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r/AskLGBT↗

An educational subreddit about gender and sexuality

This is a space for people who are interested in discussing and learning about gender and sexual minorities (LGBTQ+). The emphasis here is on education and outreach, so please feel free to join us!

78k subscribers1,685 posts / mo in Sep 20261,448 authors / mosince 2010

r/AskLGBT has 78k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,685 posts a month from 1,448 people. Top topics: Writing LGBT+ Characters, Transgender Characters in Literature and Lesbian Books & Literature.

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How r/AskLGBT has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%in 12 months · +5.2% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 202678k
Growing78k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+51%vs Sep 2025 · −8.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
BusierPeaked at 2.4k in Jun 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AskLGBT

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Writing LGBT+ Characters0.3%
  2. Transgender Characters in Literature0.1%
  3. Lesbian Books & Literature0.1%
  4. LGBTQ Bars and Meetups<0.1%
  5. Romance & Fantasy<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. LGBTQIA+ Wiki
  2. Gender Dysphoria, FYI
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. Substack
  5. Medium

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