Queeks

Geeks with a queer slant. Celebrating LGBTQ books, films, TV, web series, comics, games, fandoms, and anything else we fancy. Musings by Hope & Kat. Website: https://queeks.com/

[biandlesbianliterature]

The LGBTQIAP+ Books of Our Dreams

We asked you what the LGBTQIAP+ book of your dreams was. These are just some of your answers 🌈✨

[queeksuniverse]

Help This Graduate Study: LGBTQIA Fiction Community Survey

Do you like to read? Do you like to read books featuring women who happen to like other women? Do you enjoy good karma points from the universe? If so, help this CMU grad student with her LGBTQIA Readers Survey! It takes less than 10 minutes and answers are anonymous.  The survey can be found here. Must be 18+ to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ReaderSurveyCMU  More info from the graduate student running the study:  “I’m Hope, a graduate student in the Master of Science in Administration program at Central Michigan University. My capstone thesis study, underway now, examines the LGBTQIA fiction market and its readers -- especially for women who love women. The data collected will provide useful information and help us understand how authors and publishers can make better LGBTQIA content for readers. My target participation goal is approximately 400, and I'm hoping to capture a healthy portion of responses from outside the USA. The results of this study are only useful if it accurately captures the needs and interests of the LGBTQIA fiction community. I’m happy to share a summary of the study once it’s finished -- please contact me at my academic email for more information or questions: [email protected]. Thanks for your time and support of this project! Your voices and your stories matter!

[hardfeelingsmp3]

Do you have any w|w book recommendations? I too would like to hide in them forever because television is so fucking sad. I'm sorry for being a bother and thank you!

you’re not bothering me at all i love recommending femslash books!

it’s time i updated the last list i made anyway so i’ll give you all of my favorites and you can pick according to your taste i only guarantee that all of these have happy endings for the pairings :)

fantasy/sci-fi:

when women were warriors trilogy, by catherine m. wilson (!!!!!!! my absolute favorite)

the abyss surrounds us + the edge of the abyss by emily skrutskie

breaking legacies by zoe reed

ice massacre (mermaids of eriana kwai #1) by tiana warner (cw: violence)

finding hekate by kellie doherty

the pyramid waltz by barbara ann wright

marian by ella lyons

not your sidekick by c.b. lee

coils by barbara ann wright (greek mythology)

screaming down splitsville by kayla bashe (short story, really sweet)

romance:

the blind side of love by ingrid díaz

waiting in the wings by melissa brayden

dirty london by kelley york (cw: slutshaming/sexist slurs)

annie on my mind by nancy garden (classic)

kiss the girl by melissa brayden (first of the soho loft trilogy)

interference by zoe reed (cw: cancer, rape (as backstory))

perfect pairing by rachel spangler

dating sarah cooper by siera maley

does she love you? by rachel spangler

clean slate by andrea bramhall

heart of the game by rachel spangler

future leaders of nowhere by emily o’beirne

nightingale by andrea bramhall (cw: violence/torture, domestic abuse)

captain of industry by karin kallmaker

first position by melissa brayden

colorblind by siera maley (ya)

survived by her longtime companion by chris paynter

a story of now by emily o’beirne

unbreakable by blayne cooper (cw: rape and consequent pregnancy, homophobia)

close to home by rachel spangler

everything leads to you by nina lacour

treasure by rebekah weatherspoon

96 hours by georgia beers (cw: 9/11)

blurred lines by k.d. williamson

the gravity between us by kristen zimmer (ya)

unspeakable by abbie rushton (ya)

without warning by k.g. macgregor

just jorie by robin alexander

crush by s.r. silcox

mystery/crime with lesbian romance:

dr. kate morrison mysteries by jessica l. webb (cw: violence, murder/death)

the red files by lee winter

a dark horse by blayne cooper (cw: violence, murder/death, gore, drugs)

the dark peak series by cari hunter (cw: violence, murder/death, rape, past domestic abuse)

four steps by wendy hudson (mostly just romance with a little crime) (cw: violence, murder/death, abuse)

season of the wolf by robin summers (cw: murder/death, violence, domestic abuse)

others:

juliet takes a breath by gabby rivera: young latina lesbian from the bronx tries to figure herself out while interning with the author of her favorite feminist book

after the fall by robin summers: wonderful badasses falling in love and finding hope and happiness in a post-apocalyptic world (cw: rape, homophobia)

in the company of women by kate christie: historical, about the women’s army corps during world war II, centered around two of them who fall in love

courtship by carsen taite: political/legal drama about a powerful campaign manager and the brilliant woman she’s in charge of appointing as the first female chief justice of the US supreme court

let me know if you read any of these and enjoy it i love hearing back from people who read the books i recommended!

[sapphicbookclub]

Know of any good Superhero books with wlw main characters?

I do! There’s quite a few good ones actually:

Shattered by Lee Winter

The Power of Mercy by Fiona Zedde

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Sovereign by April Daniels

Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

Then of course if you’re interested, actual superhero comics with wlw:

America Vol. 1: The Life And Times Of America Chavez

Black Panther: World of Wakanda

Batwoman: Elegy

Batwoman Volume 1: Hydrology

Runaways - vol 1, 2, 3 (and there’s tons more really)

[queeksuniverse]

Is it Friday yet? Bras off, comfy pants on. #queeks #lesbian #queer

[aboutchopsuey]

Code Words For Lesbianism In Classic Films

Think subtly. More subtly than that. If there's a book and a woman in the same shot, you might be looking at a lesbian.

Improbable

Unlikely

Curious

Irregular

Oho

Fond of her health

Peculiar

Glasses

Inquisitive

“Pays her own way”

Well-read

Mysterious

Independent-minded

Scholarly

Incurable

“She keeps her hands in her pockets”

Resourceful

Standoffish

Uninvited

Companionable

“Carries plenty of spare change”

A real pal

Unaccountable

A shirts-and-trousers female

Busy

“Carries her own purse”

Confidential

Marvelous

Uncanny

Contralto

Financially secure

Unfriendly

Private

Remarkable

Solitary

Loyal

Singular

Artistic

Unsympathetic

Reluctant

“She kisses backwards”

Sturdy

Outdoorsy

“She’s an evening girl, fond of the twilight hours”

Tight-lipped

Devoted

Civic-minded

Energetic

Steady-handed

Alert

“Stands up on a night train”

“Prefers the hour just after dusk”

“With her own library card”

A real shadows girl

Strong-jawed

“Sleeps with her hands under the covers”

Tempestuous

“Knows sign language”

“Folds a fitted sheet”

Baritone babe

A real Standing Liberty

Secret agent

Priestess of the Blood Goddess

Sideshow-friendly

Trapezoidal

Athletic

“Paddles her own canoe”

“Drinks her Scotch neat”

“Beats men at golf”

“Wears sensible shoes”

[yekkes]

I’m “wears sensible shoes”

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I’m “kisses backwards”

[queeksuniverse]

This gave me life. 

[queeksuniverse]

*Fans Self* Our K-Pop wrap-up is everything you need to keep you warm and make your Winter Olympics a little more queer! 🏅🏅

Read Now! ➡️  http://bit.ly/Queeks-K-Pop 

[queeksuniverse]

Winner of the LA Film Festival’s 2017 Best U.S. Fiction Feature Film, queer film ‘Becks’ releases February 9 in theaters and on VoD. We can’t wait to see it! 

Read our piece here: http://bit.ly/becksqueeks ‘Becks’ is available for preorder on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/becks/id1332250169

[queeksuniverse]

Reason #382 you should be watching Rose and Rosie -- Rosie attempting to play literally any video game, ever. Read our review of their Let’s Play Games channel here: bit.ly/QSBLetsPlayGames

[queeksuniverse]

You may have heard about YouTube’s new YouTube Partner Program and its ever-changing standards for “family-friendly” content. We’ve decided to begin a weekly column featuring YouTube channels and series whose queer content and audience is most at risk for censorship (and demonetization).

The best way to ensure queer content continues to be made is to support queer content creators and their projects, which is exactly what we intend to do with our Queekly Signal Boost.

Our first signal boost goes to the YouTube channel Girl Ship TV.  Girl Ship TV was created by BuzzFeed alumna, Amanda Holland (@AwkwardHolland). Holland discussed with fans during a livestream of Hayley Kiyoko’s hottest videos that she “always wanted to make and do a queer-specific channel at Buzzfeed,” as a way to protect queer content from some of BuzzFeed’s more homophobic commenters.  Because BuzzFeed preferred to “integrate [queer] content into regular videos,” Holland took it upon herself to create a channel where she could filter out the comments from viewers who treated queer content at BuzzFeed with animosity. Check out our review of her channel here: https://queeks.com/queekly-signal-boost-girl-ship-tv/

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Hayley Kiyoko Continues to Shift Mainstream Standards with New Queer Song ‘Curious’ - Queeks

If Hayley Kiyoko’s new single, “Curious,” is any indication of what’s to come from her first full-length album, Expectations, then 2018 is bound to be the year that Kiyoko and her unapologetically queer brand is catapulted firmly into mainstream music. Adapting Industry’s Formula for a Queer Audience The music industry has built a culture of …

“Like her other music videos, Kiyoko directed “Curious” as if she were filming a movie.  It was cast, set, and directed as if every second of film was priceless and every beat of music had meaning.  And more so than any of her other videos, “Curious” depicts Kiyoko’s understanding that when two women want each other, moments between them can become a game.”

[queeksuniverse]

We ship it! Marvel brought us a queer (super)power couple this week. Check out why we love how the showrunners featured this relationship compared to other LGBT storylines: https://queeks.com/we-ship-it-marvels-runaways-queer-super-power-couple/  

[queeksuniverse]

“Although it may seem the universe finds some strange purpose in interrupting the trajectory of successful queer spaces on the cusp of a content renaissance, the queer community is resilient, if not resourceful. As long as there are those who would seek to rid themselves of the few spaces queer people inhabit, there are far more of us still who strive to ensure our community has all the space we need to connect, grow, and flourish.” Queeks celebrates queer geeks -- come hang out! https://queeks.com