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New Google LGBTIQA+ Glossary Literally Erases Bisexuality/Pansexuality

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LGBTQIA+ Glossary Google

In a new LGBT+ glossary, aiming to educate the public and media on LGBT+ language and community, Google has literally erased bisexuality. Last week, the Google News Initiative announced the project in partnership with VideoOut, titled the “LGBTQ+ language and media literacy program”. The tool, essentially a glossary of 100 words that uses Google Trends to track the popularity of LGBT+ terms, was created with queer PhD linguists. But, despite being in the acronym used throughout the project, the word “bisexual” was left out of the glossary, as were “pansexual” and “Two Spirit“. Full Story from Pink News

REVIEW: Writ in Blood – Julie Bozza

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Writ in Blood - Julie Bozza

Genre: Weird Western, Historical, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Pan, Bi-Romantic Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Courage. Honor. Loyalty. All fine things, but they’ve led John Ringo to kill a man. He was raised right and he knows he’s not a murderer, but otherwise he’s a mystery even to himself. Doc Holliday claims to have some insights, but Doc is too devoted to Wyatt Earp to spare much attention for the man who’s already lost his soul. Which leaves Johnny Ringo prey to the distractions of a demon. Imaginary or not, if this creature abandons him, too, … Read more

REVIEW: Strong Wine – A.J. Demas

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Strong Wine - A.J. Demas

Genre: Alternate History, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: M/NB, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary, Gay, Pan Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book Retired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme—where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms. And that’s before Damiskos is charged with murder. Fortunately, he’s not alone. Old friends are back in Pheme. And Varazda—eunuch, sword-dancer, and spy—has solved mysteries … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Elemental Attraction – K. Aten

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Elemental Attraction - K. Aten

QSFer K. Aten has a new queer comedic fantasy romance out (gender fluid, non-binary, pan), a stand-alone story in the “Mythworld” shared universe: Elemental Attraction. Two people find themselves in a quandary: Aderri, a powerful dragon shifter with some light defensive magic, and Ellys, a half-elven swordswoman for hire, one of the best across the six nations. When Aderri gets news that she must come home for the naming ceremony of a new hatchling, she’s forced to hire Ellys and her telepathic steed, Roccotári, to see her safely there. Of course, things are never as simple as they seem. Not … Read more

REVIEW: Blood Pact – Courtney Maguire

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Blood Pact - Courtney Maguire

Genre: Asian Myth & Legends, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Non-Binary, Pansexual Reviewer: Sherry, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book In Hiro’s world, youkai are a supernatural story used to scare children into obedience, and to keep men out of back alleys and brothels. Until Sakurai Hideyoshi walks through his door with a fantastical tale of a samurai who had killed a thousand men and drank the blood of his enemies, a man that lived in darkness but sought beauty to keep it at bay. A story both terrifying and romantic…and completely ridiculous. Unless it is … Read more

Apex Legends’ Hot Newcomer Seer is Canonically Pansexual

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Apex Legends - Seer

Seer, the latest addition to Apex Legends, is canonically pansexual. On 3 August the new season of Apex Legends will begin, called Emergence, and introduces new character Seer. Considered cursed by some, Seer, a.k.a. Obi Edolasim, is an artist who uses his unique abilities to see enemies on the battlefield using moth-like micro-drones. First introduced in a stunning “Metamorphosis” animated video, the latest vignette shows this “champion of the outcasts” in action. Full Story from Pink News

ANNOUNCEMENT: Penumbra – Dan Ackerman

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Penumbra - Dan Ackerman

QSFer Dan Ackerman has a new queer sci fi book out (bi, trans, pan): Penumbra. Arden inherited Eden, a space station floating over a dying planet. He also inherited an oppressive class system, worker shortages, and an entitled ruling class that refuses to make concessions. Rhys, a worker who’s earned Arden’s trust, helps him make unpopular changes to keep Eden alive. Arden’s reputation as a shallow and formula-addled leader leaves his friends and foes skeptical of his leadership. Rhys gains power and is met with resistance from the ruling class. But without intervention, Eden’s labor shortages may lead to the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Home I Find With You – Skye Kilaen

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The Home I Find With You - Skye Kilaen

QSFer Skye Kilaen has a new queer post-apolcalyptic hopepunk romance out (gay/poly/pan): The Home I Find With You. A polyamorous romance about building a new life after the world falls apart. Life in rural Colorado fifteen years after the second U.S. Civil War is perilous. Van and his girlfriend Hadas only recovered from the attack that killed Van’s wife because their community helped them heal. The warmth Van and Hadas share isn’t the love he lost, but it’s precious. He’s content. Clark survived the war, but his family fractured and now his relationships are in ruins… which must be his … Read more

REVIEW: Saffron Alley – AJ Demas

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Saffron Alley - A.J. Demas

Genre: Historical, Alt-History, Ancient World LGBTQ+ Category: M/NB, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary, Gay, Pan Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book A month ago, eunuch sword-dancer and spy Varazda collided with ex-soldier Damiskos at a seaside villa during a dizzying week of intrigue, assassinations, and a fake love affair that—maybe—turned real. Now Varazda is back home in Boukos, at the center of a family and community he dearly loves, and Damiskos is coming to visit. Things aren’t going according to plan. Varazda’s family members suspect Damiskos’ motives. Varazda grapples with his own desires. Add in a horrible goose, a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The PV-3 Mutagen – Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus

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The PV-3 Mutagen - Beryll And Osiris Brackhaus

Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus have a new sci fi/space opera book out, Virasana Empire: Dr. Laurent Book 1: “The PV-3 Mutagen.” As a history scholar and courier for the secretive Circle of Thales, Rene Laurent is a man of many talents – none of them lending themselves much to a life of adventure. But when a chance meeting with a young, idealistic Belligra priest drags him into a wild quest to keep a dangerous mutagen off the streets of Floor, his curiosity gets the better of him. Between monsters both human and man-made, he realises that maybe fieldwork is more … Read more