Cautionary Tales: Being a Queer Girl in YA Lit

My mom figured out I was queer when I tried to sneak a Julie Anne Peters book past her at Barnes and Noble. I’ve told this story before; it’s one I bring up when asked about my representation in YA...

cbcdiversity:

“We owe it to queer girls to publish and write stories about them. We owe it to them to say ‘You are not a cautionary tale. You are complex and messy and confused and happy and your story is valid and you are important, your story is important.’ @nitatyndall @thegayya

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Dec 17, 2015
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