22 Jul 2010

feuervogel: (reading)
So I volunteered to be on a panel on "where's the rest of the acronym?" at NASFIC. The panel assignments aren't out yet, but I thought I ought to prep anyway, just in case.

I can only think of a few off the top of my head, so I thought I'd turn to my frenz on teh intarwebs for help. (I googled "bisexual protagonist sf" and found Mary Anne Mohanraj's list, but paging through, the vast majority is gay or lesbian. I disagree with her classification of Swordspoint's protagonists.)

So, what I'm looking for primarily are speculative fiction novels (or novellas, or short stories, I guess) that have main characters, either leads or part of an ensemble cast, who are from the BTQ* part of the acronym. Preferably *positive* depictions, please.

Bisexual
Alec Campion (Swordspoint) [canonically has female lovers, a wife, and a son]
Richard St Vier (Swordspoint) [canonically has a female ex-lover (Jessamyn)]
Aral Vorkosigan (Barrayar)
Desire (Sandman)
Henry (Blood Price/Tanya Huff)
Anise (Sing the Four Quarters/Tanya Huff)
Bannon and Vree (Fifth Quarter/Tanya Huff)
Sarah Rainmaker (Gen13)
Eric and Cory (Bedlam's Bard/Mercedes Lackey)
the Elfquest series
the Anita Blake series

Trans/Genderqueer
Dono Vorrutyer (A Civil Campaign; debatable whether this represents an actual trans narrative; I've read arguments against but not for.)
Iain Banks' Culture novels (also debatable; people can alter their bodies with a thought and show no attachment to either gender, particularly. Perhaps more post-gender than trans?)
Desire (Sandman)
Mission Child (Maureen McHugh)
Glasshouse (Charles Stross; debatable - see comments)
The Left Hand of Darkness (LeGuin; not strictly trans, but influential look at gender)
Tobin/Tamir (the Tamir Triad, Lynn Flewelling; also not *strictly* trans, but a critical look at gender essentialism)
Weetzie Bat (Francesca Lia Block)
Xenogenesis (Octavia Butler; third gendered aliens)
Imajica (Clive Barker; third gendered character)
Wanda (Sandman; controversial character)
Okha Soyan (Bloodhound/Tamora Pierce)

suggested but unsure where to classify
Blackjack (Lee Singer)

So, my friends who may be more well-read than I, what do *you* suggest? PS: Feel free to link!
feuervogel: (beautiful family)
So, every year, my mom's side of the family has a Christmas shindig-type thing. In years past, it's been the Sunday before Christmas, but they want to change it to the Sunday *after* now. (Which is 12/26 this year, and not exactly convenient for me, because it's easier to find pet sitters NOT on holiday weekends, ffs.)

Though that's not really the annoying part. Traditionally, we get a name from a hat and buy that person a gift. But since we're all grown up and moved away (though honestly my cousin L and I are the only people who left the state) and blah blah, someone had the bright idea of a non-specific exchange, wherein everyone buys a single $5-10 gift, wraps it, and marks it "male" or "female."

I trust you see where my issue is with that.

They'll be discussing it at a Labor Day picnic my uncle is planning, which, of course, overlaps with Dragon*Con, so I won't be there.

(And a funny from grandma. Appended to the end of the note, after a quick run-down of what the family is up to (Ben, I'll interpret for you) was this piece of understatement: "I hear you've been traveling." I suppose I should take that as a sign to stop being a horrible grandchild and send her a letter. But all my photos are digital, and she doesn't use email, so unless I burn them to CD, she won't see them. Though without explanation, they won't be all that interesting, I guess.)

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