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malnpudl at 06:12pm on 12/02/2015
malnpudl at 06:12pm on 12/02/2015Last year I saw a lot of people posting on LJ and DW about the Lightspeed magazine Kickstarter project Women Destroy Science Fiction! that resulted in a huge special edition full of SF written by and about women plus bonus Fantasy and Horror editions funded by meeting stretch goals.
This year they're doing Queers Destroy Science Fiction! and I don't think I've seen anyone posting about it, so I thought I'd put up a PSA. It's 3 days away from the closing date and while the initial funding goal was met early on, followed by a series of stretch goals, at the moment they're less than $500 away from the major $40K stretch goal that will bring a bonus "Queers Destroy Fantasy!" special edition.
LIGHTSPEED was founded on the core idea that all science fiction is real science fiction. The whole point of this magazine is that science fiction is vast. It is inclusive. Science fiction is about people, and queer people, no matter how they identify [Gay, lesbian, bisexual, demisexual, asexual, pansexual, intersex, transgender, genderfluid, genderqueer--anyone who fits within the QUILTBAG], are a big part of that. We always have been. We're just sometimes hard to see. So, in the interests of visibility and breaking stuff, here we are to show you just how wide the spectrum of sexuality and gender identity can really be.
Part of our goal with this project--and indeed, our dearest wish--is to get as many queer creators involved as possible. Show the world that we are legion, we are amazing, and we are a part of the great, glorious landscape of the science fiction genre (right before we burn it all to the ground).
Writers may wish to note that they're currently open to submissions for this project.
This year they're doing Queers Destroy Science Fiction! and I don't think I've seen anyone posting about it, so I thought I'd put up a PSA. It's 3 days away from the closing date and while the initial funding goal was met early on, followed by a series of stretch goals, at the moment they're less than $500 away from the major $40K stretch goal that will bring a bonus "Queers Destroy Fantasy!" special edition.
LIGHTSPEED was founded on the core idea that all science fiction is real science fiction. The whole point of this magazine is that science fiction is vast. It is inclusive. Science fiction is about people, and queer people, no matter how they identify [Gay, lesbian, bisexual, demisexual, asexual, pansexual, intersex, transgender, genderfluid, genderqueer--anyone who fits within the QUILTBAG], are a big part of that. We always have been. We're just sometimes hard to see. So, in the interests of visibility and breaking stuff, here we are to show you just how wide the spectrum of sexuality and gender identity can really be.
Part of our goal with this project--and indeed, our dearest wish--is to get as many queer creators involved as possible. Show the world that we are legion, we are amazing, and we are a part of the great, glorious landscape of the science fiction genre (right before we burn it all to the ground).
Writers may wish to note that they're currently open to submissions for this project.
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