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You've seen the pulp covers featuring wide-eyed women clad in sparkles and not much else. But The Haunted Lamp, a blog which features "The Eerie, The Sublime, And The Little Bit Queer," has collected some of scifi's beef-cakiest covers. More »
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Homosexuality does not exist in the Star Wars universe, according to Bioware, the developers of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the new Star Wars MMO. Have these people not seen Uncle Ziro? More »
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David Gerrold, famous for writing the "Trouble with Tribbles" Star Trek episode, also wrote an episode that included gay characters - but it was shot down by Paramount. Now you can watch it online. More »
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I know it's not really true that you can use mind-control to turn somebody queer and make that person want you, OK? I know that. But sometimes in the happy land of science fiction, you come across a book or movie that makes it seem like the whole frakkin universe has been taken over by a bunch of queer tranny superhero aliens, and that's totally alright. More than alright, even. It's hot. You saw that cylon-on-cylon action in Battlestar Galactica, so you know what I'm talking about. And so, to get you heated up for the last beer-drenched weekend of Queer Pride Month, we bring you a list of science fiction guaranteed to make even the most hetero and cisgender people wonder, just for a nanosecond, "Gee, maybe I should . . . ?" More »
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June is Queer Pride Month, which means all the gay robots, transgendered aliens, and bisexual artificial intelligences of the galaxy have giant parades and drink too much beer. To celebrate this excellent tradition, we'll be asking some big questions this week about sexual freedom. You know, like which robots are the gayest ever. I think we're all pretty clear on the fact that C3PO might be "questioning," but what about butch cyborgs like the original Terminator? I think I saw him in that cute leather outfit in last year's Pride Parade. Now it's your chance to weigh in on this crucial issue in robosexual politics. More »
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Why are audiences swooning over Iron Man's shiny suit but not over Speed Racer's sleek car? I mean, what the hell is going on when people have already spent nearly $200 million on watching lameass Iron Man get revenge in Afghanistan, but only about $20 million watching the awesome Speed zoom with sparkly CGI pizzazz across all those finish lines? Analysts have speculated that Speed Racer's death by box office might have been caused by a boring and confusing plot, or early negative reviews. But I know the real reason. Speed Racer is freaking people out because it's just too gay. Here are ten reasons why. More »
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Impossibly perfect men float around naked, surrounded by gears and cyber-creatures, in Kiriko Moth's Yaoi art. Yaoi — the Japanese art of showing lovely young dudes, in sexual situations for a female readership — has been building an avid U.S. following. And now artists like Kiriko are bringing Art Nouveau-esque yaoi porn to the dark world of cyber- and steampunk. Click through for a (possibly NSFW) gallery and interview. More »
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Some of you humans are probably getting your knickers in a bunch over this thing called "Valentine's Day." There are rituals involving flowers and candy and romantic dinners — all to guarantee that your mate feels adequately adored. But what about the robots who want a kiss? The aliens who pine for love? And what about the humans whose lovers include two husbands, one wife, two robots, and one degenerate speck of hypermatter? When will they have their day? Take our poll and vote for which kinds of scifi romance will be legal by 2050. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354405&view=rss&microfeed=true You can soon see the story that was too hot for Star Trek: The Next Generation. David Gerrold's AIDS allegory "Blood And Fire" will be an upcoming episode of Star Trek: The New Voyages. Gerrold, writer of "The Trouble With Tribbles" and author of The Man Who Folded Himself, is directing his own script. Still more proof that fan movies are the future of Trek. [NY Times] More »
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Today we learned that scientists can turn fruit flies gay in hours with drugs . But this isn't the first gay-making drug to appear in sensationalized (or fictionalized) science. Last year, a minster with a blog caused a freaky panic by announcing that there's scientific evidence showing that soy beans can feminize you and make you gay. He relied on the (true) information that there's a chemical in soy beans that's similar to estrogen to bolster his argument. (Yes, he has been thoroughly debunked.) But there are other, better gay drugs out there. More »
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Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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