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I’m EMO, so I MUST cut my wrists. I’m a NEGRO so I MUST carry a gun. I’m BLONDE, so I MUST be a ditz. I’m GAY, so I MUST have AIDS. I’m a LESBIAN, so I MUST have a sex-tape. I’m ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist. I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a bitch. I’m a GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTER, so I WILL go to hell. I’m a CHRISTIAN, so I MUST think gay people should go to hell. I’m RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat. I’m ATHEIST so I MUST hate the world. I don’t have a RELIGION, so I MUST be evil and have no morals. I’m REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people. I’m DEMOCRAT, so I MUST not believe in being responsible. I am LIBERAL, so I MUST be gay. I’m SOUTHERN, so I MUST be white trash. I TAKE (or used to take) ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, so I MUST be crazy. I’m a GUY, so I MUST only want to get into your pants. I’m IRISH, so I MUST have a bad drinking problem. I’m INDIAN, so I MUST own a convenient store. I’m NATIVE AMERICAN, so I MUST dance around a fire screaming like a savage. I’m a CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be a whore. I’m a DANCER, So I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore. I wear SKIRTS a lot, so I MUST be a slut. I’m a PUNK, so I MUST do drugs. I’m RICH, so I MUST be a conceited snob. I WEAR BLACK, so I MUST be a goth or emo. I’m a WHITE GIRL, so I MUST be a nagging, steal-your-money kind of girlfriend. I’m ITALIAN, so I must have a “big one”. I’m EGYPTIAN, so I must be a TERRORIST! I’m PRETTY, so I MUST not be a virgin. I DRESS IN UNUSUAL WAYS so I MUST be looking for attention. I’m INTO THEATER & ART, so I MUST be a homosexual. I’m a VEGETARIAN, so I MUST be a crazy political activist. I HAVE A BUNCH OF GUY FRIENDS, so I MUST be doing them all. I HAVE A BUNCH OF GIRLS WHO ARE FRIENDS, so I MUST be a player. I have Big BOOBS, so I MUST be a hoe. I’m COLOMBIAN, so I MUST be a drug dealer. I WEAR WHAT I WANT, so I MUST be a poser. I’m a STONER so I MUST be going in the wrong direction. I’m a VIRGIN so I MUST be prude. I’m STRAIGHT EDGE so I must be violent. I’m a FEMALE GAMER, so I MUST be ugly. I’m BLACK so I MUST love fried chicken and kool-aid. I’m a GIRL who actually EATS LUNCH, so I MUST be fat. I’m SINGLE so I MUST be ugly. I’m a SKATER so I must do weed and steal stuff. I’m a PUNK so I must only wear black and date only other punks. I’m in BAND, so I MUST be a dork. I’m BLACK so I MUST believe JESUS WUZ A BROTHA I’m MORMON so I MUST be perfect I’m WHITE and have black friends so I MUST think I’m black. I’m GOTH so I MUST worship the devil. I’m HISPANIC, so I MUST be dirty. I’m NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, so I MUST be a loser. I’m OVERWEIGHT, so I MUST have a problem with self control. I’m PREPPY, so I MUST shun those who don’t wear Abercrombie & Hollister. I’m on a DANCE team, so I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore. I’m YOUNG, so I MUST be naive. I’m MEXICAN, so I MUST have hopped the border. I’m BI, so I MUST think every person I see is hot. I have a lot of FRIENDS, so I MUST love to drink and party. I wear tight PANTS and I’m a guy, so I MUST be emo. I couldn’t hurt a FLY, So I MUST be a pussy. I support GAY RIGHTS, so I MUST fit in with everyone. I hang out with teenage drinkers and smokers, so I MUST smoke and drink too. I have ARTISTIC TALENT, so I MUST think little of those who don’t. I don’t like to be in a BIG GROUP, so I MUST be anti-social. I have a DIFFERENT sense of HUMOR, so I MUST be crazy. I tell people OFF, so I MUST be an over controlling bitch. I’m DEFENSIVE, so I MUST be over controlling and a bitch. I’m a NUDIST, so I MUST want everyone to see my boobs. I read Comics, so I MUST be a loser. I hang out with a FORMER PROSTITUTE so I MUST be a whore myself. I’m TEXAN so I MUST ride a horse. I’m a CROSSDRESSER, so I must be homosexual. I draw ANIME so I MUST be a freak. I am a FANGIRL so I MUST be a crazy, obsessed stalker. I WATCH PORN so I MUST be perverted. I’m an ONLY CHILD so I MUST be spoiled. I’m INTELLIGENT so I MUST be weak. I am AMERICAN so I MUST be obese, loud-mouthed and arrogant. I’m WELSH so I MUST love sheep I’m SCOTTISH so I MUST have ginger hair and wear kilts. I’m a YOUNG WRITER, so I MUST be emo. I’m CANADIAN, so I MUST talk with a funny accent. I’m a GUY, so I MUST ditch my pregnant girlfriend. I’m CANADIAN, so I MUST love hockey and beavers. I’m DISABLED, so I MUST be on Welfare. I’m a FEMINIST, so I MUST have a problem with sexuality and I want to castrate every man on the earth. I’m a TEENAGER, so I MUST have a STEREOTYPE. I’m WHITE, so I MUST be responsible for everything going wrong on the planet: past, present, and future. I don’t like YAOI or YURI, so I must be a HOMOPHOBE. I’m not the most POPULAR person in school, so I MUST be a loser. I care about the ENVIRONMENT, so I MUST be a tree hugging hippy. I have a FAN CHARACTER, so I MUST be an annoying Mary-sue. I CHAT, I MUST be having cyber sex. I’m PAGAN so I MUST sacrifice babies and drink the blood of virgins. I’m PAGAN so I MUST worship Satan I’m CONSERVATIVE, so I MUST be against Abortion. I’m SWEDISH so I MUST be a tall blond blue-eyed lesbian. I’m a LESBIAN so I MUST want to get with every single girl that I see. I like CARTOONS, so I MUST be IRRESPONSIBLE. I like READING, so I MUST be a LONER. I have my OWN spiritual ideology; therefore I MUST be WRONG or MISGUIDED. I am WICCAN, so I MUST be a SATANIST. I DISAGREE with my government, so I MUST be a TERRORIST. I am a WITCH, so I MUST be and OLD HAG and fly on a broomstick. I love YAOI, so I MUST be GAY. I’m a PERSON, so I MUST be LABELED. I DON’T CURSE, so I MUST be an outcast. I like GAMES, ANIME and COMICS, so I MUST be childish. I’m SWEDISH, therefore I MUST be WHITE. I SPOT GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, so I MUST be a pedantic bastard. I’m GOTHIC, so I MUST be mean. I’m STRONG so I MUST be stupid. I’m Australian so I MUST hunt crocodiles and talk to kangaroos I go to RENFESTS, so I MUST talk weird, be a loser, and not be up with the times I’m GAY so I’m after EVERY straight guy around. I don’t want a BOYFRIEND so I MUST be Lesbian. I’m NOT CHRISTIAN so I MUST just need converting. I DRINK and SMOKE, so I MUST have no life. I am friends with a CUTTER, so I MUST be a CUTTER too. I cry easily, so I MUST be a wimp. I can’t help pointing out mistakes so I MUST be an over-controlling perfectionist I’m a PERFECTIONIST so I MUST check everything ten times, then burst into tears at one mistake. I DON’T LIKE to talk about my personal life so I MUST be having problems.
Don’t judge too soon!!
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“ Being part of the LGBT community, it was really inspiring and relieving to see you add a few LGBT characters into you CoB series. What inspired you to do so?
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I accidentally deleted the name of the person who asked me this. For that I am EXTREMELY sorry.
These kind of comments are both incredibly complimenting, and make me a bit sad. I wish that there was no reason ever to ask me why I’d have gay characters in my books because they were reflected everywhere, and them being in my books wasn’t notable. I don’t think I did anything special by writing GBLT characters — I just wanted to.
I have so many gay and lesbian and bisexual friends. My best friend is bisexual. My critique group has three queer members. My mother’s best friend, who I’m named after, is gay, as is my sister-in-law. When worlds and characters construct themselves in my mind, they have gay people in them.
A lot of my readers ask where all the gay characters are in books. They are out there —! and the best thing you can do to encourage there being more of them is buy and read books that feature them. That will show there is a market, and people excited and happy to read those stories. Here’s a good starting point to find them:
YA Books with major gay, lesbian, transgendered and questioning characters.
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