gender shenanigans
books that feature plot shenanigans related to gender and identity
created by spacemoth
last updated April, 2026
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Lila Bard in A Darker Shade of Magic wears a cross dress disguise and is very gnc in general. I wouldn’t normally suggest it since that’s kinda the extent of it, but VE Schwab in recent years switched from she/her to she/they pronouns and has openly talked about how they wanted to write more queer and sapphic characters before but felt limited by the publishing landscape. So I (perhaps parasitically) retrospectively attribute more weight to it as being something Schwab might’ve wanted to push further, or been exploring herself at the time.
One of my fav books of literally all time, and Lila is so NB coded
Yes! Personally I see her a lot as agender, with really no idea and no willingness to elaborate or think further than the ‘not a woman nor a man’, mainly because I think she doesn’t really care beyond that? Maybe it’s just me projecting but it makes sense in my head
No, I totally see that!
Lynn Flewelling's The Bone Doll's Twin has the crossdressing/gender disguise element of the plot!
Thanks! I'll add it
If I remember correctly, Graceling fits this list
This trope holds a special place in my gay little heart. I can read these kind of stories over and over
