I demand an explanation for this shit.

[megwrites]

Dear Authors of the World,

If I read one more novel where the only openly gay, lesbian, trans, or bi character in the book dies, somebody's getting a fucking slap. I'm getting tired of this. That makes two books in a row, and I've lost count of how many in total.

I'm not asking that no GLBT characters ever die. But maybe if there's only one in the whole book, they could, I dunno, live to see the sequel. Or you could have more than one token queer. Whichever.

And yeah, same goes with race and gender. If the straight, white males or straight white people or straight males (or any permutation therein) have a higher survival rate than everyone else? Then the problem is with you and not me and you need to get some help for that.

Because I promise you that it will translate into your sales being at least one book less than they would have been.


Love Conditional On Compliance,
Me

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[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Read Island in the Sea of Time and its sequels. S.M. Stirling's Lesbian main character gets to rescue a captive princess, get married, and have a family. That's after the island of Nantucket gets thrown ~3000 into the past.

[denoue-moi.livejournal.com]

That was so normal for movies and books years ago. It was the only way they'd get published/made because of codes and stuff. I guess it's tradition now.

Still, it sucked ass when Jenn and I were at the theater watching Watchmen. We cuddled closer and felt so happy when Silhouette kissed her nurse lover. And then so sad and a little threatened when the scene changed to show them murdered on their bed.