A lot of times the MM romance market follows trends from the MF market, only maybe they show up years later? But I think there are certain trends that might never translate well into the MM world. One big trend right now in MF is bully romance.

They say many women read bully romance because they’re working through being bullied when they were younger. Reading about a tough heroine who overcomes the bullies makes them feel vindicated. I don’t think that story-line would go over well in MM romance.

Bullying is especially problematic in the MM romance world because so many people in the LGBTQ community have suffered bullying. Straight people get bullied too, but it’s not on the same level I would guess? My husband is a ginger, and he was bullied horribly in grade school. But no one would think to bully him today. Bullying for most straight people probably stops once they’re out of grammar school or high school, where as people in the LGBTQ community probably have to struggle with it their entire lives.

Thoughts?