Today, I have a fantastic post for you from B.J. Epstein, author of non-fiction book, Are the Kids All Right? about children's and YA LGBTQ fiction, which will be published in October 2013. B.J. is here to discuss the sexual content, or lack there of, in lesbian YA novels.
Let’s Talk About Lesbian Sex, Baby by B.J. Epstein
Let’s talk about lesbian sex, baby.
Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be.
Let’s talk about—
Actually, when it comes to lesbian sex in young adult novels, it’s mostly bad things.
What I have found is that if you compare how gay males and their sex lives are portrayed in YA books to how gay females and their sex lives are portrayed, the women come off looking incompetent, scared, and distinctly lacking in passion. It’s as though society is so scared of female sexuality in general that lesbian sexuality in particular is doubly worrying, and authors and publishers just don’t feel comfortable producing books that feature it.
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Let’s Talk About Lesbian Sex, Baby by B.J. EpsteinLet’s talk about lesbian sex, baby.
Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be.
Let’s talk about—
Actually, when it comes to lesbian sex in young adult novels, it’s mostly bad things.
What I have found is that if you compare how gay males and their sex lives are portrayed in YA books to how gay females and their sex lives are portrayed, the women come off looking incompetent, scared, and distinctly lacking in passion. It’s as though society is so scared of female sexuality in general that lesbian sexuality in particular is doubly worrying, and authors and publishers just don’t feel comfortable producing books that feature it.
