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FOR READERS: A Queer Surprise

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Jennifer Lavoie: Have you ever picked up a random “mainstream” spec fic book to read and found surprise queer characters? What books were a delightful surprise? 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

For Writers: Do LGBTIQ Characters Make a Fantasy “Gay”?

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Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amos Cassidy: Why can’t we have LGBTIQ storylines and characters in “mainstream” fantasy? Until recently we categorised our fiction as Dark Urban fantasy, but its becoming clearer and clearer that we may be swimming in the wrong pool. Does having LGBTIQ main characters as part of your fantasy cast automatically make your fiction queer sci fi? And if so is it better to just leave the “mainstream” pond behind completely? Join the chat

Reader Discussion: Outing the Mainstream

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There’s a whole world of fan fiction out there – people who love a book or film or show or series, and write their own version of it. It’s a way to put their own stamp on something they love. Needless to say, for many years, fan fic was also a way for us to queer the universe. To see our own LGBTIQ faces reflected in our favorite shows, even if they continued to shut us out. So now it’s your chance. Which mainstream speculative fiction characters would you like to see outed as LGBTIQ? Who would you put together … Read more