Everything to Everyone
Added 2022-10-24 12:55:09 +0000 UTCI've been doing research on LGBTQ representation in the media, and when you go looking for stuff, gosh do you find stuff. On my bad days I consider myself something of a charlatan for making my deuteragonist a bisexual woman, since I am not a bisexual woman and do not own that perspective. The deeper you dig, the more problematic it gets (per my research): not only are bi women very poorly represented in media (bi men are consistently ignored, as straight audiences do not differentiate them from gay men), but furthermore bi women and lesbians are apparently diametrically opposed enemies. /Lions/ and /hyenas/. We invariably harm each other with our rhetoric and cannot play on the same team. The real villain depends upon whom you ask. Bummer.
All this said, I can't write from a bi woman's perspective and thereby cannot report as accurately on that front as maybe people would like. I do, however, know Piggy Sue, and I CAN write her. One individual. One person who loves another person, respectfully and honestly. That's all I got for you, folks. Being who she is, Piggy Sue's not going to embrace the stress of trying to do absolutely right by the entire world. I very strongly encourage my readers to pursue the work of a variety of LGBTQ creators. We don't always get along but we ARE stronger together.
Tldr: Research good, too many YouTube dissertations all at once, bad.
When We Fly (c)Kae
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Gals bein' pals IN SPACE!
Must Love Frogs
2022-10-24 19:25:12 +0000 UTCWhat a coincidence that I just started Gideon the Ninth after my friend said I should "read that book series about lesbian space necromancers."
Tineid
2022-10-24 19:20:59 +0000 UTCWell, too much of anything can be bad, Kae. Legit good on you for making the effort. Lord knows I've seen and read a ton of authors and artists out there who wouldn't even do the moast basic of legwork.
Jonathan
2022-10-24 18:52:48 +0000 UTCJust asking questions
Joe Pontillo
2022-10-24 18:08:04 +0000 UTCWHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE SO UN-HOT, KAE
Must Love Frogs
2022-10-24 18:05:36 +0000 UTCThose are choices. Just like your sexuality
Joe Pontillo
2022-10-24 17:52:37 +0000 UTCAnd then they find out about diabolically un-cute butch lesbians and all hell breaks loose! We brought this on ourselves with our short hair and ill-fitting suits from Macys!
Must Love Frogs
2022-10-24 17:50:52 +0000 UTCYes, nobody wants to hear about bi guys. Bi women are cute and sexy and not "actually queer"... it's just a sexy thing they do to turn on men
Joe Pontillo
2022-10-24 17:47:38 +0000 UTCGranted, but it homogenizes us to suggest that we're all the same lump of non-cishet Plasticine. In a perfect world we would revel in what makes us unique while simultaneously enjoying what brings us together. But we can't seem to have nice things.
Must Love Frogs
2022-10-24 15:32:10 +0000 UTCI'm... I'm kind of the opinion that whoever decided 'every flavour of different needs a unique title' did the world a major disservice. By subdividing you invite interfactional conflict, and then instead of opposing a united community you fight the weakened survivors of the internal conflicts.
Nutjob
2022-10-24 14:41:22 +0000 UTC
