: Want to read about queer teens saving the world or having a rom-com moment? Here are five books #IndiaNEWS Early ventures in queer young adult fiction followed certain conventions: they tended to be

Want to read about queer teens saving the world or having a rom-com moment? Here are five books #IndiaNEWS
Early ventures in queer young adult fiction followed certain conventions: they tended to be set in the contemporary world and their narratives focussed on coming out, bullying, heartbreak or fighting for acceptance. Most unfortunately, these stories also have a long history of ending in tragedy.There is absolutely a place for stories that address the often harsh reality of being queer in a heteronormative world. However, this history has left many adolescents – and adults! – under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella calling out for stories that break this mould.Over the last decade, there has not only been an increase in the number of queer YA books being published, including by major publishing houses, but also a welcome and notable shift in the kinds of stories these books tell. Now, we have not just contemporary realism, but sci-fi and fantasy. Not just tales of unrequited love, but sappy romantic comedies.Not just narratives about hardship – but narratives about hope.Queer representation in fiction can provide education, validation and affirmation to young people and help normalise queerness – for teenagers exploring their identities, but also for readers of all ages and orientations who want to experience different perspectives or learn to be better allies.But these hopeful queer stories are also important precisely because they...Read more

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