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Gender has been an important theme explored in speculative fiction.The genres that make up speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, supernatural fiction, horror, superhero fiction, science fantasy and related genres (utopian and dystopian fiction), have always offered the opportunity for writers to explore social conventions, including gender, gender roles, and beliefs about gender.
The Left Hand of Darkness is a multiple award-winning 1969 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin.Le Guin's introduction to the 1976 publication of the book identifies Left Hand of Darkness as a thought experiment to explore society without men or women, where individuals share the biological and emotional makeup of both genders.
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.
A whole shelf of trans women's literature. (Photo: Maya Deane) Across the country, bigoted legislators are trying to take away trans health care access, strip trans children from their loving ...
Sexual themes are frequently used in science fiction or related genres.Such elements may include depictions of realistic sexual interactions in a science fictional setting, a protagonist with an alternative sexuality, a sexual encounter between a human and a fictional extraterrestrial, or exploration of the varieties of sexual experience that deviate from the conventional.
Intersex can also be contrasted with transgender, [17] which describes the condition in which one's gender identity does not match one's assigned sex. [17] [18] [19] Some people are both intersex and transgender. [20] A 2012 clinical review paper reported that between 8.5% and 20% of people with intersex variations experienced gender dysphoria. [4]
A relatively common motif in speculative fiction is the existence of single-gender worlds or single-sex societies. These fictional societies have long been one of the primary ways to explore implications of gender and gender-differences in science fiction and fantasy. [ 1 ]
GLBT Science Fiction and Fantasy Resources; Wavelengths Online - a review journal for science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a focus on LGBT themes; CampBlood.org - "a Website dedicated to all things queer in Horror Cinema." Gay Male Vampire - an informative and resourceful website for gay vampire news, fiction, movies, television and literature