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Lesbian science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, in which the protagonist is likely to be a lesbian. Some lesbian science fiction is targeted specifically to a lesbian audience, published by small feminist or lesbian presses such as Naiad Press (defunct) and Bella Books. Examples would include the works of Diana Rivers or Katherine V. Forrest.
Works may also be categorized as "lesbian science fiction" if of particular lesbian interest, in subject, theme or characters along with science fiction erotica or lesbian erotica. Examples include works by mainstream science fiction writers Ursula K. Le Guin, Nicola Griffith, or Melissa Scott.
Lesbian separatism has inspired various works of lesbian science fiction depicting all-female societies whose advances in reproductive technology have eliminated the need to have men for human reproduction. Such societies, while often depicted in the history of the genre prior to the rise of lesbian separatism, were often pictured unfavorably (especially by male writers), and sometimes shown as asexual.
Members of science fiction fandom (including Forrest J Ackerman) were involved in the foundation of early groups such as the Daughters of Bilitis.
Examples
- The Female Man, by Joanna Russ
- The Maerlande Chronicles (aka In the Mothers' Land), by Élisabeth Vonarburg
- Trouble and Her Friends, by Melissa Scott
- Ammonite, by Nicola Griffith
- Slow River, by Nicola Griffith
- The Fortunate Fall, by Raphael Carter
- Gormglaith, by Heidi Wyss
- Doc and Fluff, by Pat Califia
- A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
- The Telling, by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Messiah Node, by Lyda Morehouse
- The Child Garden, by Geoff Ryman (features a lesbian protagonist)
- Marion Zimmer Bradley's Renunciate series
- Karin Kallmaker, Barbara Johnson, Julia Watts and Therese Szymanski's New Exploits books, including Bell, Book & Dyke: New Exploits of Magical Lesbians and Stake Through the Heart: New Expoits of Twilight Lesbians
- Katherine V. Forrest's Daughters of A Coral Dawn and sequelae
- Diana River's Hadra Series
- Geoffrey A. Landis's story "Across the Darkness," in which the crew of the first interstellar expedition is a team of lesbians.
- Laurie J. Marks' Fire Logic and sequels
- John Varley's Gaea trilogy