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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.
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 ]
This usage can be seen in the cis–trans distinction in chemistry, the cis and trans sides of the Golgi apparatus in cellular biology, the ancient Roman term Cisalpine Gaul (i.e. 'Gaul on this side of the Alps'), and Cisjordan (as distinguished from Transjordan). In cisgender, cis-describes the alignment of gender identity with assigned sex ...
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.
This book follows Felix, who is a Black transgender art student facing transphobic abuse. Throughout the search for his bully, his connections between other characters and himself change in unexpected ways, and Felix goes on a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. [207] Anna Madrigal Tales of the City series Armistead Maupin: 1978–2014
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.
[159] Another person pointed out that while the series as an important "piece of transgender literature within manga, anime and Japanese popular culture," Takatsuki assimilates "into a cis female identity" by the end of the anime, and asks whether the series has held back transgender fiction. [160]
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