Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38091275-20190322183431/@comment-174.6.16.240-20190908181811

Charlotte O CATS KOTLC wrote: 162.225.241.252 wrote: Okay, I’m not trying to be insensitive, but I feel no need to add LGTBQ relationships. I don’t think that this should be a “thing” that needs to be added into all books. Why do you think it needs to be added Charlotte? Again, not trying to be a troll. yea no there is a need. i can explain: when lgbtq+ kids don't see their identities in books that they read, they're discouraged to ever come out or even accept themselves. the more normalized this gets (meaning that lgbtq+ is in every book that straight and cisgender is in, in a positive or indifferent way), rates of lgbtq+ (mostly transgender) suicide will go down, so will depression, and people will accept themselves as who they are. It is always nice when you see your identity in a book, because if I were straight and most people weren't so I never saw any straight people in books, it would feel really discouraging, wich is kind of why I want to see lgbtq representation in these books, because its one of my favourite series.