Introduction to Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Series
Welcome to GayYA’s Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week series! In honor of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, we’re featuring posts from aromantic and aro-spec contributors on various issues surrounding aromantic representation in YA. We have an AWESOME line up of [...]
Cover Reveal: Screaming Down Splitsville by Kayla Bashe
Today we are thrilled to host the cover reveal of the upcoming F/F YA Screaming Down Splitsville by Kayla Bashe! Screaming Down Splitsville takes place in an alternate 1950s where two groups of people with magical [...]
Cover Reveal: THE OLIVE CONSPIRACY by Shira Glassman
We're fans of Shira Glassman's books here at The Gay YA, and even bigger fans of the work she does promoting diverse LGBTQIA+ lit and her passion for representation. Today, we're revealing the cover for The [...]
Clearing Trans Paths in Middle Grade Fiction
Now that my debut middle grade novel, George, has been released into the world (fly, baby, fly!!) I’ve been witnessing and engaging in conversations about “who this book is for”. In other words, “is this [...]
Knights, Defenders and Double Edged Swords
by Sarah Benwell When I was a kid, I wanted to become a knight. To take on chivalry and honour and a bravery that was bigger than I’d ever felt in real life. I wanted [...]
Should I or Shouldn’t I? On Writing Trans Narratives Respectfully
by John Jacobson Writing about yourself is hard. Writing about something, or someone, that you understand is hard. Writing about something or someone that is oppressed, stereotyped, and dehumanized by society is hard - especially [...]
Trans Representation in YA Is Only the Beginning
by Everett Maroon In the November 8, 2015 issue of The New York Times' Book Review, Malindo Lo opened a review of two novels with a note about diversity in contemporary YA fiction. It was [...]
Superheroes Saved My Life
by Cheryl Morgan There are many things about the lives of trans kids today that leave me a bit misty-eyed. When I was at school hormone blockers were unheard of, and coming out as trans [...]
Introduction to Transgender Awareness Week Series
Welcome to GayYA’s Transgender Awareness Week Series! In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, we’re featuring posts from trans and trans-spectrum contributors on various issues surrounding transness in YA. We have an AWESOME line up of [...]
“Instant Attraction Can’t Be Real!” The Tale of an Angry Teenage Demisexual
Asexuality in YA Series: Day 7 – Previous Posts: Introduction to Asexuality in YA Series – Aces Out: Laying the Cards On the Table – Acing Romance: On Writing YA Love Stories as an Asexual – [...]