The eNotes Blog Diversity, Intersectionality, and Inclusivity#YANeedsMore

Diversity, Intersectionality, and Inclusivity#YANeedsMore Yesterday the hashtag #YANeedsMore started trending, and we jumped in to watch the conversation unfold. We are ⠝ ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ Ã¢  ¤Ã¯ ¸ ing the #YANeedsMore tweets! (@) July 23, 2015 Not surprising was  the number of calls for more intersectionality and diversity; we were  pleasantly surprised  by  the rich insight, feedback, ideas, and personal experiences from hundreds of young adult, and proper adult, tweeters. The YA genre and particularly its older readers have been criticized for a gamut of faults and short-comings. This trending tag was a cry for a more varied genre,  and hopefully writers and publishers will follow to match their readers experiences, cultures, stories, and relationships. Here are some of our favorite #YANeedsMore. More   poor families   #YANeedsMore Poor families.(Growing up in a borderline poverty community, I found the upper middle class standard in YA alienating.) Kody Keplinger (@Kody_Keplinger) July 23, 2015 More   teen girls who   #YANeedsMore teen girls who know they dont ever want to settle down and have kids. Not every girl likes babies. Carrie Ann (@Writer_Carrie) July 24, 2015 More   queer kids being   #YANeedsMore queer kids being heroes in a story that has nothing to do with their sexuality. Tristina Wright (@TristinaWright) July 23, 2015 More   fat kids with   #YANeedsMore fat characters w/ intersectional ids (mogai, poc, disabled,etc.) bc most fat chars Ive seen are white/cishet/able-bodied inver (@invertweets) July 24, 2015 More   neuro-atypical individuals   #YANeedsMore neuro-atypical individuals without making them tragic or in need of fixing. Steven Gould (@StevenGould) July 23, 2015 More   girls who   #YAneedsmore girls who are okay with being single. Romance is good and fun but being single is a good (healthy) thing Akchita S. (@KailiaSage) July 23, 2015 More   diversity of   #YANeedsMore diversity. of skin, loves, gender, size, shape, brains, brain chemistries, beliefs. jenperator larsen (@jenfoo) July 23, 2015 More   friendships   #YANeedsMore friendships! Healthy friendships. Toxic friendships. Boy/girl friendships. Boy/boy friendships. Girl/girl friendships. Molli Moran (@MissMolliWrites) July 23, 2015 More   complex parent-teen relationships   #YANeedsMore complex parent-teen relationships that arent propelled by divorce, disease, or some sort of crisis. Saba Sulaiman (@agentsaba) July 23, 2015 More   trans teens  who   #yaneedsmore Trans teens who are comfortable being trans. Nonbinary teens! Genderqueer teens! Nita Tyndall (@NitaTyndall) July 23, 2015 More   retellings of classics   #YANeedsMore retellings of classics that are not by Jane Austen or Shakespeare lets see a YA Villette or Dorian Gray! Claire Hennessy (@clairehennessy) July 23, 2015 More   ambitious teens   #YANeedsMore ambitious teens. Teens are constantly making/changing plans all the time, more stories on what to do if it doesnt go to plan. Lily Meade (@LilyMeade) July 23, 2015 More   cats? Uh I dont necessarily  disagree with this. #YANeedsMore cat POV stories Jeff Crook (@JeffCrook2b) July 23, 2015 What do you think YA needs more of? Let us know in the comments, and add your voice to the trend!