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I personally always have a hard time relating to queer characters in media because I didn't really see myself in them. They were kind…

— Noelle Stevenson

We have to look at queerness as a means towards challenging normativity.

— Patrisse Cullors

There are sometimes concerns about being respectful with a gay character, and you either end up with a tiptoeing quality or an all-out cliche.

— Casey Wilson

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

— Shannon Purser

“What's more, the kaleidoscopic blend of gender-variant and gender-typical traits that characterizes gay people is exactly what enables us to make our own unique…

— Simon LeVay

What I would love is for a normalization of queer characters on TV.

— Stephanie Beatriz

“If queerness can be defined, then it is no longer queer.”

— Madhavi Menon

Early on, I got some criticism from other gay writers and queer theorists for being too 'assimilationist,' probably because my characters are outsiders, even…

— Stephen McCauley

When I started, there was more of a cultural assumption that many readers would find gay characters irrelevant or repugnant.

— Carol Anshaw

“I set out to write a series of grand stories starring queer people. My vision has always been to let that "queerness" exist organically…

— Hazel Blackthorn

It's definitely my responsibility not to stereotype any character, but especially a gay character because of the misperceptions people still have about gays.

— Haaz Sleiman

I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it's an attempt at saying being gay is OK if…

— Josie Totah