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Angel’s Bits: It’s not Science Fiction, but…

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In regard to Queer Sci Fi, you have no idea how many times I hear this. Someone posts to the group, the page, or comes to Scott and I, and says, “I know it’s not science fiction, but I’d like to share this (fill in the genre in question) story.” While we love that people want to check first, we want to be clear that we don’t want to limit the discussion to science fiction. Queer Sci Fi has science fiction in the title, but we’re all about the speculative fiction. Sometimes I wonder if we should have called it … Read more

A Straight Fan Wants More Gay Comic Book Heroes

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Catwoman

I am a straight guy and a comic book fan. Exactly the kind of person the studios are worried about upsetting by having LGBTI superheroes. So why am I actually surprised and disappointed there are so few gay heroes in comic books? Firstly, it’s important to recognize that, while there are too few, that doesn’t mean there are none. Some names immediately pop into my head, mostly found in comics by the Big Two publishers; Marvel and DC. There is, for example, Catwoman who – in her latest interpretation – is at least bisexual; but I guess nobody was really … Read more

Review: “The MCB Quarterly” by MacLeod, Sparks, Dair, Collins, Coatsworth, and Ander

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Genre: LGBTQ+ Literary Magazine Length: Anthology   A GREAT anthology, and the first volume of what I expect will be a successful quarterly magazine. The magazine features short LGBTQ+ works, and within that category, the genres are limitless. In this issue there was horror, literary fiction, humor, drama, and so much more. There was even art in the form of book covers, and interviews—something for everyone. I would like to review a few of the highlights of this anthology, and Fascimilie by Mina MacLeod was one of the stories that stood out for me. Great writing and a truly haunting. … Read more

Announcement: Dagger, by Steven dos Santos

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Dagger

QSFer Steven dos Santos has a new paranormal book out: When Ultimate Evil engulfs the entire world, only Dagger can pierce the Darkness—even if the Apocalypse falls on a school night! Dagger Beaumont is a High School senior who’s been recruited by D.U.S.T. – a covert governmental organization dedicated to battling supernatural terrorism all over the globe. However, Dagger’s unresolved conflict over his missing brother could be his undoing, as he races around the world battling the Dark Reich, a diabolical organization on a quest to possess an ancient artifact and unleash a mystical plague to enslave humanity. If that … Read more

Discussion: Winding it Down

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Typewriter

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Victroria Stagg Elliott: What are the signs for writers and readers that it’s time for a series to end? It’s a great question. As a reader, generally my answer is NEVER! when I’m really enjoying a series. But eventually series do tend to run into the ground. I remember watching the original Melrose place, and you knew it was done when the last possible combination of bed partners among the cast had been played out. As a reader, we all hope that the author has a plan – that they know where this is going, … Read more

Tune Tune Thursday???

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WTF? It is hardly Thursday and I am promoting an out of sequence Tune Tune Tuesday post. Live with it. What Broadway songs have influenced you – or are influencing you now? Does musical theater even matter to you? It does to me. Musical theater was my first introduction to the ‘gay’ world. Oh, yes, theater is gay. Argue how you may to the contrary, theater is gay – especially musical theater. We own the fucking genre! Yes! Think about those lusty sailors in South Pacific: There is Nothing Like a Dame? Right. There is nothing like a dame, except … Read more

Announcement: Empress and Child, by Sam C. Leonhard

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Empress and Child

DSPP author Sam C. Leonhard has a new fantasy book out: Broken by the death of Keiran, Rage is lingering on the brink of suicide, but Lucinda refuses to accept that her best friend is gone. Stubborn as ever, she won’t allow Rage to sneak out of her life before he has solved a few critical issues. Together, they get back to the Forbidden Monastery, face the past, and find out Keiran is not as dead as he is supposed to be. Their hope for peace and rest is not to be fulfilled. Keiran has to deal with the burden … Read more

Ana’s Spoons – The Monthly QSF FF Takeover

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Ana's Spoons

Welcome to the third monthly celebration of F/F fiction! F/F, by the way, stands for Female/Female (not Fan Fiction) pairings that may or may not be romantic. Today I’d like to kindly ask you to refrain from promoting your own books, friend’s books, publisher, or other services. The goal for today’s discussion is to establish a common ground for future F/F discussions and give new readers a place to start. What was the first F/F speculative fiction book you ever read? Or what was the most influential, and why? Please, as always, keep the discussion focused on F/F only. Also … Read more

39 Sci-Fi Divas Gays Adore

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sci fi divas

Science fiction has long been a genre where strong women have shone, but the ladies on the following list aren’t simply the strongest — they brought a new level of fabulous to the final frontier. See all the photos at The Advocate