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Q&A How to write a homosexual character, whose homosexuality isn't the point of the story?

I wanna write modern fantasy that just happened to have a lesbian character. So, do that. When the love interest enters the scene, your protagonist is interested. That's all. That's what you...

posted 9y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T04:49:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
> I wanna write modern fantasy that just happened to have a lesbian character.

So, do that.

When the love interest enters the scene, your protagonist is interested. That's all. That's what you'd do with a straight character. Don't overthink it, don't have her come out with fireworks or tears, just write her sexuality as one facet of her personality.

Try [Ash,](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/031604010X) by Malinda Lo, as an example. It's a recasting of Cinderella which happens to have a lesbian romance along the way.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-12-03T01:44:06Z (almost 9 years ago)
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