Say Yes to Gay YA
Originally posted by feministsf at Say Yes to Gay YA
http://blogs.feministsf.net/?p=1585
Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith were told by a literary agent that their Young Adult novel would be represented - if they made a gay character straight or wrote him out altogether.
They refused.
They have written a blog entry about the gatekeepers of publishing who may be keeping gay characters out of young adult fiction, and are asking you to help change the status quo.
See what they wrote, and pass it on:
http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/genreville/?p=1519
http://blogs.feministsf.net/?p=1585
Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith were told by a literary agent that their Young Adult novel would be represented - if they made a gay character straight or wrote him out altogether.
They refused.
They have written a blog entry about the gatekeepers of publishing who may be keeping gay characters out of young adult fiction, and are asking you to help change the status quo.
See what they wrote, and pass it on:
http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/genreville/?p=1519