“If he thinks the fear of alienating a few closed-minded readers is going to stop me from writing…”

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“If he thinks the fear of alienating a few closed-minded readers is going to stop me from writing stories that feature and promote characters of diverse backgrounds—including LGBTQ characters, persons of color, and people who belong to ideological or philosophical minorities—he must be out of his mind. I’m a fucking Star Trek writer. Hasn’t he ever heard of IDIC—”Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations”?”

Why we must strive for diversity in SF/F. via.