Gay or Straight? Check Only One
That’s the choice that both the straight and the gay community often gives us. Pick your team. You’re either one of “us” or one of “them.” But what if you’re attracted to both genders? And [...]
“Just Happening To Be Gay” Dismisses A Depth of Character (Part 2)
During a recent #GayYA chat, Lucas and Robin both expressed dissatisfaction with the term “Just Happening to Be LGBTQ”. We asked them to tell us more about it . This is Part 2 of the [...]
“Just Happening to Be LGBT” Dismisses a Depth of Character
During a recent #GayYA chat, Lucas and Robin both expressed dissatisfaction with the term "Just Happening to Be LGBTQ". We asked them to tell us more about it . This is Part 1 of a [...]
Relationships in Young Adult Literature
Young adult is a category filled with the documentation of firsts—first love being one of the most common. Any story about a teenager is going to be about self-discovery. So it stands to reason that [...]
Morning Rising
When I was a teenager, I faithfully devoured all six or so books I could get my hands on that had lesbian main characters. These were overwhelmingly coming out stories, and most of them left [...]
Review: Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff is a story of friends lost and families found, place sought and love gained, but the book will be remembered for more than a heartbreaking and moving story. But I [...]
What I Want to See in the Bookstore
When was the last time you saw a character in a tv or book whose entire life revolves around their heterosexuality? Never? Me too. Admittedly, heterosexual people have not gone through the horrible atrocities the [...]
Please Sir, I Want Some More
By Dennis R. Upkins Since the release of my debut novel, Hollowstone, I've been making the rounds to promote the novel via interviews and guest posts. One of the most frequent topics of discussions is [...]
Who’s Qualified?
By Karen Kincy I’m not qualified to blog about LGBTQ characters and pairings. This was my first reaction to being asked to write for Gay YA. My second reaction: Why not? Am I more qualified [...]
Guest Blog by james crawford
Hello everyone, My name is james crawford and I am a young adult writer and yes I meant for my name to be in all lowercase. My First book is named ‘Caleo’ it’s about a [...]