fluid sexuality and literary trends in young adult fiction

[escritoireazul]

There is a very interesting discussion on fluid sexuality in fandom going on in missambs' journal. The part I found most interesting is about how though straight characters are often put into slash pairings, canon gay characters aren't often put into het pairings, which is very interesting, and though I've had that thought before (mostly while comparing the Oz/Tara/Giles and Dawn/Willow stories while writing them), I hadn't seen it discussed before. (Not that it hasn't, I think hermionesviolin even mentions in the comments there she sees that discussion a lot, I'm just very out of the loop usually.)

velvetandlace has interesting thoughts and questions about literary trends in young adult fiction and how they are blurring the lines between young adult and adult. I find this topic endlessly interesting.

I also have thoughts on fluid sexuality in young adult fiction, which I will try to put together soon.

Now I have to go lay down. My neck aches and the lack of sleep is making me ill, I can feel it. I don't even have a relaxing weekend to catch up on my rest (though I'm looking forward to it).



Friday:
+ work
+ bass practice
+ house chores
+ writing
+ check oil, transmission fluid, and coolant, plus get gas
+ gym

Saturday:
+ post office
+ writing
+ triker meeting
+ trip to Springfield with my sister C. to go see Brokeback Mountain and, I hope, visit my sister K. and brother M.

Sunday:
+ grocery shop
+ pay bills
+ maybe meet with brother T. and his business partner to write their grant proposal
+ writing
+ bass practice

Comments

[smartylibrarian.livejournal.com]

I think Tara is the exception in the Buffyverse. I've read a lot of Tara/Spike. I had not really thought about gay characters only being gay in fanfic before - interesting point.