Lack of Diversity in My Stories?

[valiant12]

You also say all your male characters are straight. Does that mean that you have gay female characters?

I have one lesbian character. She is the daughter of the eccentric billionaire I mentioned in my first post. I had two gay males (three if you count one minor character), I never finish the story where one of them is a central. I changed the plot where the second is a main character, and now his sexuality is irrelevant.

Trying to write a book that offends no one is about as productive as hunting a unicorn.

have no problems, offending some people, but I don't want to offend a lot of people. I will probably offend a lot people anyway. ( Regardless of character's sexuality)

 

[Kazzan]

I'm mostly writing straight characters. I'm unsure if I could do lesbian or gay characters justice, I'd probably do a passable job at it, but I have no experience with that. I dont personally know a single gay guy and only one lesbian in real life. Then again, in my own writing sexuality doesn't really come up that often.

As for sexual diversity, I dont think it is a necessity in a fantasy story. If you want to include diversity, it's fine, but dont force it in. If you do write a gay character, Make them respectable characters and not stereotypes. Also consider how it might inpact the story you are telling.

 

[Russ]

I have one lesbian character. She is the daughter of the eccentric billionaire I mentioned in my first post. I had two gay males (three if you count one minor character), I never finish the story where one of them is a central. I changed the plot where the second is a main character, and now his sexuality is irrelevant.


have no problems, offending some people, but I don't want to offend a lot of people. I will probably offend a lot people anyway. ( Regardless of character's sexuality)

I think your concerns about what having male gay characters will do to your potential sales among the religious, women and eccentrics are unfounded.

 

[X Equestris]

I have one lesbian character. She is the daughter of the eccentric billionaire I mentioned in my first post. I had two gay males (three if you count one minor character), I never finish the story where one of them is a central. I changed the plot where the second is a main character, and now his sexuality is irrelevant.


have no problems, offending some people, but I don't want to offend a lot of people. I will probably offend a lot people anyway. ( Regardless of character's sexuality)

If you already have a lesbian character, I think most of the people who would be offended by a gay character would also be offended by her. I know there's occasions where someone might hypocritically have no problem with lesbians but would with gay characters, but I don't think that is worth getting bothered over.