Second step basically means that the writers are now garenteed the ability to do at least 1 rewrite or the second step of writing after the first step of creating a draft
And for some writers, the ones who already do constant rewrites for studios, what it means is that they’d get *paid for* their inevitable second draft
The lack of boomer LGBTQ+ people isn’t because it’s “more popular now.” Many were murdered by their peers, died from government inaction during the AIDS crisis, committed suicide due to lack of social supports, or have had to live in the closet due to their peers’ cruelty.
“The men in white are the surviving members of the Original San Francisco Gay Men’s Choir. Those in black represent the members lost to AIDs. Remember this when people say the gay community survived the epidemic. We had to start over because we lost a whole generation.” (original post)
