First person female

we've read about women writers in the 19th century writing under male pseudonyms because they either would never be published because they were women, or what they wrote about would be considered a scandal if found that it came from the pen of a woman. So it is interesting to see the role reversed in this article-though for decidedly different reasons. I haven't written much fiction yet, though I could see myself writing in female characters and think nothing of giving them voices. I don't think they would be androgynous or masculine characters, just because I wrote them. Sometimes people feel you can't really relate to a certain type of character if you come from a completely different background. George Carlin once said white men have no business singing the blues. As funny as i found that skit, and despite the fact that i have an enormous respect for Carlin, I don't agree with the statement. I think white men can sing the blues. I think a black man can be president, too for that matter, and i certainly think men and women can write as each other. After all, if you look at the science fiction genre, most stories take place in impossible places with impossible characters, but many people "buy it" and get a lot of enjoyment out of reading a science fiction tale, even if they know all along that the author is not a real robot and it's not the year 2112, or whatever.