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Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen

Nicola Tallis

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Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well...

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Query is like that one smart nerd in your family who gets stuck fixing everyone's computers and...

Lou Grande (148 KP) created a question about in LGBTQ+ Media

Jun 9, 2018

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Does it bother you when non-queer authors write queer stories?

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Lou Grande (148 KP) Jun 11, 2018

It doesn't bother me most of the time. It depends on who the audience is and if it's treated respectfully. BUT on the other hand, I do get frustrated when major publishers and movie studios decide to pick up books written by straight white women in their forties instead of equally good books written by queer authors. Like you said, it's complex.

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Dracoria Malfoy (690 KP) Jun 11, 2018

Exactly. You see, some books, like Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, are written by straight allies. Because it's good representation, and because the author is a valid ally, it's great! It doesn't bother me. But other books (I can't think of examples right now) aren't good rep, and even if the author is a valid ally, it doesn't work that way. If the book was good rep but the author wasn't a valid ally, I'd be a bit conflicted over the book, but again, I read (and loved) Harry Potter, which is quite possibly the queerest series out there.

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