My ten prose stories so far have 18 romantically-involved characters, 13 of which are points-of-view. Of these eighteen, 4 identify as gay, 12 are bi/pansexual plus another (the fairy) is ambiguously pan, and a grand total of 1 is straight -- a cis guy, wouldn’cha know it. This is pretty darn queer. More queer than I realized till I totalled them up.
As far as gender, 14 are cis, 1 is trans, and 2 are non-binary, plus 1 identifies with a binary gender that doesn’t match her intersex body. Not as queer, but at least not totally cisgendered.
Slicing another way, those romances involve 4 couples, 2 triples, and 1 quad, with no extended polyamory outside the committed relationships. Of course, one of the triples is featured in an actual series, which gives it a little more visibility. Still, a little more queer than the population average.
Slicing in yet another direction, 3 are latinx, 1 is racially ambiguous but presents as white (the fairy again), and the rest actually white. Even less diverse -- and not at all representative of the racial/ethnic diversity here in the United States. Nor of my multiracial family. Nor of my upbringing -- my two best friends in high school were black and latino, respectively.
As far as religion, 6 are identified as Christian of varying levels of devoutness, though the would-be Unitarian and the Quaker are edge cases of Christianity; 1 is a pantheistic pagan (the fairy yet again); and the rest are given no identification, though one is implied Christian by context. Also not very reflective of either my family’s or this country’s diversity.
Things to hold in mind as I move forward. Not that I should write towards quotas, but it’s something to be mindful of.
Also, watch out for fairies—they’ll wonk up your stats.