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Kate Leth’s “Valley Ghouls” Is the Bisexual Slice of Life Comic You Need Right Now

It’s sweet and funny and poignant and absolutely an antidote to the cynicism and over-curation of social media these days.

Heather Hogan July 13, 2019 9 Comments
Geekery

Exclusive: Carly Usdin’s “Heavy Vinyl” Is Getting a New Original Graphic Novel!

Your favorite music store gal pals/secret fight club are returning!

Heather Hogan July 5, 2019 4 Comments
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10 Board Game and Wine Pairings for All Your Spring Evening Needs

I’m not very fussy about my wine, but I am very fussy about my board games.

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2019 17 Comments
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Every Major Female “Star Trek” Character, Ranked By Lesbianism

Our continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new lesbian life and new bisexual civilizations, and to boldly go where this franchise often vehemently refused to go before!

Riese March 25, 2019 92 Comments
Geekery

Here’s an Exclusive First Look at Gaby Dunn’s New Graphic Novel, “Bury the Lede”

“An incisive and insightful psychological thriller where the relationship between the two female protagonists — a journalist and a murder suspect — is fraught with lies and complicated truths from the very beginning.”

Heather Hogan March 12, 2019 4 Comments
Geekery

“Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” Forced My Lesbian Xena to Have Sex With a Man and Have His Baby and YIKES

Legacy of the First Blade is one of the most egregious lesbian storylines I’ve ever seen.

Heather Hogan February 25, 2019 16 Comments
Geekery

Proudly Black, Fat, Queer and Making a Home for Myself in Cosplay

People don’t realize how damaging it is to only acknowledge a part of someone instead of their entire being. I’m black and queer and fat and a woman. Yes, I love cosplay but please — don’t forget my “and.”

Briana Lawrence February 20, 2019 7 Comments
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Geekery

Helen Keremos, Pulp Fiction’s First Dyke Detective, Is Getting Her Own Graphic Novel

The jeans, the belt, the button-up; her sunglasses, her hair, the way she leans. The dyke energy coming off her is unmistakable.

Heather Hogan February 8, 2019 5 Comments
Geekery

Carly Usdin’s “Avant-Guards” Is the Women’s Basketball Comic Book You’ve Been Waiting for Since Before You Knew You Were Gay

Welcome to the Georgia O’Keefe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics!

Heather Hogan January 25, 2019 11 Comments
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Geekery

Queering D&D: How “Critical Role” Helped Me Find My Way

Critical Role helped me realized that D&D is about storytelling, and that there’s plenty of room for queer people in stories.

Valerie Anne January 18, 2019 38 Comments
Geekery

“Goddess Mode” Is The Cyberpunk Magical Girl Comic of My Dreams and Also My Reality

I absolutely adore all parts of this comic because all elements of it perfectly straddle two tones. The first, a serious critique of actual modern issues of socially applied technology and the second, something we’re all in serious need of these days: a good gay romp.

A.E. Osworth December 24, 2018 1 Comment
Geekery

If Democrats Win Back the House Silicon Valley Will Finally Face Some Regulation

Why does it need to happen? Well, Facebook and Twitter combined with Russian attempts to influence elections are the reason the United States is currently beset by 45, for example, but also because existing laws and regulations were never built for this era.

A.E. Osworth November 1, 2018 3 Comments
Geekery

The Multifaceted Masculinity of the Dream Daddy Comics

“I can simply rest in this strange and beautiful world of homosexual daddies with expansive definitions of what it means to be masculine; given how raw and terrible I feel as I continue to come out as trans, continue to lift up the rocks within myself and peer under them, this is what I need.”

A.E. Osworth October 30, 2018 14 Comments
Geekery

Monday Roundtable: The Board Games We Never Lose

“Ultimately, though, no one really wins, because to have won you’ve had to scream ‘peel’ on repeat until everyone hates you.”

the team October 29, 2018 50 Comments
Geekery

“Donut County” Is a Perfect Game For People Who Need a Break From Their Rage

I don’t need another anger hobby, I have Twitter. Give me easy games, bud. That’s what I want.

dufrau October 15, 2018 32 Comments
Geekery

The Gayest Comic Books from 2018 NYCC

From the McElroys to Zoë Quinn and Tina Horn to the random guy that tries to make me buy his titty comics, I ask everyone how gay their shit is.

A.E. Osworth October 9, 2018 10 Comments
Geekery

The Astro Boy of Asbury Park

The classic manga and anime character reimagined as a non-binary teen growing up in New Jersey.

Annie Mok October 5, 2018 2 Comments
Geekery

Lesbians Who Tech 2018: Hillary Clinton, The Future of Disruption, a Path Toward Hope

Lesbians Who Tech has had rockstars all the way down.

A.E. Osworth September 19, 2018 7 Comments
Geekery

The Batwoman Comics You Need to Read Before Her New TV Show

Everything you need to know before her new TV show!

Heather Hogan August 30, 2018 14 Comments
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Geekery

For Your Consideration: Openly Scrolling Through Someone’s Entire Instagram Feed

Let them know you’re looking!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 7, 2018 17 Comments
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