We Need Diverse Disability Fiction

This was previously published in the Artificial Divide anthology I remember the first out-and-proud fiction book I read that included an openly gay character. Actually, this book had gone above and beyond. It was a gay utopia for me because some of the characters are also openly trans and proud of who they are. What made this book so special to me was the fact it was a safe space before I knew what a safe space was. The book is Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. Growing up in Florida, I don't remember anyone encouraging me to read books with openly gay or bi or trans people in it. People loved the fact I loved to read, but I was never actively shown any books with LGBT+ characters and themes. I had to find those books on my own. Even after I’d found them, I had to keep them in the closet with me because I knew society didn't see them as “normal.” I just can't shake those early years of thinking I wasn't wired the way the rest of society seemed to be, just because I am not at all…