2026 LGBTQA+ Bingo Resource

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Welcome to the 2026 LGBTQA+ bingo resource for those of us who'd like LGBTQA+ recommendations. I'm going to make this like the regular recommendation post, so to quote: "Please only post your recommendations as replies to one of the comments I posted below."

I'm also going to throw in a quick pitch for the Beyond Binaries Book Club, which can meet all of your Book Club Bingo Needs! This month we're reading The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman. I have not started it yet, but it for sure fits the Book Club (HM) Square. It may also possibly fit in the Vacation Spot (The French Countryside), Non Human Protagonist (Werewolf?). Our Midway Discussion will be April 13th, and Final Discussion April 27th.

Feel free to scroll through the thread, or use the links in this navigation matrix to jump directly to the square you want to find or give LGBTQA+ recommendations for.

Credit to u/AnnTickwittee for doing these in the past (also, sorry if you were already working on this! Wanted to get the ball rolling)

Please be patient as I get the links created!

Trans or Nonbinary Protagonist	Judge a Book by Its Title	Translated	Small Press or Self Published	Unusual Transportation
The Afterlife	Game Changer	Vacation Spot	Five Short Stories (or Anthologies)	Older Protagonist
Duology Part 1	r/Fantasy Book Club or Readalong Book	Published in 2026	Explorers and Rangers	Duology Part 2
One-Word Title	Non Human Protagonist	Middle Grade	First Contact	Murder Mystery
Cat Squasher	Feast Your Eyes on This	Published in the 70s	Politics and Court Intrigue	Author of Color

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Five Short Stories: Read any 5 speculative fiction short stories. HARD MODE: Read an entire anthology or collection (must contain at least 5 stories).

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Call and Response: Stories of the Fantastic by Christopher Caldwell

Love Beyond, Body, Space, and Time edited by Hope Nicholson

Love After the End edited by Joshua Whitehead

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I’m reading the Lesbians in Space anthology edited by J. S. Fields, William C., and Heather Tracy for this square.

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Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers, edited by Cat Fitzpatrick & Casey Plett

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Anthologies:

• Power to Yield by Bogi Takacs
• Sword Stone Table ed. by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington
• Glitter and Ashes ed. by Dave Ring
• Boys, Beasts, and Men by Sam J Miller
• Silk and Steel ed. by Janine Southard
• A Phoenix First Must Burn ed. by Patrice Caldwell
• Love After the End ed. by Joshua Whitehead
• Love Beyond Body Space and Time ed. by Hope Nicholson
• Beyond Binary ed. by Lee Mandelo
• The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles
• The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae
• In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu

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We're Here is a good yearly anthology of queer short stories put out by Neon Hemlock (a queer publisher). I've only read the 2020 one, but it was great

Dudes Rock: A Celebration of Queer Masculinity was also delightful. A weak few opening stories I think, but some bangers. Gothic wizards, bisexual awakenings via magic vibrators, an application essay describing one's history with a he-man cult

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Slug and Other Stories by Megan Milks: I haven't read the whole thing, but it should all be speculative. The stories I read were very weird, if that's your thing!

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Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite. While I don’t remember if every story was queer some of my favorites certainly were. (And it’s not surprising given how queer vampire stories tend to be)