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Saturday, April 29 • 20:00 - 20:50
Queering Your Fiction: Writing LGBTQ+ Characters Into Your Stories

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Have you wanted to diversify the gender identities or sexualities of the people who live in your fictional worlds? Are you struggling with the diversity you have already begun to implement? Are you wondering if the representation you see in current media (novels, television, movies, that anime you won't admit you loved *coughGravitationcough*) is accurate or respectful? This panel's aim is to discuss and answer questions about LGBTQ+ representation, and how to do it in your own work.

Speakers
avatar for Mari Brighe

Mari Brighe

Writer/Editor/Speaker/Educator
Professional scientist and healthcare pro turned queer academic, essayist, editor, and speaker.
avatar for Erin Onslow

Erin Onslow

I am a retail employee, parent and make a hobby of my art and writing. I love to talk about the craft! I am also queer: genderqueer and also just generally queer.
avatar for Ferrett Steinmetz

Ferrett Steinmetz

Ferrett Steinmetz is a noted polyamory writer and author of the books FLEX, THE FLUX, and the finale to the series, FIX. He is everywhere on FetLife as @theferrett, and can be found on Twitter at @ferretthimself.


Saturday April 29, 2017 20:00 - 20:50 EDT
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