Yes, I do mean our election in the USA–gay marriage, gay congress members, gay senate members(OMG I’m proud of my country!)–but I also mean the LGBT-reading community. I’m going to write a very short post because I’m in full-on workmode with NSI, but this is a post that needs to be written.
Last year, the romance community and LGBT community were blessed by Damon Suede’s writing and the community responded by raising their voices to show that great romance is great romance regardless of the heroes and regardless of the love interest. I’m so very proud to be a part of that rising voice and that we didn’t need a separate category to be included in the nominations for a book. I’m so very grateful to be a part of this community. This group of people who break boundaries to insist we’re all included. To all of you who buy LGBT books or books written by LGBT authors: Thank you! To all of you that voted/wrote in Shattered Glass for nomination: Thank you for welcoming me, inspiring me and giving us LGBT writers a greater voice in our own profession.
Now I need to go drink because I haven’t stopped crying which makes it difficult to write and see the screen.
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8 comments
Carnell
I think what happened in the USA is amazing and just confirms that the world is changing.
Here in France, things are changing too. The French Cabinet approved a draft bill extending the right to marry and adopt to same sex couples last week. So okay, it is not voted yet but we never have been so close to change things here!! It is expected to go before the National Assembly and Senate for debate in January. I will keep my fingers crossed until the vote. I just hope the majority they have will be enough to push it through and they don’t step back because of the religious protests we’re having.
I have discovered LGBT books a year ago and it is the only books I read now. And I can’t tell you how much those books and this community have changed me.
As for your success, it is well deserved. You wrote an amazing book and I’m glad people are able to tell you so through those votes 🙂
Thank you Dani for giving us Shattered Glass. (Cannot wait for NSI!)
Dani Alexander
=D Hey Carnell, I read about what France is doing and o/! That’s so exciting. It’s great to know a government recognizes that all humans have the right to equality. I wish our country didn’t have to vote on it, but I am glad that all of humanity is moving forward. One day, we’ll all be free.
Nikki
I feel like I’m living in a brand-new country! My own state is still decades behind the times, but I never thought I’d see the results of this year’s election, so maybe there’s hope.
Dani Alexander
It is really amazing, isn’t it? I can remember the disappointment in 2003 when the gay marriage ballots failed. Everyone said it would take twenty years or more. Then the polling started going up and up at insane rates. the fastest rising public opinion shift in history! o/
DarkM
You know how much I love your book 🙂 and I’m beyond happy that’s there between the nominees.
Little by little we are moving forward, and as long as we’ll be here to fight, we’ll have a chance to win.
/hug you 🙂
Dani Alexander
Aw, Megs, you’re so incredibly sweet. Thank you so much for the kind words!
Emanuela
Dani, I’m so happy because it was a write-in and not a simple click-to-vote choice. One vote at a time, one reader at a time, one person at a time, it really gives me hope things can happen. Congrats again for your amazing book even if you gave me a bunny slippers fetish. Waiting for Cai! 🙂
Dani Alexander
Thank you, Manu. I am pretty flabbergasted that it happened by write-in. I never dreamed in a million years. It goes to show how powerful our little block of readers is =D (PS: I have a small bunny slipper fetish too!)