Writing Stack Exchange
Writing Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [lgbt]

Use for characters that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, asexual, etc., or for writing otherwise targeting such an audience.

9 questions
24
votes
9 answers

Is it okay to kill off a main LGBT love interest?

I'm a young writer and have only recently figured out about the "bury your gays trope". I'm writing a book and the main character is a lesbian and gets a girlfriend. Shortly there after the girlfriend gets killed for some plot important reasons. The…
Strawberry
  • 273
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4
14
votes
9 answers

Is it offensive to kill my gay character at the end of my book?

In my novel, while the main characters are building the plot and driving it forward, there is a subplot with a gay couple. One of the gay partners is best friends with the female protagonist. At the end of the story, I plan to make the antagonist…
R.T.
  • 165
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
9
votes
10 answers

Is killing off one of my queer characters homophobic?

(For reference, I am queer.) In my post-apocalyptic novel and in the short story from the novel's antagonist's perspective, my MC, Eris' love interest, Caspian, has/had two mothers, Saskia and Ezrith (Ezrith is the antagonist). Saskia was his…
user34214
7
votes
4 answers

How to write about a homosexual relationship when I haven't experienced one?

I have two female characters, one who is lesbian, and the other bisexual. However, I am male. So not only am I to write the opposite gender, which I actually feel more comfortable doing, for some odd reason, but also a homosexual relationship, which…
Kale Slade
  • 2,653
  • 16
  • 45
2
votes
0 answers

Can I change my name after publishing? Do publishers take poorly to it?

I just published my first childrens book under my chosen name. However, I am gender queer which is why I have a chosen name and I thought publishing under it was the right thing for me but now that it’s out I’m feeling very uncomfortable about it as…
PublishedAmateur
  • 21
  • 2
2
votes
2 answers

Why is it wrong to have your LGBT character find a love interest as soon as possible in your story if, in your setting, people are not LGBT-friendly?

I was watching some video about how to write LGBT characters and I was told that it's wrong to have your LGBT character magically find a LGBT love interest. However, my particular problem is that the fact my main character is LGBT is not the main…
user36239
1
vote
0 answers

How do I write a gay backstory when I've never been in love before?

Hey so I'm writing a book and there is a gay 'couple'. One of them dies (well they both die but the backstory is after one death) and the backstory is like supposed to be a memory of how they met and how they became so close. I am a straight female…
Zali
  • 31
  • 3
0
votes
0 answers

Historical vs. present self-classifications when writing about LGBTQ+ history

I'm writing a short summary of LGBTQ+ history focusing on the lead up to the Stonewall Uprising, the event itself, and the first Pride march. I understand how to respectfully discuss LGBTQ+ people today. However, this sometimes clashes with…
Rozgonyi
  • 151
  • 3
-1
votes
1 answer

How can I put a short-term LGBTQ romance in a restricted environment?

In my epic fantasy tale, there is a small romantic sideplot. When the main group reaches a kingdom for work, the deutertagonist, while starting off as bitter, begins to develop feelings for the princess. The princess also starts having feelings for…
Crafter
  • 515
  • 4
  • 18