Author Stt Swenson giv his sight on how to wre Gay men for our How To Wre LGBTQIA+ Characters article seri.
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HOW TO WRE LGBTQIA+ CHARACTERS: GAY MEN
* writing gay characters in fantasy *
The primary arc, where some meangful way, the primary plot is about the protagonist's homosexualy, or profoundly nnected to .
A "gradual reveal" arc, where the character's homosexualy is ially unknown, and effectively "secret"; we get hts and clu. "signifint tails will prove to be important; otherwise you wouldn't put them the first place" - and om popular social mor, by which most people nsir a character beg homosexual as a "signifint tail, " while nsirg heterosexualy to be a sort of unremarkable, flt expectatn.
If you want to al wh the risk of "rmed homosexualy, " you pensate by fdg other ways to make her sexualy evint and signifint.
BEYOND THE CLOSET: WRG GAY CHARACTERS
Another big advantage here is that a subplot lets you figure out some aspects of homosexual life that you're terted spotlightg; beg a lbian affects a person's life far more than jt "what genr is my partner", and sounds like that one qutn isn't what you're terted wh this character. One approach is to say "What the heck, " and accept a balance that feels ls than perfect - errg on the si of "rmed homosexualy, " or g a simple "revelatn: lbian" arc. A month after my weddg, one of my bt iends told me he was gay.