By John Mack Freeman
Brandan Robertson had signed a deal with Destiny Image last year for them to publish his book Nomad: Not-So-Religious Thoughts On Faith, Doubt, and the Journey In Between. However, last month, Robertson appeared in a Time article in which he was identified as queer. Due to this, Robertson claims he was asked to sign a document that said he did not “condone, encourage, or accept the homosexual lifestyle.” When Robertson declined, Destiny dropped his book.
Destiny has since countered, via Pink News:
Don Nori of parent company Nori Media Group told TIME: “We did not reject or refuse. As with all books, a publisher decides what is financially viable.
“We released the book back to the author with our sincere prayers for his success. This occurrence happens every season.”
While it is certainly true that not every book optioned makes it to print, it is objectionable that a publisher would drop an author over his sexual orientation, especially when his sexuality had nothing to do with the subject matter of the book.
