury, AllenAllen Drury	Brigham Anderson	Bisexual. Married US senator Anderson is blackmailed over a secret wartime homosexual affair for which he is unapologetic.	[18][19]
Affinity	1999	Waters, SarahSarah Waters	Margaret Prior Selina Dawes	Lesbian	[20]
Alex Delaware series	1985–2014	Kellerman, JonathanJonathan Kellerman	Milo Sturgis	Gay	[21]
Along the Journey River	1996	LaFavor, CaroleCarole LaFavor	Renee LaRoche	Lesbian	[22]
American Psycho	1991	Ellis, Bret EastonBret Easton Ellis	Luis Carruthers	Gay. In love with the male protagonist, but later marries Courtney.	[23]
Annie on My Mind	1982	Garden, NancyNancy Garden	Annie Kenyon Liza Winthrop	Lesbian	[24]
Arrows of the Queen	1987	Lackey, MercedesMercedes Lackey	Keren	Lesbian. Life bonded to Ylsa and then Sherrill.	[25]
Beauty of Men The Beauty of Men	1996	Holleran, AndrewAndrew Holleran	Lark Becker	Gay	[26]
Beebo Brinker Chronicles The Beebo Brinker Chronicles	1957–60	Bannon, AnnAnn Bannon	Beebo Brinker Beth Ayers/Cullison Laura Landon	Lesbian	[27]
Blood of the Fold Temple of the Winds	1996 1997	Goodkind, TerryTerry Goodkind	Berdine Raina	Lesbian. The two Mord-Sith are in a relationship with each other.	[28]
Blue Place The Blue Place	1998	Griffith, NicolaNicola Griffith	Aud Torvingen	Lesbian	[29]
Boy Culture	1995	Rettenmund, MatthewMatthew Rettenmund	X Andrew Joe	Gay. X (narrator's pseudonym) has sexual and romantic relationships with Andrew, Joe and other men.	[4]
Breakfast on Pluto	1998	McCabe, PatrickPatrick McCabe	Patrick "Pussy" Braden	Transgender. Braden is an Irish trans woman.	[30][31]
Brideshead Revisited	1945	Waugh, EvelynEvelyn Waugh	Anthony Blanche Sebastian Flyte	Gay	[32][33][34]
Brokeback Mountain "Brokeback Mountain" (short story)	1997	Proulx, AnnieAnnie Proulx	Jack Twist Ennis del Mar	Gay. Jack and Ennis have a long term sexual and romantic relationship despite both being married to women and fathering children. Jack also has sexual relationships with other men and a woman, while Ennis does not. Critics have described both men as gay or variably Jack as bisexual and Ennis as heterosexual.	[35][36]
Captain Underpants series	1997–2015	Pilkey, DavDav Pilkey	Harold Hutchins	Gay	[37]
CharioteerThe Charioteer	1953	Renault, MaryMary Renault	Laurie Odell Ralph Lanyon Andrew	Gay	[38][39]
Chocolates for BreakfastChocolates for Breakfast	1956	Moore, PamelaPamela Moore	Courtney Farrell Barry Cabot	Bisexual. Courtney develops a crush on her female boarding school teacher, and later has a sexual relationship with Barry Cabot, her mother's bisexual friend who is in a relationship with a man.	[40][41]
City and the PillarThe City and the Pillar	1946	Vidal, GoreGore Vidal	Jim Willard Ronald Shaw Paul Sullivan	Gay	[42][43]
City of GodCity of God: A Novel of the Borgias	1979	Holland, CeceliaCecelia Holland	Nicholas Dawson	Gay. Nicholas has "a penchant for other men", including the gruff but handsome Stefano Baglione, a heterosexual man who has sex with Nicholas for money.	[44][45]
Confessions of Danny SlocumThe Confessions of Danny Slocum	1980	Whitmore, GeorgeGeorge Whitmore	Danny Slocum	Gay	[4]
Dancer from the Dance	1978	Holleran, AndrewAndrew Holleran	Anthony Malone Andrew Sutherland	Gay	[46][47]
Dave Brandstetter Mysteries	1970–91	Hansen, JosephJoseph Hansen	Dave Brandstetter	Gay	[48]
Dune	1965	Herbert, FrankFrank Herbert	Vladimir Harkonnen	Gay. Harkonnen's sexual preference for men is implied in Dune and Children of Dune (1976), and presented more explicitly in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999-2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.	[49][50][51]
Ethan of Athos	1986	Bujold, Lois McMasterLois McMaster Bujold	Dr. Ethan Urquhart	Gay. Obstetrician Ethan is from a future society on the planet Ethos where male homosexuality is the norm and most inhabitants have never even seen a woman in person.	[52][53][54]
Fairly Honourable DefeatA Fairly Honourable Defeat	1970	Murdoch, IrisIris Murdoch	Simon Foster Axel Nillson	Gay	[55]
Fire from Heaven The Persian Boy	1969 1972	Renault, MaryMary Renault	Alexander the Great	Bisexual. Alexander is involved in a romantic sexual relationship with Hephaistion, and then the Persian slave Bagoas, but is also married three times and fathers a son.	[4]
Fire from Heaven The Persian Boy	1969 1972	Renault, MaryMary Renault	Hephaistion Bagoas	Gay. Both men are involved in romantic sexual relationships with Alexander the Great.	[4]
Fire's Stone The Fire's Stone	1990	Huff, TanyaTanya Huff	Darvish Shayrif Hakem	Bisexual	[56]
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe	1987	Flagg, FannieFannie Flagg	Idgie Threadgoode	Lesbian. Has a long-term romantic relationship with another woman, and sexual encounters with one other woman.	[57]
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe	1987	Flagg, FannieFannie Flagg	Ruth Jamison	Bisexual. Married to a man and bears his child but subsequently has long-term romantic relationship with another woman.	[57]
Front RunnerThe Front Runner	1974	Warren, Patricia NellPatricia Nell Warren	Harlan Brown Billy Sive Vince Matti Jacques LaFont	Gay	[4]
Giovanni's Room	1956	Baldwin, JamesJames Baldwin	David Giovanni Jacques Guillaume	Gay	[4]
God Against the Gods A God Against the Gods Return to Thebes	1976 1977	Drury, AllenAllen Drury	Akhenaten Smenkhkara	Bisexual. Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten is married to Nefertiti, but his romance with his brother Smenkhkara contributes to his downfall.	[58]
Gut Symmetries	1997	Winterson, JeanetteJeanette Winterson	Alluvia (Alice) Fairfax Stella	Bisexual. Alice has romantic and sexual relationships with both Stella and Stella's husband Jove.	[59]
Hallucinating Foucault	1996	Duncker, PatriciaPatricia Duncker	Paul Michel The Protagonist	Gay. Openly homosexual writer, said to have many male lovers, including relationship with male main character/narrator.	[60][61]
Happy Endings Are All Alike	1978	Scoppettone, SandraSandra Scoppettone	Jaret Tyler Peggy Danziger	Lesbian	[29]
Harry Potter series	1997–2007	Rowling, J. K.J. K. Rowling	Albus Dumbledore	Gay. Though not stated explicitly in the novels series, author Rowling said in interviews that the character is gay.	[62][63][64][65][66]
Hotel New Hampshire The Hotel New Hampshire	1981	Irving, JohnJohn Irving	Frank Berry	Gay	[67]
HoursThe Hours	1998	Cunningham, MichaelMichael Cunningham	Richard Brown Louis Waters	Gay	[68]
HoursThe Hours	1998	Cunningham, MichaelMichael Cunningham	Clarissa Vaughan Sally	Lesbian	[29]
Illusionist The Illusionist (Le rempart des Béguines)	1951	Mallet-Joris, Françoise Françoise Mallet-Joris	Hélène Noris Tamara Soulerr	Bisexual. Tamara has a romantic relationship with both Hélène and her father; Hélène prefers men after the fair ends.	[29]
Invisible Life Just As I Am Abide With Me Any Way the Wind Blows	1991 1995 1999 2001	Harris, E. LynnE. Lynn Harris	Raymond Tyler, Jr. Basil Henderson	Bisexual. Raymond is torn between his girlfriend Nicole and his married male lover; Basil leaves his fiancée Yancey at the altar and pursues a gay lifestyle.	[4][69][70]
Kay Scarpetta novels	1994–2003	Cornwell, PatriciaPatricia Cornwell	Lucy Farinelli	Lesbian. Has romantic relationships and casual sexual encounters with other women.	[71]
Kiss of the Fur Queen	1998	Highway, TomsonTomson Highway	Gabriel Okimasis	Gay. "As the story progresses the focus turns to Gabriel’s sexuality. As he confronts his homosexuality, in a time when this was not overly accepted, he descends into promiscuity and prostitution with constant flashbacks of the abuse he suffered at the hands of the priests. This part of the novel is so beautifully written but so hard to endure."	[72][73]
Kiss of the Spider Woman	1976	Puig, ManuelManuel Puig	Luis Molina	Gay	[74][75]
Last Herald Mage The Last Herald Mage trilogy	1989–91	Lackey, MercedesMercedes Lackey	Vanyel Ashkevron Stefen	Gay. In the series, Vanyel has two sexual relationships, both with male partners.	[76]
Less Than Zero Imperial Bedrooms	1985 2010	Ellis, Bret EastonBret Easton Ellis	Clay	Bisexual	[23]
Lord John series	1998–2011	Gabaldon, DianaDiana Gabaldon	Lord John Grey	Gay. Lord John has sexual and romantic relationships with various men, though he has had sex with and married women to appease societal expectations of him.	[77][78]
Maurice	1913–14 (1971)[79]	Forster, E. M.E. M. Forster	Maurice Hall Clive Durham Alec Scudder	Gay	[4][80][81]
Men from the Boys The Men from the Boys Where the Boys Are Men Who Love Men	1997 2003 2007	Mann, William J.William J. Mann	Jeff O'Brien Lloyd Griffith David Javitz Eduardo Henry Weiner Luke West	Gay	[4]
Mr. Benson	1983	Preston, JohnJohn Preston	Mr. Benson	Gay	[4]
Myra Breckinridge	1968	Vidal, GoreGore Vidal	Myra	Transgender	[82][83]
Nearly Roadkill	1996	Bornstein, KateKate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan	Scratch, Winc	Transgender	[84]
Nightrunner The Nightrunner series	1996–2014	Flewelling, LynnLynn Flewelling	Seregil i Korit Alec i Amasa Ilar i Sontir	Bisexual. Seregil and Alec are committed lovers but both have had experiences with women in the past; Ilar is one of Seregil's former lovers.	[85]
Now and Then	1995	Corlett, WilliamWilliam Corlett	Christopher Metcalfe	Gay. Main character has a sexual/romantic relationship as a boy with another boy at school; later has sexual and romantic relationships with other men.	[86]
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit	1985	Winterson, JeanetteJeanette Winterson	Jeanette	Lesbian	[87]
Other Voices, Other Rooms	1948	Capote, TrumanTruman Capote	Joel Harrison Knox Randolph	Gay	[88]
Passion The Passion	1987	Winterson, JeanetteJeanette Winterson	Villanelle	Bisexual	[89][90]
Patience and Sarah	1969	Miller, IsabelIsabel Miller	Patience White Sarah Dowling	Lesbian	[91]
Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower	1999	Chbosky, StephenStephen Chbosky	Patrick	Gay. Has a secret relationship with closeted Brad.	[92]
Price of Salt The Price of Salt	1952	Highsmith, PatriciaPatricia Highsmith	Carol Aird	Bisexual. Carol has a sexual/romantic relationship with another woman while married to a man.	[29]
Price of Salt The Price of Salt	1952	Highsmith, PatriciaPatricia Highsmith	Therese Belivet	Lesbian. Has a sexual/romantic relationship with another woman.	[29]
Rubyfruit Jungle	1973	Brown, Rita MaeRita Mae Brown	Molly Bolt	Lesbian. Has numerous romantic and sexual relationships with other women.	[83][93]
Rules of Attraction The Rules of Attraction	1987	Ellis, Bret EastonBret Easton Ellis	Paul Denton	Bisexual	[23]
Single Man A Single Man	1964	Isherwood, ChristopherChristopher Isherwood	George	Gay	[94]
Song of Ice and FireA Song of Ice and Fire	1991–2011	Martin, George R. R.George R. R. Martin	Renly Baratheon Loras Tyrell	Gay. Never explicitly stated in the novels, but Renly's sexual/romantic relationship with Loras is hinted, and was later confirmed by author Martin; TV adaptation makes it clear that they are lovers.	[95][96][97]
Stone Butch Blues	1993	Feinberg, LeslieLeslie Feinberg	Jess Goldberg	Transgender	[98][99][100][101]
Tales of the City series	1978–2014	Maupin, ArmisteadArmistead Maupin	Anna Madrigal Jake Greenleaf	Transgender. Original character Anna is a transgender woman, and Jake (introduced in 2007's Michael Tolliver Lives is a trans man.
Tales of the City series	1978–2014	Maupin, ArmisteadArmistead Maupin	Michael "Mouse" Tolliver Jon Fielding Ben McKenna	Gay	[83]
Tales of the City series	1978–2014	Maupin, ArmisteadArmistead Maupin	Beauchamp Day DeDe Halcyon Day Mona Ramsey	Bisexual
Throne of Saturn The Throne of Saturn	1971	Drury, AllenAllen Drury	Pete Balkis	Gay. Astronaut Pete harbors unrequited romantic feelings for his commander, Conrad Trasker.	[19]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	1974	Le Carre, JohnJohn Le Carre	Bill Haydon	Bisexual. Has a girlfriend, a male lover, and also seduces Ann, the wife of George Smiley. Rumoured to be the lover of Jim Prideaux.	[102]
Tipping the Velvet	1998	Waters, SarahSarah Waters	Kitty Butler	Bisexual. Has a sexual/romantic relationship with the main character and marries a man.	[103]
Tipping the Velvet	1998	Waters, SarahSarah Waters	Nancy "Nan" Astley Florence Banner Diana Leathaby	Lesbian. Nan has sexual/romantic relationships with Florence and Diana; all three have also been with other women.	[103][104]
University Series University series	1990–98	Drury, AllenAllen Drury	North McAllister Amos Wilson and Joel	Gay. North is a "tormented homosexual trying to keep his secret, but recklessly in love"; Amos is protagonist Willie Wilson's gay son, and Joel is Amos' lover.	[105][106]
University Series University series	1990–98	Drury, AllenAllen Drury	René Suratt	Bisexual. René is protagonist Willie Wilson's nemesis, "a bisexual seducer of students".	[107]
Vampire Chronicles The Vampire Chronicles	1976–2014	Rice, AnneAnne Rice	Lestat de Lioncourt Louis de Pointe du Lac Armand Marius de Romanus David Talbot	Bisexual. Lestat, Armand and most of Rice's male vampires have intense sexual and emotional attractions and relationships with both sexes.	[108]
Vampire Lestat The Vampire Lestat	1985	Rice, AnneAnne Rice	Nicolas de Lenfent	Gay. While human, Nicolas shares a romantic sexual relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt	[108]
Village Affair A Village Affair	1989	Trollope, JoannaJoanna Trollope	Clodagh Unwin	Lesbian	[29]
Village Affair A Village Affair	1989	Trollope, JoannaJoanna Trollope	Alice Meadows	Bisexual	[29]
Weetzie Bat Baby Be-Bop	1989 1995	Block, Francesca LiaFrancesca Lia Block	Dirk McDonald Duck	Gay	[109]
Well of Loneliness The Well of Loneliness	1928	Hall, RadclyffeRadclyffe Hall	Stephen Gordon Valérie Seymour	Lesbian. The book was judged obscene and banned in the UK.	[110]
Written on the Body	1992	Winterson, JeanetteJeanette Winterson	The Narrator	Bisexual. Narrator of unspecified gender who has sexual/romantic relationships with men and women. Some reviewers describe the narrator as a lesbian.	[111][112]

2000s

Work	Year	Author	Character name(s)	Notes	References
1Q84	2009–10	Murakami, HarukiHaruki Murakami	Tamaru	Gay	[113]
Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy	2012	Bergman, S. BearS. Bear Bergman and Suzy Malik	David/Daniela	Transgender	[114][115]
Almost Perfect	2009	Katcher, BrianBrian Katcher	Sage Hendrix	Transgender	[116][117]
The Art of Being Normal	2015	Williamson, LisaLisa Williamson	David/Kate, Leo	Transgender	[118]
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children	2012	Cronn-Mills, KirstinKirstin Cronn-Mills	Gabe (Elizabeth)	Transgender	[119]
Being Emily	2012	Gold, RachelRachel Gold	Emily	Transgender	[120]
Black MagicianThe Black Magician trilogy	2001–03	Canavan, TrudiTrudi Canavan	Ambassador Dannyl Tayend of Tremmelin	Gay. Dannyl has relationship with his assistant, Tayend of Tremmelin, who is referred to in the novel as a "lad"	[121]
Boy Meets Boy	2003	Levithan, DavidDavid Levithan	Paul, Noah, Tony Kyle "Infinite Darlene"/Daryl Heisenberg	Gay. Paul and Noah are in love with each other and Tony is also gay; Paul's ex, Kyle, is bisexual and Daryl/Darlene is a cross-dresser.	[4][122][123][124]
Butterfly and the Flame, The The Butterfly and the Flame	2005	De Young, DanaDana De Young	Emily	Transgender	[125]
Carnival	2006	Bear, ElizabethElizabeth Bear	Vincent Katherinessen and Michelangelo Kusanagi-Jones; Claude Singapore and Maiju Montevideo	Vincent and Michelangelo are gay men; Claude, Maiju and most of the women of New Amazonia are lesbians	[126][127]
Collection The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard (anthology)	2012	Léger, TomTom Léger and Riley MacLeod (editors)	Various	Transgender	[116][128]
Corrections The Corrections	2001	Franzen, JonathanJonathan Franzen	Denise Lambert	Lesbian	[129]
Fever Crumb Series	2009–11	Reeve, PhilipPhilip Reeve	Fever Crumb	Bisexual. Fever first falls in love with the male Arlo Thursday, and later with the female Cluny Morvish.
Fingersmith	2002	Waters, SarahSarah Waters	Sue Trinder Maud Lilly	Lesbian. Sue and Maud have a sexual/romantic relationship with each other.	[130]
Fledgling	2005	Butler, OctaviaOctavia Butler	Shori	Bisexual	[131]
Freakboy	2013	Clark, Kristin ElizabethKristin Elizabeth Clark	Brandon Angel	Transgender	[132]
Gay Pride and Prejudice	2012	Christie, KateKate Christie	Elizabeth Bennett	Lesbian. Romantic relationships with Charlotte Lucas and Caroline Bingly.	[133]
Gemma Doyle Trilogy	2003–07	Bray, LibbaLibba Bray	Felicity Worthington	Lesbian
Geography Club	2003	Hartinger, BrentBrent Hartinger	Russel Middlebrook	Gay	[29]
Geography Club	2003	Hartinger, BrentBrent Hartinger	Min Wei	Bisexual	[29]
House of Hades The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus series)	2013–14	Riordan, RickRick Riordan	Nico di Angelo	Gay.	[134][135]
Holding Still For As Long As Possible	2009	Whittall, ZoeZoe Whittall	Josh	Transgender. Josh is a trans man.	[136]
I Am J	2011	Beam, CrisCris Beam	J	Transgender.	[137]
Just Girls	2014	Gold, RachelRachel Gold	Ella	Transgender	[138]
Kafka on the Shore	2002	Murakami, HarukiHaruki Murakami	Oshima	Transgender/Gay	[139]
Keeping You a Secret	2003	Peters, Julie AnneJulie Anne Peters	Holland Jeager	Bisexual. Has relationships with both a male character and a female character.	[140]
Kushiel's Legacy series	2001–11	Carey, JacquelineJacqueline Carey	Phèdre nó Delaunay Moirin	Bisexual	[108]
Life Mask	2004	Donoghue, EmmaEmma Donoghue	Anne Damer	Lesbian	[141]
Line of BeautyThe Line of Beauty	2004	Hollinghurst, AlanAlan Hollinghurst	Nick Guest Wani Ouradi Leo Charles	Gay	[142]
Lords of the Sith	2015	Kemp, Paul S.Paul S. Kemp	Moff Mors	Lesbian. First LGBT character in the Star Wars canon universe.	[143]
Luna	2004	Peters, Julie AnneJulie Anne Peters	Luna (Liam) O'Neill	Transgender. Luna is a young transgender female character.	[144][145][146][147]
Maxine Wore Black	2014	Olsen, NoraNora Olsen	Maxine	Transgender	[148]
Millennium series	2005–07	Larsson, StiegStieg Larsson	Lisbeth Salander	Bisexual	[149]
Mortal Instruments The Mortal Instruments	2007–14	Clare, CassandraCassandra Clare	Alec Lightwood Magnus Bane	Alec is gay, Magnus is bisexual	[150][151]
Parrotfish	2011	Wittlinger, EllenEllen Wittlinger	Grady (Angela) Katz-McNair	Transgender	[152]
Rainbow Boys	2001	Sánchez, AlexAlex Sánchez	Jason Carrillo Kyle Meeks Nelson Glassman	Gay	[153]
Raven Cycle The Raven Cycle	2012–14	Stiefvater, MaggieMaggie Stiefvater	Ronan Lynch	Gay. Ronan has been proven to have romantic feelings for Adam Parrish. Adam is implied to possibly reciprocate his feelings, and may be bisexual.	[154]
Roving Pack	2012	Lowrey, SassafrassSassafrass Lowrey	Click	Transgender	[155]
Run, Clarissa, Run	2012	Eliason, RachelRachel Eliason	Clarissa	Transgender	[156]
Safe Girl to Love, A A Safe Girl to Love	2014	Plett, CaseyCasey Plett	Various	Transgender	[157]
Slap The Slap	2008	Tsiolkas, ChristosChristos Tsiolkas	Richie	Gay. Male main character who has a sexual attraction to Hector.	[158]
Trans-Sister Radio	2000	Bohjalian, ChrisChris Bohjalian	Dana Stevens	Transgender	[159]
Ukiah Oregon series	2001–04	Spencer, WenWen Spencer	Mom Jo & Mom Lara	Lesbian. Jo and Lara are in a committed relationship.	[160]
Where the Boys Are	2003	Mann, William J.William J. Mann	Jeff O'Brien Lloyd Griffith	Gay	[4]
Will of the Empress The Will of the Empress	2005	Pierce, TamoraTamora Pierce	Daja Kisubo Lark	Lesbian. Daja is the main character who begins a relationship with a woman; Lark is in a long-term lesbian relationship.	[161]

See also

• Gay literature
• Lesbian fiction
• Transgender publications

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