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* ''WebOriginal/{{Serina}}'': It's stated that homosexuality exists among all sapient species and we see multiple same-sex relationships among various different ones but there are some of note.

** ''Literature/SwansBraidAndOtherTalesOfTerizan'': A collection of her short stories about Terizan, a lesbian thief over various adventures in and around her home city state, Oreen. Terizan's lover is Swan, a tough ButchLesbian mercenary captain (Terizan too it seems is butch). Further, she's best friends with Poli, a male sex worker who's almost certainly CampGay, though it's never actually said. Also, one of her ThievesGuild superiors is called "androgyne" and isn't addressed by any pronouns. Like usual with Huff, there does [[NonHeteronormativeSociety not appear to be stigma against LGBT+ people]] at all in this society.

* ''Literature/ShatterTheSky'': The protagonist, Maren, is a bisexual girl while her relationship with her girlfriend Kaia sparks the plot as she goes to rescue her after Kaia's taken captive. Further, their society is [[NonHeteronormativeSociety wholly accepting of same-gender romance]], as they're quite open about it. Apparently nonbinary people are accepted too, with two supporting characters being called by they/them pronouns.

* The [[Creator/DCComics Island of Themyscira]] and its [[OneGenderRace Amazon]] population has been subjected to an extensive variety of interpretations on how a female-only society would exist. These range from asexual to heterosexual-but-without-men to a fully lesbian society. Franchise/WonderWoman herself has ranged from heterosexual to bisexual to pansexual DependingOnTheWriter.

* ''Literature/GirlWhoAreYouAlienErImAnAlien'': The alien's species, due being advanced enough to switch from one physical body to another and even live the majority of their lives without a physical body, is largely asexual and aromantic. Procreation is largely sexless so their sexual needs have significantly dwindled, as have their romantic needs, but a minority of her species still engages in sexual activity purely for pleasure with no indication this as seen as abnormal or even wrong. When faced with the prospect of [[spoiler:entering a romantic relationship with the girl, the alien's only qualm about it is that they will not be able to have children due to being same-sex but this doesn't bother her at all, implying that the alien's species has no issue with gay relationships in general]]. On top of this, gender roles have largely been antiquated and sex is treated as little more than a minor biological difference, as the alien has a pretty nonchalant view of gender and she doesn't even mention that she's a woman until she's asked, initially leading the girl to speculate that her species [[NonHumanNonBinary doesn't have the concept of gender]].

* ''TheChroniclesOfDorsa'': A HighFantasy trilogy with its protagonists being a bisexual woman and a lesbian. Though not the main focus, their relationship gets explored heavily.

* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': In [[LotusEaterMachine the dream-world induced]] by TheMusicMeister in season 3, dream!Iris [[HasTwoMommies has two gay dads]] -- this also being TheRoaringTwenties -- and it is treated as normal. It seems to, therefore, discuss the trope, with the dream world being an SF setting in itself and also conjured up between the minds of [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry]], [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]], and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold the Music Meister]], who are a meta-human, alien, and fifth-dimensional being, respectively. Both the setting and all the minds that it was created from are not (at least not entirely) earthly and so of course being gay is fine in 1920s America. ([[RealityIsUnrealistic Closer to the truth]], at least in some of the more freewheeling and bohemian parts, than you might imagine.)

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': One of the core conflicts in the show is that two ''extremely close'' childhood friends, Catra and Adora, are on opposite sides of the Horde-Rebellion war, [[spoiler:until the former's HeelFaceTurn in season 5, which is also when they get a RelationshipUpgrade]]. In addition, several explicitly same-sex couples are featured throughout the show (Netossa + Spinnerella, Bow's [[HasTwoMommies dads]], etc.), and there is an explicitly non-binary character who is never misgendered (Double Trouble). The fact that Creator/NDStevenson, a transmasculine queer person, is running the show [[BlatantLies has absolutely nothing to do with it.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In the Boiling Isles, WordOfGod states that the word "witch" is a gender-neutral term as both male and female characters in the show are referred to as such. One episode has a character referring to a possible crush with they/them pronouns, and the character of Raine Whispers uses they/them pronouns without a single character trying to misgender them. Also, same-sex couples such as Willow's [[HasTwoMommies dads]], two male students dancing together at Grom, and [[spoiler: Luz and Amity's entire romance arc]] are never treated as out of the ordinary.

* Creator/TanyaHuff, who's a lesbian, features LGBT+ themes in her work very often.

* In ''Literature/FromTheNewWorld'', the humans that remain AfterTheEnd are a society of psychics. They use sex to relieve stress so that their mental powers stay under control. Bisexuality is considered normal, and same-gender relationships are nearly mandated during adolescence in order to avoid teen pregnancy.

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Jadzia is the host for the Dax symbiont and has the memories of the previous hosts, several of which are male. It's expressly stated that Jadzia is a unique personality and can access the memories of the previous hosts, and as such is not bound by obligations of the past host, which is included in an episode about Jadzia meeting another female Trill whose previous host was married to Jadzia's Dax previous male host. The two women start to "rekindle" their relationship, which is a taboo on Trill... not because they are two women in love, but because they are two ''joined'' Trill in love, with the Trill concerned that lingering bonds between two joined Trill carrying over to their next host would result in rulership by an elite TheNthDoctor class. The fact that they were both women at the time is never called upon, though the taboos and the pressure against the relationship do parallel many LGBT issues. Given that the woman was not physically the woman Dax remembers, it's quite possible that joined Trill take on the sexuality of the host, but leave the emotional attachment to past lovers, regardless of sex, which could be a form of pansexuality (they are attracted to the person for reasons beyond traditional binary gender attraction). Her comments as to why she let Worf plan the wedding with little input from her indicate that at this point in the symbiont's life, the wedding had been experienced from both the point of view of the bride and groom several times and was pointless beyond the happiness of the spouse.

* ''Series/Dracula2013'', an InNameOnly adaptation, has Lucy as a lesbian pining after Mina. Mina isn't so open to her best friend's advances, but is never horrible about it, even deflecting away from it when her boyfriend wants to know what's wrong with Lucy. At one point Lucy does mention how "it's perfectly natural for a woman to fall in love with another woman". Lady Jayne is also a bisexual woman who once was with Lucy.

* Music/DavidBowie -- ''especially'' as [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust]], where he uses GlamRock and SciFi together to push the boundaries of gender, sexuality, and human experience.

* ''Series/FirstKill'': Juliette, a teenage girl who's a {{lesbian vampire}}, falls for her lesbian classmate Calliope, who's human and a {{vampire hunter}}, who also finds her attractive. The couple naturally turn into StarCrossedLovers as a result.

* ''Series/InFromTheCold'': Anya/Jenny, a bisexual spy, is capable of {{shapeshifting}} via an implant in her body. Her relationship with another woman in her youth is a large part of her backstory, with her just being divorced from her husband when the story begins. She gets blackmailed into becoming a spy again and tracks down people using mind control to make random people commit terrorist attacks.

** When Alex comes out to her and Kara's friends in season 2 (an example in itself), Mon-El is the only one not to have a reaction. He makes sure to note that on his [[PleasurePlanet admittedly hedonistic home planet of Daxam]], sexuality is a complete non-issue and "the more the merrier!" She becomes a superhero.

* ''Series/Dracula2013'', an InNameOnly adaptation, has Lucy as a lesbian pining after Mina. Mina isn't so open to her best friend's advances, but is never horrible about it, even deflecting away from it when her boyfriend wants to know what's wrong with Lucy. At one point Lucy does mention how "it's perfectly natural for a woman to fall in love with another woman".

* ''Literature/LucifersStar'' and ''Literature/SpaceAcademy'' are a FreeLoveFuture where bisexuality, homosexuaity, polygamy, and other relationships are normal without comment. It is commented on that spacers have a far more relaxed attitude to such things than humans who live on planets.

* ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': Several explicitly LGBT+ characters are added, in contrast to more [[HideYourLesbians coded portrayals]] by previous works within the universe. This includes an openly gay married couple on the titular ship, a pansexual woman, later a lesbian and finally a nonbinary crew member as well (whose deceased partner it's implied was also nonbinary). In the case of the gay charaters' their relationship gets focused on, with the nonbinary character's ComingOutStory being a brief subplot. Additionally, the show confirms that the Federation society [[NonHeteronormativeSociety does not care]] if anyone's LGBT+.

** ''Literature/TheFiresStone'' features two men who fall in love, as well as an aromantic asexual girl in a kind of poly TriangRelations relationship by the end of the book--but the bulk of the plot is about retrieving a magical MacGuffin from a wizard.

* ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': Several explicitly LGBT+ characters are added, in contrast to more [[HideYourLesbians coded]] [[DiscountLesbians portrayals]] by previous works within the universe. This includes an openly gay married couple on the titular ship, a pansexual woman, later a lesbian and finally a nonbinary crew member as well (whose deceased partner it's implied was also nonbinary). In the case of the gay charaters' their relationship gets focused on, with the nonbinary character's ComingOutStory being a brief subplot. Additionally, the show confirms that the Federation society [[NonHeteronormativeSociety does not care]] if anyone's LGBT+.

* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'': In one subspecies of the [[BizarreAlienPsychology naturally]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil aggressive and sadistic]] harmsters, the [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale matriarch]] harmsters, nearly all recreational sex consists of same-sex pairings while heterosexual mating is only done for reproductive purposes. The reason for this is because harmster mating in general is [[SexIsViolence very violent]] and since matriarch harmster females are much larger and stronger than the males, breeding between the two frequently ends with the male severely injured or even dead.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is about a team of extraterrestrial warriors who have NoBiologicalSex and feminine coding, reflective of creator Creator/RebeccaSugar's experience as a non-binary woman. The show makes extensive use of the DiscountLesbians angle to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything explore themes about identity and relationships]] beneath its action-adventure veneer. For example, the character of Garnet is a RomanticFusion between two Gems who fell in love when defecting from a home world that values perfection and efficiency above self-expression. Steven himself, being TheOneGuy by way of also being a HalfHumanHybrid, develops the ability to [[FusionDance fuse]] with another Gem or his ImpliedLoveInterest, said fusions having an AmbiguousGender and identifying with singular "they" pronouns (since they aren't exactly singular). Even the circumstances of Steven's birth can be viewed as a loose UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} metaphor, due to his mother (frustrated with her role and nature in home world society) being well aware that birthing Steven would [[DeathByChildbirth cost her physical form]], and several antagonists initially refusing to see Steven as his own person.

* Possibly subverted by Creator/{{Sappho}} even earlier (Archaic Greece, the 3rd century BC). She wrote contemporaneously with Epic poetry, so her "elite" style of referencing mystical or fantastical abilities with her thematic lesbian romance was pretty unremarkable, with both (but especially the SF elements) being accepted in literature as effectively {{Omnipresent Trope}}s, that weren't really connected.