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Entertainment: “Overwatch” Videogame Reveals First LGBT Character of Many

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The first LGBT+ character has been revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said earlier this year that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. In an official comic released ahead of Christmas, the makers of Overwatch said earlier this year that there were several LGBT characters, stopping short of revealing which characters were LGBT. The lead writer for the game, Michael Chu back in November confirmed that in an upcoming update characters will be revealed as LGBT. And now the comic reveals that Tracer is the first LGBT+ character. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News

News: Rowling Approves Queer Harry Potter Pic as Pulse Benefit

Harry Potter Queer Art

An anthology comic being produced to benefit the victims and families who lost loved ones in the shooting at Pulse in Orlando, Fla., has scored the support of a huge name in publishing: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who according to Bleeding Cool, has for the first time ever permitted a drawing of her beloved Hogwarts characters in a comic book. And not just any sketch; the approved illustration for Love Is Love, by Jim Lee, features Harry with his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and their beloved gay former headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, as they cast a spell that … Read more

Me Me Monday!

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info … Read more

Chewbacca Sings Silent Night

Silent Night - Chewbacca

Wookies aren’t so different from us after all. A viral YouTube video showcases Chewbacca performing a rousing rendition of “Silent Night” in Shyriiwook — the language of the Wookie. Han Solo’s hairiest best bud belts out the Christmas classic using audio and video snippets from the “Star Wars” movies. As it turns out, the out-of-this-world track was originally compiled in 1999 by web developer Scott Andersen, who paired the movies’ audio with a Yamaha keyboard, according to Andersen’s website. By Nina GolGowski – Full Story at The Huffington Post

Trailer: Sense8 Christmas Special

Sense8 Trailer

Netflix has just debuted a trailer for the Wachowskis’ Sense8 Christmas Special that will be released on December 23. The 2-hour special is is essence the first episode of season 2 of the entrancing series that follows the lives of 8 individuals who find they are connected mentally and physically in ways they never could have imagined. While the second 10-episode season will be released in earnest on May 5, this special lays the groundwork. Co-creator Lana Wachowski says she wanted to create a holiday special because holiday specials from TV shows were so important for her as a child. … Read more

Poe & Finn Get Porn Parody

Poe and Finn Porn Parody

A new gay adult film parody is finally realizing the fantasies of fans who became convinced of a romantic relationship between Poe Dameron and Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Just in time of the release of Rogue One, the men behind Men.com decided to imagine (and create) what would happen if Poe and Finn (aka PoeFinn) actually got together, instead of just biting their lips and staring longingly at one another. The couple, also known as “StormPilot” by fans, are just one of four pairings in Star Wars The Force Awakens: A Gay XXX Parody. The parody also … Read more

Me Me Monday!

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info … Read more

U=(N/T)M*G: Mnemonic

As if the ancient Greeks couldn’t have been more awesome, I stumbled on a little factoid that was the inspiration for this post. They invented the Mind Palace. If you’ve ever read the books or seen the numerous shows and movies, this is the vaunted “mind trick”that the great detective Sherlock Holmes uses, among quite a few others both real and fictional. In reality, the Mind Palace is just one variation of mind trap in a dozen under the heading method of loci, as part of a bunch of kinds of mnemonic devices. And it works, though some types of … Read more

Harley Quinn to Get Spinoff, Girlfriend

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DC have announced Harley Quinn is getting her own Batman spin-off solo movie and also revealed the comic arc that will be adapted for the screen. Margot Robbie, last seen as the baseball-bat wielding Joker-obsessing villain in Suicide Squad, will star in the film adaptation of Gotham City Sirens. The comic book finds Harley Quinn living with Poison Ivy, as girlfriends, until they decide to kidnap Catwoman in a bid to discover Batman’s true identity. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News

Entertainment: Gay Couple in Rogue One?

Rogue One

Speculation is growing online as to whether two key characters from the latest Star Wars film are depicted in a same-sex relationship. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has got fans asking whether a number of tender scenes shared by Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen) and Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) are intended to imply a romantic connection. By Ben Dilks – Full Story at Pink News