But there are more queer projects that need your support this month, including the awesome Space Wizard Fantasy. I have nearly all books published by them because they're awesome.
With the state of the world currently, queer folks and other marginalised creators need their voices heard more than ever, and Space Wizard Science Fantasy is one avenue for them. They're so close to funding already, so just need a little push!
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-wizard-science-fantasy/space-wizard-science-fantasy-year-5-part-1
We also have Prometheus, a Queer Futuristic Horror Anthology featuring stories with a diversity of representation from 16 authors who all come under the LGNTQIA+ umbrella.
Common Bonds 3 is an anthology of aromantic stories. Aro people and stories often get lost in the void, and this anthology is an attempt to bring those voices to the fore.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/claudie-arseneault/common-bonds-3-an-anthology-of-aromantic-sff
Black Hole Guns for Hire is bringing out a special edition of a a queer military sci fi novel, with an audiobook voiced by various queer artists, and a hard cover with sprayed edges and a paperback.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/is-friday-productions/black-hole-guns-for-hire
Aloe is Book 2 in the Tales From The Night Garden series, an LGBTQIA+ contemporary dark fantasy following two ace-spectrum, nonbinary leads.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/artemis-quinn-and-auden-eris-everen/aloe-tales-from-the-night-garden-vol-2
As a queer person of colour, representation has been hard to come by while I was growing up, so much so that, I came to terms with my sexuality and gender in my forties. I remember bursting into tears after a friend told me about certain gender identities which I realised was what I was.
I come from a country where being queer was a crime till very recently. Even though that is no longer the case, there is still a stigma against queer people by a large part of the population. I remember even my mom was unhappy with The Elite and the Rogues because it is queer, even though she loved the story.
Representation is life. To every queer child, adult, and young adult, we need these stories in the mainstream. This pride month, remember all we have gained and the attempt to destroy our hard won rights. Supporting queer and marginalised creators and stories is also a way of protesting against an establishment that wants to sweep us under the rug.
