[ SECRET POST #2413 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2413 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm the exact opposite, OP. I get really bummed out by fic where being gay is treated as completely unremarkable and every bit as accepted as heterosexuality. It feels so improbable to me that it kicks me out of the story.

I was actually thinking of starting a discussion about this exact thing in GC the other night, so I'm intrigued to see how others feel on this.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like you most of the time. It will very often kick me out of the story. But it depends on my mood and the context of the story.

Of course, I'm gay and have experienced this shit, so it's uncanny valley when it's ignored as not an issue, usually by those who haven't experienced it rather than those who actually have something to "escape".

[(Anonymous)]

I agree, although it depends on the setting and how likely homophobia would be in that setting.

I once read a Life on Mars Gene/Sam fic where all the supporting characters were happy that they got together and I'm sitting there thinking, "Wow, that is all kinds of not likely" and it pretty much ruined the fic (although I don't think it was particularly well-written to begin with). In a fandom set in the present, on the other hand, you can assume more acceptance depending on the context, and in a future/fantasy setting, I'm okay with people deciding homophobia flat-out doesn't exist.

Obviously, not every fic needs to deal with prejudice. If it's just porn or a little domestic scene or random drabble or whatever, there doesn't need to be some kind of "Also: Homophobia" line.

[armlessphelan]

Being gay, I don't mind it being acknowledged or included, but I don't like it being the sole focus of the fic.

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ATWYR

I suppose what I mean is - I don't need every fic to be all about dealing with homophobia and heteronormativity. But if something happens in the fic where my own experience is that there'd be a rocky moment, and it's completely neutralised without any explanation as to why, I'm more likely to feel alienated from the fic than to enjoy the escapism. I'm sure others feel quite differently.

[armlessphelan]

It is a very subjective thing, I agree.