tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post5896693830293162047..comments2024-01-22T01:33:12.564-08:00Comments on Adventures in Agentland: LGBTQ in FictionNatalie M. Lakosilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11558113325014783721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-53269443385938137112012-11-27T06:32:58.552-08:002012-11-27T06:32:58.552-08:00There is no issue about sexuality here. The most i...There is no issue about sexuality here. The most important thing is the character itself, it's manhood. Natalie, thank you for this one. I enjoyed reading.Writer101http://www.criticmind.com/are-you-ready-to-take-online-writing-courses/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-3170494316853902872012-09-28T11:29:45.000-07:002012-09-28T11:29:45.000-07:00This post makes me smile. I'm an openly lesbia...This post makes me smile. I'm an openly lesbian teen who sends LGBT-related books to schools and youth homeless shelters through my organization, The Make It Safe Project, and I've found that it's really hard to find LGBT-related YA books that aren't stereotypical. I made the same mistake with my YA novel. <br /><br />Natalie is right: it shouldn't be about what the sexual orientation of the character is. It should be about the person beneath the label. Amelia R-Fhttp://www.makeitsafeproject.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-83536986513971743162012-09-14T09:42:48.462-07:002012-09-14T09:42:48.462-07:00Thanks for this validating post, Natalie. When I ...Thanks for this validating post, Natalie. When I was early in the process of outlining my YA book, I realized that one of my MCs (a 17 y/o male dancer) was gay. He was taking shape based on two very close friends I used to have (one of whom I lost to AIDS back in the 1990s). It did not occur to me until I had a draft that there might be any issue with LGBT characters in YA until I stumbled upon a few articles about it. Yours is about the best advise out there: "write authentically, not stereo-typically."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-65986127479421548852012-08-28T14:57:40.384-07:002012-08-28T14:57:40.384-07:00As far as I'm concerned, people are people. We...As far as I'm concerned, people are people. We all have our problems, our conflicts, our hopes and aspirations. It doesn't matter what your sexual preference is.<br /><br />A person's sexual preference is merely one aspect of their entire personality, not the definition of it. People are multi-dimensional. I know a gay guy and the biggest issue in his life right now isn't that he's gay, it's that he doesn't like his job because it forces him to travel and the hours are way too long. Everyone has can have problems in all aspects of their lives.Jack Dowdenhttp://100stories100weeks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-41519323000010434432012-08-10T12:04:49.888-07:002012-08-10T12:04:49.888-07:00I don't write YA but I've also noticed thi...I don't write YA but I've also noticed this same fear when talking to authors/editors/agents for adult fiction (I primarily write fantasy). The whole LGBTQ subject is such a hot topic for anyone, especially with the current political clime. I agree with the statement that love is love. If the story is good, I don't care who the main character is romantically interested in.A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614418902810540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-67159306833845379522012-08-09T18:12:32.412-07:002012-08-09T18:12:32.412-07:00That panel was a great way to spend an evening! Lo...That panel was a great way to spend an evening! Lots of love in that room. And it was great to meet you in person and thank you for helping Pens for Paws!Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.com