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Movies: Scooby Doo’s Velma is a Lesbian (Duh)

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After many decades, several spin-offs and desperate fan pleas, it has finally happened – Scooby-Doo’s Velma is canonically a lesbian. In the movie animation Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, viewers are treated to many scenes of Velma falling head over heels for Coco Diablo, head of a notorious crime syndicate. And it is extremely gay. This confirmation of Velma’s queerness explicitly on the screen has been a long time coming, with a history of queer coding, cut scenes and spiked queer plot lines consistently disappointing LGBTQ+ fans. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Marvel’s “Ironheart” Cast Gets Trans NB Actor

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Trans non-binary actor Zoe Terakes has been cast in a key role in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart, Deadline reports. The actor, who starred in Prime’s Nine Perfect Strangers, is the second trans actor to be cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the first in a Disney+ series. They follow in the footsteps of trans man Zach Barak who played Zach Cooper in Spiderman: Far From Home. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Netflix Cancels LGBTQ+ spy series Q-Force

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Q-Force

Queer adult animated series Q-Force will not be returning to Netflix, having been axed after just one season. Variety confirmed Q-Force had been officially cancelled on Monday (8 August), after star Matt Rogers first let the news slip on the Attitudes! podcast in May. The show followed the misadventures of a group of undervalued LGBTQ+ spies, with a cast that also included Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes, Wanda Sykes, Patti Harrison, Gary Cole and Stranger Things’ David Harbour. Rogers noted that while the show didn’t receive great reviews, he was grateful for the cult following it amassed. Full Story from … Read more

TV: “Sandman” Representation Divides LGBTQ+ Viewers

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Netflix has divided LGBTQ+ viewers with its high-stakes adaptation of The Sandman. The Sandman, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book of the same name, follows cosmic being Dream as he tries to regain his power after being imprisoned for over a century. Like the source material, the Netflix series is filled with LGBTQ+ representation – but some viewers feel conflicted over the execution of the plots and the characters. Some viewers raved about the inclusion of non-binary character Desire, played by a non-binary actor Mason Alexander Park. Dubbed the “the non-binary love child of Lady Daga and Gillian Anderson,” … Read more

Trailer: The Rings of Power

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The Rings of Power

Just saw this come across my email. :) Starts in September: An ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, must confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains to the majestic forests of Lindon; from the island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these realms and characters will forge legacies that will live on long after they’re gone. See the trailer here…

TV: New Paranormal Series “Paper Girl” Praised for Lesbian Storyline

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Paper Girls, the new Amazon Prime supernatural sci-fi series, is being praised for its queer representation by fans. The series, based on the comics of the same name, follows four girls after they are snatched from the ’80s and dropped into 2019 where they navigate the supernatural, puberty and encounters with their chaotic older selves. One of the four, KJ, also comes to realise she is a lesbian, grappling with self-acceptance, burgeoning feelings and what it means to love women. Fans have been impressed by the diversity of the show – as well as KJ, who is Jewish, there is … Read more

Buffy legend Sarah Michelle Gellar is Back in “Wolf Pack”

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It’s official! Sunnydale’s resident vampire slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, is returning to fantasy TV as executive producer and star of Paramount+ show Wolf Pack. From the creator of Teen Wolf, Jeff Davis, Wolf Pack is based off the Canadian horror book series of the same name. Gellar will play Kristin Ramsey, an investigator brought in by authorities to catch the teenage arsonist who started a massive wildfire which led to the reawakening of a supernatural predator loose in Los Angeles She will be joined by the four leads, Armani Jackson, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson and Tyler Lawrence Gray, as … Read more

For Readers: Let’s Make a Mash-Up

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Mash-Up - Star Wars and Sound of Music

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Something fun today. Take one of your favorite spec fic shows or films and mash it up with something else. Tell us the basic plot, and give it a name. Go! Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

TV: Neil Patrick Harris to Join Doctor Who Cast

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Neil Patrick Harris will play “the greatest enemy the Doctor has ever faced” in the next iteration of Doctor Who. Russell T Davies’ latest Doctor Who announcement landed Monday (13 June), via an Instagram post of the How I Met Your Mother star seemingly in character. “Neil Patrick Harris, welcome to Cardiff,” Davies wrote. “Playing the greatest enemy the Doctor has ever faced. Such a great actor, such a great man, it’s an honour and a hoot. Have fun!” Full Story from Pink News