regarding the Big GLBT YA callout:
Background: In a guest blog two writers talked about an unfortunate incident in which a prospective agent asked them to remove a gay characater from their YA novel: say yes To GayYA they were careful to name no names, because they wanted to talk- not about that particular incident, but about how common such incidents [...]
Well, there’s your trouble, then
There is a difference between what many women want, and expect, from BDSM– and byt BDSM I mean the whole kit and kaboodle of acronyms that describe WIITWD– and what many men want– and presumably, expect. The disparity can be summed up, I think, by these two excerpts. One is a BDSM erotic Romance, and [...]
oh those wacky gendergrammar police!
Apropos of a tweet which mentionedt; "A Gay Man Inside a Female’s Body" "A female what’s body?" Human? Female humans are called "women," unless the writer wanted to say that a gay man resides inside a female body. Which is a slightly different thing. And should not be spelled with a possessive ‘s’. http://dharma-slut.dreamwidth.org/122693.html | [...]
many miniposts ahead…
Although I tend to prefer my porn served up with some emotional context, a lot of women writers show the most abysmal idea of how men might possibly think. Honestly, most men fuck because they like fucking. Let me say that I’m about to use one of those dodgy arguments. "Some of my best friends…" [...]
Danny’s Boy
“Master Dan, it’s great to see you again!” Ollie smiled up from her place on the floor as the man settled himself onto the chair at her boot-blacking station. “Are you and Steve competing?” “Steve didn’t make it this year,” Dan mourned. “He got promoted, and couldn’t leave the job, so I had to come [...]
In answer to that damn chart over at overthinkingit.com
Namely, this one which truly wasn’t thought out nearly well enough. You’ll find me in the thick of the argument here and there. Aside from the problematic aspects of using human beings to illustrate fiction stereotypes, and also the thing where no female character is good enough, it’s upsetting to read someone anticipating being called [...]
so, I went to the ‘Ladies Who are Dominant’ munch yesterday…
My second time. I think the Lady who leads them is adorable, what can I say? The Ladies like to invite speakers, and this one was an Old Guard leatherman, who talked about the history of leather traditions, the history of his group Avatar, the history of gay and BDSM persecution in Los Angeles specifically, [...]
Pre Op
“How are we doing, Daddy D?” Dusty looked up from the tickets she’d been counting. “We don’t have many left,” she said with a pleased smile. “The dungeon’s going to be nice and busy tonight!” “Yeah!” Robin made a victory fist. “All women, all night!” She placed a jug of water and glass on Dusty’s [...]
Emily
“WELCOME TO LEATHER PRIDE!” the signs said. “BAZAAR, SECOND FLOOR. DOG CAMP, PONDEROSA ROOM. COMPETITION SIGNUP, VENTURA ROOM. LEATHERWOMEN, EAGLE ROOM. ” Emily pushed through the big hotel doors, and found herself in the middle of a rip-roaring and very male crowd. She ducked through the black-leather clad throng, her heart beating loud and fast; [...]
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