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 Caroline Palmer, Author of Camp Prodigy
Caroline Palmer (they/them) is a nonbinary comic creator. Their work has been published in the comics anthology, A Taste of Home (2020) by Level Ground Comics, and they’ve been consistently updating their Webtoon Talent de Lune since 2016. I had the opportunity to...
Interview with Marisa Kanter, Author of Finally Fitz
Marisa Kanter (she/her/hers) is a young adult author, amateur baker, and reality television enthusiast. She is the author of What I Like About You, As If on Cue, and Finally Fitz. Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, her obsession with books led her to New York...
Support ‘Transphoria’: Elevating Trans and Nonbinary Stories with Kickstarter
Busy Geek Breakdown (TL;DR): This anthology seriously has something for everyone. It's written by amazing and talented LGBTQ+ artists and authors. You should support the Kickstarter now!!!!! "Transphoria" is a groundbreaking anthology that sets a new standard for...
Interview with Joan He, Author of Sound the Gong
Joan He was born and raised in Philadelphia but still, on occasion, will lose her way. At a young age, she received classical instruction in oil painting before discovering that storytelling was her favorite form of expression. She studied Psychology and East Asian...
Interview with Molly Ostertag, Author of The Deep Dark
Molly Knox Ostertag is an Igntaz- and Prism-Award winning graphic novelist, 30 Under 30 Forbes scholar, and TV writer. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her spouse ND Stevenson. Her middle-grade graphic novel debut, The Witch Boy, came out in 2017 from...
Interview with David Levithan, Author of Wide Awake Now
David Levithan is the author of several books for young adults, including Lambda Literary Award winner Two Boys Kissing; Every Day; Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares (co-authored with Rachel Cohn); Will Grayson, Will...
Interview with Maia Kobabe and Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier, Creators of BREATHE: Journeys to Healthy Binding
Maia Kobabe (e/eir/em) is author of the award-winning and bestselling memoir Gender Queer, the most banned book in America for the last two years. E and eir work has been featured in Time, NPR, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. Kobabe...
Interview with Andrea Tsurumi, Author and Illustrator of Accident! and Crab Cake
Andrea Tsurumi (they/them) is a Philadelphia-based children’s book author, illustrator andcartoonist. Their books include Accident!, Crab Cake, I’m On It!, and they’ve illustrated Mr.Watson’s Chickens, Sharko & Hippo, and the Kondo & Kezumi series, among other...
Interview with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of The Siren, the Song, and the Spy
Maggie Tokuda-Hall has an MFA in creative writing from the University of San Francisco and a strong cake-decorating game. She is the author of the young adult novel The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, an indie bestseller and recipient of the Northern California Book...
Geeks OUT 12th Anniversary Conversation w/ our Co-Founders
Discover the Geeks OUTS origin story and learn about the beginnings of the world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ comics and pop culture convention, Flame Con! Watch (or listen!) to our conversation between our Co-Founders Joey Stern and Josh Siegel,...