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Here’s something new: it appears that Ellora’s Cave is now publishing M/M as their “Spectrum” line. An example can be found in their sixth and newest book, Lover & Commander by Jez Morrow. This marks a real change for the publisher who has, until now, been fairly light on the M/M line and has published mostly M/F stories, M/F/M stories, M/F/M/M stories, M/F/M/M/M stories, etc.

Ellora’s Cave is the best selling fiction e-publisher, so this is something of a sea change.

Other e-publishers have accepted M/M stories, and Ellora’s Cave has accepted some before now, but this is new.

I often get a puzzled look when I (and others) talk about M/M stories written for a mostly heterosexual female audience. What’s the attraction of reading M/M? I didn’t understand until I read some. Then I had to ask myself a couple of rhetorical questions: Why would straight women even want to read about intimate female anatomy, like what’s included in M/F erotic romances? If I’m attracted to men, then isn’t it sexier to just read about men?

The problem is that none of this is about equality. Neither Ellora’s Cave, nor any of the other “big” e-publishers accept F/F stories.

So, is it sexy… or exploitation? I’m voting for sexy because these stories are at least unashamedly about gay human beings who aren’t ashamed of who they are. I call that progress.

However, I’m also aware of one simple fact. When it comes to these topics: Drk Ags - Ur In Dem.

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