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1. double+ls1[view] [source] 2023-02-19 06:09:16
>>GavCo+(OP)
I'm a gay man and I think we are going to far with this PC nonsense. I had a hard time growing up in the 90s knowing I was different and being tormented by my peers, so I'm happy to see gay "normalized" in current pop culture more because I think it teaches the younger generation to accept themselves and others. However I feel that it's going to far, for example I started reading a novel the other day but gave up a third of the way through because every character was some form of LGBT or interracial or something. It made the story seem fake and unrealistic. I think editing classic books is wrong even if it is covering up something like hate or bigotry. History forgotten is history bound to repeat itself.
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2. Aeolun+RI1[view] [source] 2023-02-19 09:49:52
>>double+ls1
I recently read a story, and one of the couples in the otherwise bog standard hero fantasy is just casually gay (like, there is no specific mention of it, written like a standard couple, they just happen to both be men). That was great, and I think how it should be normalized.
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3. fennec+cC4[view] [source] 2023-02-20 11:25:16
>>Aeolun+RI1
This is sadly rare and I'd love to know which book/story it was so I can read it, too.

Atm some of the best writing of gay characters I've seen has been Dev/Lee from the books by Kyell Gold. Warning that it is _furry_ fiction, and of course I am biased in this regard, but if you can ignore the fact that all the characters are walking, talking animals, it's a very deep and charming love story with all sorts of fun up and downs (in all senses) and is honestly my favourite book series (even competing with William Gibson's/Neal Stephenson's stuff, which I adore).

Highly recommend reading a snippet/start of "Out of Position" to see if you like it, to anyone that wants a great gay love story.

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