The bisexual hero
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valarltdI've been hearing a lot lately about "no icky girl bits in my m/m!" Leaving aside the uglier implications of that statement, I have to wonder WHY.
The vast majority of people are bisexual. The Gold-Star Gay, who has never touched a member of the female sex, is vanishing rare. 2% according to Kinsey. Most gay men I know have at least tried having sex with a woman. Some have been married anywhere from months to decades. I have written a single GoldStar Gay. He's insufferable, Neo-Augstinian, will not be in the same room with a women by his choice and cannot live in the same dwelling as one.
I've been coming to the conclusion I don't write m/m. I don't write gay fiction, because I'm not coming out of that culture. I write genre fiction with GLBT(etc) protagonists, and the B&T aren't decorative.
Why do we write our men who have sex with men having sex with women too?
Because we write as the characters move us. And in the case of one certain muse, he's of the "fuck it if it moves, nudge it if it doesn't" school of sexuality. In various incarnations, he has (or will have) fucked everything from virginal 17 year old girls to eunuch prostitutes, from Dartmouth journalism graduates to drag kings, from vampires to conjoined twins. And Edward Kilsby, Lord Withycombe, is certainly glad that 1) sheep don't talk and 2) talking sheep are generally held to be liars.
Speaking of that series, Lord Withycombe's rakish ways are going to cause more conflict over time. Charlie will settle into a mostly homophile life. And I suspect he's going to grow jealous. However, one of the ongoing conflicts will be whether a single lover can satisfy the appetites of a sexual omnivore, especially one with...special needs. (Nigel alluded to these, and we'll see more of them in the sequel)
The others? Torturo will continue to seduce anything that breathes. Nick Boyd will fuck whoever he's told to or whoever requests him--male or female--but all his devotion and emotional connection are reserved for James Ligatos (who just might be married).
And where do those who fall between genders end up? If David falls for a drag queen, does it get weird if Alanna leaves pink lipstick marks on his cock before she changes back into Alan?
Brooks and Sparrow:
Genre fiction. With GLBT characters who have sex. LB&T not optional or decorative.
The vast majority of people are bisexual. The Gold-Star Gay, who has never touched a member of the female sex, is vanishing rare. 2% according to Kinsey. Most gay men I know have at least tried having sex with a woman. Some have been married anywhere from months to decades. I have written a single GoldStar Gay. He's insufferable, Neo-Augstinian, will not be in the same room with a women by his choice and cannot live in the same dwelling as one.
I've been coming to the conclusion I don't write m/m. I don't write gay fiction, because I'm not coming out of that culture. I write genre fiction with GLBT(etc) protagonists, and the B&T aren't decorative.
Why do we write our men who have sex with men having sex with women too?
Because we write as the characters move us. And in the case of one certain muse, he's of the "fuck it if it moves, nudge it if it doesn't" school of sexuality. In various incarnations, he has (or will have) fucked everything from virginal 17 year old girls to eunuch prostitutes, from Dartmouth journalism graduates to drag kings, from vampires to conjoined twins. And Edward Kilsby, Lord Withycombe, is certainly glad that 1) sheep don't talk and 2) talking sheep are generally held to be liars.
Speaking of that series, Lord Withycombe's rakish ways are going to cause more conflict over time. Charlie will settle into a mostly homophile life. And I suspect he's going to grow jealous. However, one of the ongoing conflicts will be whether a single lover can satisfy the appetites of a sexual omnivore, especially one with...special needs. (Nigel alluded to these, and we'll see more of them in the sequel)
The others? Torturo will continue to seduce anything that breathes. Nick Boyd will fuck whoever he's told to or whoever requests him--male or female--but all his devotion and emotional connection are reserved for James Ligatos (who just might be married).
And where do those who fall between genders end up? If David falls for a drag queen, does it get weird if Alanna leaves pink lipstick marks on his cock before she changes back into Alan?
Brooks and Sparrow:
Genre fiction. With GLBT characters who have sex. LB&T not optional or decorative.
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Date: 2009-12-16 11:31 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-12-17 12:21 am (UTC)Sure, spotlight any time.
I do confrontational activism and quieter support work too.
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Date: 2009-12-28 01:08 am (UTC)I'm out of town until the 3rd