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* ''Series/The100:'' Set in the 22nd century, 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse, homophobia and sexism seem to be issues that were done away with when the bombs hit, if not before. These are issues that aren't present and aren't even discussed, which is impressive when you consider much of the show's drama is mined from the fact the 12 Grounder tribes are constantly at war with each other (and with Skaikru) and can't seem to agree on anything.
** For Skaikru's part, Clarke is bisexual, and Jackson and Miller are gay, and this is treated no differently than if they were just heterosexual. Leadership on the Ark is just as likely to be female as male, and Clarke co-leads with Bellamy on the ground after just kind of stumbling into that role. Any faults with their leadership are character flaws, portrayed unrelated to their gender.
** For the Grounders' part, the Commander in season 3 is Lexa, a lesbian mourning the loss of her last girlfriend, Costia, and who eventually gets into a relationship with Clarke. Leaders are chosen through the Conclave, a CombatByChampion GladiatorGames, in which all those born with Nightblood are pitted against each other until one remains alive. Lexa won the last round, but the novitiate she is sure will win the next Conclave is a boy named Aiden. In season 5, Madi, Clarke's adopted daughter, becomes Commander. She is a Grounder, but from a clan that hadn't been explored in the narrative, and even she is nonplussed to take the Flame, have access to all the memories of past Commanders, and discover that Lexa had a romantic relationship with her mother. This despite the fact it's unclear if Madi was even aware that Clarke is bisexual; Clarke is implied to not have told Madi much--if anything--about Lexa because those memories are too painful, and there are hints that Madi is a ShipperOnDeck for Clarke and Bellamy.
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** ''Literature/DaughterOfTheSun'': Vesoldan culture is shown as finding same-sex relationship wholly unremarkable. Orsina, one of the protagonists, is openly bisexual, with her mentally thinking she's like most people in [[EveryoneIsBi not having a preference]]. Her past ChildhoodFriendRomance with another woman was forbidden by her lover's father not due to them being two women, but as [[UptownGirl Orsina's a commoner]]. Orsina is the child of two fathers herself, and same-sex parenting is discussed as common through either adoption or [[GenderBender one temporarily changing sex]]. Some minor characters are also neutroi, nonbinary people who use they/them pronouns, which is wholly accepted too.
** It's shown that using magic to change sex at least once is encouraged. In ''Literature/DaughterOfTheMoon, Netheia recalls how uncomfortable her time in a male body was. It's also not stigmatised to permanently change gender, as it's a minor note that Klavida, the other heroine of the book, was a recipient of a permanent change of sex as soon as she was old enough.

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** ''Literature/DaughterOfTheSun'': Vesoldan culture is shown as finding same-sex relationship wholly unremarkable. Orsina, one of the protagonists, is openly bisexual, with her mentally thinking she's like most people in [[EveryoneIsBi not having a preference]]. Her past ChildhoodFriendRomance with another woman was forbidden by her lover's father not due to them being two women, but as [[UptownGirl Orsina's a commoner]]. Orsina is the child of two fathers herself, and same-sex parenting is discussed as common through either adoption or [[GenderBender one temporarily changing sex]]. Some minor characters are also neutroi, nonbinary people who use they/them pronouns, which is wholly accepted too.
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** It's shown that using magic to change sex at least once is encouraged. In ''Literature/DaughterOfTheMoon, ''Literature/DaughterOfTheMoon'', Netheia recalls how uncomfortable her time in a male body was. It's also not stigmatised to permanently change gender, as it's a minor note that Klavida, the other heroine of the book, was a recipient of a permanent change of sex as soon as she was old enough.
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* ''Literature/{{Pet}}'': The city of Lucille (and, implicitly, all of America) has left heteronormativity and queerphobia behind after a revolution before the book begins. The main character Jam is a trans girl who first expressed that she was a girl and socially transitioned as a toddler, and, as she grew into a teenager, was able to get safe HRT for free (paid medical care also being something the revolution did away with). She's never been discriminated against, and the idea that anyone ever ''would'' do such a thing is seen as a bizarre, horrifying relic of the old world. Her best friend Redemption also has three parents, a man, a woman, and a non-binary person in a poly triad, and this is treated as being entirely normal.
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** It's shown that using magic to change sex at least once is encouraged. In ''Literature/DaughterOfTheMoon, Netheia recalls how uncomfortable her time in a male body was. It's also not stigmatised to permanently change gender, as it's a minor note that Klavida, the other heroine of the book, was a recipient of a permanent change of sex as soon as she was old enough.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', across both sides of Xadia, same-sex relationships, are treated no differently then hetero couples with even royalty being able to be openly gay without remark. Non-binary individual's are also common, with the only prejudice on display in the narrative so far being between [[FantasticRacism Elves and Humans]], and the TransTribulations implied in Terry's backstory in book 4, which seems to be rare.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', across both sides of Xadia, same-sex relationships, are treated no differently then hetero couples with even royalty being able to be openly gay without remark. Non-binary individual's individuals are also common, with the only prejudice on display in the narrative so far being between [[FantasticRacism Elves and Humans]], and the TransTribulations implied in Terry's backstory in book 4, which seems to be rare.
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* ''Literature/TheBrokenEarth'': Characters who are variously gay, lesbian, and bi are featured and are not discriminated against for their orientation by itself in any of the cultures of the Stillness. However, the Fulcrum forced orogenes to have sex with designated partners without regard for desire as part of its SuperBreedingProgram.

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* ''Literature/TheBrokenEarth'': ''Literature/TheBrokenEarthTrilogy'': Characters who are variously gay, lesbian, and bi are featured and are not discriminated against for their orientation by itself in any of the cultures of the Stillness. However, the Fulcrum forced orogenes to have sex with designated partners without regard for desire as part of its SuperBreedingProgram.

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