Saying yes to gay teens in YA novels
Sep. 12th, 2011 10:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The teen years are bad enough, but for gay and lesbian teenagers or teenagers of color, there are even more hurdles to jump. It would help to see yourself reflected in the characters in Young Adult novels, the novels written for teens. Take a look at what happened when two of my friends submitted a (very good -- I read it) novel with gay characters to an agent, and what my friends want to do to make things better: http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/969022.html
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Date: 2011-09-13 05:42 am (UTC)