On women writing M/M romance
Care should always be taken when an author writes outside their own bounds (like a white person writing about POC, or an abled person writing disabled characters), but we all come to the stories we write by different paths, for different reasons. Jamie Fessenden, male author of gay fiction, on women writing MM romance. Then read it twice more. And then she decided she wanted to write a romance between two men. Why Many Gay Romance Readers and Writers are Women
Another thing we can do is highlight gay authors who write gay romance or gay fiction. Many readers of Young Adult were trending #OwnVoices to highlight writers of minority communities writing stories representative of their experiences. I think that’s a great idea to do for other genres as well, especially LGBT literature. From May to May , 6. Is it a genre in its own right? 
Members Of the LGBTIQA+ Community,What do you think of women
Considerations for Fiction Writers - A Blog Series I find writing queer characters a freeing experience because it helps me escape my gender conditioning. Some folks believe women shouldn’t write gay characters, claiming women fetishize the gay identity. But can such arguments stand against scrutiny?. The written word is an incredibly powerful tool that can be used to foster understanding and healing. Everyone deserves representation.
What romance books do you think exemplify the issue with
As a gay male author of gay stories who operates in various realms of the LGBT+ fiction world in my work life, I see shades of the same argument pop up all the time: “Women can’t be writing. . What Is LGBTQ+ Fiction
My Hot Take: Why I, As a Queer Woman Romance Author, Will Not Write Gay Men. The written word is an incredibly powerful tool that can be used to foster understanding and healing. It’s important that all voices be allowed a chance to tell their stories. BIPOC, Queer Folks, people with different religious, cultural, or mental-health backgrounds. . 
Reading MM
When Lauren Blakely, a married straight year-old woman living in Seattle and a voracious reader, came upon the literary sensation Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman, a gay romance that was made into a movie starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer, she devoured it in a weekend. Then read it twice more. And then she decided she wanted to write a romance between two men. .
Women Love Queer Content and that’s a good thing. A
These books are making waves, but what exactly is LGBTQ+ fiction? Is it a genre in its own right? And what does all of this mean for those who write LGBTQ+ fiction? What is the definition of LGBTQ+ fiction? Defining queer fiction isn’t easy. The reality is that there isn’t one single definition of what it is. .
Thoughts on female authors writing novels centered around gay
Thoughts on female authors writing novels centered around gay male protagonists This has been something I've wondered about for a while, as I've seen/read a fair few romance type novels that, as the title states, centre around two men being together but that are written by female authors. (For instance something like Red White and Royal Blue). .