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FILM: Will Star Wars Feature a Pansexual Character?

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Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo

The upcoming Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, may see the series’ first LGBT character. Passages from a new book which the film is based on, Leia: Princess of Alderaan, suggest that the resistance’s Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo – played by Laura Dern – may be pansexual. The clues are in the following passage, in a conversation between Holdo and Leia. “A pair of pretty dark eyes.” Then Amilyn thought about that for a moment. “Or more than a pair, if you’re into Grans. Or Aqualish, or Talz. Or even – ” “That’s all right! Leia said through laughter. “It’s … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GUEST POST: Where Home Lies, by Elizabeth A. Schechter

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Where Home Lies

QSFer Elizabeth A. Schechter has a new queer fantasy book out, and shares a great guest post with us: Not Where I Thought We’d Be I was going to write a blog post about the eroticism of food. Was being the operative word. I’ve been fighting with it for about a day and a half. The topic that seemed to be so interesting to me when I first thought about it just won’t come out of my head and onto the page. And I finally realized why. There’s something more important that I need to get out of my brain. … Read more

SPACE: Is There Someone Out There?

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signals from space

An initiative set up to find signs of intelligent life in the universe has detected a series of mysterious radio signals from a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light years away. Scientists with Breakthrough Listen say they’ve found 15 fast radio bursts, or FRBs, from a deep space “repeater” called FRB 121102. The numbers indicate when the first signal was discovered, on Nov. 2, 2012. While a few other FRBs have been detected, what makes this one unique is that it was heard again in 2015, and its location pinpointed a year later. See the Full Story at The Huffington Post

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic, by F.T. Lukens

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The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic

QSFer F.T. Lukens has a new MM YA Fantasy tale out: Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job—entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time—but it’s pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by… mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star who just moved to town. Fantastic. When he discovers his eccentric employer Pavel Chudinov is an intermediary between the human world and … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Getting to the End

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The End - pixabay

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: I’ve seen some authors say that they knew the ending of their stories before anything else. What is your method. Do you have the ending and have to go back to begin it or do you have the middle and have to work out how they got there then where they are going? Editor’s comment: the classic pantser vs. plotter debate. :P Join the chat

Comic Features Lesbian Kiss

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The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars

A comic book has included its first lesbian kiss. The opening edition of The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars showed the titular protagonist, Korra, and her love interest, Asami, finally locking lips. The pair met each other on the animated TV show of the same name, which was a continuation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, a cartoon about four kinds of superpowered humans locked in conflict. The last episode of the TV programme ended on a cliffhanger, with the pair going on holiday to the Spirit World, holding hands but never explicitly confirming their attraction. By Josh Jackman – Full … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dragon’s Devotion, by Antonia Aquilante

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The Dragon's Devotion

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a new MM fantasy book out: Corentin is a scholar with a secret—his magical Talent allows him to turn into a dragon, and he isn’t alone in that ability. Long ago, dragons were hunted fiercely, until they went into hiding, becoming things of legend. Corentin has traveled the world with one aim—to protect his people and keep their secret safe. Drawn to the principality of Tournai by news of someone close to discovering that secret, he hopes to avert suspicion. His attraction to the too-serious Bastien isn’t convenient for his purpose, but it isn’t something he … Read more

VIDEO: He-Man and Skeletor Dirty Dancing

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Skeletor He-Man

You may have thought to yourself this morning, “I really need to see Skeletor and He-Man reenacting the iconic scene from Dirty Dancing today.” Or you may have thought the same thing I did, “Why won’t this dog go to the bathroom? All I want is some damn coffee. Hurry up, dog!” If your early morning musing was the former – and I’m not sure why it would be, but here we are – the UK financial website MoneySuperMarket.com is here to, uh, save the day. By Bil – Full Story at LGBTQ Nation

ANNOUNCEMENT: Jackalopes and Woofen-Poofs, by Angel Martinez

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Jackalopes and Woofen-Poofs

QSFer Angel Martinez has a new MM comedy paranormal book out: Hoax animals and a consulting vampire on the prowl—Jason never thought having a cop boyfriend would be this hard. All Animal Control Officer Jason Shen ever wanted was a quiet life of rescuing lost kittens and helping animals in need. Having a paranormal cop boyfriend guarantees an end to the quiet part. What at first seems a random encounter with jackalopes in the park might be more than chance and when State Paranormal sends a handsome, charming vampire to consult with the Seventy-Seventh, he finds his relationship with Alex … Read more