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All the YA Sapphic books that have been published (or at least most of them). The books in this list have at least one main character who is either a lesbian, bisexual or pansexual. I only put the first books in series.

Yes, queer and trans folks play sports. These are those books.

Sapphic characters and sports, what could be better?

Whether it's about the romance or the sport or both, these books at the very least contain characters who practice and/or care about sports, are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and possibly do the kissy

books that as far as I know are sapphic in some way, that have come out either last year, this year, or next year

your fave iconic lesbian books were written by bi+ authors!!!

mostly to oppose the erasure of essential bisexual participation in lesbian literature and misinformation that bi+ women broadly prefer mlm to wlw. most of these authors have several sapphic books so make sure to check out the rest! many are also nonbinary, trans and/or on the aro/ace spectrums so please be mindful of their pronouns, labels (or lack thereof) and gender identities. suggestions welcomed!

These books have lgbt+ representation in them even if sometimes it's not the main focus or the leading couple. It's important to me to have a list that has variety and of not just stories about love but also those exploring gender identity and about those who don't experience love the same way like asexuals and aromatics. So far thare's a lot of sapphic books as well as quite a few books w/transgender mc's.

Here are some sapphic books that I think can give you some hope and/or heal something inside you! ❤️‍🩹 P.S.:There are bittersweet endings included.

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Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Fiction 💕

Queer young adult contemporary romance books

Theses are sapphic sports romance books in which both MCs/ love interests are sapphic athletes and it's not just a hobby. But they might not play the same sport. Hopefully, as a result, the sport plays a bigger part in the novel. I consider the referee/ umpire to be an athlete as well!

young adult novels in which the main two characters embark on a sapphic romance