If you’re reading this and want to hear lesbians speak on why this is harmful to us, I have a whole tag full of nothing but lesbians speaking on exactly that! so please don’t misinterpret my words, we’ve covered every argument people have thrown at us We just want allies, and to feel like people besides other lesbians actually love us for a change You don’t even have to do anything difficult! just listen when actual lesbians speak, uplift our voices, and don’t associate with those who are hurting us… that’s it! If you really, honestly consider yourself an ally to the lesbian community, then why aren’t you listening to us? why aren’t you standing with us, when that’s what we’re begging you for? So it’s like… do you see all this? you’re standing in the center of it, so I’d assume you’re seeing posts from the other side, along with us begging for people to listen to why this is hurting lesbians Which is honestly the main reason this mess has gotten as far as it has: the fact that nobody else, cishet or lgbt, respects what lesbians have to say, and the lesbian community is so small in comparison to the rest of you that even with the majority of us begging for allies, we are easily drowned out by the people who are hurting us and the people they have roped into it you can’t just stay quiet and pretend not to be involved, because that itself enables the people causing harm to keep doing it I highly recommend this for nerdy queer teens and those who once were nerdy queer teens-though I’m sure lots of other readers would enjoy it, too.This is definitely going to annoy some of you, but it’s not meant to be an attack on anyone, just venting how I feel in the wake of all that’s been going on lately, so please read it anywayĪ lot of people are more content to stay quiet or refuse to take a hard stand on the “bi lesbians” issue, because you don’t want to lose friends or whatever, and I get that! I really do! nobody wants to be dislikedīut there’s certain things where like. They’re often messy and imperfect, but they’re also so important to Cass, and they can be unexpected and beautiful even when they’re messy. While there are a lot of elements to this story, including family as well as romance, it was the friendships that stood out to me, and how seriously they’re taken. There still aren’t many examples of that in media. It was also nice to read about a main character who is so confident both in being fat and being a lesbian, especially as a teenager. The chapters are interspersed with roleplay scenes, which might not work for everyone, but was very nostalgic for me, and they nicely complemented what was happening in Cass’s AFK world. Needless to say, I cared a lot about Cass and felt protective of her while reading. I was a fat nerdy queer teen who was obsessed with a book series and roleplayed in an online community! She’s a chronic overthinker, I’m a chronic overthinker. I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve heard great things!Ĭass is a fat, nerdy queer teenager who is obsessed with a book series and roleplays as one of the characters in an online community. I was just thinking that Flip the Script by Lyla Lee looks like a great book for fans of XO, Kitty! It’s a cute F/F teen romance set in Korea, with the main character being in a rivalry with another girl over a guy and then falling for her instead. Rosen, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa, Always the Almost by Edward Underhill, and How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis in m/m, and I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee is a fave for me in m/f! Love love Leah Johnson’s You Should See Me in a Crown, Kelly Quindlen’s You Drive Me Crazy, Adiba Jaigirdar’s Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott’s She Gets the Girl, and Becky Albertalli’s Imogen, Obviously - those are all Sapphic, and I have a few books that fit, too - Cool for the Summer, Home Field Advantage, and Going Bicoastal!įor some other pairings, I love Camp by L.C. I haven’t watched the show so I don’t know what’s a close match, but I can definitely recommend some fun YA queer romances! Jennifer Dugan writes some of my faves of these - I personally love Hot Dog Girl most but Some Girls Do is her most popular.
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