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Sunday, February 27, 2011

"Secretly" - A Vintage Montage Of Guys Together. MJS posted this romantic video, with music by Jimmie Rodgers and black and white photography of men embracing.
Angie Smibert, a member of the YA writing group The League of Extraordinary Writers, posted the blog entry Gay Teens in YA Science Fiction and Fantasy. The entry examines gay-positive depictions in sf/f and asks about others.

According to the their statement, “The League of Extraordinary Writers is a group of debut YA authors who write science fiction and dystopian works. The five of us have works that run the gamut of near-future mind control to far-future space travel, but they do have one thing in common: a future where the Earth we know now is twisted, gone.”
The trailer Gay Science Fiction has received over 6000 views at YouTube. Keywords: adventure Degranon gay books gay writing writers scifi sci-fi sci fi syfy sf fantasy novels race weight discrimination racism oppressive laws war civil war diversity queer LGBT gay-friendly characters fantastic fiction time travel

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Sunday, February 20, 2011

On Feb. 17, Hero author Perry Moore passed away from an apparent overdose of pain medication. Moore also produced the Narnia movies; details about his projects appear at MovieWeb and doorQ.

The novel Hero involves a gay teen who joins a group of superheroes. I had written an extremely brief review of Hero, which follows.

I grew up loving DC Comics superheroes, so I enjoyed the many nods to them here. Hero pokes a little fun while playing homage, but it also explores the "secret life" themes in engaging ways.