Authors Say Agents Try to “Straighten” Gay Characters in YA

Dan82 · Sep 23, 2011

http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/genreville/?p=1519

Editor’s note: The text of this post was written by Rachel Manija Brown, author of All the Fishes Come Home to Roost, and Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel and a great many other novels for adults and young adults. I am posting it in order to provide a pseudonymity-friendly space for comments from authors who have had similar experiences to the ones that Rachel and Sherwood describe. I strongly encourage all authors, agents, editors, publishers, and readers to contribute to a serious and honest conversation on the value and drawbacks of gatekeeping with regard to minority characters, authors, and readers, and to continue that conversation in all areas of the industry. –Rose...

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Fugs · Sep 23, 2011

I'd get so pissed if the thing holding me back from publishing my novel was the main character being gay.

In fact I'd sooner post the unpublished book online for free before I even thought about changing it.

paper person · Sep 23, 2011

If i become a publisher ( my goal as of right now, if i cant be a writer) is make sure shit like this does not fly.

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