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Martin, and let me tell you something: I felt so betrayed! I trusted Ann M. Martin at all! Apparently rumors have been swirling about such a thing for years, fueled by the fact that: a Martin went to Smith, which is true of exactly 87 percent of all queer writers, and b She just walked around town talking about her gayness to people in literary circles, as reported in by a famous gossip LiveJournal.

Listen to this babysitter. I might as well be copying and pasting this out of my own personal journal:. On the one hand, of course Gay M. Martin is gay. Was Kristy Thomas based on the child Riese Bernard? It kinda seems like it! On the other hand, I feel shocked that Ann M. In a wonderful way! She protected our imaginations!

Ann M. Heather Hogan is an Autostraddle senior editor who lives in New York City with her wife, Stacy, and their cackle of rescued pets. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram. Ok, this is super important to me, because my mum died three weeks ago and club I read Ann M.

Martin might be gay — just as a passing the. She did that stuff all the time and even though I never told her I was queer outright Bi woman married to a man here she always made sure that we knew and knew of LGBTQ people.

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And she would have loved for me to call her up to tell her. This seriously means the world to me. Sorry for getting super feelings-y. Your mom sounds like she was an amazing person and you are clearly keeping her alive through your own life. My very best wishes weathering her loss and keeping that connection alive.

Love this! Around early middle-school age, three friends and I had our own, Babysitters Club — Kid Kits and all. Yeah — a different time, when parents trusted middle schoolers with kids and even infants! Ps — Those doll books also sound super scary.