The Geeks OUT Blog
Enjoy our extensive catalogue of geeky media coverage with an eye towards the LGBTQ+ community. Our editors strive to provide a diverse range of topics, genres, figures, and perspectives just for you.
![Interview with Ben Kahn,, Author of Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/B-Kahn-Author-Pic-scaled-e1719335480232-1080x675.jpg)
Interview with Ben Kahn,, Author of Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend
Ben Kahn is an Ignatz-nominated writer working in New York City with decades of experience writing for comics and videogames. Ben divides their time between working on their latest comic book projects, and playing with a kitty who would really rather be left alone. I...
![Interview with Molly X. Chang, Author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/media-e1718991587881-1080x675.jpg)
Interview with Molly X. Chang, Author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
Born in Harbin, China, Molly X. Chang was raised on folklore told by the grandparents who taught her to take pride in the heritages and cultures that shaped her life, and the harrowing history of the ancestors who'd come before her. TO GAZE UPON WICKED GODS is her...
![Interview with R.M. Romero, Author of A Warning About Swans](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Romero-R.-M._Headshot_Photo-by-Autumn-Romero-scaled.jpeg)
Interview with R.M. Romero, Author of A Warning About Swans
R. M. Romero is a Jewish Latina and author of fairy tales for children and adults. She lives in Miami Beach with her cat, Henry VIII, and spends her summers helping to maintain Jewish cemeteries in Poland. You can visit her online at RMRomero.com or on Instagram...
![Interview with Caroline Palmer, Author of Camp Prodigy](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Caroline-Palmer-by-Elise-Palmer.jpg)
Interview with Caroline Palmer, Author of Camp Prodigy
Caroline Palmer (they/them) is a nonbinary comic creator. Their work has been published in the comics anthology, A Taste of Home (2020) by Level Ground Comics, and they’ve been consistently updating their Webtoon Talent de Lune since 2016. I had the opportunity to...
![Interview with Marisa Kanter, Author of Finally Fitz](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Marisa-Kanter-by-Sam-Cheung-scaled-e1718049784828-1080x675.jpg)
Interview with Marisa Kanter, Author of Finally Fitz
Marisa Kanter (she/her/hers) is a young adult author, amateur baker, and reality television enthusiast. She is the author of What I Like About You, As If on Cue, and Finally Fitz. Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, her obsession with books led her to New York...
![Support ‘Transphoria’: Elevating Trans and Nonbinary Stories with Kickstarter](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/imagetp1-597x675.png)
Support ‘Transphoria’: Elevating Trans and Nonbinary Stories with Kickstarter
Busy Geek Breakdown (TL;DR): This anthology seriously has something for everyone. It's written by amazing and talented LGBTQ+ artists and authors. You should support the Kickstarter now!!!!! "Transphoria" is a groundbreaking anthology that sets a new standard for...
![Interview with Joan He, Author of Sound the Gong](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Joan-He.jpg)
Interview with Joan He, Author of Sound the Gong
Joan He was born and raised in Philadelphia but still, on occasion, will lose her way. At a young age, she received classical instruction in oil painting before discovering that storytelling was her favorite form of expression. She studied Psychology and East Asian...
![Interview with Molly Ostertag, Author of The Deep Dark](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tddheadshot1-632x675.jpeg)
Interview with Molly Ostertag, Author of The Deep Dark
Molly Knox Ostertag is an Igntaz- and Prism-Award winning graphic novelist, 30 Under 30 Forbes scholar, and TV writer. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her spouse ND Stevenson. Her middle-grade graphic novel debut, The Witch Boy, came out in 2017 from...
![Interview with David Levithan, Author of Wide Awake Now](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/David-Levithan-3-scaled-e1717129100535-1080x675.jpg)
Interview with David Levithan, Author of Wide Awake Now
David Levithan is the author of several books for young adults, including Lambda Literary Award winner Two Boys Kissing; Every Day; Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares (co-authored with Rachel Cohn); Will Grayson, Will...
![Interview with Maia Kobabe and Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier, Creators of BREATHE: Journeys to Healthy Binding](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BREATHECover-1-scaled.jpg)
Interview with Maia Kobabe and Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier, Creators of BREATHE: Journeys to Healthy Binding
Maia Kobabe (e/eir/em) is author of the award-winning and bestselling memoir Gender Queer, the most banned book in America for the last two years. E and eir work has been featured in Time, NPR, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. Kobabe...