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TV: Supergirl to Get Trans Character

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Supergirl

Supergirl is set to feature its first ever transgender character. The show attracted a host of LGBT fans in 2016 when Alex Danvers – played by Chyler Leigh – came out as a lesbian, with fans praising it as one of the best coming out stories in years.  Fans have also been keen to ship Supergirl’s human persona Kara Danvers with Lena Luthor, in a prospective couple known as SuperCorp. And it seems that the CW series will be expanding its horizons in Season 4, which is due to start later this year, likely in October. A casting call … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Justice Calling, by Lyra Alice Schneider

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Justice Calling

Lyra Alice Schneider has a new trans sci fi book out: A western/sci-fi genre hybrid featuring a transgender protagonist. Penny Lux, currently experiencing a forced de-transition due to the failure of an irreplaceable piece of technology, seeks assistance in stopping a plot that could lead to disaster for her entire planet. First, from the woman she used to love, who caused her transition tech to fail; second, from the religious order she’s spent most of her life hating. Only with the cooperation of both can Penny hope to save her world. Get it on Amazon Excerpt So I found myself … Read more

VIDEO GAMES: Pink White or Blue Focuses on Gender Identity and Dysphoria

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Pink White or Blue

Pink White or Blue is a new video game by Esmada Interactive that follows a young person as they navigate the world unsure of where they belong. In the narrative story, which features some elements of horror, you play a transgender person trying to cope with a binary world. The Game ‘You start Pink White or Blue as a feminine character in a beautiful country ranch, picking flowers and spending time with the horses that roam there. It’s an idyllic life, full of beauty and happiness, but you find pages of a comic book that tell a story of someone … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Trans/Enby/Gender Fluid Representation in Spec Fic

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Freddy MacKay: Let’s discuss trans, enby and gender fluid characters in speculative fiction. How they are handled. How the world/tech/magic/nature works for them or against them. SF could be interesting because technology could be developed enough you wouldn’t ever know the difference unless a trans*/enby person wanted you to. What kind of society would that be? How would trans, enby and gender fluid people identify themselves and why? A parallel (though not the same) would be looking at the deaf community and how they feel about cochlear implants. Some are … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Reunion, by M.D. Neu

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QSFer M.D. Neu has a new gay/trans Halloween tale out: It’s been twenty years since the quiet Midwestern town of Lakeview was struck by tragedy. But every year on the anniversary of the event Teddy returns home for ‘The Reunion’. Lakeview, like Teddy, has secrets and not all mysteries should come to light. NineStar Press | Amazon Excerpt Teddy stood atop the grassy knoll, glancing down at Lakeview. Has it really been twenty years? The smell of fresh roses and lilies filled his senses. From there, he could see all of the town, Main Street, the radio tower, the old … Read more

Disney Characters Re-Imagined as Trans

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Trans Ariel

We’ve seen Disney characters re-imagined as everything from tattooed pin-ups to LGBTQ couples to hipsters to parents. Heck, we’ve even seen what they’d look like in real life! But while the Disney trend might seem overdone by now, a new series which re-illustrates our beloved characters as transgender is one we can certainly get behind. An anonymous illustrator, who goes by the Instagram handle Trans Disney, is drawing the studio’s most famous tales as if their lead characters were trans. The artist is an art director from New York City who spent their childhood watching Disney movies. “I love them … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Teresias Bound, by Rebecca James

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Teresias Bound

QSFer Rebecca James has a new trans MM sci fi book out: Aiden is a man in a woman’s body. His dream is to fly to Aquarix where the elusive Fluens–the only species capable of changing his life record and physically making him a man–reside, and for years he’s been working at a seedy brothel in Solarias to save enough money to make that dream a reality. Lydo, the prince of Teresias, has spent his youth leading his father’s army and avoiding his responsibilities on his home planet. On brief leave during a dangerous mission, he stops at a brothel … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Blood Borne, by Archer Kay Leah

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Blood Borne

QSFer Archer Kay Leah has a new queer (ace, genderqueer, panromantic, trans) fantasy tale out: For Ress, survival is a complicated nightmare. Caught between two masters on different sides of the law, his life is falling apart one bad decision at a time. All he wants is to be is a good person, a loyal family man, and a successful metalsmith—a dream he can never obtain while he works for the Shar-denn, the violent gang that plagues the republic of Kattal. To make matters worse, he works as an informant for the High Council. He scrapes through both jobs waiting … Read more

Womb Transplants for Trans Women?

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An NHS doctor has suggested that transgender women in the UK may be a decade away from accessing womb transplants. As part of ongoing research into the procedure, at least three cis-women could be given wombs through a new charity-funded program launching this year. A similar womb transplant procedure could make it possible for transgender women to get pregnant and have babies. Uterine transplants have already been successful in Sweden. At least five children have been born to womb-less women using a procedure similar to the ones NHS doctors are working towards. By Ashley Vega – Full Story at Gay … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Goddess Forsaken, by Amy Allen

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Goddess Forsaken

QSFer Amy Allen has a new queer urban fantasy book out: In a world not too different from our own, where the things we consider fantasy are an everyday reality, a new goddess has just been born. There haven’t been new gods in nearly two centuries. Lacuna must work together with vlogger Khath and gamer Snap to get across the country, gather followers, and meet with the gods. If she succeeds, she will be officially divine. If she fails, they will consume her, and the world will go back to the way it was. Amazon Excerpt Urd is not a … Read more