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TV: Drag Race Meets Steven Universe

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Steven Universe + Jinkx Monsoon

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon has made her official debut in Steven Universe. The genderfluid drag queen and theatre star is the voice of the villainous Emerald. Monsoon, who is the first male-bodied star to play a ‘gem’ on the kids TV show, made their debut in the episode Lars of the Stars on 5 January. Steven Universe is the story of a boy that helps protect the universe with his gem powers alongside his three female sister/mother role models and superheroes Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl. The vast majority of the show’s powerful figures are female-presenting. When it was … Read more

TV: Black Mirror Fans Ask: Where’s the Queer Representation?

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Black Mirror

Fans of Black Mirror have shared their outrage online over the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in the new season. The Netflix original was acclaimed in past seasons for including LGBTQ characters. Most notably, the Emmy award-winning episode San Junipero was celebrated for it’s heartbreaking lesbian storyline. However, fans are disappointed in the release of season five as it fails to include any LGBT storylines. It was hinted that episode four, Hang The DJ, would include some representation but a fleeting five seconds of lesbian action disappointed viewers. By Meka Beresford – Full Story at Pink News

FOR READERS: Not All Good Speculative Fiction is in Books

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Curtain - Pixabay

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Any science fiction/fantasy/speculative fiction in something other than book form that you’re fond of? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

TV: Exorcist Producer Has Choice Words for Homophobes

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Exorcist

TV producer Jeremy Slater has absolutely no time for homophobic fans. Slater is an executive producer on the Fox series The Exorcist, a sequel to the 1973 film. In a recent episode, excommunicated priest Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) travels to an island to investigate the paranormal. There, he shares a kiss with a friendly local (Christopher Cousins). Slate did an interview with Sci-Fi Bulletin where he talked about the moment in question. He first acknowledged that there wasn’t much backlash. However, when he addressed the people who took issue with the kiss, he held nothing back. ‘I saw a couple … Read more

TV: Riverdale’s Bisexual Toni Topaz to Get a Female Love Interest

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Toni Topaz

Riverdale’s bisexual character Toni Topaz will have a female love interest. Actress Vanessa Morgan plays Riverdale’s newest character. The actress spoke about her character with Refinery29. Morgan is ‘super pumped’ to be playing an openly bisexual character. She told Refinery29: ‘I’m all for “love is love.” You fall in love with somebody’s soul. Gender shouldn’t be a factor. Getting to represent that on TV — especially being biracial and bisexual — I think it’s groundbreaking and I’m really proud to be part of that.’ By Charlie Mathers – Full Story at Toni Topaz

Boys Can Be Princesses Too, Disney Cartoon Says

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Star vs. The Forces of Evil

Star vs. The Forces of Evil is a Disney Channel show that first aired in January of 2015. The premise of the show is about a princess from another dimension who travels to Earth as a foreign exchange student. There, she becomes close with her host family’s son, Marco Diaz, and the two go on adventures together. Like Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time and Steven Universe, Star vs. The Forces of Evil is a kid’s show that adults can enjoy as well due to the hidden adult themes. For instance, Star vs. The Forces of Evil had a very progressive moment … Read more

TV: 90’s Cartoon Characters You Never Knew Were Queer

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Spongebob

When you look back on your childhood, you might be surprised how many queer TV characters there were. Especially if your formative years were during the 90s, as LGBTI people were slowly gaining acceptance. Many writers of TV shows back then used codes and stereotypes to convey queerness in the most mainstream of settings: kids TV. Some dropped small hints through dress or character, and some went full rainbow, and some even did or eventually made those characters’ sexuality explicit. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News

TV: Finally, Non Binary and Asexual Characters!

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TV Asexual Characters

GLAAD are finally able to count non-binary and asexual characters on television. The LGBTI organization have just released their yearly Where We Are on TV Report. The report analyzes the diversity of primetime scripted series regulars on broadcast networks. It also looks at the number of LGBTI characters on cable networks and streaming services for 2017-2018. 6.4 percent of regular characters in the upcoming year are expected to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer. This is the highest percentage GLAAD has ever seen. There are going to be 17 regular and recurring trans characters across cable, broadcasting and streaming … Read more

TV: Anna Panquin Shows Up in “Electric Dreams”

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Electric Dreams

With Kiwi hero Anna Paquin gracing Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams this week, some of The Spinoff’s greatest minds* attempt to dissect her reality-bending episode. If you haven’t heard of Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams by now, it’s basically a buzzy anthology series from the dude who dreamed up Blade Runner that burrows deep into your brain grapes. With every episode set in a different world, with different characters and themes, prepare for a Black Mirror-style pick n’ mix of the full human experience. Bhuja mix, caramels, the whole lot. After watching the premiere episodes and picking up the pieces … Read more

TRAILER: Marvel Runaways

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Runaways

On 21 November, a brand new Marvel series debuts on Hulu and it’s different from all the rest. It’s not one of Netflix’s gritty takes, nor is it the broadcast adaptations of Agents of SHIELD or the ill-received Inhumans. And it’s entirely to do with the source material: Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s Runaways. The premise is relatively simple: a group of teenagers discover they have powers and their parents belong to a supervillain organization known as the Pride. It’s full of fun tropes and also plenty of diversity, which is clear from the new trailer. There are six … Read more