Looking for self-published and ebook-only 2013 YA with LGBTQ main characters ➔

Know of any YA being self-published or published as ebook-only in 2013 that has LGBTQ main characters? Please tell me on my website!

Feb. 21 2013
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YA Pride: "Am I allowed to write this?" ➔

Today I’ve invited author Kirstin Cronn-Mills to write a guest post about her experience writing her second novel, Beautiful Music for Ugly People (forthcoming this October from Flux), which tells the story of an 18-year-old trans guy. In her post, Kirstin explores the tricky issues of privilege and advocacy that arise when writing outside your own personal experience. [Continue reading]

Jun. 11 2012
#YA Pride
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YA Pride: 2012 LGBT YA Books, January-March ➔

Every Friday in June, I’ll be listing the YA novels first published in 2012 that include LGBT main characters. Today I’m covering books published in the first quarter: January through March. Next week I’ll list books published April-June; then July-September; and finally October-December. [Continue reading]

Jun. 8 2012
#YA Pride
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“What makes covert prejudice so hard to confront is its very subtlety. One way writers can address subtle biases is to do what we do best: WRITE stories that reveal how covert prejudices work. Such themes will be particularly valuable in YA stories, as it becomes less acceptable to openly bash LGBT young people. Many kids who in the past may have been openly harassed, bullied, and ostracized will undoubtedly experience more covert prejudice as our society incrementally moves toward true equality. We need to tell those stories.”
— Author Alex Sanchez, interviewed for my YA Pride series
Jun. 6 2012
#YA Pride #ya fiction
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