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Video Games That Broke New Ground for LGBTQ+ Representation

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It’s LGBT History Month, so we’re here to give you a quick lesson in gaming history with eight queer video games you really should know about. LGBT+ representation in games has definitely picked up steam in recent years, with indie developers in particular offering fun, authentic and thought-provoking queer games. But since the 80s the LGBT+ community have been visible in video games – even if you haven’t heard of them… Caper in the Castro For many years, Caper in the Castro was thought to be lost. Originally released in 1989, it is widely considered to be the first LGBT+ … Read more

REVIEW: The Booker – Maryann Kafka

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The Booker

Genre: Mystery, Horror, Suspense, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book One underworld entanglement.One haunted music venue.One chance to make it out alive. When Barry Matthews left his band to become the booker for Melbourne’s hottest music venue, he never expected to find a link to the past buried deep within the rubble from the renovations. And now the new spate of threatening phone calls are becoming as troubling as the disappearing visitors and the malevolent activity in the basement.  Trapped within the hotel with the alluring Simon, or Felicia, depending on his … Read more

GoT Star Maisie Williams Embraces Gender Fluidity

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Maisie Williams has opened up about embracing gender fluidity, explaining that she is happy to explore her identity while still identifying as female. The actor, who played Arya Stark in Game of Thrones, opened up about her identity in an interview with Tatler magazine in which she and boyfriend Reuben Selby discussed his new gender-fluid fashion line. While discussing the idea of gender fluidity, Maisie Williams said: “I identify as female, [but] I think that fluidity between your image can be celebrated freely. “I like that I don’t need to label that, I guess, and can just express myself that … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Fifth Horseman – Frida Kilmari

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The Fifth Horseman - Frida Kilmari

Frida Kilmari has a new queer reverse harem fantasy romance out: “The Fifth Horseman.” No name. No past. One giant future? The only thing worse than suddenly waking up in a magical house with the insanely gorgeous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Being the Fifth. With no memory of who I am, where I came from, or what I’m doing here, I’m thrust into a new life with four people who I might want more from than just friendship. But with no past, how can I possibly plan for a future? The only clue as to who I am? Four … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Root – Daniel Fisher

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QSFer Daniel Fisher has a new queer comedic dark fantasy out, The Place of Things Book Four: “Root.” Root, the third book in the Place of Things series is the continuing story of Michael and his new, rather unique fiancée. From the Winter’s Solstice to the Vernal Equinox we find our lover’s and their friends explore new and creative ways to adapt to life altering events.  Having relocated and now a resident in the sanctuary town of Sacred Grove, Michael is finding his place among the mythical, mystical and mostly immortal residents who’ve hidden away from the outside world. Not … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cyborg Anthology – Lindsay B-e

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QSFer Lindsay B-e has a new queer sci-fi/poetry book out (bi, gay, gender fluid, lesbian, non-binary, poly): “The Cyborg Anthology.” Poems written by Cyborgs in the future – this collection melds sci-fi and poetry, human and machine. The Cyborg Anthology takes place in a future where there was a thriving world of Robots and Cyborgs living peacefully beside Humans, but a disaster destroyed all Robot and most Cyborg life. The book is organized like a typical anthology of literature, split into sections that include a biography of each poet and a sample of their poetry. It covers early Cyborg poetry, … Read more

John Barrowman Joins Push for Queer Doctor

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John Barrowman has thrown his support behind the idea of the next Doctor being LGBT+. The Doctor Who actor, who is set to reprise his role as “omnisexual” time-traveller Captain Jack Harkness in the upcoming New Year’s Day special, told The Telegraph that he can see an LGBT+ Doctor in the show’s future. “Of course the next Doctor could be gay,” Barrowman said. “The Doctor could be bisexual, the Doctor could be fluid, whatever, it doesn’t matter. The Doctor is an alien that can try anything and everything. And that’s where the audience is right now.” Barrowman also hinted that … Read more

REVIEW: Bloodlaced – Courtney Maguire

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Bloodlaced - Courtney Maguire

Genre: Paranormal, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Gender Fluid Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Kanjin hardly view their servants as human. Even less so when they are different. Asagi is different. Both a man and a woman. In the wake of his failure to protect a boy he saw as a son from their abusive master, Asagi is sold into the house of a young nobleman, Mahiro, who is the opposite of everything Asagi has ever known—gentle, kind, and generous. Mahiro bonds with Asagi and their friendship blooms into a deep and profound love. … Read more

Pixar Documentary – Studio to Feature “Characters of All Genders” in Future Films

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Pixar has hinted that future films will include “all genders”, prompting excited speculation that an animated non-binary character could be on their way. Disney has seen baby steps of progress when it comes to LGBT+ representation over the past few years, with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featuring a minor same-sex kiss, and Pixar film Onward and Marvel film Avengers: Endgame both briefly alluding to same-sex relationships. The studio only revealed its first openly gay central character earlier this year in the heartwarming Disney Pixar short Out, that follows a queer man as he tries to work up the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Unsafe Words – Loren Rhoads

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Unsafe Words - Loren Rhoads

QSFer Loren Rhoads has a new queer spec fic short story collection out: “Unsafe Words.” In the first full-length collection of her edgy, award-winning short stories, Loren Rhoads punctures the boundaries between horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction in a maelstrom of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Ghosts, succubi, naiads, vampires, the Wild Hunt, and the worst predator in the woods stalk these pages, alongside human monsters who follow their cravings past sanity or sense. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Bookshop.org Excerpt Excerpt from “Still Life from Shattered Glass” from Unsafe Words by Loren Rhoads The moment … Read more