Running a search for Literary Festivals, I got results back of 41,600,000 results hits. Surely at least SOME of those must feature LGBTQ based literature, and may even showcase gay writers.
Perhaps I am speaking out of turn here, but I thought the overall goal was to make the world more inclusive. Looking to attend and or create "gay literature" events seems to me to be headed towards more exclusivity. Wouldn't the time be better spent getting people to understand it isn't "gay literature" as opposed to "straight literature" but it is all simply "LITERATURE"?