'Own Voices' is all well and good but people apply it in overly rigid ways that end up hurting marginalised writers who don't fit the narrow expectations on Diverse Writing.
(This is a very Australian context -- I understand that US authors are less dependent on school visits and Catholic school gatekeepers for income -- but it's worth keeping in mind, especially in light of the noxious "closeted authors should not write queer fiction" hot take that followed Albertalli's essay.)
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And Will Kostakis has a wonderful essay about the negative consequences for his career after he came out.
(This is a very Australian context -- I understand that US authors are less dependent on school visits and Catholic school gatekeepers for income -- but it's worth keeping in mind, especially in light of the noxious "closeted authors should not write queer fiction" hot take that followed Albertalli's essay.)