So, Wheel of Time show fans and #savewot allies (including our friends from the #savequeerstories, #savewarriornun, & #savedeadboydetecttives movements), it's May 1.
Time to begin the year's big campaign, fueled by hope.
Here's the plan -
We advocate to get as many of our people in the WSFS (or, the ability to vote on both the 2026 and 2027 Hugo Awards' final ballot) as possible, which costs $50 - so there's a cost prohibitive element for some to this - using this link: www.lacon.org/register/
And we also continue to encourage our coworkers/friends/family/strangers to watch The Wheel of Time and sign the petition (we need 223 signatures until the petition hits 238k total signatures right now):
Join fans from around the world working to find a new home for The Wheel of Time. Help us show Sony and streamers the story deserves to cont
Fun fact I realised recently while considering THE HORRORS. One such horror being that queer media is being cancelled at an alarming rate (thank you #savequeerstories for the wake up call). S and D Tier by Lighthouseraiders on tiktok might actually be one of the longest running pieces of queer, Western media that I know of? Pretty sure it started pre-pandemic or at least during the pandemic so we are looking at about 5 years, and there are pretty much new episodes every day.
The main characters both use they/them pronouns with the caveat from the creator that any pronouns can be used for fan content. They're in love and have gotten married (and divorced, then married again). Their child uses it/its pronouns. Their neighbours/tenants/best friends/nemeses are a gay couple. One of the villains has a creepy attraction to both the hero brother, and the non-binary super villain. There are probably more.
But yeah. Make more extremely niche queer content cuz it'll probably go a lot farther than the streamers will let it 💖
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For @stormybraindraws, from their @dbdayuletide wishlist: "Kashi and the Night Nurse magically sending gifts to each other." <3 Hope you're cool with me including Niko and Charles in the fic too!
“My heart feels… faster, and too heavy,” the Night Nurse told Niko, annoyed. “And my mind gets all fuzzy, and I hate how my hands get all clammy. But that is enough of that, now. Niko. You do not care about this, so-”
“I definitely care, Charlotte,” Niko said. “You’re family. And you’re in love. My two favorite things.”
“I am no one’s family.”
“Mmm, you definitely are at this point. But that’s not what’s important right now! You’re in love.”
“I have no idea where you pulled such nonsense from-”
“All those quote-unquote symptoms you’re describing, they’re the physical signs of love. It was unfamiliar to me too at first, when I started noticing that I was always looking at Crystal and feeling my heart skip beats. But it’s definitely, definitely love.” She rubbed two of her fingers together. “And I’m going to get you in touch with Kashi again.”
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Or, the one where Niko gets the Night Nurse and Kashi in touch just in time to magically exchange holiday gifts.
Talk about the necessity of queer storylines on the mainstages of culture - talk about Siuaraine, Avilayne, Alanna & her warders, or out members of the cast and crew, or read the data collected on savequeerstories.carrd.co and share your thoughts.
