LGBTQIA Campaign Thread
 

*whispers* Count me in, sign me up, add me to the list. :look:

Yesss Mel :yay: I should probably definitely make a list :lol: :nod:

Rae :yay:

Yeah, I think that for Requests it's still mandatory to at least have a list of supporters. *thinking* I read it recently and had to go through a different campaign to make sure it was actually up-to-date. :lol:

Oh this is very good intel! Mission accomplished :D

Great! :yay:

Hope lots of people will join us.

Should we start working out what we want to include in this board since it's a general one, to show potential supporters how it'd look? (aka a bit of a fake board guide)

I hope so too! I'm feeling confident they will, but we'll see :D

I am definitely all for that, especially if it will help demonstrate what the board could be like :nod:

We'll promote it like crazy. ;)


Shall I start listing up my favourite LGBTQIA shows and ships? :lmao:

Lets do this :cool: :high_five:

I'll help! :lol: Obviously there is SKAM, Heartstopper, Young Royals right off the top of my head.

I've actually come across quite a bit of animated shows that have amazing representation. There's also Asian BL dramas which can be quite the wormhole :lol:

Those are the obvious ones. I believe sex education as well, right?

Great representation ones:
Personally adding Hannibal and Black Sails. (gay murderers and gay pirates :lol: )
The Umbrella Academy, 9-1-1.

Yes Sex Education! I really need to go through my list of shows to pick things out because I know darn well I am not thinking of obvious ones.

I spy some shows I should watch!

To get the tv list going...

TV Shows

• 9-1-1
• Black Sails
• Hannibal
• Heartstopper
• Sex Education
• SKAM
• Stranger Things
• The Umbrella Academy
• Young Royals

And just cause

Animated Shows

• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• Steven Universe
• The Dragon Prince
• The Owl House

So this would basically be the thread on Everyday Life & Interests but on a larger scale with spread out topics?

Depending on what you want for your list...
Gossip Girl (HBO) has lesbian, pan, bi, & trans main characters
NCIS New Orleans had a lesbian main in later seasons
NCIS Hawaii has two lesbian mains who are a couple
Charmed (CW) had a lesbian main throughout & in the last season had a bi main
Grey's Anatomy had Callie & Arizona (bi & lesbian representation)
Lost Girl had a bi lead
The Conners has one of the characters come out as gay & has explored his journey
Will & Grace
House had Thirteen who was bi but not sure if that was more a sweeps thing at times
Vampire Academy (show) has a f/f couple, no sexualities revealed for either character

That is all my tired brain can think of right now...

Basically yes, a safe space for all positive rep. What makes good rep, couples that deserved better, couples that were ahead of their time, celebrity advocates, news, personal stories etc.

I need to go through my books as well. :lol:

People can pick & choose what they want to talk about then too. I know the thread on EL&I used to have things like that but it got lost, went a bit political for a bit too. Scared some away.

As my brain wakes up a bit more:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer had Willow (but arguably she's either good lesbian representation or an example of bi-erasure) & Tara
Sara Lance from Arrow & Legends of Tomorrow
FBI: Most Wanted has a lesbian main but you've got to watch the right episodes for that to come up/to see her wife
Law & Order: Organized crime has a lesbian main

Dick Wolf has probably had other characters in his shows, but they're not always good representation. I also haven't watched all of his shows :P

Add me? :flowers:

Here's some books that I loved/liked:

Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert (M&M)
Out of Character by Annabeth Albert (M&M)
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (F&F) (there is a second book of another character in this world that just dropped and I bought it yesterday)
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (Bixsexual Girl MC)
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (M&M)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (M&M)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jensen Reid (Female Queer MC)