What does writing LGBTQ literature mean to me?

This is actually a tougher question than it seems. When I first signed on for this blog-hop I said,Oh that’s easy! I know why I do it. But the question wasn’t Why? It was what does writing LGBTQ lit mean to you? I spent many, many days tossing this aroundbecausewriting has been such an intricate part of my life for so long that it has never really had a singular meaning.

There are many reasons I write but none of them ever revolved around wanting to be published, making a name, or any of t...