Interview with Jenny Birch, Author of Woven From Clay

Jenny Birch is a middle school teacher of English, French, and history, and serves as a youth theater director for students in grades 7-12. She lives in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and three children. Jenny holds a BA in French and an MEd in...
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Interview with Maggie Kang, Creator of KPop Demon Hunters

Maggie Kang is a director at Sony Pictures Animation, currently helming the feature film KPop Demon Hunters, which originated from her idea, and is set to release globally on Netflix in 2025. Kang began her career at DreamWorks Animation as a story artist on various...
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DC Pride Anthology 5th Anniversary Announcement

We here at Geeks OUT have been looking forward to DC's annual Pride anthology ever since it was first launched back in 2021. As such, we are happy to share the announcement covering the 5th anniversary of this initiative below. For immediate release: The Award-Winning...
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Interview with Bree Paulsen, Creator of The Firelight Apprentice

Bree Paulson is a SoCal writer and illustrator who loves spooky monsters, fashion history, and all things autumnal. After graduating from the Laguna College of Art and Design with a BFA in animation, she freelanced on a few independent animation and illustration...
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Interview with Melissa Iwai, Author of Dumplings for Lili

Melissa Iwai is an award-winning author/illustrator of over thirty picture books, including Soup Day, Pizza Day, Dumplings for Lili, which is a Crystal Kite Award winner and Bank Street Best Book. Her I Can Read Series, Gigi and Ojiji, is...
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Interview with Jen Ferguson, Author of A Constellation of Minor Bears

Jen Ferguson is Michif/Métis and white, an activist, an intersectional feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD in English and creative writing. Her debut novel The Summer of Bitter and Sweet was the winner of the Governor General’s Award, a Stonewall...
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Space is Gay! A Look at Anxious Gretchen: Space Archaeologist

Gretchen started her day as the TA for Introduction to Archeology, supervising her grumpy, hungover undergrads, who she is sure hate her, although maybe that's her anxiety disorder, on a field visit to the former colony of Avalon in Newfoundland- but ends up having a...
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Interview with Ruth Behar, Author of Across So Many Seas

Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Lucky Broken Girl and Letters from Cuba, was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York, and has also lived in Spain and Mexico. Her work also includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books An Island Called...
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IRON CIRCUS’ PERFECT CRIME PARTY COMICS ANTHOLOGY GOES LIVE

For immediate release: PERFECT CRIME PARTY is A Comics Anthology Packed With 25 Light-Hearted Tales of Criminal Activity, Featuring 40+ Creators And A Cover by Jeff Smith Available Via Backerkit From Award-Winning Publisher Iron Circus (August 26, 2024) Spike...
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The Geeks OUT Podcast: X-Megami ’97

In this very special episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by the "Cosplay Queen of NYC" and the lip sync assassin assassin of Rupaul's Drag Race season 16, who will also be a special guest at this year's Flame Con, and the host of the afterparty The...
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Geeks OUT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to rally, promote, and empower the queer geek community. We do so by organizing events, attending conventions, coordinating queer spaces at other events, launching advocacy campaigns, and producing Flame Con – the world’s largest LGBTQ comics and pop culture convention.

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Interview with Chloe Gong, Author of Coldwire

by | October 1, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and have been featured in the New York...
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Interview with K. M. Enright, Author of The Age of Blood series

by | September 26, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

K. M. Enright is the Sunday Times bestselling author of MISTRESS OF LIES and its sequel LORD OF RUIN. When not writing, he can be found playing too many video games, cooking, or listening to Broadway musicals. I had the opportunity to interview K. M., which you can...
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Interview with Goldy Moldavsky, Author of Just Say Yes

by | September 24, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Goldy Moldavsky was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up in Brooklyn, where she still lives. Her novels include the New York Times bestseller, KILL THE BOY BAND, NO GOOD DEED (Scholastic), and THE MARY SHELLEY CLUB (Henry Holt). Her books have appeared on numerous...
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SNIKT! The (Unofficial) NYCC After-Party Presented by Geeks OUT

SNIKT is back! Join Geeks OUT at Industry Bar on Friday, October 10th from 7-11pm for a night of geeky drag, burlesque and other performances as we celebrate New York Comic Con being in town. SNIKT will be co-hosted by Harriet Tugsmen and Yuhua, as well as featuring performances from Koko Momo, Avant Garbage and Jake Apton. Get your tickets today!

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Geeks OUT Tabling at LGBT Network’s National Coming Out Day Street Fair

Saturday, September 20th from 12:30pm-5pm

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: X-Megami ’97

by | June 7, 2024 | Featured, Podcast | 0 Comments

In this very special episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by the "Cosplay Queen of NYC" and the lip sync assassin assassin of Rupaul's Drag Race season 16, who will also be a special guest at this year's Flame Con, and the host of the afterparty The...
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The Geeks OUT Podcast: X-Meh From the Ashes

by | March 24, 2024 | Podcast | 0 Comments

In this episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by GLAAD Media Award winning artist, D.J. Kirkland, as they discuss drag queen vampire slayers in the trailer for Slay, breakdown the reaction to the X-Men's post-Krakoan Age reboot, celebrate the DC Pride...
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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Daddy Fantastic

by | February 22, 2024 | Podcast | 0 Comments

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Ian Carlos Crawford, as they discuss the newly announced cast of Marvel's Fantastic Four, the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men '97, realize we're part of the 1-in-5 gamers who are queer, and...
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