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New Release: Crossing the Streams – Steven D. Brewer

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Crossing the Streams - Steven D. Brewer

QSFer Steven D. Brewer has a new queer YA steampunk fantasy book out (bi, gay, trans FTM), Revin’s Heart book 4 – Crossing the Streams. Revin and the Professor must go undercover to investigate a mysterious device that has the power to generate storms and may threaten their very existence. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo Excerpt In the morning, Revin tried to hook up the horses to the coach and discovered he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. He had never worked with horses before. There had been some ponies in the mines … Read more

Review: Of Mycelium and Men – William C. Tracy

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Of Mycelium and Men - William C. Tracy

Genre: Sci-Fi, Colonization, First Contact LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans MTF Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Lida was their last chance for an uncolonized planet. But a world-spanning fungus had colonized it first. Agetha and her husband have spent their whole lives in the fleet’s zero-G. Now all is turmoil as the fleet lands, discovering they are surrounded by a single fungal biomass spanning the entire planet. To build a new home, the fleet must confront a dangerous organism, and Agetha must decide if she can raise a family in … Read more

Video Games: Apex Legends Introduces First Trans Character – Catalyst

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Catalyst - Apex Legends

Hugely popular first-person shooter Apex Legends is getting its first trans character named Catalyst – and fans are loving it. Respawn Entertainment introduced the character in a clip on Monday (17 October) where Catalyst – whose real name is Tressa – and her friends explore the vast Outlands together. During a conversation, she confirms that she is transgender by saying: “I feel like the whole world has opened up, now that I’m myself,” adding that transitioning “was sort of hard.” Full Story from Pink News

New Release: Of Mycelium and Men – William C. Tracy

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Of Mycelium and Men

QSFer William C. Tracy has a new queer hard sci-fi book out: Of Mycelium and Men. Lida was their last chance for an uncolonized planet. But a world-spanning fungus had colonized it first. Agetha and her husband have spent their whole lives in the fleet’s zero-G. Now all is turmoil as the fleet lands, discovering they are surrounded by a single fungal biomass spanning the entire planet. To build a new home, the fleet must confront a dangerous organism, and Agetha must decide if she can raise a family in this inhospitable landscape. Jane Brighton holds tenuous command over the … Read more

NEW RELEASE / GIVEAWAY: Parasite – Ridley Harker

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Parasite - Ridley Harker

Ridley Harker has a new gay horror book out (with a romantic subplot): Parasite. And there’s a giveaway. Seventeen-year-old Jack Ives is used to being unlucky. His only friend has just moved away to college, his parents are alcoholics, and he’s relentlessly bullied by the town psychopath. All that begins to change with the arrival of a handsome but quirky new student, Lucien, who wants to be more than friends. Their newfound happiness doesn’t last, however, as a strange new illness strikes the island. Fishermen go missing, and the villagers left behind aren’t themselves anymore. When Lucien is suspected to … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Clarity Anthology

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Queer Sci Fi’s newest LGBTQ+ speculative fiction anthology is here: Clarity. And there’s a giveaway. Clarity (noun) Four definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) Coherent and intelligible2) Transparent or pure3) Attaining certainty about something4) Easy to see or hear Clarity features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi. About the Series: Every year, Queer Sci Fi runs a one-word theme contest for 300 word flash fiction stories, and then we choose 120 of the best for … Read more

New Release: The Story of the Hundred Promises – Neil Cochrane

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The Story of the Hundred Promises - Neil Cochrane

QSFer Neil Cochrane has a new queer fairy tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast out (ace, non-binary, poly, trans FTM): The Story of the Hundred Promises. A loose retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” that centers queer and trans characters Trans sailor Darragh Thorn has made a comfortable life for himself among people who love and accept him. Ten years after his exile from home, though, his sister asks him to reconcile with their ailing father. Determined to resolve his feelings rather than just survive them, Darragh sets off on a quest to find the one person who can … Read more

TV: Trans Actor Jamie Clayton as Pinhead in Hellraiser Remake

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Jamie Clayton as Pinhead - Hellraiser trailer

A reveal trailer for the blood-curdling Hellraiser reboot has finally been unlocked with a first look at Jamie Clayton as Pinhead. The Hulu original movie stars trans actress Jamie Clayton as the iconic, masochistic villain Pinhead who leads a group of pain-obsessed beings called the Cenobites that feed off of the suffering of others. The petrifying trailer, which was released by Hulu, shows various victims solving a puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration which, once solved, allows the Cenobites to enter the world. Full Story from Pink News

New Release: Salvage – R J Theodore

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Salvage - R J Theodore

QSFer R J Theodore has a new queer science fantasy book out (ace, bi, gay, non-binary, trans mtf): Salvage. Peridot is headed for its second cataclysm. War has broken ancient alliances, sealed borders, and locked down the skies. The Five, Peridot’s alchemist gods, have seen one of their number die and another fall in their efforts to protect their world from invaders beyond the stars. Defeated and diminished, they have ceased to answer the prayers of their people and have left the rapidly unraveling world to fend for itself. Talis and the orphaned crew of the lost airship Wind Sabre have a … Read more

Video Games: DC’s Trans Character Dreamer to Come to Fortnite

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Dreamer - Fortnite and Supergirl

DC superhero Dreamer is appearing in Fortnite, becoming the popular online, battle-royale game’s first openly trans character. September marks the return of the game’s Rainbow Royale – a massively popular LGBTQ+ Pride event which includes new queer content and cosmetics for players. Last year’s Rainbow Royale included a variety of rainbow-themed items, emotes and sprays celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Dreamer’s arrival in Fortnite marks the first time a canonically trans character has been added into the game. Full Story from Pink News