Gaylactic Network

The Gaylactic Network is a North American LGBT science fiction fandom organization. It has several affiliate chapters across the United States and Canada, with a membership of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people and friends, sharing an interest in science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics and role-playing games.

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Sex and sexuality in
speculative fiction
Main topics
  • Sex and sexuality
  • Gender
  • Women
  • Reproduction
Genres
LGBT themes
Recurring elements
  • Sex in space
  • Male pregnancy
  • Single-gender worlds
  • Lesbian vampires
  • Woman warriors
  • Gynoids
Awards and conventions
Other topics
  • Women in Refrigerators (website)
  • Sexuality in Star Trek

The Gaylactic Network oversees Gaylaxicon, an irregularly-held science fiction convention in various states. It also originated the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, given annually for outstanding LGBT content in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genre publications.

The Network is registered as a nonprofit organisation. Organizational records for the period 1986-2005 (bulk 1987-1991) are held by Brown University, and other universities mention it as a course resource

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