Hey all, In honor of Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d talk about our favorite LGBTIQA speculative fiction love stories of all time. Nominate yours, and tell us why. Oh, and bonus points for a picture to tell the story. It can be from manga, written fiction, film or TV. Hint for writers: it should be someone else’s story. LOL…
Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: Are we seeing the things we need to see? Recommendations and how spec fic can help. MM seems to be the dominant force in the LGBTIQA fiction market these days. But for young girls, especially girls who like girls, we ought to be encouraging more YA fiction. So what’s out there now that’s good in YA FF speculative fiction? And what would we like to see more of? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join … Read more
Hey all, From the beginning, we’ve sought to make Queer Sci Fi a welcoming and diverse place. We wanted a forum where both writers and readers could mingle, and where FF fiction was just as welcomed as MM, where transgender, ace and bisexual writers and readers would feel comfortable sharing their work and talking about their favorite books and authors. I am proud of what we have accomplished so far. I do think that most of our members feel comfortable here, and although there have been occasional flair ups, you guys have helped us to navigate them with grace and … Read more
Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Dystopian Paranormal, seems to be the domain of zombie fiction, or vampires as-zombie fiction, and the occasional return of Satan. What kind of supernatural disasters would you like to see drive society to the brink? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
Speculative fiction has a great pantheon of villains – from JRR Tolkien’s Sauron to Star Trek’s Khan. From Valdemort to Darth Vader. We love to hate our villains. So today’s question: who is your favorite spec fic villain? And for extra points, your favorite villain in LGBTIQ speculative fiction? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
For Readers: Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Richard Wood: What influences caused many non-christian societies such as Greece, pre Christian Rome and Japan to be accepting of same sex activity? Any one read any LGBT science fiction in such societies and eras? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: What’s your favorite type of vampire? What attributes do you look for in their presentation that make you happy? What aspects turn you off? This is a particular interest, because someone says “vampire” I immediately wonder what kind. There are significant differences in creation and abilities in Dracula, old-school Vampire the Masquerade vampires, Blade the Vampire Hunter vampires, Twilight, Anita Blake, the Strain etc. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
Much of the fiction we consume on a daily basis is written from the American perspective, and that includes speculative fiction. But Americans account for a small percentage of the world population. So my question today – what LGBT speculative fiction works have you read that gets out of the American Perspective? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
Hey all, I was thrilled with the response to our call for Rainbow Con panel topics last week. But I know we tend to be a little MM heavy in the group (and at many cons) so I wanted to take one more stab at it and solicit a few more ideas for panels that are specifically FF, Bi, Trans, Ace, Gender Fluid, Intersex, etc – the parts of the QUILTBAG rainbow beyond the G. So if you have any ideas for these sci fi-fantasy panels in these other areas, please post them in the comments – panel title and … Read more
Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kelly Haworth: What do readers think of non-binary pronouns and are they more receptive to this in scifi works where alien cultures may be involved? (I specifically mean in terms of nonbinary folk but nonbinary aliens can play a part too). As more and more folks come out as transgender and gender fluid, the old binary pronouns “he” and “she” don’t always fit anymore. Some people prefer the genderless “they and them”. Some use “zie/hir”. There’s a great blog post about it here: https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com In speculative fiction, we also sometimes need genderless pronouns, or … Read more