This
site is designed to provide an alternative voice by taking a
commonsense approach to critiquing the subject, based on the
belief that lesbian and bisexual visibility in entertainment
and the media is important and has progressed--but
still has plenty of room for improvement. It is not intended
to cover every possible issue related to this subject, or to
present every possible point of view on a particular issue,
but this site is designed to promote thought and discussion
by presenting differing opinions on the same subject whenever
possible.
We
therefore explicitly encourage submissions of articles from
all different points of view, as long as they adhere to the
general philosophy described above
- i.e. no extremist articles arguing that our representation
is just doomed to be bad so we should wash our hands of it entirely
(e.g. "all mainstream media/entertainment is a product
of the oppressive homophobic majority and thus we can never
make any progress") or making a case for passive acceptance
("how we're represented in tv/movies/books doesn't matter,
it's just entertainment").
If
you have something you're passionate about and want to submit
an article, email your proposal or article to submissions@afterellen.com
(Microsoft Word attachment preferred, but text in the body of
an email is acceptable).
