A warm hello on a chilly afternoon

[Neil]

Hi, all. My name is Neil.

I'm bisexual male with a love for epic fantasy, bisexual romances, and fetish erotica. Publicly, I struggled with my sexuality for a very long time (and still do, to some extent), but I found I was always safe between the pages of a book.

I love queer characters, but not at the expense of a great story and quality writing. Fortunately, we seem to be be getting a lot more really good books with queer characters lately.

[Rambling Reader]

awesome. there's quite a lot of queer readers here.

[Bill, Moderator]

Welcome Neil!

Can you recommend epic fantasy with gay characters?

[Greg]

Welcome Neil! I definitely struggled with my sexuality when I was younger; so I can relate to that.

Books can be a safe space to explore - when I was a teenager I read a number of books featuring lesbian characters and women that defied gender roles. I think that felt safe to me .. removed enough from my own experience to not force me to confront too much but at the same time revolving around themes I could highly relate to as I struggled with my own gender transgressions.

Hope you enjoy the group! There's always interesting books coming up in the 'What are you reading thread.' If you have time, let us know what you're reading too!

[Aղցela W.]

Hi everyone my name is Angela and I am bi when I was younger I expected who I was I guess to me it was easier because I am a girl. I love reading all things erotic from dark to paranormal with my favorite genre being m/m/f. I look forward to getting book recommendation and chatting with and meeting new people.

[Greg]

AղցҽӀɑ W. wrote: "Hi everyone my name is Angela and I am bi when I was younger I expected who I was I guess to me it was easier because I am a girl. I love reading all things erotic from dark to paranormal with my f..."

Welcome Angela!

[Bill, Moderator]

Welcome Angela!

[Bijan]

Hi Neil,
I feel what you mean. I've had a close relationship with a bisexual man and I saw how it was hard for him to accept his sexual orientation. You're not alone.

It was very hard for me too, you know, to see the person that I loved, struggled so much and couldn't accept my love. Now, he's discovered his sexual orientation and has a girlfriend and a boyfriend. His lovers know about his bisexuality and accept it. I remain as just his friend though ;)

So, my point is, think about it and struggle, but at the same time let yourself experience the love and passion from both genders. Books can help you a lot and I also suggest you to have some virtual friends if you're not ready with real life experiences.

Sorry if I said so much. I only wanted to help, because of my own experiences.

[Bijan]

AղցҽӀɑ W. wrote: "Hi everyone my name is Angela and I am bi when I was younger I expected who I was I guess to me it was easier because I am a girl. I love reading all things erotic from dark to paranormal with my f..."

Hi Angela,
I'm so happy to see you here.

[Neil]

Kernos wrote: "Welcome Neil!

Can you recommend epic fantasy with gay characters?"

Off the top of my head, there's the Branion trilogy starting with The Stone Prince, the Nighrunner series starting with Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling, the Riverside series starting with Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, and (of course) the Last Herald-Mage series starting with Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey.

[Nancy]

Welcome Neil and Angela!

I would welcome recommendations of high-quality stories with believable bi characters, particularly women.

[Greg]

Neil wrote: "Kernos wrote: "Welcome Neil!

Can you recommend epic fantasy with gay characters?"

Off the top of my head, there's the Branion trilogy starting with The Stone Prince, the Nighrunner ..."

Thanks Neil - some great things to check out!

[S.]

I love epic fantasy! And yes there are some LGBT characters in them usually..