I first explored the challenges a young boy faced growing up gay in a very conservative Northern Irish community. But a host of issues lurked behind that lifted veil: issues about animal cruelty and glorification of the sport. Another complex issue was whether I, a man, could write about the subject of bigotry against women. Growing up, I knew that both Catholic and Protestant women did all the cooking, washing up, and cleaning. But does having firsthand knowledge about one kind of bigotry allow an author to write about the discrimination faced by another group?

Source: Huffington Post August 19, 2017 14:15 UTC