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REVIEW: We Shall Not Sleep, By M.R. Graham

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We Shall Not Sleep, By M.R. Graham

Title: We Shall Not Sleep Series: The Van Helsing Legacy Book One Author: M.R. Graham Genre: Paranormal Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay Publisher: Qui est literis Pages: 435 Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book The Great War is over, its fires quenched. The guns are silent. The Dead are waking. Meg van Helsing grew up with a book in one hand and a wooden stake in the other, a crucifix always around her neck. But the world has changed, and the monsters she hunts with her friends are less frightening than gas burns and … Read more

For Bi Week – A Bisexual Primer

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Do you know why there’s sometimes a plus sign after the words bi or bisexual? Do you know what “bi erasure” is? This week is Bisexual+ Awareness Week, also known as BiWeek for short. BiWeek was co-founded by the LGBTQ media organization GLAAD and the bisexual+ advocacy group BiNet USA to help educate and build awareness about bi people. Some of the language when it comes to the B in LGBTQ might seem a little confusing, but fear not! The folks at GLAAD have prepared a quick refresher on some common terms. Bisexual/Bi A person who has the capacity to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Basement, by Dianne Hartsock

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The Basement

QSFer Dianne Hartsock has a new MM bi paranormal horror book out: The Basement. Alex is haunted by visions of the dying, but now it seems the ghosts he’s seeing are real as well. In this sequel to ALEX and THE SHED, Alex wonders if he’s seeing ghosts. His friend Justin has bought the Fulton place, a beautiful old mansion on the edge of Oakton. But something’s wrong in the house. Alex has visions of a small boy, trapped in the basement, and a man at the top of the stairs who won’t let him leave.  And Logan Fulton has … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Blood Red Roulette, by Jana Denardo

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QSFer Jana Denardo has a new bi paranormal book out with a romantic arc: Blood Red Roulette. Arrigo Giancarlo’s friends think he’s a rich young man with the unusual job of paranormal investigator, working with his psychic assistant in Las Vegas. In truth he’s a two-thousand-year-old vampire and member of the Chiaroscuro, a group of Supernaturals dedicated to keeping humanity safe from the more dangerous of their kind. He’s also openly bisexual… but alone. When he spots Luc St. John in a bar, Arrigo is intrigued. What begins as an effort to repay the kindness shown to him in the … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Healthy Queer Relationships

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FOR WRITERS What do *healthy* queer relationships look like? How do we portray positive experiences of queer life in entertainment, when live examples may be difficult to come by in a culture that is often queer-hostile? How do people discovery their identity and orientation? What would it be like if we *taught* those things in school — how to look inside yourself and map your traits so you could pursue them and be happy? This is a legacy chat. Join the chat

FOR READERS: Bi Visibility

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: What are your favorite bi characters in 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

FILM: Juliet Re-Cast as Bisexual Vampire

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Bisexual representation, vampires, and a Greek island: With A Kiss I Die has it all. In the movie, premiering on 28 August, the Juliet we all know and love has fangs, sucks blood and is bisexual. Yes, this is definitely a lot to process for Shakespeare’s purists, but let’s look at the bright side. The tragedy of Romeo & Juliet has undergone several movie adaptations throughout the years – from Franco Zeffirelli’s classic film to Baz Luhrmann’s extravaganza – but this will be the first time Verona’s heroine is a bisexual woman. Or a vampire, for all that matters. Turned … Read more

TV/FILM: Bisexual Erasure – The Unicorn Scale

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Unicorns are amazing: it’s pretty safe to say that is a fact. Unicorns, however, also happen to be legendary creatures whose existence have been questioned by many. Just like bisexuals, we dare to say. Talia Squires, editor-in-chief at Bi.org and creator of the Unicorn Scale, agrees. The Unicorn Scale ‘explores the quality of bi representation in film and television’ and it does so in an entertaining way. Squires reviews movies and TV shows focusing on bisexual storylines and assigning from one to four unicorns. ‘Siskel and Ebert have thumbs, Leonard Maltin has stars, I wanted unicorns. The bi community has … Read more

FILM: Is Spiderman Bi? One Fan Thinks So…

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Biderman

It’s official, everyone: Spider-Man is bisexual. At least, that’s according to a fan who went viral after spotting that Tom Holland’s superhero had portrayed a bisexual meme in Avengers: Infinity War.  Last year, the concept spread across the internet that, in its own words, “cuffing ur jeans and tucking in baggy shirts is bisexual culture.” And as it turns out, during the web-slinging teenager’s first scene in the record-breaking blockbuster, he proudly shows off his cuffed jeans while hanging off the side of a schoolbus. One eagle-eyed viewer spotted the fashion choice, tweeting that “peter cuffs his jeans yall … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Song of the Faerie Prince, by Tay LaRoi

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The Song of the Faerie Prince

QSFer Tay LaRoi has a new bi/pan fantasy book out: Sixteen-year-old Gia Johnson is comfortable in the background, but when dark magic looms over her town, her beautiful voice will put her in a spotlight she never imagined: the Seelie Court. To get out alive and save her childhood friend, she’ll have to trust Oliver O’Brian, a trans classmate and a Prince of Faerie, especially when an ancient evil rears its ugly head from the depths of Lake Michigan. All the while, Gia finds herself drawn to Oliver, but what does that mean if she’s always liked girls? NineStar Press … Read more