As the majority of queer lit is about alloromantic, allosexual gay or lesbian characters, those are not listed here; just look at any of the other pages to find them.
Where romantic and sexual orientations differ, it has been noted. Demi classifications are listed on their own for ease of finding. In some fantasy cases, where a label would not realistically be used, I’ve followed the label used by the author to describe the character.
LI/MS = character with this orientation does not have a POV but is a love interest/major secondary
Aromantic/Arospec
Allosexual (orientation not specified)
- Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault
- The Trouble by Daria Defore
Asexual
YA
- Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
- The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
- Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
- Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria (arospec)
- Switchback by Danika Stone
Adult
- Good Angel by A. M. Bauslid
- We Go Forward by Alison Evans (Amz)
- The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle
- “Backgame” by Lev Mirov, in Myriad Lands Volume II
- Seafoam and Silence by Lynn O’Connacht
- A Promise Broken by Lynn E. O’Connacht
Bisexual
- The Last 8 by Laura Pohl
Pansexual
Polyamorous
- The Lifeline Signal by RoAnna Sylver
Asexual
Aromantic/Arospec
YA
- Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
- The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
- Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
- Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
- Switchback by Danika Stone
Adult
- Good Angel by A. M. Bauslid
- We Go Forward by Alison Evans (Amz)
- The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle
- “Backgame” by Lev Mirov, in Myriad Lands Volume II
- Seafoam and Silence by Lynn O’Connacht
- A Promise Broken by Lynn E. O’Connacht
Biromantic
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan Maguire
- Thaw by Elyse Springer
(Demi-)Gray
- Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade
Panromantic
- Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss
- The Traitor’s Tunnel by Cal Spivey
Heteroromantic
- That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
- “They Don’t Kiss at the End” by Nilah Magruder (All Out)
- Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
Homoromantic
- Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn
- Perfect Rhythm by Jae
- The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
- “Walking After Midnight” by Kody Keplinger (All Out)
- We Awaken by Calista Lynne
- Thaw by Elyse Springer
Questioning/Undefined
- Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson
- Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
- This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin
- Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Bisexual
Female
MG
- Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
- Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee
YA
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
- How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
- Double Exposure by Chelsea M. Cameron – T
- Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta
- Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert
- Of Fire and Stars and Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst
- Top Ten by Katie Cotugno
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows
- The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember
- The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
- Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson
- That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
- The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz
- Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
- The Last 8 by Laura Pohl
- Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
- Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale
NA/Adult
- One Night With a Rock Star by Amber Lin and Shari Slade
- Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman
- Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge
- The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
- The Seven Lives of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
- The Longing and the Lack by Cal Spivey
- The Traitor’s Tunnel by Cal Spivey
- So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Male
YA
- Whatever. by SJ Goslee
- Social Intercourse by Greg Howard
- We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan (LI)
- The Rules of Mediating Myths and Magic by F.T. Lukens
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
- Home and Away by Candice Montgomery (LI)
- The Art of French Kissing by Brianna Shrum (LI)
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman
- Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters
NA
- Off Campus by AJ Cousins
- Hold Me by Courtney Milan
Adult
- Shadows You Left by Taylor Brooke and Jude Sierra
- Harvest of Figs by Shira Glassman
- Wolfsong by TJ Klune
- One Night With a Rock Star by Amber Lin and Shari Slade
- Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian
- Sated by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Non-Binary
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Demiromantic
Male
- Shadows You Left by Taylor Brooke and Jude Sierra
Demisexual
Female
- Far From Home by Lorelie Brown
- Castle of Lies by Kiersi Burkhart
- Daybreak Rising by Kiran Oliver (also panromantic)
Male
- Overexposed by Megan Erickson
- The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
- Over and Over Again by Cole McCade
- Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (MS)
- Thrown Off Track by Tamsen Parker (Amz)
Pansexual
Female
- Final Draft by Riley Redgate
- Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
- Wander This World by G.L. Tomas
- Double Exposure by Chelsea M. Cameron
- Who’d Have Thought? by G. Benson
- Your Heart Will Grow by Chace Verity
- Reverb by Anna Zabo
Male
- Castle of Lies by Kiersi Burkhart
- Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
- Timekeeper by Tara Sim (LI)
- Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas
- Syncopation by Anna Zabo – Aro
- Counterpoint by Anna Zabo
Polyamorous
F/F/F
- Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver
F/F/M
- She Whom I Loved by Tess Bowery
- Revelry by Nicole Field
- Pink Slip by Katrina Jackson (Amz)
- That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
F/M/F
- 3 by Hannah Moskowitz
M/F/M
- From Scratch by Katrina Jackson
- This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin – A
M/F/NB
- Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma
- Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton
- Survival Rout by Ana Mardoll
M/M/NB
- The Horse Mistress by R.A. Steffan
M/M/F
- Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher
- Outside the Lines by Anna Zabo
M/M/M
- The Dark Horse series by Kate Sherwood
Queer
These are books in which either:
- the MC specifically self-labels as queer or
- the character is explicitly attracted to people of multiple genders in at least one case but does not use a label (including “straight”)
Female
- I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
- *Where the Heart is by Jo Knowles (MG)
- Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
- Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
- *The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta
Male
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender
- *Reverb by Anna Zabo (LI) – T
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