Signal Boost - Genreville: Authors Say Agents Try to “Straighten” Gay Characters in YA
Via: shweta_narayan
rachelmanija & sartorias speaking up against erasure:
We are published authors who co-wrote a post-apocalyptic young adult novel. When we set out to find an agent for it, we expected to get some rejections. But we never expected to be offered representation… on the condition that we make a gay character straight, or cut him out altogether...
Entirety of the article on my Tumblr post
Originally posted on tanyad @Dreamwidth. Feel free to comment here, or there
rachelmanija & sartorias speaking up against erasure:
We are published authors who co-wrote a post-apocalyptic young adult novel. When we set out to find an agent for it, we expected to get some rejections. But we never expected to be offered representation… on the condition that we make a gay character straight, or cut him out altogether...
Entirety of the article on my Tumblr post
Originally posted on tanyad @Dreamwidth. Feel free to comment here, or there