As I’ve discussed on some other posts, I myself am a sometimes-writer (aka I write a lot and very diligently for a month, give up halfway through, and don’t write again for another year. Anyway). This means I think even more about what I want in books than if I didn’t write, or at least I think I do. I have a lot of things I’d like to see in queer YA novels, and though I could write some of them if I really set my mind to it in all likelihood, there are certainly others I don’t feel I would be the best fit for. Today, I’m going to share a general list of some of the things I’d like to see in queer YA.
- a bi person who dates someone of the opposite gender
- more LGBT stories that don’t revolve around them coming out
- more trans, nonbinary, and agender stories
- more queer characters in fantasy and other speculative fiction stories
- more mentally ill queer characters
- more groups of queer friends (it’s true; we travel in packs)
- stories about queer people being happy
- a stereotypical ya story but the characters are all queer
- queer love triangles
- queer insta-love
- queer witches and mermaids
- books in unique formats about queer characters
- more historical novels featuring queer people
- more queer characters of color
- more disabled queer people
- queer people as the “chosen one”
What do you want to see in queer YA?
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YES TO ALL OF THESE