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JK Rowling Backlash Comes Fast and Furious

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JK Rowling has revealed that she has a history of sexual assault, but has used it to argue against the rights of trans women to use single sex spaces. Rowling spoke out about her history of sexual assault and an abusive relationship in an essay defending her “gender critical” anti-trans views. Full Story The response to the latest round of Rowling ravings has been fast and furious: Emma Watson restored the eroding hopes of Harry Potter fans Wednesday night (June 10) when she shattered her dayslong silence towards JK Rowling and her tirade of anti-trans tweets. While the British author … Read more

REVIEW: Gift of Secrets – Amir Lane

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Gift of Secrets - Amir Lane

Title: Gift of Secrets Series: Barrier Witch Book 2 Author: Amir Lane Genre: Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Trans FTM Publisher: Self Pages: 211 Reviewer: Xanthe, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Detective Fairuz Arshad is still recovering from events in the first book of this series, but her determination to help her former Special Crimes partner, Rowan, sends her on a path that she might not be able to return from. As with all the other books in this series, the cover is lovely. I am considering get a color e-book reader just so … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sapphire Shadow – James Wake

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The Sapphire Shadow

QSFer James Wake has a new queer cyberpunk book out: “The Sapphire Shadow.” Nadia was born the heiress to a corporate empire, destined for a life of wealth and privilege in what used to be America. But she never had any interest in running things; happy to spend her days shoplifting, street racing, and doing whatever drugs she could get her hands on. Until the day her father was euthanized, anyway. Running away wasn’t good enough. Hiding would only delay the inevitable. A career in theft and burglary sounded much more appealing, not to mention how the very thought would … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Aces and Eights – O.E. Tearmann

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Aces and Eights - O.E. Tearmann

QSFer O.E. Tearmann has a new queer cyberpunk book out, Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 4: “Aces and Eights.” The year: 2157The mission: change everythingThe Unit: Democratic State Force Base 1407Call handle: The Wildcards  Seven Corporations control what was the United States of America. The food supply and its production is controlled by American AgCo. All agricultural seeds in the United States have been genetically designed to fail outside Corporate control. At least, that’s what the Corporations say. There’s a rumor that a seed bank has survived the destabilization that brought down old America, and the seventy-five years of Corporate … Read more

FOR READERS: Gender Changes in Classic Sci Fi

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Sex changes. Gender reassignment. Gender confirming surgery. We’ve had decades and decades of sf about this topic including both good (and awful) movies and books. So tell us (esp. trans readers and writers) – what did classic SF authors get right? What did they get wrong? 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper, by A.J. Fitzwater

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The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper

QSFer A.J. Fitzwater has a new queer furry fantasy book out: “The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper.” Cinrak the Dapper is a keeper of secrets, a righter of wrongs, the saltiest capybara on the sea and a rider of both falling stars and a great glass whale. Join her, her beloveds, the rat Queen Orvilia and the marmot diva Loquolchi, lead soprano of the Theatre Rat-oyal, her loyal cabin kit, Benj the chinchilla, and Agnes, last of the great krakens, as they hunt for treasures of all kinds and find adventures beyond their wildest dreams. Let Sir Julius Vogel Award-winning … Read more

Power Rangers Reboot May Include Trans Ranger

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It’s mighty morphin’ time for the LGBT+ community, as new reports suggest that the upcoming Power Rangers reboot will feature a trans ranger. Fresh from the series’ Twitter account coming out as a mega-Lady Gaga stan, the Paramount Studio’s relaunch will be helmed by End of the F***ing World director Jonathan Entwistle. Rumours have begun to swirl around the new series which, sources familiar to the show say, will feature a more diverse cast. New Power Rangers reboot will feature gay and trans rangers, sources say. One of the rangers, the source stated according to We Got This Covered, will … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Like the First Moon Landing, by Matthew Metzger

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Like The First Moon Landing

Matthew J. Metzger has a new queer sci fi mystery out: “Like the First Moon Landing.” Stranded and injured in deep space, Maggie McLean has one chance at survival—the ship drifting off her starboard side, refusing to answer her distress calls. The ship the whole universe has been looking for. Maggie most of all. The Swift vanished without so much as a cry for help. There have been endless conspiracy theories, from aliens to government corruption to wormholes leading to other dimensions, but one thing was certain. She was gone, with all two hundred and thirty-six crew members on board. … Read more

Mormon Trans Man Explains How Spock Helped Him Accept Himself

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As any Trekkie will tell you, the first time you watch Star Trek is an unforgettable experience. For Andy Winder, it was life-defining. He grew up living with his gender identity in secret, knowing that if he came out to his Mormon family it would mean alienation from the church he saw as his home. With over 80 per cent of his classmates also being Mormon, Winder also felt unable to trust others around him at school and so battled with his identity all alone. “I felt that if they knew I wished I had been born male, they would … Read more

FOR WRITERS: (Not) Trivializing Gender Issues

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer DJ Ruggiero: How do you avoid trivializing gender issues, identity, and fluidity in fantasy or sci-fi with magic or tech that makes body changes easy and reversible, such as shapeshifting? Writers: This is a writer 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