LGBTQA - Discussion and support.
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Stevey Queen
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Oh wow. I didn't know that was a thing.
There was only straight, gay, bi and trans back in my day so all these other sexualities and gender things(I couldn't find a better word, don't hate me please) are all very new to me and I see new terms every time I come on to this thread.
I support anything though c:
tinytaylor
baby blue sedan
I'm straight but my best friend came out to me about three years ago. It was extremely emotional, we were talking and all of a sudden she asked me if I was homophobic (I was like 13 and didn't really know anything about lgbtqa) so she explained it to me and I told I didn't have a problem with it (I don't know why anyone would). She got really teary and told me she was lesbian and it was strange I didn't know why she was crying or why it was a problem. Now that I think of it she was probably worried because I'm Christian? Idk. Anyway I think it's a problem in her family and even though her parents are super chill I think the rest of her family would disown her (she has a closely knit hindu family). Later that day we were at dinner with her mom and I think the waiter was trans and that started a discussion from her mom about how it's gross... We went into the bathroom and she cried some more, it was really heartbreaking. I don't see her that often but I can tell she's suicidal now, she has cuts up her wrist and she burns herself on purpose, she told me not to tell anyone and she promised she'd stop. I'm really worried for her now
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ok before i start you cant really tell if someone is trans or cis. but either way, what her mother said was really disgusting. please stop her from hurting herself ): but i would just try to cheer her up and get her mind away from it
tinytaylor
baby blue sedan
i can't really remember what they were, it might've been a built looking woman? i'm not sure and I really don't know all the correct terms (not in anyway trying to offend anyone) we've really drifted apart since then (she's busy with classes and dance on top of that she goes to a different school and I have classes and practice all 1st semester, we can hardly ever see each other bc out schedules collide.) i saw her maybe march and it's awkward because we didn't have much to talk about because of how long it's been.
Lady Timpani
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There's a book called Luna that's about a trans girl and her sister that I thought was pretty good. The same author (can't remember her name) writes a lot of LGBTQA stuff, but I've only read a couple of her books. Luna's probably her best IMO.
Another book is Beautiful Music for Ugly Children which is about a trans guy. TW for transphobia and violence. It was pretty good, but I felt that there was something to be desired. Idk.
I've also heard of a book called Middlesex which is either about an intersex or trans person (I've gotten conflicting summaries, so I'm not entirely sure), but I haven't read that one.
Another book is Beautiful Music for Ugly Children which is about a trans guy. TW for transphobia and violence. It was pretty good, but I felt that there was something to be desired. Idk.
I've also heard of a book called Middlesex which is either about an intersex or trans person (I've gotten conflicting summaries, so I'm not entirely sure), but I haven't read that one.
Ooh I got to check those out then.
there should be more LGBTQIA+ lit tbh. maybe ill write some one day lol
Lady Timpani
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Okay I just looked more into Middlesex and it appears to be about an intersex man. It also has incest in it, so you may want to avoid it if that would bother you.
I think I remember reading Luna back in 2006. That was the one about Liam and Regan right?
IIRC it was written by Julie Anne Peters.
Lady Timpani
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Yeah, all of those names ring bells lol. I tried to read some of her other books, but I didn't like them as much as I liked Luna. I read it back in 2011 because one of my friends was in the school's book club and read it there.
I'm not sure where I read it at, but we had a LGBT sort-of club/group thingy at one of my schools that did a lot of trans-reading too. I thought about joining but I was very much undetermined about my sexuality at that point.
Lady Timpani
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Ah, I've also heard of Tipping the Velvet, if you want something more... adult. Annie On My Mind is another one people seem to read often, but somebody stole it from our library, so I haven't read it. I'll let you know if I think of/ come across more.
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Oh, that's pretty neat! Was this during middle/ high school, or post-secondary education?
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Oh, that's pretty neat! Was this during middle/ high school, or post-secondary education?
Do you know what the name of that book? It sounds interesting and I kinda wanna read it. I haven't read any LGBT books and I really want to start.
Street Dreams.
I was at the library and I found that by accident. I wanted to ask if they had more LGBT books but I was too nervous to ask
Izzy Reincarnated
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only 10 states in us allow gay marriage us government is stupid whos with me
There is actually a lot of LGBT literature out there. There are various indie publishers dedicated to it. To find it, you need to look outside of the big book shops and mainstream literature and look into smaller publishing houses. The quality isn't always as good unfortunately - and my biggest peeve with them is that they often lack a plot beyond the LGBT aspect of the story. After you've read a couple dozen of them they all start to blend together.
One book I'd recommend is Edinburgh by Alexander Chee. But it is a heavy read. It's a coming-of-age story that focuses on a boy, Fee, who was molested as a child by his choir director, and how he grows-up struggling with the trauma from that experience. It spans across many years, starting from age twelve and continuing for over a decade, IIRC.
If you're more into fantasy / sci-fi, then I'd recommend the Wraeththu books by Storm Constantine. It's a post-apocolayptic story about a hermaphroditic race. The first book, The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, involves the protagonist, a human boy named Pellaz, being taken away from his family and being transformed into a member of this new race and his ascent into their hierarchy.
There are more I could recommend, but some of the scenes are incredibly explicit and I don't feel it would be appropriate to post them here. But if anyone's into fantasy I've got a great recommendation involving shape shifters - but I don't feel comfortable giving it's title out on an all-ages forum like this (so PM me if you're interested!). I also write LGBT stories and scripts, published under a pen name, and if anyone's interested I could put some of the unpublished cleaner ones up somewhere online to read for free.
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