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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.
Women's and gender studies scholar Mimi Marinucci writes that some consider the 'cisgender–transgender' binary distinction to be as dangerous or self-defeating as the masculine–feminine gender binary because it lumps people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) together (over-simplistically, in her view) with a heteronormative ...
LGBT themes in speculative fiction include lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender themes in science fiction, fantasy, horror fiction and related genres. [a] Such elements may include an LGBT character as the protagonist or a major character, or explorations of sexuality or gender that deviate from the heteronormative .
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.
The words “cisgender” and “cis” were targetted by Elon Musk on Twitter who condemned the gender-neutral terms as slurs. Here's the real definition.
Xenogender [21] [49] can be defined as a gender identity that references "ideas and identities outside of gender". [ 26 ] : 102 This may include descriptions of gender identity in terms of "their first name or as a real or imaginary animal" or "texture, size, shape, light, sound, or other sensory characteristics".
In this science fiction series, there are two trans characters introduced. [112] In issue no. 6, released in October 2014, Cenglei falls in love with a woman named Zhen who tells him she is a trans woman, and he realizes he has no problem with that, finding out his uncle is "actually a trans man." Chenglei's Uncle
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