I know seeing Bad Queer Lit Takes on Twitter gets really anxiety inducing for authors, so lemme tell you as someone who gets piles of requests for very specific queer recs every day: all the things you fear no one wants are wanted very badly by somebody.
If you've never checked out the LGBTQReads Tumblr, lemme tell you - these readers want your bi m/f romance, and your m/nb romance. They want your trans m/m. They reallllly want your jock/nerd f/f and m/m. They want SO MUCH nonbinary rep. And demisexual rep.
And even if you do check it out, there are things you won't see because they sit in my inbox while I wait to learn about the perfect book to recommend because sometimes I just can't bear to say "I don't know if that exists." But you are working to make it exist <3
ALSO, requests for books about people working out their sexuality are plentiful. Don't let anyone give you shit for writing your queer YA about questioning and/or self-doubt, especially in the context of a religious upbringing. I rec the 4-5 books that do this *often*.
I also want to very specifically state that readers are desperate for more disabled and neurodiverse queer rep. Please do not let anyone convince you this is "too much," especially since we have lost one of the best and most important authors doing this.
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