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How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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Gray asks about the importance of LGBTQ representation in fiction.
  1. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  19. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  20. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  21. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  22. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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