I don't know! In one sense, it makes sense because gay men ARE more widely represented in the media, and men's stories ARE considered more important, even when they're gay. But I don't know. In YA fantasy, I'm getting a specific vibe that feels kind of fannish to me, but I dunno. I may well be making incorrect assumptions about authorial background. Regardless of why, it's really annoying me.

I've noticed doing queerlit50 that I have very little interest in pro fiction about queer men, maybe because I spent so long in fandom reading about dudes, maybe because profictionwise I have always read primarily about women. I want lesbian and bisexual women Doing Stuff in my pro fiction!