Buffy has been nominated in the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards created to recognise works of interest to gays and lesbians.

The shortlist has just been announced, ahead of an awards ceremony to be held at the World Science Fiction Convention, Toronto, from 28 August to 1st September.

The awards are primarily organised by the Gaylactic Network, a US based group for gay people, and their friends, who are interested in science-fiction, fantasy, and horror. Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been nominated in two categories.

In the Best Genre Comic Book/Graphic Novel category the graphic novel Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow and Tara: Wilderness by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden has been nominated.

While in the Best Other Work category the season six episode Seeing Red has been nominated. This is despite the episode causing an outcry amongst the lesbian community at the time for its depiction of the death of Tara.