List of lesbian characters in SF: Difference between revisions

From Feminist SF Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
(supernatural)
 
(23 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{EFC}}{{QW}}This is a list of lesbian characters, major or minor, in SF. Lesbianism can be identity or behavior (so including women with bisexual histories).
{{QW}}{{EFCindex}}This is a list of lesbian characters, major or minor, in SF. Lesbianism can be identity or behavior (so including women with bisexual histories).  


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
* [[Archeth Indamaninarmal]] in [[Richard K. Morgan]]'s [[A Land Fit for Heroes]] series (''[[The Steel Remains]]'', ''[[The Cold Commands]]'')
* [[Alldera]] in ''[[Motherlines]]'', ''[[The Conqueror's Child]]'', and ''[[The Furies]]'', by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] (also appears in ''[[Walk to the End of the World]]'' but does not have a female lover in that book)
* [[Alldera]] in ''[[Motherlines]]'', ''[[The Conqueror's Child]]'', and ''[[The Furies]]'', by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] (also appears in ''[[Walk to the End of the World]]'' but does not have a female lover in that book)
* Cara in ''[[The Warrior Who Carried Life]]'' by [[Geoff Ryman]]
* Cara in ''[[The Warrior Who Carried Life]]'' by [[Geoff Ryman]]
* [[Cerise]], Trouble's lover, in [[''Trouble and Her Friends'']] by [[Melissa Scott]]
* [[Cerise]], Trouble's lover, in ''[[Trouble and Her Friends]]'' by [[Melissa Scott]]
* [[Dani Forrest]], protagonit of ''[[Cognate]]'' by [[R. C. Brojim]]
* Dina, minor character in ''Grimspace'' and ''Wanderlust'' by [[Ann Aguirre]].
* [[Dirishi Zuri]] in ''[[Matadora]]'' by [[Steve Perry]]
* [[Dirishi Zuri]] in ''[[Matadora]]'' by [[Steve Perry]]
* [[Friday]] in ''[[Friday (novel)]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]] (has sex with women)
* [[Friday]] in ''[[Friday (novel)]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]] (has sex with women)
* [[Gaby Plauget]], Cirocco's lover, in the [[Gaea trilogy]] by [[John Varley]]
* [[Gail]] in ''[[Crossfire]]'' by [[Nancy Kress]]
* [[Gail]] in ''[[Crossfire]]'' by [[Nancy Kress]]
* [[Gilda (vampire)|Gilda]] in ''[[The Gilda Stories]]'' by [[Jewelle Gomez]])
* [[Gilda (vampire)|Gilda]] in ''[[The Gilda Stories]]'' by [[Jewelle Gomez]])
Line 13: Line 17:
* Jadwiga in ''Woken Furies'' by Richard Morgan
* Jadwiga in ''Woken Furies'' by Richard Morgan
* [[Janet (Whileaway)|Janet]] in ''[[The Female Man]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]]
* [[Janet (Whileaway)|Janet]] in ''[[The Female Man]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]]
* [[Cirocco Jones]] in the [[Gaea trilogy]] by [[John Varley]]
* [[Karis]] in ''[[Fire Logic]],'' ''[[Earth Logic]],'', and ''[[Water Logic]]'' by [[Laurie J. Marks]]
* [[Karis]] in ''[[Fire Logic]],'' ''[[Earth Logic]],'', and ''[[Water Logic]]'' by [[Laurie J. Marks]]
* [[Karolina]] in ''[[Runaways]]''
* Kiyoka in ''Woken Furies'' by Richard Morgan
* Kiyoka in ''Woken Furies'' by Richard Morgan
* [[Marghe Taishan]] in ''[[Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]
* [[Marghe Taishan]] in ''[[Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]
Line 28: Line 34:
* [[Thenike]] in ''[[Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]
* [[Thenike]] in ''[[Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]
* unnamed friend of main character in ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'' by [[Lyda Morehouse]]
* unnamed friend of main character in ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'' by [[Lyda Morehouse]]
* [[Trouble]] in ''[[Trouble and Her Friends]]'' by [[Melissa Scott]]
* [[Zanja na'Tarwein]] in ''[[Fire Logic]],'' ''[[Earth Logic]],'', and ''[[Water Logic]]'' by [[Laurie J. Marks]]
* [[Zanja na'Tarwein]] in ''[[Fire Logic]],'' ''[[Earth Logic]],'', and ''[[Water Logic]]'' by [[Laurie J. Marks]]


==Movies and Television==
==Comics, manga, anime==
* [[Batwoman]] (resurrected character)
* [[Karma]], aka Xi'an Coy Manh, Marvel Team-Up Vol. 1 #100 (Dec. 1980) (New Mutants; S.H.I.E.L.D.
* [[Sunfire]] (Mariko Yashida), Exiles #2, Sept. 2001 (openly lesbian) (alt. dimension version of Mariko)
* [[Sailor Uranus]] (Haruka Tenoh) and [[Sailor Neptune]] (Michiru Kaioh)
* [[Satsu]], Slayer in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' season 8


* [[Batwoman]] (resurrected character)
==Movies and television==
* [[Diamond]], Original Cindy's former girlfriend, in ''[[Dark Angel]]''
* [[Original Cindy]] and [[Diamond]], Original Cindy's former girlfriend, in ''[[Dark Angel]]''
* [[Gabrielle]] in ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
* [[Ida Teeter]] (lesbian entomologist) and her lover (played by Misty Mundae) in "[[Sick Girl]]" dir. by Lucky McKee
* [[Ida Teeter]] (lesbian entomologist) and her lover (played by Misty Mundae) in "[[Sick Girl]]" dir. by Lucky McKee
* [[Isabelle Blundell]] from "[[Alienated (TV series)]]"
* [[Isabelle Blundell]] from "[[Alienated (TV series)]]"
* [[Kennedy (slayer)|Kennedy]] ([[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]])
* [[Susan Ivanova]] and [[Talia Winters]] in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' were lovers
* [[Original Cindy]] in ''[[Dark Angel]]''
* [[Tara Maclay]] and [[Willow Rosenberg]]; Willow & [[Kennedy (slayer)|Kennedy]] ([[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]])
* [[Susan Ivanova]] in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' (affair with Talia Winters)
* [[Xena]] and [[Gabrielle]] ([[Xena: Warrior Princess]])
* [[Talia Winters]] in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' (affair with Susan Ivanova)
* Gabby (minor character in [[Lady Shiva (TV episode)]] of ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)]]''
* [[Tara Maclay]] ([[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]])
* Charlie (hacker in "[[The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo]]", episode 7x20, ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''
* [[Willow Rosenberg]] ([[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]])
 
* [[Xena]] ([[Xena: Warrior Princess]])
==Games==
* [[Juhani]], ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Knights of the Old Republic]]
 
==Works by title==
Works which include no particular major or named lesbian characters, that nevertheless include lesbians, include:
* [[Wilhelmina Baird]], ''[[Crashcourse]]''
* [[Alexander Besher]], ''[[Rim]]''
* [[Elizabeth Bear]], ''[[Carnival]]''
* [[Octavia Butler]], ''[[Parable of the Talents]]''
* [[Chris Claremont]], ''[[First Flight]]'' (1981) (bi or lesbian female character)
* [[C. S. Lewis]]. [[Miss Hardcastle]] in ''That Hideous Strength'' (very negative portrayal of a stereotypical sadistic butch)
* [[Sarah Monette]], "Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland"
** "Draco Campestris" (implied MFF love triangle)
* [[Jo Walton]]. The mother and her lover in ''[[Farthing]]''.
 
; need names:
* [[Melissa Scott]]. protagonists in ''[[Night Sky Mine]]'';  many more.
* [[Stephen Dedman]], ''[[Foreign Bodies]]'' (1999) (protagonist who changes bodies)
* [[Candas Jane Dorsey]], ''[[Black Wine]]'' (1996)
* [[Candas Jane Dorsey]], ''[[A Paradigm of Earth]]'' (2001)
* [[Timmi Duchamp]]'s [[Marq'ssan Cycle]]


See also:
==See also==
* [[List of SF featuring queer women as protagonists]]
* [[List of SF featuring queer women as protagonists]]


[[category:Character names needed]]
[[Category:Characters by sexuality]]
[[Category:Characters by sexuality]]
[[Category:Characters by gender]]
[[Category:Characters by gender]]

Latest revision as of 17:47, 27 April 2012

Queer women in SF
Characters & works:

Protagonists
Protagonists (YA)
Characters

Specific characters & stereotypes:
Evil/dead lesbian cliché

Writers & other people:

Writers
Other creators
SF people

See also:

Female characters
Female authors
Oppressions & intersections
Women Make SF

About the IQW


Encyclopedia of
Female Characters
Issues in characterization:

Identities, representation, stereotypes
Roles, relationships, & character arcs

Indexes of female characters:

notable female characters ...
by occupation ...
by ethnic, sexual, other identity ...
by skill or ability ...
by series or work ...
Research and lists of female characters

Comprehensive:

A-G ... H-P ... Q-Z
browse index


This is a list of lesbian characters, major or minor, in SF. Lesbianism can be identity or behavior (so including women with bisexual histories).

Fiction

Comics, manga, anime

Movies and television

Games

Works by title

Works which include no particular major or named lesbian characters, that nevertheless include lesbians, include:

need names

See also

This article is a SEED, meaning it is tiny and needs lots of work. Help it grow.


Retrieved from "https://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=List_of_lesbian_characters_in_SF&oldid=47695"