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Originally Posted by DNSB
More like someone who is so afraid of being offensive to somebody, they end up being more offensive.
I've read books where the main characters were LGBTQIA2S+ (if that acronym gets any longer, it's going to need a acronym  ). Some of the books were good, some were bad with the majority being so-so.
Many of the bad ones made their protagonists' sexuality, the central theme of the story. I prefer approaches such as Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series where, for the most part, non-binary wasn’t a big deal. It just was. Yes, she had some homophobia in her stories but for the most part, it was a minor secondary element. "I don't hate you because you are homosexual, I hate you because you are an <expletive deleted> who has broken your word far more often than you have kept it."
Admittedly, I also dislike most of my XYL's "porn for mommies" books for the authors' apparent belief that if sex sells, more sex described in excruciating detail sells better. |
I don't mind books that do have their characters' sexuality as a main theme, but I prefer knowing that before I buy the book. It might not always be my cup of tea. I also don't mind detailed sex scenes, unless they're there to cover up the lack of any meaningful plot.