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Anyone know of any sci-fi fiction with interesting takes on gender/sexuality/biology? (lemmy.ca)

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So I'm not super familiar with science fiction outside of the occasional story in anthologies, but something I'm aware occasionally pops up tends to involve futuristic interpretation of gender and sexuality, along with odd and out there biology. I think it'd be very fun to read a book that discusses these topics, however I don't know where to start.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" includes a few neat elements that you might be interested in.

There are species that change genders partway through their development, a species that has four separate sexes (including one that changes between the other three on a regular basis), a species that is nonbinary until they reach maturity. What we would consider 'neopronouns' are common.

There are also social and biological differences between races that are used to highlight other aspects of sex, gender, and body functions that us humans might not necessarily realize off the bat.