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FOR WRITERS & READERS: National Week of Trans Awareness

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Transgender Flag

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: It’s “National Week Of Trans Awareness,” so readers, share your fave books with trans characters, and writers (whether you are trans or not), share your books that include them. Writers: This is a writer AND reader chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

VIDEO GAMES: New Xbox Game Has Playable Trans Character

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Tell Me Why game

Xbox Game Studios just published its latest game, Tell Me Why, the first mainstream game from a major publisher that features a transgender character as the playable lead hero. The game, which was developed with input from the LGBTQ media group GLAAD, was announced during Microsoft’s Xbox London event on November 14, 2019 and will be available on Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass in 2020. In the game, players will be able to control Tyler and Alyson Ronan, Alaskan twins with different memories of their troubled childhoods. Tyler is a transgender man, and players must make decisions based on … Read more

REVIEW: Her True Form, by Melody Avant

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Her True Form - Melody Avant

Title: Her True Form Series: Yvette Book One Author: Melody Avant Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Transgender Publisher: Self Pages: 169 Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Yvette knows she’s a girl, no matter how many people tell her she must be something else. Having spent most of her life studying the arcane arts she is finally prepared to face the greatest challenge of all. Becoming the woman she’s always known she was meant to be. With only her magic and her bodyguard, Gervas, to protect her, she doesn’t care if she has to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Her True Form, by Melody Avant

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Her True Form

QSFer Melody Avant has a new LGBT (bi/poly/trans MTF) fantasy romance out: “Her True Form.” Her True Form is the first in a series exploring the struggles and issues a trans woman can experience, through the lens of a fantasy world. A transgender fantasy romance novel, it follows Yvette, a young transgender mage who is willing to face all manner of monsters and threats in order to gain her true form, with just her magic and her guardian, Gervas, to keep her safe. Get It At Amazon Excerpt “Now, I understand that you believe you’re a girl–” “Am a girl,” … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Time Turns, by C.B. Lewis

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Time Turns, By C.B. Lewis

QSFer C.B. Lewis has a new gay sci fi book out: Time Turns. As a consultant analyst for the most technologically advanced firms in the country, Danny Ferguson knows he’s seen a lot of crazy stuff, but nothing comes close to his newest position at the Temporal Research Institute, the world’s foremost time travel organisation. The corrupted piece of code Ferguson found on the TRI’s closed network is a serious concern for Lysander O’Donohue, the director of the TRI. Unable to trust his own people—any one of whom might be the source—he’s forced to put all his trust in Danny … Read more

OWN VOICES: Transgender, Non-Binary And Gender Fluid Authors

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Welcome to #ownvoices on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring trans, NB, and gender-fluid authors. If you’re a trans, NB, or gender-fluid spec fic author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as a trans, NB, or gender-fluid author, and the spec ficbooks you write with trans, NB, or gender-fluid characters (with links, please). If you’re not trans, NB, or gender-fluid, you can still participate – share your favorite trans, NB, or gender-fluid spec fic authors. Note: Today’s #ownvoices is about authors who are trans, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Migration – Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Anthology #5

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Migration

Queer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Migration feaures 300 word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers … Read more

OWN VOICES: Transgender, Non-Binary And Gender Fluid Authors

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Welcome to #ownvoices on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring trans, NB, and gender-fluid authors. If you’re a trans, NB, or gender-fluid spec fic author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as a trans, NB, or gender-fluid author, and the spec ficbooks you write with trans, NB, or gender-fluid characters (with links, please). If you’re not trans, NB, or gender-fluid, you can still participate – share your favorite trans, NB, or gender-fluid spec fic authors. Note: Today’s #ownvoices is about authors who are trans, … Read more

TV: Marvel Gets a Trans Character

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Jessica Jones

The Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced its first ever transgender character in season 3 of Jessica Jones, released on Netflix on June 14. In a major step towards trans inclusion, show runners added the character of a transgender assistant at Jessica’s detective agency, played by the openly trans actress Aneesh Sheth. Sheth, who is originally from Pune in India but moved to America as a child, said it had been an “exciting” opportunity to play the character of Gillian in the final season of the show. “I am transgender and the character of Gillian is also trans. But there’s no mention … Read more

OWN VOICES: Transgender, Non-Binary And Gender Fluid Authors

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ownvoices-trans-mtf

Welcome to #ownvoices on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring trans, enby, and gender-fluid authors. If you’re a trans, enby, or gender-fluid spec fic author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as a trans, enby, or gender-fluid author, and the spec ficbooks you write with trans, enby, or gender-fluid characters (with links, please). If you’re not trans, enby, or gender-fluid, you can still participate – share your favorite trans, enby, or gender-fluid spec fic authors. Note: Today’s #ownvoices is about authors who are trans, … Read more