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Why Bisexual Visibility Matters
For a long time, I thought self-acceptance of my bisexuality was enough. No one asked me for a label and I experienced very little overt discrimination. I toyed with the idea of telling my folks early on, but an older lesbian friend of mine advised against it. She knew that coming out to family could be difficult at the best of times, but the limited awareness and stigma associated with bisexuality in the 90s made it even harder. Thanks to the increasing profile of bisexual+ celebrities, such as Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming, bisexuality has become far more visible … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT: Taming the Bander, by Summer Devon
QSFer Summer Devon has a new MM paranormal book out: Jake values his solitary life but he didn’t count on Vaughn, who’s made it his goal to pursue and tame the bander. Jake Bander is a bander, a type of shifter and a notoriously taciturn loner. As a boy, he was rescued by a man who ran an animal rescue preserve and now Jake runs the place. He’s content keeping his secret, and accepts the truth: he’ll always be alone. Vaughn Prentiss is a trust-fund baby–exactly the sort of summer visitor who gets on Jake’s last nerve. Vaughn is only slightly … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT: Gatecrasher, by Stephen Graham King
QSFer Stephen Graham King has a new queer sci fi book out: The Maverick Heart is bored. That is until ey discovers a top team of engineers and scientists in a barren, backwater system have created the Gate, a stable, artificial wormhole that will revolutionize interplanetary travel forever. Breaching the wall of secrecy around this radical new technology is a temptation too sweet for em and es human partners, Keene and Lexa-Blue to resist. Ember Avanti is a thief, with the highest of high tech toys in his arsenal. And he’s damned good at it, too. But, sooner or later, … Read more
FOR READERS: It Makes Me Think
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: Readers: Have you ever read something that you that caused you to question life, the universe, everything? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
Image Comics Reveals Pride Covers
Image Comics is marking Pride month with special edition covers of comics to “celebrate the LGBTQ community and the progress made by the Gay Liberation Movement in promoting inclusivity and support for all.” All of the proceeds made from the June Pride variant covers will be donated to Human Rights Campaign. Image Comics revealed the first six of eleven variants, including a cover of “The Walking Dead” that shows the Jesus character impaling a zombie with the Pride flag, which has to be a first. By Jeff Taylor – Full Story at LGBTQ Nation
ANNOUNCEMENT: Summerwode, By J. Tullos Hennig
QSFer J. Tullos Hennig has a new queer fantasy book out: The Summer King has come to the Wode… Yet to which oath, head or heart, shall he hold? Once known as the Templar assassin Guy de Gisbourne, dispossessed noble Gamelyn Boundys has come to Sherwood Forest with conflicting oaths. One is of duty: demanding he tame the forest’s druidic secrets and bring them back to his Templar Masters. The other is of heat and heart: given to the outlaw Robyn Hood, avatar of the Horned Lord, and the Maiden Marion, embodiment of the Lady Huntress. The three of them—Summerlord, Winter King, … Read more
