MISC/HCC: The Queen's Roast, a fairy-tale

[Scott Eiler]

On 2017-06-11 19:13, Adrian McClure wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Tom Russell <joltcity at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> This is intentional on my part, and it really has to do with being
>> much more aware >of trans and non-cisgendered folks-- of even being
>> aware of what "cisgendered" >means.
> 
> I'm pretty sure the first time I heard that word was... like, 2014?
> Sometime after I'd realized I was genderfluid (when someone sent me an
> ask on tumblr about my clothing style and I realized I was
> uncomfortable revealing my gender and then realizing why). And after
> I'd decided Victoria was trans. (There were hints of that in
> Looniverse Y #14.)

For my characters, the sexuality is usually about as relevant as (for 
instance) the landscape of Ketchikan-Alaska.  (This statement kind of 
fits the author too.)  But if a story describes landscape or sexuality 
in detail, it had best get it right.

About five years ago, I described the sexuality of recent characters.  I 
can only think of a couple of elaborations since then.

- Powernaut 2005 ("Coach Powernaut") is about as manly as anything, but 
his sexuality is basically irrelevant.  Apparently, he was not even 
sexually reproduced.

- On the other hand, Powernaut 1968 ("Professor Powernaut") was around 
for the 1960s - most likely in San Francisco.  He may not be actively 
sexual today, but anything goes with his history.


>> I very much envy Drew's ability to write rad queer characters 
>> without ever wallowing-- and to write young people generally.
>> That's one reason why I tapped him to do KAIJU KORPS (hi Drew!),
>> because I know if I wrote it, the whole thing would collapse
>> pretty quickly.
> 
> Drew's ability to channel unrestrained queerness and joy has been a
> continual inspiration for me.

I'll go with "envy" here.  (hi Drew!)  I don't usually feel the need to 
explore sexuality in my stories.  But I have borrowed Drew's characters 
on occasion, so I hope I get them right.


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When you *are* the leader... whatever goes wrong... whether you did it
or not... *you* are held responsible. - Barack Obama

I know. - Archie Andrews

- from Archie #617, March 2011, scripted by Alex Simmons.