Knowing that there are people out there who are going to not only sneer
at anything I write just because I'm
female (and prone to writing heroines of color, women in positions of power, and queer people), but who will actively work to
shout down anything I and authors like me try to do.
The concerns have been rising stemmed from the fact that in an incident a
female judge was seriously injured in an attack and instances when parents
shouted threats
at them as well as throwing books and cups.