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 Other literature featuring the LGBTQ community
Subtypes of LGBTQ literature include:
Lesbian literature Gay literature Bisexual literature Transgender literature Intersex 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 the Dominican Republic LGBTQ literature in Ecuador LGBTQ literature in El Salvador LGBTQ literature in France LGBTQ literature in Guatemala LGBTQ literature in Iceland India: LGBTQ literature in 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 Panama LGBTQ literature in Singapore LGBTQ literature in Spain LGBTQ literature in Sri Lanka Taiwan: Tongzhi literature LGBTQ literature in the United Kingdom 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
LGBTQ bookstores LGBTQ literary awards Libraries and the LGBTQ community
Censorship
List of LGBTQ books banned in Russia Proposed bans of LGBTQ-themed books in the United States
References