Comments on: Battle of the One Sex http://www.fictionwithfriction.com/2012/06/26/battle-of-the-one-sex/ The Hottest Gay Romance Authors Are Here... Wed, 15 May 2013 01:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ally Blue http://www.fictionwithfriction.com/2012/06/26/battle-of-the-one-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-5604 Ally Blue Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:46:00 +0000 http://www.fictionwithfriction.com/?p=3443#comment-5604 It's true. We do love our labels, don't we? It's hard to resist the urge to label human beings but I think we ought to try. And I think I'm overthinking things. I do that, LOL. It’s true. We do love our labels, don’t we? It’s hard to resist the urge to label human beings but I think we ought to try. And I think I’m overthinking things. I do that, LOL.

]]> By: Z.Allora http://www.fictionwithfriction.com/2012/06/26/battle-of-the-one-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-5602 Z.Allora Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:02:47 +0000 http://www.fictionwithfriction.com/?p=3443#comment-5602 Interesting! (as always) I really think it is beyond time we stop trying to make people fit into these pre-set (Ikea-like) boxes. As a society its almost like we can't function unless we slap a label on something so we know what to do with it. (Sliding my labeler under the sofa and pretend I didn't spend the afternoon doing just that: Labeling) Labeling makes us feel organized in our life so it stands to reason we do it in our heads.... which is fine up to a point. I think this genre is evolving and does represent various types of people. Are they all evenly spread? Probably not... But so what? I think the bigger point is gay romance is making gay more mainstream. Mainstream is important because it breeds acceptance. Our voices are screaming this is okay &sweet & sexy & funny & a whole freaking lot like heterosexuality... Hugs, Z. Interesting! (as always) I really think it is beyond time we stop trying to make people fit into these pre-set (Ikea-like) boxes. As a society its almost like we can’t function unless we slap a label on something so we know what to do with it. (Sliding my labeler under the sofa and pretend I didn’t spend the afternoon doing just that: Labeling) Labeling makes us feel organized in our life so it stands to reason we do it in our heads…. which is fine up to a point.

I think this genre is evolving and does represent various types of people. Are they all evenly spread? Probably not… But so what?

I think the bigger point is gay romance is making gay more mainstream. Mainstream is important because it breeds acceptance. Our voices are screaming this is okay &sweet & sexy & funny & a whole freaking lot like heterosexuality…

Hugs, Z.

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