Gaby Dunn Faces Backlash After Saying Closeted Authors Shouldn’t Write LGBT+ Stories

Writer and activist Gaby Dunn spoke out after ‘Love, Simon’ creator Becky Albertalli came out as bisexual last week, stating that closeted authors shouldn’t be writing LGBT+ stories.

In a post on shared on Twitter over the weekend, Gabby states: “I sort of think you shouldn’t write/create queer media and then feel weird when people ask if you’re queer??”

“Or maybe if you’re grappling with it you should refrain from writing about the community you’re not part of until you are comfortable being part of it???”, she continued.

She later concluded her Twitter thread by referring to Albertalli and the “other people making money off queer stories.”

As ‘Gay Times’ report, Dunn’s comments have faced immediate backlash from Twitter users with one stating “how does it feel to be so blissfully safe and privileged in your bubble that u can ignore the realities of queer people everywhere.”

After facing backlash, Dunn has answered tweets explaining her opinion further, saying “I think if you make art about a community that community has the right to either not engage with it at all bc it’s not by a queer writer based on their knowledge, criticize it for the same reason or express skepticism about the art.”

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