New author trying to avoid illegal material

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Hi all, I'm a new author here...
Mostly I've been writing stuff for my own pleasure and/or inserting subtle hints to real life experiences I've been through.

My question is, where is the line drawn?
I'll give 2 examples;

First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
Is it okay to go through all of that on the non erotica parts of the story?

Second, underage, this is a red line for all of us, but for example: "I felt his eyes piercing my body as I was breastfeeding the baby" or "I watched the baby latched to her nipples and suddenly wished it me suckling on it" or "I'll tuck the kids in and come back to you"

Would that sort of writing be acceptable or not?

Thanks in advance
 
Second, underage, this is a red line for all of us, but for example: "I felt his eyes piercing my body as I was breastfeeding the baby" or "I watched the baby latched to her nipples and suddenly wished it me suckling on it" or "I'll tuck the kids in and come back to you"
Having breastfeeding is fine, as long as there is no sexual connotation or association with it.
 
I suspect so. There are no under-18s witnessing or participating in a sex act and breastfeeding per se is not erotic. The only sure judge is Laurel, of course.
 
First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
Is it okay to go through all of that on the non erotica parts of the story?
That's most likely to get a pass, just don't preach the religion.
Second, underage, this is a red line for all of us, but for example: "I felt his eyes piercing my body as I was breastfeeding the baby" or "I watched the baby latched to her nipples and suddenly wished it me suckling on it" or "I'll tuck the kids in and come back to you"
Cut the sexualised content/reaction (as per strike-through), then get the baby out of room and ideally out of the house, and at least five hundred words away, before the adult sex begins.

Children and babies can be written, but with no sexual connotations whatsoever. The phrases you've used would most likely be enough to get a rejection, because they're sexualising what the narrator is seeing.
 
First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
This would be perfectly fine.
First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
The context carries more weight than the content. Watching a woman breastfeeding shouldn't trigger any objections unless you purposely and blatantly make the event titillating or arousing in some fashion.
 
Hi all, I'm a new author here...
Mostly I've been writing stuff for my own pleasure and/or inserting subtle hints to real life experiences I've been through.

My question is, where is the line drawn?
I'll give 2 examples;

First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
Is it okay to go through all of that on the non erotica parts of the story?

If your story doesn't read like an attempt to evangelise for or against a particular religion, you'll probably be fine on that account.

There are plenty of stories in Lesbian Sex about characters from strict religious backgrounds who find their attractions conflicting with those teachings. I've not heard of anybody getting rejected for exploring that kind of conflict which comes up pretty often for queer people IRL. A story that's all BY THE POWER OF DAWKINS I COMPEL YOU might be on thin ice.

Second, underage, this is a red line for all of us, but for example: "I felt his eyes piercing my body as I was breastfeeding the baby" or "I watched the baby latched to her nipples and suddenly wished it me suckling on it" or "I'll tuck the kids in and come back to you"

Would that sort of writing be acceptable or not?

The last one would be fine. People are allowed to have kids as long as they're not involved in the sex.

The first two might be, but I wouldn't be certain; might want to message Laurel and ask before writing scenes that might need to be scrapped. Other option is to search on recent stories containing "breastfeed" and see what kind of content is being published.
 
I've even read stories about sex between priests and nuns, priests and priests, and nuns and nuns. A priest and a legal-age confessor might be fun. I think the ungodly regulation in the Roman Catholic about priests, monks, and nuns not being allowed to have sexual relations is one of the more over-the-top things there is. But I'm not judging people who believe they're right to have such a rule! Or am I?
 
First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
Is it okay to go through all of that on the non erotica parts of the story?

Yes.

Second, underage, this is a red line for all of us, but for example: "I felt his eyes piercing my body as I was breastfeeding the baby" or "I watched the baby latched to her nipples and suddenly wished it me suckling on it" or "I'll tuck the kids in and come back to you"

No. This is sexualized. Not gonna do it; wouldn't be prudent.
 
There isn't anything against the rules about sex in a church or with clergy. It's the promoting or being derogatory to the religion that isn't allowed.
Whenever this topic comes up, I think of Queensryche's line in 'Spreading The Disease' from Operation Mindcrime:


Father William saved her from the streets
She drank the lifeblood from the saviour's feet
She's sister Mary now, eyes as cold as ice
He takes her once a week, on the alter like a sacrifice
 
Hi all, I'm a new author here...
Mostly I've been writing stuff for my own pleasure and/or inserting subtle hints to real life experiences I've been through.

My question is, where is the line drawn?
I'll give 2 examples;

First, the religious stuff, no sex acts or erotica takes place in religious places or settings, but I want to emphasize that a character is very religious and strict.
Is it okay to go through all of that on the non erotica parts of the story?
The issue is when you clearly are preaching. But sex in a religious place and with religious figures... well, that's not an automatic issue. I had, well, an orgy, in a church during Sunday service. It's an invented religion, not a real world one, and the story makes clear that the under-18s were no longer present. It starts on page 3 of City of Angels, in the NonHuman category, if you want to skip ahead.

As to religious characters, in Ladonna's Quandary, in the Lesbian category, the whole theme is that Ladonna is a member of a somewhat strict religion (never named, but obvious to anyone who's familiar with it). She's married to a man, but has hidden desires that Janice wants to convince her to act on.

Second, underage, this is a red line for all of us, but for example: "I felt his eyes piercing my body as I was breastfeeding the baby" or "I watched the baby latched to her nipples and suddenly wished it me suckling on it" or "I'll tuck the kids in and come back to you"

Would that sort of writing be acceptable or not?

Thanks in advance
I'll echo others, these examples would not pass.

The only story I've had breastfeeding in is Maddy Moo Cow, which is in Fetish and rather clearly focuses on the FMC (Maddy, nee Madeline) happy that her new boyfriend is a fan of breast milk, because she has too much. Edgar, her son, is present in plenty of scenes, but he's never being fed 'on screen' and he's out of the room when Maddy and Drew are having sex. Nor do they discuss the fetish or other sexual issues when Edgar's present, only when they're alone or with Maddy's lesbian lover Peaches.

This isn't an uncommon theme, so there's plenty of room to have it. You just have to strictly segregate out the sexual items if you're going to include actual breastfeeding of babies.
 
That's most likely to get a pass, just don't preach the religion.

Cut the sexualised content/reaction (as per strike-through), then get the baby out of room and ideally out of the house, and at least five hundred words away, before the adult sex begins.

Children and babies can be written, but with no sexual connotations whatsoever. The phrases you've used would most likely be enough to get a rejection, because they're sexualising what the narrator is seeing.
Thanks a million, very helpful.
 
I'll echo others, these examples would not pass.

The only story I've had breastfeeding in is Maddy Moo Cow, which is in Fetish and rather clearly focuses on the FMC (Maddy, nee Madeline) happy that her new boyfriend is a fan of breast milk, because she has too much. Edgar, her son, is present in plenty of scenes, but he's never being fed 'on screen' and he's out of the room when Maddy and Drew are having sex. Nor do they discuss the fetish or other sexual issues when Edgar's present, only when they're alone or with Maddy's lesbian lover Peaches.
Thanks for the helpful feedback, I guess I'll have to play around with how it started, lol
 
Yes, but you're talking about site rules, not laws. There are places on the net where almost anything is allowed. In all honesty, you should avoid posting to some of those precisely because nearly anything is allowed. Don't lessen your work because you have a quirk you want to write about. But again, you can find a place to post for things you can't post here. I now limit my fee to read stories to posting here and on one other site.
It's my first time publishing or sharing with anyone, gotta be careful.
 
Yes, but you're talking about site rules, not laws. There are places on the net where almost anything is allowed. In all honesty, you should avoid posting to some of those precisely because nearly anything is allowed. Don't lessen your work because you have a quirk you want to write about. But again, you can find a place to post for things you can't post here. I now limit my fee to read stories to posting here and on one other site.
I think OP meant "illegal" in the sense of "not allowed by this site" rather than actual law though.
 
I know, but it bothers me when they use the term illegal rather than pushing or breaking the rules. It's one of those trigger words for me. Illegal in the sense that it's against rules does not compute for me.
I think OP meant "illegal" in the sense of "not allowed by this site" rather than actual law though.
 
I know, but it bothers me when they use the term illegal rather than pushing or breaking the rules. It's one of those trigger words for me. Illegal in the sense that it's against rules does not compute for me.
English isn't my first language, it was just a slip, I've been studying and practicing for years but of course can't compete with a native speaker.

But I did mean it for this site's perspective.
 
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