[stylist] lgbt and NFB

Thu Mar 13 18:38:24 UTC 2014

People can't still really believe that, can they?

Atty shakes her head and wanders off.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler" <programmer651 at comcast.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] lgbt and NFB

>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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>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>"Let's drink a toast now to who we really are."
>>>>
>>>>--Jane Siberry
>>>>
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