Wow, that's blatant

[susanreads]

People with a lot more readers than me have linked this already, but hey:

Say Yes To Gay YA:

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.

Post contains suggestions for what people can do about This Sort Of Thing.

Comments

[gwendraith]

Thank you for linking to this.

[rachelmanija]

Thank you for your support!

To continue to support YA fiction with LGBTQ characters and non-white 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. We are currently voting for the December selection.

[susanreads]

Thanks for the invitation, but I'm not getting enough offline reading done to add books to the queue that are time-sensitive.

[rachelmanija]

I thought you would be interested to hear that we sold Stranger (aka "the Yes Gay YA novel") to Viking. Click on this link for a post with more details. Thank you so much for your support!