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Includes gay, lesbian AND trans characters (in fact a transman, which I haven't found in many manga). The main character is a gay high schooler that, on the verge of committing suicide, comes across an accepting and loving community. Such an important and powerful story! Heartbreaking and heartwarming.
(Eng: Wandering son)
Explores in general the topics of gender and identity. Includest ftm trans, mtf trans and gay characters. The main character is mtf transgender. Such a soothing and beautiful story about growing up.
Also you should really check out the anime, it's amazing: https://myanimelist.net/anime/8426/Hourou_Musuko?q=wondering
Deals with the topic of being intersex. If you don't know what intersex means; Read. This. Now.
In the beginning we follow different people that are IS, but eventually the story focuses only on Haru. The story covers his life all the way from birth, following all of the struggles he has to deal with being IS.
There's also a J-drama (!) based on this and it's really good: http://kissasian.com/Drama/IS-Otoko-Demo-Onna-Demo-Nai-Sei
About two gay men meeting at a gay bar in New York and the story of their life together from then on. Realistic characters that are actually gay and who love each other very deeply.
The story expands over many years and explores many topics. Deals a lot with discrimination and acceptance among family, friends and even in the working environment.
Out of the perspective of a young boy with a gay older brother. Deals with homophobia and the meaning of family. Very beautiful story, may have shed a tear or two..
A story about fashion and friendship, with a trans boy as the main character. Explores his struggles with dysphoria and acceptance. Ongoing.
The main character is a gay high schooler dealing with bulling. Centers a lot around being LGBT in a small town with close minded people. Can be very funny at times, but also very dark. Contains abuse and pedophilia.
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A transgirl main character in a shoujo manga?! Yup.
Short story, but very sweet and very important.
Includes gay and transgender characters. Explores the concept of gender and deals with identity and self acceptance. It's a very bittersweet story about three children finding themselves.
Deals with a lot of dark stuff like child abuse and mental disorders. An important and well written story, but don't expect everything to turn out perfectly fine in the end.
A sweet and cute story about a transwoman and her husband. Deals with everything surrounding transitioning, including sex reassignment surgery. Both educational and heartwarming at the same time.
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hi i know this hasn’t been updated in a while but i highly recommend kakeochi girl!
Hello! I was thinking about making a list on biographical mangas but good thing you already made this! these are some mangas based on real life written from lgbt+ people.
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/my_solo_exchange_diary/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/gay_fuuzoku_no_mochigi_san_sexuality_is_life/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/sabishisugite_lesbian_fuzoku_ni_ikimashita_report/
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/until_i_meet_my_husband/
Thank you so much for making this list! Also, you should add a manga called "Until I meet my husband" to it, the manga is actually based on a real person.
Thank you so much for this list! It’s tough to find actual healthy representations that don’t involve rape, large age gaps, or characters that look like children - especially for wlw/sapphic stories!
Hi this is an excellent list, have you read "kono koi ni wa nai" its a story about a trans man who struggles with body dysphoria and severe depression. This is super sad. Ty
"Kono koi ni mirai wa nai"
Trans woman
Im so sorry for the mistakes, and its already included in this list. This makes me so happy.
Hii. I happened to see this list because of a certain manga. If its okay for you I just thought that Neon Sign Amber would really fit in heree. I hope it does. Oh and by the way,I love this list! Never thought it existed until now. Thanks!ヾ(☆▽☆)
Over 100 followers?! Wow! Keep the suggestions coming guys, I really appreciate it!
Hi, I don’t know if you still update this lost, but I know a manga with a transguy as one of the main characters. It’s not centered around being trans, but I think it shows trans struggles pretty well (although I read this a while ago so I may not remember everything lol). It’s called Yuureitou.
Hi! Yes, I do still update this list. Thank you for the recommendation! I was actually planning on reading that manga very soon, now I'll definitely bump it up on my tbr :)
Cool, and sorry for so many messages lol I don't know why it sent them three times
Hi, I don’t know if you still update this list, but I know a manga with a transguy who’s one of the main characters. It’s called Yuureitou, maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s not really centered around being trans, but I think it’s pretty good nonethless!
Hi, I don’t know if you still update this list, but I know a manga with a transguy who’s one of the main characters. It’s called Yuureitou, maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s not really centered around being trans, but I think it’s pretty good nonethless!
Nice list. Been a fan of IS for quite a long time but could never get into the JDrama because of bad reviews. Anyhoo, here's a rec: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/honey_honey/
Thank you! The Jdrama is not the best, but I remember that I still enjoyed it :) Thanks for the rec, added to the list!