Orthia, LindyVisser, Leo P.2025-05-302025-05-30978-1529224405978-1529224429ORCID:/0000-0003-3544-857X/work/162207996https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book/9781529224436/ch012.xmlhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733754734Media representations of scientists have been a mainstay topic of science communication research for decades. This chapter presents a science communication analysis of how queer characters, especially scientists, are represented in science-themed fiction. The chapter discusses the inherent ambiguity in interpreting characters’ gender, sexuality, and sex characteristics. It reflects on how a queer audience’s interpretations of such representations can grant unique insights that science communicators should take seriously to more fully understand how people process fiction media.en2023-04-28105004252080