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Pirate

TV: HBO’s “Our Flag Means Death” Features Non-Binary Pirate

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Early on in HBO Max’s new comedy, Our Flag Means Death, one of the pirates loses their fake beard. In the new feel-good series, Vico Ortiz plays a gender non-conforming character who’s credited as both Jim and Bonifacia. When the show starts, Jim is presenting as a man so they can live their dream of being a pirate in the 17th century. That all changes when their fake beard and wax nose are foiled, but they go to lengths to make sure their fellow pirates still see them for exactly who they really are. “They’re not trying to act like … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Vampire’s Pirate – Liv Rancourt

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The Vampire's Pirate - Liv Rancourt

QSFer Liv Rancourt has a new MM paranormal romance out, The Immortal and Illicit Duology book 1: The Vampire’s Pirate. Is death too great a risk when the reward is freedom? Dáire Malone has been undead for over 200 years when he is summoned to the home of a would-be queen, a vampiress who possesses an unnatural potency. She declares that Malone will not leave without giving her a pledge of loyalty. He’s been held in thrall before and would rather face his final death than let another have power over him. Thomas Clifton is a pirate, or rather, a … Read more

HISTORY: There Really Were Gay Pirates

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The lesbian and gay pirates of the 17th century lived a strangely egalitarian life, with health insurance and even same-sex civil partnerships. Piracy was a world apart, and one where homosexual couples may have been the norm, not the exception. So to celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day (19 September) here’s our queer history of piracy. Same-sex action and the sea have long gone together. Captains on navy and merchant ships must have accepted, if not engaged in, gay sex. It may even have been useful to them, reducing tensions and resentment and increasing the bond between men. But technically … Read more

Announcement: Pirate, by LV Lloyd

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QSFer LV Lloyd has a new sci fi book out: “Undercover agent Liam Connell stared at his captor. He looked like a pirate from a holovid— black trousers, a white, puffy-sleeved shirt, and a purple sash wrapped jauntily around his waist. Wavy black hair fell to his shoulders and … Connell couldn’t believe it. He actually had gold hoops hanging from his ears. The pirate ran his forefinger lightly down Connell’s cheek and smiled. “Mmm! Mmmm! What do we have here?” Just what had Connell gotten himself into? (M/M Romantic Sci-Fi)” Excerpt The space drive died between one heartbeat and … Read more