Have you ever thought about your characters being gay, lesbian, bi, ect.?

I kind of knew I wanted Quinn and Kellan to be together the moment I sorted out the team's dynamics and how the characters balanced each other out. But I made sure to solidfy their personalities and their characters before deciding that they would both be attracted to guys. So, for me, it's important that it fits the story and the characters before I commit to anything. I do have one lesbian character and she is wonderful, and especially with writing a sci-fi story where anything is possible, I think it is important to take advantage of the freedom of the genre.

Also, consider using it as a sort of plot device. Readers will usually expect the boy to fall for the girl in main character trios, you would catch them by surprise if the girl fell in love with the other girl in the trio. Quite a few of my characters are in the spectrum, but I have a good deal of heterosexual characters as well.

this is old, am I late?-

but anyway! it's funny that the last comment mentions using them as a bit of a plot device.
I really want my bi boy to always platonically be with my lesbian girl, they're gonna be best friends you see.
and I want to try and trick everyone into thinking they're straight and that they like each other.
because I really just want to keep my readers as confused as possible, that's kind of an important part of the book, I want them to be as confused as my characters, and small things like that could help or distract them from seeing other things I'm using to confuse them. I have a few other not straight characters, and I'm trying to figure out how to write other relationships. ^^

Guys, so many of my characters are LGBTQA+. Like, let me count. Over ten of my main characters are not straight and/or cisgender, just in one of my series, and I have several other characters in several other stories. Overall, I have a lot. I think it's very important to have representation of these people because it's important for them to know they are perfectly normal and not alone. I love my characters with all my heart and I love seeing LGBTQA+ people in stories.

I am writing a book that takes place in a LGBTQ camp, so most of them are not straight.

tbh I actively try and make them LGBT and I’m not sure why
Maybe cause it just doesn’t feel natural unless I do? I have a lot of LGBT friends

A lot of my characters fall into one of the three. I have 20 characters currently, but some of them are not any of the three and some aren't super relevant in the main story so the most notable Bi/Gay/Lesbian characters are William , Lochlainn Chrysanthos, and Lockie Chapman (including last names for those two because their names are really similar but there's a reason outside immediate relation) are gay, Peter, Robert and Joseph are Bi and Renellys is lebian.

William and Robert date/marry, Robert and Peter date for a while, Lockie was engaged for like 2 seconds before he died, and Lochlainn and Renellys have partners in gen 2

“lockie was engaged for like 2 seconds before he died”
I love that sentence
I have a headcanon for three of my characters in the PJO universe (Freyja, Kyna, and Jude) that Freyja and akyna used to date at one point and they broke up but are still really good friends, and they kiss a lot anyways. Jude is mentioned because he is Kyna’s twin and Freyja sometimes randomly kisses him too

My main character is gay, but that's not his whole deal. He's Italian, 16, alone in the world, trying to survive. What I love most about building my character is that I live through them, immerse myself in their world.

Okay, so I've been trying to include more LGBTQA+ characters in my writing, but it's acceptable to just leave that sort of stuff at a casual mention, yeah? I just want to set it up kind of like, "this character is the hero, has this super cool power, and an amazing personality, but she also happens to be a lesbian." So maybe later I show her with a girlfriend or something, or have her flirt with another woman, but her character isn't just, "she's a lesbian." I also don't know things about all sexualities and genders, so I'd really like to learn more about that so I can actually represent people beyond lesbian, gay, bi, and ace. If anyone would help me, I'd really appreciate it.

Of course you can do that! No one really likes when a character’s whole being is set around their sexuality. Besides that, what questions do you have?

https://amphithere-ace.tumblr.com/post/167969778266/sexualities-and-gender-not-a-complete-list
You could look into this link or surf the web for more ideas. Maybe try a few aromantic or lithromantic characters? Characters with no romantic subplot, or characters who are questioning how they feel?

No problem!

this is old, am I late?-

but anyway! it's funny that the last comment mentions using them as a bit of a plot device.
I really want my bi boy to always platonically be with my lesbian girl, they're gonna be best friends you see.
and I want to try and trick everyone into thinking they're straight and that they like each other.
because I really just want to keep my readers as confused as possible, that's kind of an important part of the book, I want them to be as confused as my characters, and small things like that could help or distract them from seeing other things I'm using to confuse them. I have a few other not straight characters, and I'm trying to figure out how to write other relationships. ^^

I actually enjoy this kind of thing, because it's something a lot of LGBTQ+ people will experience. I actually fit this perfectly, and people always think we (my female friend and I) are either a couple or siblings.
And we DO mess around with people like this. As in, "Oh, yes, we are VERY much in love. Look at how lovey-dovey we are. We have lots of the heterosexual sex together. Mmm, yes, that." We have fun, she and I.
So this (what @Rain_Clouds wrote) can be good comedy if written well

Yes,I thought it would be possible. However,LGBT things don't really correspond with my religion,but I have thought about it. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Fictional-LGBT-Character

is a good article if you need help. :)

really the only characters who are straight are Benjamin, Stacy, and Raja. The closest ones to being straight are Theodore and Ellan, who are bisexual. Stacy is trans ad Lune is an asexual lesbian. I don't know why their almost all on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum but oh well.

I don't think about sexuality a lot so when I create my characters its just oh they would look good together and regardless of gender they get together or for the characters that I base off myself they have more than one lover but those lovers are only romantic cause I myself am asexual. Also the lovers tend to be of oppisite genders and personalities so….

No