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Review: Dalí – E.M. Hamill

Dalí - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Non-Binary, Intersex Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | Series Box Set About The Book Dalí Tamareia has everything—a young family and a promising career as an Ambassador in the Sol Fed Diplomatic Corps. Dalí’s path as a peacemaker seems clear, but when their loved ones are killed in a terrorist attack, grief sends the genderfluid changeling into a spiral of self-destruction. Fragile Sol Fed balances on the brink of war with a plundering alien race. Their skills with galactic relations are desperately needed to broker a protective alliance, but in mourning, Dalí no longer cares, … Read more

Defining Genderqueer

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Many genderqueer people have different explanations of what the term means to them. But, in the general sense, genderqueer is a gender identity that falls outside the categories of male and female. Some may define it as their gender belonging somewhere in the middle of the gender binary, while others are beyond the binary completely. The origins of the word “genderqueer” are unclear, although it is believed to have been used as early as the 1980s during the rise of queer zine culture. Back then, queer writers and activists were challenging the notions of gender and wanted a term that … Read more

Hollywood Fail: No Trans Characters in Major Films in Four Years

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There hasn’t been a single trans or non-binary character in a major Hollywood film for four years, proving Hollywood still has a long way to go towards LGBT+ representation. LGBT+ media advocacy organisation GLAAD released its ninth annual Studio Responsibility Index Thursday (15 July), which tracks the representation of queer characters released by eight major Hollywood studios in 2020. The study found that there were no trans or non-binary characters represented in any of the 44 films released by the eight largest film studios. According to GLAAD, this is the fourth year in a row that trans and non-binary characters … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Celebrating Our Trans, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary and Genderqueer Authors

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: It’s the Transgender Day of Visibility, and while I think every day should be, I’d like to take the chance to ask our trans, NB, gender fluid and genderqueer authors to stand up and tell us who they are, what they write, and share links to their work. :) 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/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Iron & Brass – Chris Fain

Iron & Brass - Chris Fain

QSFer Chris Fain has a new queer dark urban fantasy/horror book out (gay, gender fluid, genderqueer): Iron & Brass. Ramona Stone is a retired boxer and cancer survivor barely getting by in a faded Rust-Belt town—until she unwittingly frees a jinni from a thrift-store teapot. Now her cat has the power of speech, an ultra-powerful being is bunking on her couch…and her snow-locked community is set to become a battleground between our reality and a magic netherworld beyond. For the shapeshifting cannibal ghul Ashera has vowed to pursue Izi al-Samoon from the frozen vales of urban West Virginia to the … Read more

REVIEW: Peacemaker – E.M. Hamill

Peacemaker - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Sci Fi, Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: genderfluid, genderqueer Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Third-gender operative Dalí Tamareia thought their life as an ambassador ended when they joined a galactic intelligence agency. When they’re yanked out of the field and tapped to negotiate the surrender of deadly bio-engineered warriors who crashed into hostile territory, Dalí is thrust headfirst back into the tumultuous world of galactic diplomacy. Dalí has faced Shontavians before, but not like these. The stranded mercenaries are highly intelligent and have an agenda of their own. Dalí can’t afford to be distracted … Read more

Pixar May Explore Non-Binary Representation

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Pixar has hinted that future films will include “all genders”, prompting excited speculation that an animated non-binary character could be on their way. Disney has seen baby steps of progress when it comes to LGBT+ representation over the past few years, with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featuring a minor same-sex kiss, and Pixar film Onward and Marvel film Avengers: Endgame both briefly alluding to same-sex relationships. The studio only revealed its first openly gay central character earlier this year in the heartwarming Disney Pixar short Out, that follows a queer man as he tries to work up the … Read more

REVIEW: What Blooms Beneath (audio), by A.D. Ellis

What Blooms Beneath

Title: What Blooms Beneath Author: A.D. Ellis Narrator: Kory Getman Genre: Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Pansexual, Genderqueer, Intersex Publisher: PUBLISHER Length: 6 Hours 25 Minutes Reviewer: Sharonica Amazon eBook | Amazon Audio About The Book Kellan considers himself lucky to have an adequate existence on earth where, in the year 2044, common citizens toil under the oppressive thumb of a corrupt and unscrupulous government. Kellan dreams of becoming part of the Department of Paranormal, Supernatural, and Fantasy Sciences, but his application is continually denied because he has no extra-sapien blood. Kellan’s simple reality shifts when Rhône unexpectedly enters his life. Rhône, living … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Peacemaker, by E.M. Hamill

Peacemaker - E.M. Hamill

E.M. Hamill has a new queer sci fi book out, book two in the Dalí Tamareia series: “Peacemaker.” Third-gender operative Dalí Tamareia thought their life as an ambassador ended when they joined a galactic intelligence agency. When they’re yanked out of the field and tapped to negotiate the surrender of deadly bio-engineered warriors who crashed into hostile territory, Dalí is thrust headfirst back into the tumultuous world of galactic diplomacy. Dalí has faced Shontavians before, but not like these. The stranded mercenaries are highly intelligent and have an agenda of their own. Dalí can’t afford to be distracted from the … Read more

New Movie Musical Planned Based on Book About Genderqueer Prince

The songwriters behind Disney’s Frozen have announced their next project will be the movie musical adaptation of an award-winning graphic novel about a genderqueer prince. Academy Award winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and husband Robert Lopez (Frozen, Coco, Frozen 2) are working on a movie musical adaptation of Jen Wang’s 2018 The Prince and the Dressmaker, they told Playbill. Set in Paris at the dawn of the modern age, the book tells the story of 16-year-old Prince Sebastian, whose parents are hoping to find him a suitable bride. He isn’t interested, however, and knows his love of wearing dresses will make him … Read more