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REVIEW: Twenty-Five to Life – R.W.W. Greene

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Twenty-Five to Life

Genre: Sci-Fi, Apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Road Trip LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: SI Get It On Amazon About The Book Life goes on for the billions left behind after the humanity-saving colony mission to Proxima Centauri leaves Earth orbit … but what’s the point? Julie Riley is two years too young to get out from under her mother’s thumb, and what does it matter? She’s over-educated, under-employed, and kept mostly numb by her pharma emplant. Her best friend, who she’s mostly been interacting with via virtual reality for the past decade, … Read more

Neil Gaiman Comes Out Swinging for They/Them Pronouns

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Renowned fantasy author Neil Gaiman has come out swinging for they/them pronouns in response to a hilarious anti-trans “self-own”. The English author is world-renowned for novels including Stardust, American Gods, Coraline and The Graveyard Book and is a steadfast supporter of the trans community. Last year, he joined over 1,800 top literary figures in pledging his support for trans and non-binary people. Gaiman affirmed his allyship on Monday (13 December) by responding to a hilarious screenshot shared by Conservative Self-Owns, a mocking Twitter account that calls out right-wingers who unintentionally embarrass themselves online. The Twitter account shared a post from … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Twenty-Five to Life – R.W.W. Greene

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Twenty-Five to Life

QSFer R.W.W. Greene has a new queer apocalyptic cyberpunk book out: Twenty-Five To Life. Life goes on for the billions left behind after the humanity-saving colony mission to Proxima Centauri leaves Earth orbit … but what’s the point? Julie Riley is two years too young to get out from under her mother’s thumb, and what does it matter? She’s over-educated, under-employed, and kept mostly numb by her pharma emplant. Her best friend, who she’s mostly been interacting with via virtual reality for the past decade, is part of the colony mission to Proxima Centauri. Plus, the world is coming to … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Earth Reclaimed – Sara Codair

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Earth Reclaimed - Sara Codair

QSFer Sara Codair has a new queer post apocalyptic eco-fantasy out (bi, non-binary, trans): Earth Reclaimed. When non-binary seventeen-year-old Seren becomes an ambassador, they’re forced to face their greatest fear: magic. By drawing power from rivers and lakes, Seren is left vulnerable to being controlled by Mother Earth. They’re desperate to avoid using magic, but a faction of fascists will do anything to start a war between mages and scientists, including killing Seren, the one mage who sees the value of science. Outnumbered and outgunned, Seren must use magic to live long enough to reach negotiations for peace. As they … Read more

REVIEW: The Quid Pro Quo – A.L. Lester

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The Quid Pro Quo - A.L. Lester

Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Trans FTM Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Sequel to The Fog of War Village nurse Walter Kennett is content with his makeshift found-family in tiny Bradfield. However, one midsummer morning a body is found floating in the village duck pond, dead by magical means. Detective Simon Frost arrives in Bradfield to investigate an inexplicable murder. The evidence seems to point to Lucille Hall-Bridges, who lives with Doctor Sylvia Marks and Walter Kennett at Courtfield House. Simon isn’t happy — he doesn’t believe Lucy is a murderer, but he’s … Read more

TV: She-Ra Creator ND Stevenson On Life After the Show

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power creator ND Stevenson opens up their life, being trans and mental health in a new autobiographical series. In one of the “quiet comics” that make up Stevenson’s new project, I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand, he talks about being at a place in his transition where he is “getting used to people staring at me in a new way”. Sometimes it’s a look of “confusion”, writes Stevenson, who came out as “non-binary or something like it” in 2020. Sometimes, they see a look in people’s eyes that “used to be in mine” before they … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The River City Chronicles Audiobook – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The River City Chronicles Audiobook - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth’s LGBTQ+ magical realism “circle of friends” book The River City Chronicles is out in audiobook format! And there’s a giveaway. Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who runs the restaurant; recently widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Rising Storm – Alex Silver

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Rising Storm - Alex Silver

QSFer Alex Silver has a new M/X superhero romance book out: Rising Storm. I’ve got a secret. Two, actually. I’m not that powerful. My best friend Gerald, though, he’s got enough superpowers to fill the role of two heroes. His abilities are so strong, he can even make everyone believe I’m destined to be more than a sidekick. My other secret? I love him. My crush is getting harder to hide now that we’re headed off to superhero university together. With Gerald as my roommate, it’s only a matter of time before he figures out how I feel. And from … Read more

COMIC BOOKS: New Wonder Woman Comic Reveals First Trans Amazon

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DC Comics has become a little bit queerer as Themyscira, the island home of Wonder Woman, officially welcomed its first known trans Amazon. The creators of DC’s new series Nubia and the Amazons have confirmed that trans women can be Amazons and are welcomed onto Themyscira – the island nation of the female warrior women known as the Amazons. The first comic in the series begins with a flashback to Bia’s arrival on ​​Themyscira. In the DC universe, the Amazons are born through the Well of Souls, a portal through which women who died as a result of violence at … Read more

REVIEW: Home Within Skin – Jem Zero

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Home Within Skin - Jem Zero

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM, Bi, Gay, Trans FTM Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A homeless trans man and an alien sex worker ruin each other’s nights, film a porno, and fall in love. Jax, a disabled trans man with more hangups than belongings, has survived two years of homelessness by keeping his head down and refusing to trust. The intergalactic Rrhi immigration reshaping life on Earth seems irrelevant until Jax sneaks into a hotel hoping for a respite from the cold and accidentally barges in on a Rrhi sex worker. Sei-vész is stunning, but … Read more