tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post4063016607067125375..comments2023-09-12T06:18:38.552-04:00Comments on The World in the Satin Bag: An Anthology Idea: Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories About HomophobiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-34625859775706168432011-06-06T09:39:45.541-04:002011-06-06T09:39:45.541-04:00Thanks to all of you for your comments and suggest...Thanks to all of you for your comments and suggestions. We've taken the discussion to email with JoSelle and it seems that we're going to get a project off the ground. More information to come in the future!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-29972026786771193902011-06-06T08:30:36.109-04:002011-06-06T08:30:36.109-04:00http://vintagelesbian.tumblr.com/
just stumbled o...http://vintagelesbian.tumblr.com/<br /><br />just stumbled over this nice thing.<br /><br />btt: fantasy literature usually is created with the inhabitants and the culture of a medieval mindset. so homophobia seems to fit that. i don't know how it would seem if those characters suddenly start talking about gay rights and all.Yonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716480639098424002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-51481057636349146832011-06-06T05:06:04.038-04:002011-06-06T05:06:04.038-04:00You are so right about the more the merrier, Fabio...You are so right about the more the merrier, Fabio! <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing how the project develops and hope to contribute to it in the future.Berit Ellingsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441202557032559399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-25060414511671215312011-06-05T22:12:11.086-04:002011-06-05T22:12:11.086-04:00Hey Fabio! I totally agree they should be two sepa...Hey Fabio! I totally agree they should be two separate anthologies (and probably two separate editors so I don't hog all the fun ;). They're definitely ideas that should stand on their own I think, but that aren't mutually exclusive (i.e. the homophobia anthology could have a military story, and the military antho will probably have stories about homophobia).JoSellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268188228487571822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-34246436281864954782011-06-05T21:57:27.418-04:002011-06-05T21:57:27.418-04:00Shaun, Berit: I think that the #QueerMilitarySFAnt...Shaun, Berit: I think that the #QueerMilitarySFAntho and the #Homophobia were two different ideas that somehow attracted pratically the same people at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive. <br /><br />The way I see it (and I was in the discussions since the beginning, if we consider that they really began as a collective brainstorm today), we can do TWO different anthologies. In fact, this is what should be done. The more, the merrier - and the better. <br /><br />I'm in for both. Count me in for anything, from writing to editing. <br /><br />Jo: I'd thrilled to have you aboard! (I believe I speak in the name of the collective brainstorm. :)Fabio Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069657285755566125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-33816162326887545902011-06-05T21:32:46.129-04:002011-06-05T21:32:46.129-04:00I'm an editor who works primarily (at this poi...I'm an editor who works primarily (at this point, anyway) with LGBTQ fantasy and horror (but I also love SF; just haven't edited much yet). I'd absolutely love to be involved in this if you'd have me. :)<br /><br />- Jo VanderhooftJoSellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268188228487571822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-24205046402963474522011-06-05T18:23:40.582-04:002011-06-05T18:23:40.582-04:00I meant that it might be better to have "quee...I meant that it might be better to have "queer military SF" as theme, and not necessarily center on homophobia.<br /><br />But I see what you mean that it might also limit the stories too much.<br /><br />BTW I think transphobia is stronger in our society than homophobia, and that it has the same fear as origin.Berit Ellingsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441202557032559399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-75841293462251592802011-06-05T17:56:20.426-04:002011-06-05T17:56:20.426-04:00Bert: If we narrow it to military SF, I think we&...Bert: If we narrow it to military SF, I think we'd have a problem finding enough fiction. Queer military SF would be easy, but military SF in which homophobia appears would limit the potential stories to tell severely. That's how I see it, though.<br /><br />That said, I'm not sure I follow you in regards to shifting focus from the negative to the encounter. Could you clarify?<br /><br />I'm familiar with Shine, but the book had a publishing contract, didn't it? The website was extended PR, sort of, but better.<br /><br />Anon: Good point. I'll take that under advisement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-25519457241515828402011-06-05T17:46:18.346-04:002011-06-05T17:46:18.346-04:00If you're going to include the T in LGBT, then...If you're going to include the T in LGBT, then I think you need to broaden your scope to "homophobia and transphobia".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-50288781141740996122011-06-05T17:37:35.976-04:002011-06-05T17:37:35.976-04:00Hi Shaun!
I like that we are discussing this theme...Hi Shaun!<br />I like that we are discussing this theme and bouncing a few ideas of possible anthologies to address it. <br /><br />As you say in the post, no one likes "message" stories, so the stories would have to be stories and characters before messages.<br /><br />The first thing that hits me is instead of focusing on the negative on the issue, ie homophobia, it might be more useful, to focus on a particular setting where homophobia is encountered, such as the military, as was mentioned in the discussion.<br /><br />That might be a too narrow focus of theme, though. I'm just wondering how to get a wider variety of stories. <br /><br />Or would it be more fruitful to actually focus on the bullying and violence and discrimination that we do know occurs?<br /><br />SF, F or both in an anthology: I'd love to contribute whether the genres are separated or not. <br /><br />For business model:<br />Are you familiar with the SHINE anthology of optimistic SF?<br /><br />http://shineanthology.wordpress.com<br /><br />They created a print anthology and also published the stories on their own website, with additional stories that weren't in the print antho.<br /><br />They also asked for tweet stories on the website.<br /><br />It sounds like that would give the whole antho longer life on the web.Berit Ellingsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441202557032559399noreply@blogger.com