The definition of ‘bisexual’ in the Merriam-Webster dictionary has been updated to encompass gender as well as sex, making it more inclusive of trans identities. The progressive move is thanks to bisexual advocate Robyn Ochs, who reached out to Merriam-Webster in January 2019 asking them to change their definition of ‘bisexual’ to a term that embraces the full gender spectrum. Full Story from Pink News
Genre: Dystopia LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual+, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Trans Reviewer: Olivia Get It On Amazon About The Book In this Philip K. Dick Award–winning series, one woman’s unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution. In the wake of the apocalypse, Flora has come of age in a highly gendered post-plague society where females have become a precious, coveted, hunted, and endangered commodity. But Flora does not participate in the economy that trades in bodies. An anathema in a world that prizes procreation above all else, she is an outsider everywhere she goes, including the thriving … Read more
QSFer Minerva Cerridwen has a new queer fantasy/fairy tale out: The Dragon of Ynys. Every time something goes missing from the village, Sir Violet, the local knight, makes his way to the dragon’s cave and negotiates the item’s return. It’s annoying, but at least the dragon is polite. But when the dragon hoards a person, that’s a step too far. Sir Violet storms off to the mountainside to escort the baker home, only to find a more complex mystery—a quest that leads him far beyond the cave. Accompanied by the missing baker’s wife and the dragon himself, the dutiful village … Read more
An adorable new illustrated children’s book is giving kids a trans heroine to look up to, and a happily ever after to match. Launched by a $58,000NZD Kickstarter campaign and a creative team supported by Sir Ian McKellen and George Takei, Raven Wild is the third book in an LGBT-inclusive trilogy set “in a world where equality exists and no one is discriminated against for who they are”. It tells the story of Raven, courageous young woman who was raised as a boy named Hawk. One day Raven learns of an evil poacher’s plan to steal a powerful gem and … Read more
Star Trek is going where the 54-year-old sci-fi TV franchise has never gone before by introducing its first-ever transgender and non-binary characters. The characters will be played by actors who are trans and non-binary in real life. In its upcoming season of Star Trek: Discovery, the series’ 2018 CBS spin-off, trans actor Ian Alexander will play Gray, a Trill, which are aliens who serve as hosts for symbiotic creatures that provides unique personality traits and skills. Non-binary actor Blu del Barrio will make their debut by playing the non-binary character Adira, an intelligent and introverted teenage amnesiac whose coming-out story … Read more
QSFer Natsuya Uesugi has a new queer cyberpunk book out: “grydscaen: scout.” After hackers attack the stock market taking the economy, the pandemic that was ust a threat becomes a reality and the death toll mounts. The government and big pharma scramble to find a vaccine but putting profits over human life, the hackers infitratethe SenseNet after rumors of government corruption and testing utested toxic vaccine candidates on homeless teens. When the hackers stumble upon proof big pharma’s new vaccine is killing people, all hell breaks as they reveal the conspiracy as the death toll and new cases mounts uncontrolled. … Read more
QSFer Alex Silver has a new gay/trans MM paranormal romance out: “Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates.” When ghosts cry out, Dan and Chad heed their call. Daniel and Chad are on the road to Hawk Lake, Maine, to investigate rumors of a haunting. With his new role in Daniel’s life, Chad feels like he has something to prove. He is determined to make the Hawk Lake haunting videos the best Hauntastic Haunts has ever aired. Daniel gets sidetracked when he realizes that he might have gotten in over his head with his long distance apprenticeship to a genuine medium. Old insecurities … Read more
QSFers Sally Bend & M.C. Questgend have a new trans sci fi erotica book out: “It’s A Whole New FemWorld.” Another standalone story based on the “It’s a Whole New FemWorld” universe created by M.C. Questgend. The war between the sexes has gone badly for men, especially those living outside the cities. Without the emotional balance and guiding hand of women, the rebel camps have become a dark, violent places where only the fittest survive and the meanest thrive. A Quest for Balance is the story of two misfit soldiers – bullied, abused, and driven into the arms of the … Read more
Godzilla’s daughter came out to her parent as trans in an adorable stop-motion film. The fictional prehistoric seamonster, best known for destroying buildings and being generally quite terrifying, has not traditionally been thought of as a queer icon. But it’s 2020, so obviously that was going to change. A new short film shows Godzilla sitting down with its daughter over a cup of tea – stay with us – as she comes out as trans. Godzilla junior is seen struggling with her gender identity, hiding in her bedroom and watching Sailor Moon intently, before telling Godzilla that she is trans. … Read more
Developers working on a Harry Potter video game have voiced discomfort with author JK Rowling and her beliefs about trans people. According to Bloomberg, a long-rumoured but unannounced open world Harry Potter game is in development at Warner Bros’ Avalanche Software for next-gen consoles. However, the Utah-based team working on the project has been rattled by the author’s repeated interventions over transgender issues, which have also been condemned by the stars of the Harry Potter movie franchise. Full Story from Pink News