![]() ![]() Forty-one percent of the more than 1,600 books banned during the 2021-2022 school year were challenged because of their queer content, according to a Pen America report.Īnd yet, scrolling on my iPad, I see work by two highly talented openly queer authors in a list from The New York Times of 13 new books out this month: “Quietly Hostile: Essays” by queer writer Samantha Irby” and “The Late Americans,” a novel by queer author Brandon Taylor. Some LGBTQ authors self-publish their work because they can’t get published. In some countries, and, sometimes, in the United States, queer writers, to protect themselves and/or their loved ones, have to be closeted. Often, LGBTQ teens and kids don’t see people like themselves in books. It’s still difficult for many queer writers to get published – especially for authors who are trans or nonbinary. ![]() Without Denneny’s courage and groundbreaking work, LGBTQ creators would find it far more difficult to flourish today.I don’t want to be a Pollyanna. If Denneny hadn’t put his heart and soul into fostering queer literature and LGBTQ authors, queer literature might well not be as vibrant as it is now. ![]()
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