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ANNOUNCEMENT: Loving Kit, by L.M. Brown

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Loving Kit

QSFer L.M. Brown has a rereleased MMM sci fi book out: Logan McRae never expected to see two aliens when he woke from cryogenic sleep. He has lost his ship and his people and he questions whether he has lost his mind. As he gets to know Halor and Kit he realises he might just lose his heart as well. Logan expected to wake on the spacecraft Mercury, ready to pilot the ship down to New Earth. Instead he comes out of cryogenic stasis to find he is on another ship with two alien beings, neither of whom can understand … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

You Could Vacation on the Space Station

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Attention, people with $59 million just lying around: NASA is opening the International Space Station (ISS) to adventurous tourists, and those interested don’t need to hold their breath — space tourism could happen as soon as 2020. The space tourists, who must be from the United States, will embark on a fleet of commercial vehicles owned by the U.S. government, Jeff DeWit, NASA’s chief financial officer, said at a news briefing today (June 7). DeWit estimated that one seat on the space flight, operated by SpaceX and Boeing, will cost $58 million — but that’s not including the cost of … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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That Thing I Just Read

Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

FILM: “Wonder Woman 1984” Poster Hints at Bisexuality

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Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has shared a colourful first look the upcoming DC sequel, leading some fans to believe that the superhero is about to come out. The new poster pictures Wonder Woman standing in front of a rainbow-hued backdrop, teasing the film’s release in Pride month, June 2020. Fans were quick to connect the dots between the visual and the date, with Connor Behrens tweeting: “Happy Pride month, Wonder Woman said gay rights.” Some noted how actor Gal Gadot is lit with blue and pink neons—a stylistic choice often used to denote queer characters, commonly referred to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Baja Clavius, by Madeira Desouza

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Madeira Desouza has a new gay erotic sci fi tale out: Baja Clavius. This controversial science fiction adventure depicts gay male time travel agents with very bad behaviors. They are violent and immoral men. A few hundred years from now, these time travel agents work within a top-secret agency located beneath the crater Clavius on the moon. Their time-travel missions take them to Earth in the past where they ruthlessly manipulate man who are targeted for their roles in the outcomes of historical events such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Amazon eBook | Amazon Paperback Giveaway Madeira is … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Muses, by Elizabeth Andre

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QSFer Elizabeth Andre has a new FF paranormal tale out, book two in the Paranormal Grievance Chronicles – Muses. A lesbian ghost with a broken heart. Sisters who never want her reunited with her lost love. A binding spell that must be broken. After a Halloween party ends with an untimely death, paranormal investigators Maya and Julie are called in to check out ghostly happenings at a house built by a patent medicine magnate at the turn of the 20th century. The magnate’s daughters lived in the house their whole lives and never left, even after death. Now, they’re angry … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Writing Diversity

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Alex Harrow: How do you ensure your writing is inclusive and covers multiple intersections of identity, sexuality, disability, and others? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

Black Mirror Includes Virtual Gay Sex. Kinda.

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Black Mirror kicks off its fifth season with ‘Striking Vipers’, an episode which follows two straight men exploring their sexualities through a video game. The Netflix tech-horror anthology returned on Wednesday (June 5) with three new episodes, the most-talked-about of which is ‘Striking Vipers.’ Warning – mild spoilers ahead. Avengers: Endgame star Anthony Mackie plays Danny, a man who is trying for a second baby with his wife when he reconnects with an old friend, Karl (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). On his birthday, Karl gives Danny a copy of a virtual reality game called ‘Striking Vipers X,’ which promises to “replicate … Read more