Characters Who Confused/Delighted/Saved Me

Seemingly because I’m on a roll and want to catch up on all the ‘responding to monthly challenges’ fun I’ve been missing out on due to my lack of internet activity this last while, I’m participating in this month’s Bear Blog Carnival. It’s like the IndieWeb Carnival, but hosted by people who use the wonderful Bear Blog service (run by Herman), or folks affiliated with people who do. Hopefully they won’t mind me participating? Perhaps it’ll count if I admit I’ve started a Bear Blog? More on that soon, elsewhere. Anyway! This month’s edition is hosted by Juni, who chose the topic of ‘Lavender Egg-Crack Characters,’ or fictional characters who were formative for you in figuring out, or thinking about, your identity. Here’s my entry! I’ll admit I don’t really have a singular ‘origin story’ to divulge, as my flavor of queerness is a little…ambiguous. Nevertheless! I’m sure I can offer a few examples if I think about it as a list. Here goes! George From ‘The Famous Five’ By Enid Blyton…