In fact, real world notions of gender and sexual identity often hardly apply at all in the speculative realms explored by Circlet's authors. In becoming a publisher, Tan drew on her background as a political and sexuality activist. Tan specifically focuses on stories of positive sexuality, and does not publish works that include rape, violence, or non-consensuality, or that reflect negative attitudes about sex. Fortuitously, as it turned out, Hardy lost her previous job with an ad agency, allowing her to devote more time to the new publishing venture. Lady Green is a columnist for Cuir Underground.
New material comes in by various means.
Sometimes Hardy has ideas for a book project and seeks out an appropriate author. Other times, authors approach Greenery with book ideas. The hardest part, she says, is the financial uncertainty. How to Talk About It and How to do It Safely. Daedalus as so far published non-fiction work, but will soon widen their scope by publishing a limited amount of fiction in 1998.