[stylist] lgbt and NFB

Thu Mar 13 17:06:11 UTC 2014

I always thought the NFB was kind of conservative. To them it's like this; "Blindness is not a choice; people are 
born with it. Gender and skin color is not a choice. Sexuality is." That's what the NFB talking 
equal rights sounds like.
Tyler Z
On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:28:28 -0500, Atty Rose wrote:

>And you won't.
>
>We weren't even allowed to announce where our unofficial group was meeting 
>at the convension.
>
>We weren't allowed to have a email list either and still aren't.
>
>For a group that talks about equal rights they are blind to what that 
>actually means.
>
>Atty
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Miss Thea" <thearamsay at rogers.com>
>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [stylist] gay protag
>
>
>>You know, I half-thought I'd run into an LGBT division of the NFB, but 
>>never did.
>>Thea
>>
>>-----Original Message----- 
>>From: Applebutter Hill
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:27 PM
>>To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>>Subject: Re: [stylist] gay protag
>>
>>This reminds me of a workshop I attended years ago with an agent named 
>>Joan
>>Timberlake, who supports LGBT authors. I wrote a piece about it and
>>submitted it to Slate & Style, but I don't think it was ever published. 
>>It's
>>been so long that I have no idea what she's up to now, but I liked her.
>>Donna
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:32 AM
>>To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>Subject: [stylist] gay protag
>>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>Some agents might be very in to it and there are also GBLT friendly
>>publishers also.
>>
>>Don't give up on it just cause he or she is gay!
>>Timing is everything. There is a huge movement around same sex couples
>>getting rights, and though there are still people who discriminate our
>>society is evolving to higher thinking all the time.
>>
>>There is a nitch for it and if you search out some of the publishers that
>>accept lesbian and gay lit, some of them don't even require agents.
>>
>>Write on,
>>Atty
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "William L Houts" <lukaeon at gmail.com>
>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:57 AM
>>Subject: Re: [stylist] Introduction
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>HI Thea,
>>>
>>>No, the first novel is a bit of a train wreck, and has a gay protag
>>>anyway, so I couldn't get agents interested in it.  I think the novel I'm
>>>working on now has a lot more going for it so I'm focusing on that for 
>>>the
>>
>>>moment.  I read your post about the scam you've lived through and enjoyed
>>>it, if that's the right word.  It made me so angry, the way most human
>>>beings are trusting and trustworthy  while some few are manipulative
>>>vampires.  Your piece is so rich with the sense of human warmth, as with
>>>the people in the restaurant, contrasted with the scamsters.  I look
>>>forward to more of your writing.
>>>
>>>
>>>--Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 3/11/2014 8:37 AM, Miss Thea wrote:
>>>>Mister Bill, I'm a new kid, too.
>>>>Name's Thea, live in Ontario.
>>>>Did you get your first novel published?
>>>>I don't know if writing if better than the things you mentioned, but it
>>>>comes pretty close.
>>>>It's like theater. First, things look like they're never going to come
>>>>through, then after so many re-writes you want to scream, the magic
>>>>happens.
>>>>It's like chocolate ice cream you have to make yourself, and wild sex
>>>>between two old married people. It can happen; it just needs help. LOL
>>>>Thea
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message----- From: William L Houts
>>>>Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 12:24 PM
>>>>To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>>>Subject: [stylist] Introduction
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi Stylists,
>>>>
>>>>Just joined the group and it looks very promising;  I'm looking forward
>>>>to interesting chats with y'alls.  I write poetry and fiction, and am
>>>>currently about midway through my second (as yet unpublished) novel,
>>>>which I label as literary fantasy.  I can easily say without feeling
>>>>silly that writing, at least on that incredible sleigh ride we sometimes
>>>>experience where word meets rhythm meets metaphor and you feel like your
>>>>mind is made of lightning and rainis my favorite thing in the world:
>>>>better than chocolate ice cream, better than hot raunchy sex, better
>>>>than anything.  IN the meantime, though, I'm looking forward to some
>>>>smart sassy talk with some smart sassy new friends. Cheers, everybody.
>>>>
>>>>--Bill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>--
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>>>
>>>--Jane Siberry
>>>
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