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COMICS: Who Should Be the First Queer Avenger On the Big Screen?

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Okoye and Ayo, Black Panther

As Avengers: Infinity War comes out to the public this week, with its dozens of superheroes, the lack of LGBT representation will be painfully clear. After all, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) contains precisely zero queer superheroes. In fact, whenever the company has the chance to incorporate one of its many, many LGBT characters into a global blockbuster, it balks at the opportunity. This even means erasing scenes which reveal a queer character’s sexuality, as happened with Thor: Ragnarok‘s Valkyrie. Or, more likely, it can mean ignoring canon developed for years, sometimes even decades, in the pages of Marvel’s comic … Read more

COMICS: Queer Comics in Indonesia to Be Destroyed

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manga

Indonesian authorities intercepted a shipment of ‘LGBT comics’ at a major post office hub in Indonesia. The Attorney General’s office said it found hundreds of the comic books on Tuesday. They were intercepted at the Central Post Office in the country’s capital Jakarta. M Yusuf is the director of Socio-Culture and Society of the Deputy Attorney General’s Intelligence Affairs (JAM Intel). He told media the Attorney General’s office has set up agents at post office centers around the country to monitor mail. Yusuf said investigators don’t know much about the comics, but if they had not been intercepted them they … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Fighting for You, by Megan Derr

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Fighting for You - Megan Derr

QSFer Megan Derr has a new queer fantasy book out: All Penli wants to be is left alone. After nearly a decade of blood and violence, and a lifetime of enduring his cold, ambitious family, it’s almost a relief to be practically alone in the middle of a desert kingdom with no way to return home because of the warrant out for his arrest. The very last thing he needs is to be consumed by a fit of honor and nobility—but he would much rather die than ever see the two sweet, intriguing men who cross his path forced apart, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rule of Thirds, by Aidan Wayne

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Rule of Thirds - Aidan Wayne

DSPP Publications author Aidan Wayne has a new queer sci fi book out: A traumatic past doesn’t have to mean not having a future. When Jason Diovardi, military elite, is removed from active duty after failing too many psych evals, he has only one goal in mind: get back into the field. It’s all he knows and all he thinks he’s good for, which is why he grudgingly accepts two live-in AI Companions to help him begin to recover from his severe PTSD. Chase and Shade are a matched pair, and Jason hopes they’ll keep each other distracted enough to leave … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Murder on the Titania, by Alex Acks

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Murder on the Titania

QSFer Alex Acks has a new queer steampunk anthology book out: Captain Marta Ramos, the most notorious pirate in the Duchy of Denver, has her hands full between fascinating murder mysteries, the delectable and devious Delilah Nimowitz, Colonel Geoffrey Douglas (the Duke of Denver’s new head of security), a spot of airship engineering and her usual activities: piracy, banditry and burglary. Not to mention the horror of high society tea parties. In contrast, Simms, her second in command, longs only for a quiet life, filled with tasty sausages and fewer explosions. Or does he? Join Captain Ramos, Simms and their … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Bargain, by Riley S. Keene

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The Bargain

QSFer Riley S. Keene has a new queer fantasy book out: A bargain must be struck before the Age of Mortals can be truly realized. For Elise, Ermolt, and Athala, the price is high. Not only do they have to find the dragons that have been hidden for centuries, but they have to kill them. Their first stop is Jalova, home of Teis, God of the Sky, and their enemies the overseers, a group of thieves led by Merylle Callac, former High Priest of Teis. Merylle wants help them, and her terms are simple – she wants revenge of her … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rites & Desires, by Amanda Cherry

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Rites & Desires (Ruby Killingsworth Book 1)

QSFer Amanda Cherry has a new queer fantasy book out: Ruby Killingsworth relies on magic to keep her entertainment empire on top. When a ritual gone wrong robbed her of this magic, she wasn’t about to take it lying down. Enlisting Loki’s aid and commanding the band of supernatural henchmen he’s proffered, Ruby embarks to capture the magic of an ancient African gem. While endeavoring to regain her powers, Ruby must also contend with the daily business of Goblin Records, her romantic designs on her billionaire neighbor, and the unwanted attention of the newly elected U.S. president. The return of … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Commander Jace and the Unsuitable Boys, by Kyler Fey

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Commander Jace

QSFer Kyler Fey has a new MM sci fi book out: The new release from M-Brane Press contains the first five novella-length of Kyler Fey’s astounding and erotic science-fantasy “pulp” adventure serial Commander Jace and the Unsuitable Boys under one cover, in both paperback and Kindle editions. A thousand years from now and in another history, the Solar System teems with life. Ships sail the aether, linking humanity’s thousands of disparate nations and clades on all the planets and their many moons. Wars flare and fade, conspiracies thrive and then die, loves and lusts burn hotter than the sun. It … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: I Shall Not Be Jilled, by David Holly

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I Shall Not Be Jilled

QSFer David Holly has a new queer sci fi book out: What will you do if you are a teenager or a young man, and the governing board demands that you submit to a procedure that permanently eliminates your manly parts and turns you into a new gender? What will you do when government, society and even your loved ones are swept up in a fanatical mass movement that demands your emasculation? Will you become an androgyne so you can play on an athletic team? Or will you resist, even though your doomed resistance is viewed as rebellion or treason? … Read more

TV: The Riddler Actor Comes Out

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Cory Michael Smith

Gotham star Cory Michael Smith has spoken about his sexuality publicly for the first time – as he stars in a drama set during the AIDS crisis. Smith is best known for playing Edward Nygma, AKA supervillain The Riddler, on Fox’s popular Batman prequel TV series.  In an interview with the Daily Beast, Smith revealed that he identifies as queer. He had been discussing his new film ‘1985’, which debuted at SXSW this month and tackles the AIDS crisis head-on. By Nick Duffy – Full Story at Pink News