Comments on: Regarding queer-unfriendly markets

By: The Outer Alliance » Outer Alliance Spotlight #10: Chris Fletcher

The Outer Alliance » Outer Alliance Spotlight #10: Chris Fletcher — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:31 +0000

[...] action, such as the Pride Day on 9/1, and also our very measured and reasonable handling of the Flash Fiction Online controversy. The latter was really quite remarkable since no one was formally “in charge” of the situation [...]

By: Crossed Genres LGBTQ issue: The ad goes live

Crossed Genres LGBTQ issue: The ad goes live — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:04:46 +0000

[...] after Bart Leib on Crossed Genres‘ blog [Ref #3] & Outer Alliance posted [Ref #4] about FFO as a queer-unfriendly market, Bart Leib was approached by Pablo Defendini of [...]

By: Memoirs, Outer Alliance Market Watch, and More… | Smart Shoppers Secrets

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:16:18 +0000

[...] Outer Alliance , a group for writers of GLTBQ speculative fiction, has started their own Market Watch , identifying those markets unwilling to publish GLTBQ work. At a minimum, this is a useful time [...]

By: The Outer Alliance « Angela Benedetti

The Outer Alliance « Angela Benedetti — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:47:39 +0000

[...] I missed their Pride Day, which was on 1 September, but was just in time to see a statement go up Regarding Queer-Unfriendly Markets. The issue specifically concerned the sentiments and opinions of Mr. Jake Freivald, owner of Flash [...]

By: Cold, Crossed Genres, & Flash homophobia

Cold, Crossed Genres, & Flash homophobia — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:52:29 +0000

[...] Outer Alliance had this to say about it: After much discussion within the Outer Alliance, a consensus has been reached that when our [...]

By: Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » LGBT Rights: the Good and the Bad

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:09:22 +0000

[...] the downside, over at The Outer Alliance there is news of a speculative fiction market that refuses to accept any LGBT material, or even an [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:32:59 +0000

Howdy! I'm collecting commentary here, and am linking to this (if you want me to remove your link, just respond to this comment and tell me so).

By: Jarla Tangh

Jarla Tangh — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:02:22 +0000

Jarla Tangh is an African Descended writer who would like to be the literary equivalent of Margaret Cho whenever she grows up.

She’s delighted that writers inside and outside the LGBT community have been letting her know about this particular piece of folderol. She doesn’t yet tweet, but she’s heard from separate Facebook sources about Crossed Genres’s plight. Knowledge is definitely power and thanks for sharing the saga. In her lifetime, she’d loooove to see this kind of close-mindedness go by the wayside.

By: Benjamin Solah

Benjamin Solah — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:14:43 +0000

I totally agree with Sara

By: Another $%^ing one, what are they, breeding? at Epiphany 2.0

Another $%^ing one, what are they, breeding? at Epiphany 2.0 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:14:17 +0000

[...] Another $%^ing one, what are they, breeding? September 9th, 2009 I posted last week in solidarity with the Outer Alliance, a spanking-new group of GLBTQI writers and straight/cisgendered allies. Lo and behold, within a week of its formation the OA has encountered its first incidence of homophobic discrimination. More on this there. [...]