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rachelmanija entitled, Say Yes to Gay YA.(click the link for the full article)
Our novel Stranger has five viewpoint characters; one, Yuki Nakamura, is
gay and has a boyfriend. Yuki's romance, like the heterosexual ones in
the novel, involves nothing more explicit than kissing.
An agent from a major agency, one which represents a bestselling YA novel in the same genre as ours, called us.
The agent offered to sign us on the condition that we make the gay
character straight, or else remove his viewpoint and all references to
his sexual orientation.
This isn't about that specific agent; we'd gotten other rewrite requests before this one. Previous agents had also offered to take a second look if we did rewrites… including cutting the viewpoint of Yuki, the gay character.
It's time to stand up and demand change. Spread the word everywhere if you are just as angry and outraged by this.
2011-09-14 10:04 am (UTC)
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2011-09-14 07:32 pm (UTC)
Just out of curiosity, how did you come upon my journal?
2011-09-14 07:36 pm (UTC)
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2011-09-14 07:35 pm (UTC)
Just out of curiosity, how did you come upon my journal? I like to know how it's spreading I guess. :D
2011-09-14 07:46 pm (UTC)
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2011-09-14 10:51 pm (UTC)
Frankly, I'm not sure what just reblogging this will accomplish, so I'd like to ask if you or anyone else know of someone specific in publishing we might contact.
Otherwise it's kind of like preaching to the choir.
2011-09-19 05:26 pm (UTC)
2011-10-12 07:39 pm (UTC)
To continue to support YA fiction with LGBTQ characters, I have proposed creating Permanent Floating YA Diversity Book Clubs. 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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