Characters Quote by John Scalzi

“...as a child, I was an avid reader. And despite reading hundreds of books about straight people, I did not grow up to embrace…

— Lesléa Newman

“[Queer theory is] the bastard child of the gay and lesbian movement and postmodern literary theory, which like other unwed mothers has been very…

— Dennis Altman

“My ex was raising my daughter to be gay. She had a lot of gay friends and was dressing her in rainbow clothes.”

— Steven Magee

“The truth is, I have gay dads and I’m not damaged. I grew up with an incredible and loving family that always provided for…

— Natalie Perry

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

— Carol Anshaw

I couldn't imagine a book with many characters in it and one of them not being gay. It would have felt like a glaring…

— Ayana Mathis

“He was my best friend, all three, yes three of my fathers were gay, but I was still undecided on that route. “He”

— James Cox

“There are those from religious backgrounds who resist and oppose LGBT equality; some very obsessively and publicly. They make bold accusations and negative statements…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

“Gay kids aren’t a “plot point” that you can play with. Gay kids are real, actual kids, teenagers, growing up into awesome adults, and…

— Sarah Diemer

Dad somewhat enjoyed being called gay. He said it made women want to prove the assertion wrong.

— Jennifer Grant

“The ability of anyone in the culture to support and honour gay kids may depend on an ability to name them as such, notwithstanding…

— Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

“It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to.”

— George R.R. Martin