Coming Out
When I asked songquake why she marked COMING OUT to be one of the themes in June, this is how she explained it to me:
" In the US, most big cities celebrate gay pride in June, and in NYC and San Francisco (I think), it's the last weekend in June (to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 1968 in New York City). And I think it's a less common theme now than it was when the fandom was younger -- it's like, the fans have gotten over the dissonance between canon sexuality and slash, and aren't writing so much of it any more. Even so, it's a topic that I think could bear much fruit. No pun intended. Or maybe it was... But "coming out" can also be broad enough to include things like admitting to one's community that one is a Wizard (or Squib, or Muggleborn), or coping with one's best friend's sexual orientation. "
There you have it! No one could have explained it better, which is why I am quoting her in full! :-) So to mark the GLBT Pride month in June, for the next 2 weeks we are looking for your best loved fics with this theme. However you can expand this theme to include situations where a character comes out (or is outed) by revealing any sort of information about self that was previously unknown or which was kept secret (or dealing with such revelations about others). I don't know what it might be, but if it fits, include it in your recs!
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" In the US, most big cities celebrate gay pride in June, and in NYC and San Francisco (I think), it's the last weekend in June (to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 1968 in New York City). And I think it's a less common theme now than it was when the fandom was younger -- it's like, the fans have gotten over the dissonance between canon sexuality and slash, and aren't writing so much of it any more. Even so, it's a topic that I think could bear much fruit. No pun intended. Or maybe it was... But "coming out" can also be broad enough to include things like admitting to one's community that one is a Wizard (or Squib, or Muggleborn), or coping with one's best friend's sexual orientation. "
There you have it! No one could have explained it better, which is why I am quoting her in full! :-) So to mark the GLBT Pride month in June, for the next 2 weeks we are looking for your best loved fics with this theme. However you can expand this theme to include situations where a character comes out (or is outed) by revealing any sort of information about self that was previously unknown or which was kept secret (or dealing with such revelations about others). I don't know what it might be, but if it fits, include it in your recs!
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