MISC/HCC: The Queen's Roast, a fairy-tale

[Drew Perron]

On 6/12/2017 11:02 AM, Scott Eiler wrote:
> On 2017-06-11 19:13, Adrian McClure wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Tom Russell <joltcity at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This is intentional on my part, and it really has to do with being
>>> much more aware >of trans and non-cisgendered folks-- of even being
>>> aware of what "cisgendered" >means.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure the first time I heard that word was... like, 2014?
>> Sometime after I'd realized I was genderfluid (when someone sent me an
>> ask on tumblr about my clothing style and I realized I was
>> uncomfortable revealing my gender and then realizing why). And after
>> I'd decided Victoria was trans. (There were hints of that in
>> Looniverse Y #14.)
> 
> For my characters, the sexuality is usually about as relevant as (for instance) 
> the landscape of Ketchikan-Alaska.  (This statement kind of fits the author 
> too.)  But if a story describes landscape or sexuality in detail, it had best 
> get it right.

I think that's a good policy for sexuality, for gender, and for everything else 
that's important about a person's identity.

>> Drew's ability to channel unrestrained queerness and joy has been a
>> continual inspiration for me.
> 
> I'll go with "envy" here.  (hi Drew!)

Awwwww ^#^ <3

> I don't usually feel the need to explore 
> sexuality in my stories.  But I have borrowed Drew's characters on occasion, so 
> I hope I get them right.

I certainly haven't had complaints on that score. :>

Drew "Scott's enthusiastic touch is welcome" Perron