r/QueerSFF is a subreddit with 16k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses queer, fantasy, books, sci fi, and romance, and they frequently recommend/review book recommendations, young adult books, and sapphic.
A subreddit dedicated to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction that explicitly centers queer characters and themes. Books, movies, games, tabletop RPGs, podcasts, etc are all welcome.
Popular Themes in r/QueerSFF
#1
Solution Requests
: "Lesbian-Led or Leaning SFF Novels/Series, Preferably not YA?"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Anyone have book suggestions for this kind of plot/dynamic?"
12 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why is Sci fi & fantasy scared of gay men"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/QueerSFF
#1
Queer
: "A reflection on #OwnVoices from a closeted Queer writer "
89 posts
#2
Fantasy
: "Why is Sci fi & Fantasy scared of gay men"
85 posts
#3
Books
: "10 SFF Books centring queer guys to look forward to in 2025"
43 posts
#4
Sci Fi
: "Trans people have been winning sci-fi/fantasy awards for longer than you might think!"
31 posts
#5
Romance
: "Books like Arcane with lesbian characters or lesbian Romance"
23 posts
#6
Sapphic
: "lesbian/Sapphic high fantasy?"
23 posts
#7
Sff
: "QueerSff 2025 Reading Challenge"
22 posts
#8
Book Club
: "QueerSFF January Book Club: The Space Between Worlds Final Discussion"
17 posts
#9
Trans
: "Trans people have been winning sci-fi/fantasy awards for longer than you might think!"
16 posts
#10
Queer Sff
: "When you ask for Queer Sff recs and people act like youre trying to reinvent the wheel
"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/QueerSFF
Book Recommendations
18 reviews
#1
R. N. Barbosa
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Saara El-Arifi
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Moniquill Blackgoose
5.0★ from 1 review
Young Adult Books
4 reviews
#1
Eliot Schrefer
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
C.L. Polk
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mercedes Lackey
4.0★ from 1 review
Sapphic
4 reviews
#1
Marianne Gordon
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
August Clarke
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
R. N. Barbosa
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/QueerSFF
#1
Book Request
: "Book recs with these vibes? 🪷"
59 posts
#2
Books
: "Some holds came in today"
51 posts
#3
Book Review
: "If you grew up with The Song of the Lioness series and, like me, wished Alanna stayed hidden in boy mode but fell in love with a lesbian, please read Spear by Nicola Griffith"
17 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Anyone have book suggestions for this kind of plot/dynamic?"
15 posts
#5
New Release
: "June Queer SFF New Releases and Goodbye"
14 posts
#6
Book Club
: "June Book Club Vote: Coming Out"
9 posts
#7
Sales/Deals
: "Queer Liberation Library"
7 posts
#8
Self-Promotion
: "Older LGBT science fiction database"
6 posts
#9
Misc
: "Catfishing sapphic fiction author"
4 posts
#10
News
: "Queer SFF writers are being detained (what we can do to help!)"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/QueerSFF
Yearly
+3k members(23.4%)
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Last updated: June 7, 2026