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⌈ Secret Post #2059 ⌋

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Re: Equality

[citrinesunset]

The problem is, so many people are used to LGBT characters disproportionately getting sad endings or being written as villains, often with the implication that their sexuality/gender identity is the reason for their bad fortune or villainy. I think for a lot of people, even if they can recognize that killing off a gay character doesn't make a show homophobic, they may still be disappointed and have an emotional reaction to it.

I think things are changing a lot now, but a lot of people still have really bad associations with LGBT characters getting killed off. And there's still a lack of happy LGBT stories.

It would be nice to see LGBT characters as being no different than straight characters, and treat this like no big deal. As a writer, I don't think there's anything wrong with sad stories about LGBT characters. But I also sympathize with why people get so frustrated/disappointed. And as a writer, I also don't want to cause disappointment and unintentional sadness for my potential audience. So in my original fiction, I do try to give my gay couples happy endings if the story could go either way.