marakinsis:
I've just posted another gender-neutral story and been forced to not only pick one of two genders for the feedee, but to also assign a label to the orientation of the relationship. All labels are incorrect and now the description of my story is misleading. Please add the option for gender neutral stories.
This is from almost a year ago. The options have increased and evolved — somewhat. I have hope that the next change in options will be more inclusive for both characters and writers.
Maybe ff could set up a committee of writers to collect suggestions, then offer up a proposal for changes.
I’m not entirely happy with the options, and writers can still put info in the intros to indicate gender-neutral or other story ingredients.
Still, I find ff better than any other place to post these stories. I loved DeviantArt until they responded to homophobic complaints and removed one of my more romantic tales of young gay exploration. DA seems to allow explicit hetero content but not gay erotica.
Anyway, I see the ff team struggling to make things better. Let’s encourage them and keep offering suggestions. Ultimately, we all want to serve the readers here and make it easier for them to find enjoyable stories.