Science fiction and fantasy are already about subverting paradigms. It's something I love about them. - Nalo Hopkinson

Reading people like James Baldwin [made me realise] that, if you’re an artist, there’s no reason not to make art out of anything. Sex is a big part of the human experience. It’s something that we’re hardwired to think about. Why would you avoid making art about something that is so all-encompassingly important to human beings?

I think what happens is as with any form of oppression the people most concerned with or think about it the most deeply are the people most negatively affected by it.

It’s the beautiful thing about being a fiction writer; you can write the world you want to see.