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secondlina) wrote2011-09-16 11:08 pm
Bitch rant whine
Everybody I know is drawing pretty girls. I want to draw pretty girls too! PB and Marcelline for you all!
I saw this article quite recently, about someone being encouraged by an agent to eliminate the gay characters of her book so she can get them published. The agent even had the gull of telling her “if the book was very popular and sequels were demanded, (the character) could be revealed to be gay in later books, when readers were already invested in the series.”
WHAT.
Gay couples are not marketing ploys. They are not writing anomalies. Support homosexual literature, fanart and comics by writing, drawing, and publishing online and offline as much as possible. We do not back down.
In other annoying news, I am SO SO SO very tired of people that come up to us in the bookstore, ask us for advice on which comics to buy for their kids (while the kid is right there), have us pull out something that makes the kid happy and then have the parents check out the price and go "THIS MUCH for a comic? Something you'll read in two hours? We'll go get you a REAL book."
Or better yet "Manga is all boobs and violence."
Or my favorite "You should be ashamed of yourself, a fine lady like yourself reading comics. Honestly. Don't you want to get married and be a good wife?"
(Yeah, that last one is totally what the fuck).
OH WELL. Tomorrow is the Comiccon. That should help.
- Isa
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To continue to support YA fiction with LGBTQ characters, I have proposed creating Permanent Floating YA Diversity Book Clubs. (http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/976665.html) If you wish to participate, the link will explain how to begin one, join one, or simply pass on the word.
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Woah, that book club thing sounds really awesome. I'm torn, because I lack time to read (I have a good novel pile dating from a year ago just waiting for me). But I think I want to keep an eye on this, so I can note down the titles people mention.
I'm currently working on a graphic novel that features gay characters in a sci-fi setting. I'll be sure to keep you updated on that project if it interests you!
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You could also just link people to it, to spread the word around and encourage people to launch their own.
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