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Ok so I have a rather unusual question for @everyone in here: How would you guys feel if someone were to drop in an LGBT character? I ask because I do have a bisexual character who I happen to be quite fond of, but the last thing I would want to do is make people uncomfortable! I ask because his sexuality is actually really, REALLY important to his backstory, and while I don’t feel equipped to write this part of him right now (especially in the castle) the backstory may pop up at one point or another if I were to (theoretically) include him (you guys KNOW how character castle entries turn out) and I wanted to just kind of…read the room and see how people feel about this. This is absolutely going to be written from a biblical perspective – my goal is to write truthfully, and also compassionately (just as I would with any other character). I’ve noticed that this is an issue that many Christian authors are afraid to touch (just as I am tbh), but we don’t have issues writing other characters who struggle with sin or have moral flaws, so I think it’s something that we should certainly be open to trying (although with a lot of prayer – it’s definitely a very sticky issue). But still… I mean, just look at the sheer prevalence of beloved assassins this castle has hosted XD However, this is also a topic that could make a lot of people really uncomfortable, and I absolutely want to respect those convictions. I’m interested to hear you guys’ thoughts about this! Also, I’d be lying if I said this didn’t have to do with the sheer amount of love I have for this character – it would break my heart if he were to be rejected in the character castle as well as in his story XD So, what do you guys think? Would you guys be alright with it if I were to (in theory) drop in this character? Would anyone have any objections? If it helps, I’m pretty sure he’s never actually acted on this attraction, so take that as you will Of course, I could just (theoretically) include him and just omit that information…but obscuring a backstory is hardly ever fun XD