tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post3335369038593398579..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Rainbow Boys," by Alex SanchezAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-67774806649391724382013-04-03T06:59:37.945-06:002013-04-03T06:59:37.945-06:00Well, his crush had summoned the courage to hold h...Well, his crush had summoned the courage to hold his hand during a movie, so that could be why. But it seemed odd.<br /><br />That being said, Rainbow Boys came out a good deal earlier than a lot of the LGBT YA novels these days, so perhaps there were different factors involved in the writing of it. Gay characters in literature and television tended to be depicted as hypersexualized in a lot of stereotypical ways so perhaps the author was trying to combat that by writing about gay boys in a sweet, non-graphic way.AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-62897585499634530312013-04-02T09:39:45.226-06:002013-04-02T09:39:45.226-06:00I am impressed that this still holds up so well, g...I am impressed that this still holds up so well, given the era in which it was published. Very strange that masturbation was shied away from, since you'd think oral sex would be more taboo. And, really, he kisses his hand? What the heck?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.com