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.
Dungeons, Drag Queens, D20: A Journey to the Underworld
Just in Case Disclaimer: This is a post about stars from RuPaul's Drag Race appearing on an independent channel where comedians play RPGs. In case you did not realize this already, the language and references can get salty. Have you watched all of Critical Role and...
Interview with Michael Paramo, Author of Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity
Michael Paramo is a Xicanx researcher, writer, poet, and artist born and raised in the suburbs of southern California (on Tongva land) in a Mexican-American family. They created AZE in 2016, a platform that publishes the writing and artwork of asexual, aromantic, and...
Interview with Ali Hazelwood, Author of Bride
Ali Hazelwood is the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis as well as a writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan...
Interview with Rose Bousamra, Co-Creator of Frizzy
Rose Bousamra is a freelance illustrator and comic creator born and based in Michigan. Frizzy (with Claribel A. Ortega), winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Award for Children's Text, is their first graphic novel, with their solo debut graphic novel Gutless also being...
Interview with Maurice Vellekoop, I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir
Maurice Vellekoop was born in Toronto in 1964. After graduating from Ontario College of Art (now OCADU) in 1986, Maurice Vellekoop joined Reactor Art and Design, an agency for illustrators. In a more than thirty-five year career, Maurice Vellekoop has worked for top...
X-Men ’97: A Blast of Concussive Energy from the Past
This week was what many of us have been waiting for, the release of the first two episodes of X-Men '97 on Disney Plus. Don't know what I'm talking about? Check This Out This was very much like a nice warm soup for my soul on a rainy New England day. So I’ll say this...
Interview with Anna Kopp and Gabrielle Kari, Creators of The Marble Queen
Anna Kopp is a children’s author who lives in Ohio with her husband, two boys, and two cats. Anna loves creating fantastical stories for children of all ages, from Minecraft picture books to young adult novels. When she’s not writing she’s playing video games or...
Interview with Mimo, Illustrator of English Translations for Thousand Autumns
Mimo is an illustration artist based in Bangkok, Thailand. After obtaining a B.Ed. in Art Education from Chulalongkorn University, she began working for her family business.Yet, painting remains the individual's true calling, and she has been exploring fresh methods...
Interview with Sarah Kuhn, Author of Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story
Sarah Kuhn is the author of the popular Heroine Complex novels—a series starring Asian American superheroines. The first book is a Locus bestseller, an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award nominee, and one of the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog’s Best Books of...
Interview with Junghwa Park, Author-Illustrator of Wish Soup
Junghwa Park [juhng-hwa bahk] is a Korean-born immigrant artist. She graduated from BFA Illustration School of Visual Arts in 2014. Her illustration is warm and whimsical. Also, it is interesting to find hidden stories. She does not only show her whimsical...