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A Queer Marxist Analysis of Barbie is written on top of a bride flag and two Barbie dolls
Geekery Movie Features

Marxist Barbie Discourse and the Weird Wide Web of Queer Video Essays

So what is there to do now that you’ve seen Barbie twice? I will be watching as many long, overly elaborate, documentary-style YouTube video essays about the subject as I possibly can.

Lindsay Eanet July 29, 2023 1 Comment
Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, New Pokemon Snap
Geekery

The 10 Gayest Video Game Moments I Found When Cleaning My Nintendo Switch and PS5

This girl I flirted with three times in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey gave me the choice of being with her or killing her! ETERNAL LOVE OR DEATH. Lesbians, dude.

Heather Hogan July 22, 2023 21 Comments
Laura and Marisha posing as Imogen and Laudna
Geekery TV Reviews

“Critical Role” Campaign 3 is Gayer Than Ever

Nic and Valerie discuss how Imogen and Laudna finally kissed, and all the other gay goings-on of Critical Role’s third campaign.

Valerie Anne and Nic
July 17, 2023 7 Comments
Link and some Bokoblins hang out in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Geekery

I Accidentally Turned “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” Into a Lesbian Cat Rescue Sim

I was traipsing around Hyrule in a Bokoblin mask and became best friends with a bunch of monsters!

Heather Hogan July 15, 2023 17 Comments
The words "be free" over a drawn photos of hands hold water glasses, all in colors of pink and green.
Webcomics

Baopu #114: Like Colorful Bubbles

When we meet again, we’ll always be free.

Yao Xiao July 15, 2023 3 Comments
Snorlax, Pikachu, Charmander, and Squirttle take a nap.
Geekery

Pokémon Sleep Is for the Gays

Insomnia and Pokémon are both queer culture, and now there’s a game for that!

Heather Hogan July 8, 2023 4 Comments
Webcomics

Reine #49: The Dyke Network and Exchange

If I had a nickel for every time moms with backyard chickens have contributed to my cross country dyke community…

Ren Strapp July 8, 2023 7 Comments
Two panel comic of Baopu, an Asian queer person with red hair. In the first panel Baopu is buying a plane ticket home and asking, "I wonder who I am when I am 'back home.'" In the second, they are on the plane and still wondering, "Will I maintain a sense of self or regress really hard?"
Webcomics

Baopu #113: Visiting Home

I’ve been waiting to go home for years; but when I do, I wonder about who I am when I get there.

Yao Xiao June 17, 2023 6 Comments
A two panel comic of a queer person with blue hair who says “Finally! My credit card is paid off and I can can get a new tattoo as a treat! I have been wanting work from this artist for years! It’s time get sexier!” They are packing up a backpack with snacks and water.
Webcomics

Reine #48: New Tattoo

You KNOW I’m gonna get an A+ in getting a tattoo. My artist will be sooo impressed.

Ren Strapp June 10, 2023 1 Comment
Geekery

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Is Perfect, Full of Queer Vibes

“Sidon is back!” my friend Meg texted. “There is KNEELING and a VOW.”

Heather Hogan May 22, 2023 23 Comments
A drawn image of Baopu (an Asian queer person with red hair) walking around in an invisible boxed cage.
Webcomics

Baopu #112: Grieving Is Hard

Why can’t it be just happiness all the time?

Yao Xiao May 20, 2023 7 Comments
Yellow and pink three panel comic, in which a queer person has spent too much time inside and screams I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!!! So their friend suggests "Lets Go Out."
Webcomics

Reine #47: $16 Salmon Dip

LGBTs these days… all they know is be broke, support local queer businesses, go outside and wear cute outfits.

Ren Strapp May 13, 2023 5 Comments
A pixelated video game called Grave Seasons.
Geekery Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Hear Me Out, What if Stardew Valley but Also With a Serial Killer Whodunit?

Plus, a guide to watching Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour from your couch, Latine teen shows keep getting cancelled, and a beautiful investigation into why so Many Asian American women are named Connie?

Carmen Phillips May 11, 2023 3 Comments
Two panel comic in shades of pink and blue show Baopu, an Asian person with red hair, wondering about "perpetual depth and mystery... automatic alienation??"
Webcomics

Baopu 111: Life In Third Person

Only occasionally letting people in.

Yao Xiao April 22, 2023 2 Comments
Aloy in Pride face paint and Quen armor in Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
Geekery

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Is a Queer Gamer’s Dream Come True

Buckle up on that Sunwing, gay gamers! Aloy’s latest adventure is for us!

Heather Hogan April 20, 2023 18 Comments
In an illustration, against a pink background that says "Spring Anxieties" are a picture of a person with short red hair looking at their grey cat going "Wehhh" with tears in their eyes, next to a close up of that same crying cat.
Webcomics

Reine #46: Spring Anxieties

This one goes out to all the helicopter pet parents.

Ren Strapp April 15, 2023 6 Comments
In a two panel comic, in shades of twilight purple and yellow, Baopu — an Asian person with red hair — snuggles their cat in bed.
Webcomics

Baopu #110: Twilight Hours

A poetic feeling in the hour of the in-between.

Yao Xiao March 25, 2023 16 Comments
In a two panel comic, a young queer tells their friends that they'll meet them at the club after they have dinner with some other friends. The friends say no problem, but ask why does this queer hang out with lesbians in their 30s? It's because they give great life advice. In the second panel, the same young queer is flanked by two lesbians in their 30s, teaching them how to avoid phone calls from their mother.
Webcomics

Reine #45: Microwave Your Frontal Lobe

Thank you to the dykes who were 10 years older than me when I was 22, they had patience in their heart.

Ren Strapp March 18, 2023 13 Comments
Baopu, a drawing of an Asian person with red hair, is going down a neon green spiral slide that's drawn in the middle of a blue, fluffy clouds sky.
Webcomics

Baopu #109: Don’t Spiral

…which is always easier said than done, but know that you are seen, all the way.

Yao Xiao February 25, 2023 4 Comments
In a two panel comic in colors of dusty purple, a person slowly learns how to socialize again post-pandemic. First, they go to a work party. Then they meet another gay person.
Webcomics

Reine #44: People Again

You WILL remember how to be around people. You WILL re-establish a community. You WILL!

Ren Strapp February 18, 2023 10 Comments
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