Yes, it’s Pride Month, and I’m going to be insufferable about it. I can’t help it, for sadly, I too am one of these hip, trendy Gen Z homosexuals. I too have flags and Himalayan salt lamps and purple mood lights and a trio of cats. I moved in with my girlfriend before we even started dating. I drive a bright orange Volkswagen Beetle, goddamn it. And since I’m celebrating Pride with a thirty percent discount for all new clients with LGBT fiction, I figured I might as well add my two cents to the discourse.
Here’s the truth of the matter: there are way more queer people out there than you might expect. Growing up, I always heard people say we were a “loud one percent of the population,” but that’s a ridiculous understatement. A February Gallup poll recently revealed that one in six Gen Z adults are LGBT. And it’s likely that number is consistent across generations, since many LGBT people from older generations are simply in denial or stuck in the closet. Altogether, that’s almost seventeen percent of the population. We are frikkin’ everywhere, hon. And that means we are a serious bloc to contend with. From a political standpoint, that’s incredibly significant—but I don’t run a political blog, so let’s talk about what this means for authors like you.
What This Means for Authors Like You
Okay, so there are lots of LGBT people. So what? Well, do you have any idea how ungodly sparse the LGBT aisle of most bookstores is? My God, it’s like a desert out there. Outside of lesbian romance novels—which I snarf down like a rabid coyote—there’s very little to see. Especially when it comes to trans literature. On Kindle Unlimited, if you go to the transgender fiction page, all you’ll see is a wild, fiery field of forced-feminization fetish porn. The gay literature on their page is just as fetish-y, to be frank. There is SO much room for LGBT fiction out there, and the audience is just waiting to eat it up. Go on Twitter for two seconds, you’ll see them.
With even a little bit of promotion, a savvy author could easily become a bestseller in this genre. And as far as I’m aware, there simply aren’t any other genres that can be said of. Gay marriage has only been legal since 2015. Trans people are only now seeing the spotlight. Don’t even get me started on intersex and nonbinary representation in the media, good Lord. The point is, public acceptance for LGBT people is at an all-time high, and more people have come out than at any point in history. This genre is practically untouched. Not only is there gold in these hills, queer authors now have the opportunity to completely transform the landscape of literature forever.
So why wait?
