Good article on problem of publishing Gay YA
Hat tip to 
tigerbright for the link to this well written and constructive blog post.
http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/969022.html
The authors wrote a Young Adult (YA) novel in which they had a gay character. An agent offered to rep them if they would make the character straight. The post is written in an informative manner suggesting constructive ways to try to break the convention in YA that characters are white and straight.
Wherever one comes out on substance, I recommend reading the article for an excellent examplar of an advocacy piece.
tigerbright for the link to this well written and constructive blog post.http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/969022.html
The authors wrote a Young Adult (YA) novel in which they had a gay character. An agent offered to rep them if they would make the character straight. The post is written in an informative manner suggesting constructive ways to try to break the convention in YA that characters are white and straight.
Wherever one comes out on substance, I recommend reading the article for an excellent examplar of an advocacy piece.