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 Author Melissa de la Cruz
Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publishers Weekly, and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of Isle of the Lost and Return to the Isle of the Lost, as well as many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages. Her books have also...
Interview with Rii Abrego & Benjamin A. Wilgus
Rii Abrego is a Latina illustrator and comic artist who resides in the very humid southern United States. Rii has provided work for Random House, Oni Press, BOOM! Studios, Lion Forge, OMOCAT, Harmonix, Kazoo magazine, Ascend Comics, and Power & Magic Press, among...
Interview with Author Trang Thanh Tran
Trang Thanh Tran (they/she) is a Vietnamese American writer telling all stories scary, otherworldly, and emotional. Trang grew up in a big family in Philadelphia but now calls the South home. They’re an alum of the Writing Barn’s Rainbow Weekend and Tin House’s YA...
Star Trek (But Make it Gay): TNG
Busy Geek Breakdown: Lifelong Trekkie or never seen a single episode? Check out the following: Season 3; Episode 16. Season 4; Episodes 4, 23. Season 5, Episodes 6, 14, 17. Also, if you just want to see the Riker Maneuver click here. If you're a seasoned...
Interview with Author Jenna Voris
Jenna Voris writes books about ambitious girls and galaxy-traversing adventures. She was born and raised in Indiana—where she learned to love roundabouts and the art of college basketball—and now calls Washington D.C. home. When she’s not writing, she can be found...
Interview with Author Michele Kirichanskaya
Michele Kirichanskaya is a first-generation Ukrainian Jewish American writer and journalist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. A graduate of the New School MFA Program and Hunter College, they have written content for platforms such as Geeks OUT, Catapult, Bitch...
Interview with Cosplayer Michael Hamm
Michael Hamm is a geek, model, Cosplayer, and social media personality from the beautiful city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Spending his entire life surrounded and obsessed with comic books, cartoons, and action figures, Michael’s passion for geekdom hit a peak when he...
Molly’s Tuxedo Interview with Vicki Johnson & Gillian Reid
Vicki Johnson is a children’s book author, a former band nerd, White House staffer, and a nonprofit director. Her debut picture book is Molly's Tuxedo (Little Bee Books, June 27, 2023), illustrated by Gillian Reid. Born and raised in rural GA, she is a...
Interview with Author Marshall Ryan Maresca
Marshall Ryan Maresca (he/him) is a fantasy and science-fiction writer, author of the Maradaine Saga: Four braided series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine, which includes The Thorn of Dentonhill, A Murder of...
Interview with Author & Scholar Golan Moskowitz
Golan Moskowitz is Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a literary scholar, cultural historian, and visual artist who works at the intersection of modern Jewish studies, gender and queer studies, and trauma and...