Summary: In which Alisa & Tansy talk #ownvoices, the nuance of diversity and the current trend for "authenticity" at the expense of author privacy. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Yoon Ha Lee on #ownvoices & being outed as a trans author Follow up from D Franklin on how authors of marginalised identities aren't beyond criticism when writing about toxic or damaging tropes. Corinne Duyvis & the origins of #ownvoices and its original intentions. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: the news, the weather & PhD stuff Tansy: In Other Worlds, Sarah Rees Brennan; A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson Check out Tansy moonlighting on the Fangirl Happy Hour podcast! Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!
