Yeah, definitely, sometimes I just not in the mood for a coming out/us against the homophobia kind of books. And I feel the books with no homophobia reflect reality in some ways, too: some people are lucky enough to be in the kind of environment where they don't experience a lot of homophobia or their family, friends and other circles are all okay with it etc.

(Although I had an interesting experience where a colleague of mine served a man who asked for a book on how to stop your friend from being gay (which we didn't have). I don't think I mentioned this on LJ, and I meant to, because I threw a slight fit when I was told about it later. I'm so thankful I wasn't the one who served him--I don't think I could have kept my expression in check. I think it was the first time anything to do with my sexuality collided with my work. Very strange.)

Which is why I mentioned it in the post, really: I tend to feel very clearly on if I'm in a no-homophobia or more-realistic mood, and so when approaching a sci-fi/fantasy book with gay characters, I like to know beforehand which sort I'm getting.

Hmmm, that's a good thing to think about. I don't think I have blatant homophobia in the werewolves, though the characters are aware of the potential for it. I think it's mostly because the other characters don't have time to properly react to it when they find out because other mayhem is raining down. Which, uh, probably isn't the best way to handle it. Hmmm.