FOR READERS
Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer John Allenson:
“Reading queerfic you read when you were young. Does it still hold up?”
Hmmm… for me, there was so little out there at the time, at least that I was aware of or could find. I read “The Dancers of Arun” by Elizabeth A. Lynn, which was the first thing I ever read that contained a (in retrospect) tame sex scene, but geez…
And then there was Larque on the Wing, which helped spark my interest in magical realism.
But I haven’t read them since – I probably should! So what queer books did you read when you were younger, and how would they hold up today?
Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks!
Mercedes Lackey… :)
She was the first person who wrote about an actual gay character(s) for me.. I still re-read and I still bawl my eyes out.
I remember also that Anne McCaffrey referenced same sex couples in the Dragons of Pern series. I was so happy at that reference when I was a tween, because at that age, I was looking everywhere for someone like me or something that indicated I wasn’t alone..