I have been following this Lambda Literary Wankfest at length for a reason so let me put my personal point of view in context here.
The very first Gay Romance I ever loved as a young gay man was The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley. A book which is sold as Gay Fiction written by [...]

Deacon Maccubbin founded the Lambda Literary Awards in 1988.
Here is his entire comment he made over on The Little Lost Lamb(da)s –Some thoughts by Victor J. Banis

Deacon Maccubbin
September 30th, 2009 on 9:43 am
Just to keep the historical record clear, when I founded the Lambda Literary Awards in 1988, they were specifically intended to honor “the [...]

2008: Welcome to the Lambda Literary Foundation, the country’s leading organization for LGBT literature. Our mission is to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians – the whole literary community.
The awards guidelines from 2008 state: In determining whether a book should be nominated, consider that the Lambda Literary Awards [...]

Victor J. Banis ~ Spine Intact, Some Creases
From: Borgo Press
If I was to look for the most “informed opinion” on the whole Lambda Literary Foundation wankfest. I think I would look to someone who is not only a gay writer but also a gay writer who actually lived the real world discrimination and the real [...]