Every trope we publish for Queer / LGBTQ+ Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 7,709 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
Changing the genre and pressing Check demand reloads the trope list for that lane. 3,851 trope-and-lane readouts, last counted 2026-09-16.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 325 | 4.22% | Share down | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 308 | 4.00% | Share down | 296 |
| 3 | Enemies to Lovers | 189 | 2.45% | Share down | 383 |
| 4 | Forced Proximity | 124 | 1.61% | Share down | 758 |
| 5 | Character Driven | 81 | 1.05% | Not called | — |
| 6 | Friends to Lovers | 77 | 1.00% | Share down | 84 |
| 7 | Hurt/Comfort | 69 | 0.90% | Share down | 218 |
| 8 | Paranormal Romance | 68 | 0.88% | Not called | 109 |
| 9 | Coming Of Age | 66 | 0.86% | Share down | 4 |
| 10 | Second Chance | 64 | 0.83% | Share down | 309 |
| 11 | Forbidden Romance | 63 | 0.82% | Share down | 338 |
| 12 | Fated Mates | 62 | 0.80% | Share down | 215 |
| 13 | Opposites Attract | 51 | 0.66% | Share down | 122 |
| 14 | Banter | 46 | 0.60% | Share down | 7,977 |
| 15 | Ensemble Cast | 41 | 0.53% | Share down | — |
| 16 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 38 | 0.49% | Share down | 170 |
| 17 | Character Growth | 37 | 0.48% | Share down | 9 |
| 18 | Vampire Romance | 36 | 0.47% | Share down | 15 |
| 19 | M/M Romance | 33 | 0.43% | Share down | 4 |
| 20 | Age Gap | 31 | 0.40% | Share down | — |
| 21 | Angst | 30 | 0.39% | Not called | 4,836 |
| 22 | Romance | 29 | 0.38% | Not called | 1 |
| 23 | Queer Romance | 29 | 0.38% | Not called | 2 |
| 24 | Monster Romance | 29 | 0.38% | Not called | 73 |
| 25 | Emotional Depth | 25 | 0.32% | Not called | 29 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.