Comments on: Lambda Literary Award: No Straight People Allowed!

By: adam smith

adam smith — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:14:57 +0000

I hate that word “Breeder”. It’d be like me going up to someone Gay and calling them a “Fag” or whatever is the insult flavor of the week. I’ve had several Gay roommates call me a breeder before and you know what, pushing past the insult, if there weren’t a few of us breeders out here, the human race would die in one generation. Mind you, I would have to include anyone who is impregnated in the breeder category since Lesbian, Bisexual, or Straight, if you’re getting pregnant, you’re breeding.

But why would anyone want to alienate a group of people who aren’t against them in any way? I mean if it’s in jest, fine, no worries, I can shoot back “Queer!” or something like that. But if it’s meant to be mean, that’s just wrong. I don’t walk up to random Gay people and insult them based on what I think their sexual preferences may be. I really don’t care. I don’t think one group is better or worse than any other group.

By: TeddyPig

TeddyPig — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:40:04 +0000

Mike I am so used to it.

What is really amusing is that many of those people who call me homophobic are straight.
Amazing how they feel they know more about being a gay man than I do.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:51 +0000

Nail. Head. Hit.

I’m glad there’s gays like you out there, i know some scum who would probably call you a homophobe for making this post.

By: Nicola Griffith

Nicola Griffith — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:35:12 +0000

Katherine V. Forrest, the new interim President of the LLF Board of Trustees, has written a letter clarifying the 2009 Lambda Literary Award guidelines. I’ve posted it on my blog:

http://asknicola.blogspot.com/2009/09/lambda-literary-award-guidelines.html

By: Selah March » Blog Archive » A lynching in the making.

Selah March » Blog Archive » A lynching in the making. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:49:32 +0000

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By: TeddyPig

TeddyPig — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:23:42 +0000

Cat,

They will let anyone enter and GIVE THEM MONEY but I think you are wasting that money because of the fact it says in writing that CERTAIN people will get preference. They are stating this is a prejudiced award only given to a select group.

By: Emilie

Emilie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:34:43 +0000

God knows there’s already enough infighting about what a “real” lesbian is. I didn’t realize the Foundation was a private group — I thought it was a more general sort of thing.

A number of m/m romance authors are bisexual women. A few m/m writers say in their bios that they feel at least kind of transgendered. So would they qualify to compete or not? That’s just another reason why I don’t see how that rule could possibly be enforced.

Let us know if you hear more about it.

By: Cat Grant

Cat Grant — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:20:02 +0000

I downloaded the actual entry form, and it doesn’t ask authors to self-identify. So I’m puzzled as to why they included that clause in the rules about the author’s sexual orientation.

By: TeddyPig

TeddyPig — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:57:44 +0000

The thing is Emily that GLBT writing is easy to define because that’s just the subject matter.

Cut and dry, is it in the story or not?

The writers sexuality is a whole different matter.
I can hear the infighting and backstabbing whisper campaigns going on already. She’s not a “real” lesbian, she’s bi so she should not get that award. This is becoming about who you are and who you know and who you blow, not what you write or how well you write it.

They are a private group and as I have stated many times before private groups can recognize who and what they want. Despite how ignorant they look like to anyone with a knowledge or respect for good writing.

My problem is they repeatedly imply they represent the “gay community” which is where they cross the line.
On that note I find any promotion of entry criteria that does not provide a level playing field “for all” no matter who or what you are as insulting and not in line with the all inclusive political nature of the gay community.

By: veinglory

veinglory — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:52:57 +0000

The thing is I can see having an award for GLBT writers, or an award for GLBT writing–but specificying both seems rather narrow especially as they never did it before.