I do not want "queer characters." I want characters that ARE queer. I don't want characters whose entire personality is about their sexuality or gender identidy. Stories about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people are GOOD, and we NEED them, but we also need stories where the characters are just queer when the plot isn't ABOUT their queer experiences. I want action shows where the protagonist is gay and has a romance with someone of the same gender and the focus ISN'T their sexuality. I want mystery shows where the protagonist is TRANSGENDER because that is WHO THEY ARE and not what the PLOT is about. You know how fandom will headcanon characters as a specific sexuality, not because it's a queer story, but bcuz they WANT to see queer people in cool stories AND so they can ship them with their mortal enemies who the protagonist won't stop thinking about? I want THAT.
