by Geeks OUT | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog
Queer-baiting has become the lazy writer’s way of incorporating queer characters without doing the work of actually representing the queer community. It’s enough to drag queer viewers and readers along, hoping that someday these characters might...
by Geeks OUT | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog
Queer content is at its truest when it’s created by queer artists, writers, designers, or other creators. Stories written by people outside of the queer experience tend to be full of tropes and wild inaccuracies. And it’s difficult to get queer content to...
by Geeks OUT | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog
With Black Panther breaking records and the character promising to be the best part of Infinity War, Hollywood and geek culture are learning a lesson about the value of representation. Unfortunately, Black Panther will be appearing alongside my personal least favorite...
by Geeks OUT | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
What counts as authentic queer content? It seems natural that anything includes a queer character should be included. But as representation in media is (slowly) on the rise, it’s be time for more specificity. Because the queer community deserves decisive and...
by Daniel Stalter | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog
It’s 1953. The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities is running full steam on their public interrogations of “subversives and deviants.” Snagglepuss is a successful Broadway playwright with a secret. This is how the stage is set in the...
by Geeks OUT | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog
In 1997, Bryan Singer was accused by three underage extras, including a 14-year-old, of filming them nude for a shower scene in Apt Pupil. In April 2014, Singer was accused of drugging and raping Michael Egan in Hawaii at a party when Egan was 17 years old. In 2016,...
