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Entertainment: “Overwatch” Videogame Reveals First LGBT Character of Many

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The first LGBT+ character has been revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said earlier this year that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. In an official comic released ahead of Christmas, the makers of Overwatch said earlier this year that there were several LGBT characters, stopping short of revealing which characters were LGBT. The lead writer for the game, Michael Chu back in November confirmed that in an upcoming update characters will be revealed as LGBT. And now the comic reveals that Tracer is the first LGBT+ character. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News

Announcement: To Rule the Stars Anthology

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QSFer Siri Paulson is in a new sci fi anthology: Meet the princesses. A trained diplomat, kidnapped by an alien race desperate for justice, and its dashing leader… A political pawn, on her way to meet her betrothed, who stops in the asteroid belt to answer a call for help, and finds a princess both beautiful and brave… A captive raised to believe that the greatest evil is magic, when it–and the handsome ship’s engineer who wields it–are the one thing that might save her… Here are their stories. Buy Links AmazonSmashwords Excerpt From “For Justice”, by Kit Campbell Her … Read more

Announcement: Power Outage, by Holly Heisey

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QSFer Holly Heisey has a new lesbian sci fi short story out: When the Destroyer comes, worlds fall. Trauma gave Lieve the ability to fly and manipulate energy fields and she joined the Wardens in protecting her world. Now the Destroyer of Worlds has come down from the sky, and to save her world she must confront her past and the nature of her powers themselves. Giveaway Holly is offering two ebook copies of their short story Sky and Dew: In the Hallows, words are magic, and words can kill. Sky took a vow of silence and left the world … Read more

Announcement: Passing Shadows, by Anna Butler

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QSFer Anna Butler has a new lesbian sci fi book out: Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow. Psalm 144:4 Passing Shadows is a trilogy of short stories with a lesbian main character, Li Liang, who is one of the sole surviving witnesses of the destruction of Earth. The stories tell of the beginning of a long exodus across the galaxy looking for a haven where mankind can start again. The stories are: Overthrown By Strangers Habitation Of Dragons Winterlight Li Liang has found a berth to suit her: chief pilot and first officer … Read more

Announcement: Fixit, by Erik Schubach

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QSFer Erik Schubach has a new queer sci fi book out: The story follows Fixit, she’s out of this world! Literally as it turns out, as she mans a repair station on another planet, making sure all of the automated harvesters supply food to all the other people who live in the great floating cities of Tau Ceti Prime. When pirates attack and shipments are lost, can Fixit, fix it? And where does the alluring but cocky Sky Guard ranger, Vashon, fit into the mix? Giveaway For this post, Erik is giving away an eBook copy of “A Little Favor” … Read more

Announcement: Mother of Souls, by Heather Rose Jones

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QSFer Heather Rose Jones has a new FF fantasy book out: All her life, Serafina Talarico has searched in vain for a place where she and her mystical talents belong. She never found it in Rome—the city of her birth—where her family’s Ethiopian origins marked them as immigrants. After traveling halfway across Europe to study with Alpennia’s Royal Thaumaturgist, her hopes of finding a home among Margerit Sovitre’s circle of scholars are dashed, for Serafina can perceive, but not evoke, the mystical forces of the Mysteries of the Saints and even Margerit can’t awaken her talents. When Serafina takes lodgings … Read more

Alex Comes Out as Lesbian on Supergirl

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Look! Up on the TV! It’s a straight-appearing woman who’s high femme! It’s the human closest to Kara Zor-El of Krypton! It’s… Supergirl’s lesbian sister! Yes, Alex Danvers, played by Chyler Leigh, revealed on Monday’s episode of Supergirl on the CW Network that her adopted sister Kara isn’t the only one with a secret identity. She came out in the episode, “Crossfire.” Executive producer Jeffrey Kreisberg told the Hollywood Reporter their goal is to tell Alex’s story in a “respectful, educational, entertaining and thoughtful” way, surrounded by supportive family and friends. By Dawn Ennis – Full Story at LGBTQ Nation

FOR WRITERS: Writing Good Lesbian Characters

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: “Not really a question but LGBTQI+ encompasses a wide range of sexual identities. Reading gives us some of them but what about a day or days identifying them and explaining and discussing ways to incorporate them into books?” OK, so lets kick this off. We’ll devote a day each over the next few months talking about writing different types of characters across the LGBTIQA spectrum. Given that each of us is human, there’s no one “right” way to write a lesbian character. But maybe we can tackle this from a … Read more

“Black Mirror” Buries “Bury Your Guys”

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If you identify as being anything other than straight, you know that living life under the rainbow flag can be difficult. From canceling your gym membership because it’s become a depressing graveyard of Grindr hookups, to strangers revealing that between their legs dangles the Excalibur of schlongs, primed to magically turn any lesbian back into a peen-loving heterosexual, life comes with its own unique set of downsides. Oh, and then there’s the whole being verbally or physically assaulted and occasionally fearing for your life thing. All this being said though, at least us real-life LGBTQ’ers aren’t (for the most part) … Read more

Announcement: Sky Whisperers, by Natasja Hellenthal

Sky Whisperers

QSFer Natasja Hellenthal has a new FF Fantasy book out: Two decades ago a great deafening silence entered the world. Since then, the winds have mysteriously vanished. And with the disappearing of the wind, the magic held by the once mighty, immortal Sky Whisperers was shattered. Their influence over the natural world lost. The world of Lorian is dying. All Nemsa has ever known is a world without wind. Strangely, the winds stayed away around the day of her birth, twenty five years ago, setting off a chain of disastrous events including a fatal sickness. And for that the girl … Read more