I do wonder, looking at the editor's response, whether there may not be a certain amount of simple mis-communication here. Without reading the story in question I obviously can't know whether it comes across as explicitly "pro-gay" or whether the "deep love" between the two boys is presented in the caring, sensitive and essentially platonic manner Verday's original post would imply. There's nothing in either post that precludes Telep's request for change having been meant as "the nature of this anthology doesn't suit what I get from your story as it stands", which is surely the editor's responsibility to determine. And if she felt that then I'm not really sure I could support the making of a big public issue over the objection. It's not an "anti-gay" stance by Telep, it's simply a value judgement that Verday disagrees with.

Oh, and as for mardelwanda's comment about the "art community" - that's irrelevant. The anthology is compiled for a specific market, and that market is NOT the "art community".